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Frank Stapleton

Statistics for Manchester United
288
Career Appearances

Frank Stapleton (Republic of Ireland) made 288 appearances for Manchester United between 1981-1982 and 1986-1987, scoring 78 goals.

Forward b. 10 Jul 1956 (age 70) Dublin, Ireland 1.80 m (5′11″)

Republic of Ireland · Left Manchester United in 1987

Stats
78 (1 pen)
Goals
267
Starts
21
Sub Apps
6
Seasons
1981-1982 → 1986-1987
28th top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Frank Stapleton made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Frank Stapleton’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1986-1987 40 31 9 9 — — —
1985-1986 51 44 7 9 — — —
1984-1985 36 31 5 9 — — —
1983-1984 58 58 0 19 — — —
1982-1983 59 59 0 19 — — —
1981-1982 44 44 0 13 (1p) — — —
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
2 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Ron Atkinson 265 253 12 76
Alex Ferguson 23 14 9 2
Record by Opponent
48 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
West Ham United 16 5 6 6 4
Manchester City 8 5 3 5 0
Everton 14 4 3 4 7
Southampton 14 4 6 4 4
Aston Villa 10 4 6 2 2
Liverpool 16 3 7 6 3
Arsenal 14 3 9 3 2
Nottingham Forest 13 3 7 2 4
Luton Town 10 3 7 2 1
Watford 10 3 4 3 3
Ipswich Town 9 3 5 1 3
Leicester City 7 3 4 2 1
Newcastle United 5 3 3 1 1
Port Vale 4 3 4 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 3 3 1 0
Sunderland 8 2 4 4 0
Stoke City 7 2 5 0 2
Brighton 6 2 3 2 1
Notts County 6 2 3 1 2
Bournemouth 4 2 2 1 1
Spartak Varna 2 2 2 0 0
Coventry City 11 1 4 2 5
Birmingham City 8 1 5 3 0
West Bromwich Albion 8 1 5 1 2
Norwich City 7 1 2 4 1
Oxford United 7 1 3 2 2
Queens Park Rangers 7 1 5 1 1
Chelsea 5 1 2 1 2
Swansea City 4 1 2 1 1
Barcelona 2 1 1 0 1
Dukla Prague 2 1 0 2 0
Leeds United 2 1 1 1 0
Middlesbrough 2 1 2 0 0
Videoton 2 1 1 0 1
Rochdale 1 1 1 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 12 — 4 4 4
Sheffield Wednesday 3 — 1 0 2
Bradford City 2 — 1 1 0
Charlton Athletic 2 — 0 1 1
Crystal Palace 2 — 2 0 0
Dundee United 2 — 1 1 0
Juventus 2 — 0 1 1
Valencia 2 — 0 1 1
Wimbledon 2 — 0 0 2
Burnley 1 — 1 0 0
Colchester United 1 — 1 0 0
Derby County 1 — 1 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 1 — 1 0 0
Hat-Tricks
1 game
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
19 Nov 1983 Watford D1 W 4–1 3 9', 31', 83'
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
2 May 1987 D1 Wimbledon L 0–1 Sub
20 Apr 1987 D1 Liverpool W 1–0 Sub
18 Apr 1987 D1 @ Newcastle United L 1–2 Sub
14 Apr 1987 D1 @ West Ham United D 0–0 S
4 Apr 1987 D1 Oxford United W 3–2 S
28 Mar 1987 D1 Nottingham Forest W 2–0 S
21 Feb 1987 D1 @ Chelsea D 1–1 Sub
14 Feb 1987 D1 Watford W 3–1 Sub
7 Feb 1987 D1 @ Charlton Athletic D 0–0 S
31 Jan 1987 FAC Coventry City L 0–1 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →