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Lee Sharpe

Statistics for Manchester United
263
Career Appearances

Lee Sharpe (England) made 263 appearances for Manchester United between 1988-1989 and 1995-1996, scoring 36 goals.

Forward b. 27 May 1971 (age 55) Halesowen, England 1.80 m (5′11″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1996

Stats
36
Goals
213
Starts
50
Sub Apps
8
Seasons
1988-1989 → 1995-1996
Squad Numbers
5 1993-1994 → 1995-1996
Honours at Manchester United
10 trophies

Counts seasons in which Lee Sharpe 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 Lee Sharpe’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
28
Assists*
13,906
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1995-1996 41 29 12 6 3 3,335 0.0
1994-1995 41 36 5 6 7 4,144 0.0
1993-1994 41 33 8 11 9 3,608 0.0
1992-1993 30 30 0 1 9 2,819 0.0
1991-1992 19 9 10 2 — — —
1990-1991 41 36 5 9 — — —
1989-1990 20 14 6 1 — — —
1988-1989 30 26 4 0 — — —
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.

Record by Opponent
50 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Arsenal 11 5 6 2 3
Everton 10 5 5 0 5
Aston Villa 12 3 3 5 4
Southampton 15 2 9 4 2
Leeds United 9 2 5 3 1
Blackburn Rovers 8 2 6 1 1
Leicester City 2 2 2 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 14 1 7 5 2
Tottenham Hotspur 12 1 7 2 3
Manchester City 11 1 7 3 1
Coventry City 10 1 7 2 1
Liverpool 10 1 5 3 2
West Ham United 8 1 6 1 1
Sheffield United 6 1 5 0 1
Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 1
Barcelona 2 1 1 1 0
Legia Warsaw 2 1 1 1 0
Luton Town 2 1 1 1 0
Millwall 2 1 2 0 0
Stoke City 2 1 1 0 1
Gothenburg 1 1 1 0 0
Norwich City 11 — 6 1 4
Wimbledon 11 — 7 3 1
Nottingham Forest 10 — 5 2 3
Sheffield Wednesday 10 — 3 5 2
Chelsea 8 — 3 2 3
Crystal Palace 7 — 3 3 1
Newcastle United 7 — 2 4 1
Oldham Athletic 6 — 4 1 1
Ipswich Town 5 — 2 1 2
Derby County 3 — 0 2 1
Galatasaray 3 — 0 3 0
Sunderland 3 — 2 1 0
Bolton Wanderers 2 — 2 0 0
Bournemouth 2 — 1 1 0
Honved 2 — 2 0 0
Montpellier Herault 2 — 1 1 0
Pecsi Munkas 2 — 2 0 0
Rotherham United 2 — 2 0 0
Rotor Volgograd 2 — 0 2 0
Wrexham 2 — 2 0 0
York City 2 — 1 0 1
Brighton 1 — 1 0 0
Bury 1 — 1 0 0
Charlton Athletic 1 — 0 0 1
Oxford United 1 — 1 0 0
Port Vale 1 — 1 0 0
Portsmouth 1 — 1 0 0
Reading 1 — 1 0 0
Swindon Town 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Lee Sharpe with 35; the official career total is 36. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
28 Apr 1996 PL Nottingham Forest W 5–0 S
17 Apr 1996 PL Leeds United W 1–0 Sub
13 Apr 1996 PL @ Southampton L 1–3 S
8 Apr 1996 PL Coventry City W 1–0 S
6 Apr 1996 PL @ Manchester City W 3–2 Sub
31 Mar 1996 FAC Chelsea W 2–1 S
24 Mar 1996 PL Tottenham Hotspur W 1–0 S
20 Mar 1996 PL Arsenal W 1–0 S
16 Mar 1996 PL @ Queens Park Rangers D 1–1 Sub
11 Mar 1996 FAC Southampton W 2–0 goal 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 →