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Roy Keane

Statistics for Manchester United
480
Career Appearances

Roy Keane (Republic of Ireland) made 480 appearances for Manchester United between 1993-1994 and 2005-2006, scoring 51 goals.

Midfielder b. 10 Aug 1971 (age 55) Mayfield, Cork, Ireland 1.80 m (5′11″)

Republic of Ireland · Left Manchester United in 2006

Stats
51
Goals
458
Starts
22
Sub Apps
13
Seasons
11
Red Cards
1993-1994 → 2005-2006
45th top scorer in club history 13th most appearances
Squad Numbers
16 1993-1994 → 2005-2006
Honours at Manchester United
16 trophies

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

Advanced Stats
39
Assists*
47,930
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
2005-2006 6 5 1 0 0 531 0.0
2004-2005 43 40 3 2 2 4,260 0.0
2003-2004 38 34 4 3 6 3,775 0.0
2002-2003 32 30 2 0 1 2,988 0.0
2001-2002 43 42 1 4 4 4,272 0.0
2000-2001 44 44 0 3 8 4,266 0.0
1999-2000 45 44 1 12 3 4,681 0.0
1998-1999 55 53 2 5 0 5,513 0.0
1997-1998 11 11 0 2 0 1,176 0.0
1996-1997 33 33 0 3 3 3,559 0.0
1995-1996 39 38 1 6 0 4,170 0.0
1994-1995 37 34 3 3 4 3,545 0.0
1993-1994 54 50 4 8 8 5,194 0.0
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
85 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Arsenal 27 3 9 10 8
Southampton 18 3 14 1 3
Leeds United 17 3 11 4 2
Sturm Graz 4 3 4 0 0
Newcastle United 23 2 14 7 2
Middlesbrough 16 2 10 3 3
West Ham United 16 2 10 4 2
Sheffield United 4 2 4 0 0
Honved 1 2 1 0 0
Aston Villa 20 1 13 5 2
Tottenham Hotspur 17 1 13 2 2
Blackburn Rovers 15 1 10 3 2
Leicester City 14 1 9 4 1
Manchester City 14 1 10 4 0
Charlton Athletic 12 1 10 2 0
Coventry City 10 1 9 1 0
Wimbledon 9 1 6 2 1
Sunderland 8 1 5 3 0
Derby County 7 1 5 1 1
Ipswich Town 7 1 5 1 1
Queens Park Rangers 7 1 6 1 0
Bayern Munich 6 1 0 4 2
Birmingham City 5 1 4 1 0
Juventus 5 1 3 1 1
Portsmouth 5 1 3 1 1
Galatasaray 4 1 1 3 0
Norwich City 4 1 4 0 0
Valencia 4 1 1 3 0
Bradford City 3 1 3 0 0
Swindon Town 3 1 2 1 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2 1 0 2 0
Bordeaux 2 1 2 0 0
Brondby 2 1 2 0 0
Fiorentina 2 1 1 0 1
Croatia Zagreb 1 1 1 0 0
Palmeiras 1 1 1 0 0
Chelsea 25 — 7 9 9
Liverpool 21 — 9 5 7
Everton 19 — 15 1 3
Sheffield Wednesday 9 — 7 0 2
Bolton Wanderers 8 — 5 3 0
Fulham 6 — 4 2 0
Crystal Palace 5 — 2 3 0
Nottingham Forest 5 — 3 1 1
Barcelona 4 — 0 3 1
Real Madrid 4 — 1 1 2
Deportivo La Coruna 3 — 1 0 2
Oldham Athletic 3 — 3 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 3 — 3 0 0
AC Milan 2 — 0 0 2
Dynamo Kiev 2 — 1 1 0
Inter Milan 2 — 1 1 0
Lks Lodz 2 — 1 1 0
Nantes Atlantique 2 — 1 1 0
Olympique Lyonnais 2 — 1 1 0
Panathinaikos 2 — 1 1 0
Porto 2 — 0 1 1
PSV Eindhoven 2 — 1 0 1
Rangers 2 — 2 0 0
Rapid Vienna 2 — 2 0 0
Rotor Volgograd 2 — 0 2 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 — 1 0 1
Zalaegerszeg 2 — 1 0 1
Anderlecht 1 — 1 0 0
Boavista 1 — 1 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 1 — 0 0 1
Debreceni Vsc 1 — 1 0 0
Dinamo Bucharest 1 — 1 0 0
Fenerbahce 1 — 0 0 1
Kosice 1 — 1 0 0
Lazio 1 — 0 0 1
Lille 1 — 1 0 0
Millwall 1 — 1 0 0
Olympiakos Piraeus 1 — 1 0 0
Olympique Marseille 1 — 0 0 1
Port Vale 1 — 1 0 0
Rayos Del Nexaca 1 — 0 1 0
Reading 1 — 1 0 0
Sparta Prague 1 — 1 0 0
Stoke City 1 — 1 0 0
Stuttgart 1 — 0 0 1
Vasco Da Gama 1 — 0 0 1
Watford 1 — 1 0 0
Wrexham 1 — 1 0 0
York City 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Roy Keane with 49; the official career total is 51. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
18 Sep 2005 PL @ Liverpool D 0–0 S
10 Sep 2005 PL Manchester City D 1–1 Sub
28 Aug 2005 PL @ Newcastle United W 2–0 S
20 Aug 2005 PL Aston Villa W 1–0 S
13 Aug 2005 PL @ Everton W 2–0 S
9 Aug 2005 EC Debreceni Vsc W 3–0 S
21 May 2005 FAC Arsenal D 0–0 S
10 May 2005 PL Chelsea L 1–3 S
1 May 2005 PL @ Charlton Athletic W 4–0 S
24 Apr 2005 PL Newcastle United W 2–1 S
Red Cards
11 dismissals
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
25 Feb 2004 Porto EC — Direct Red L 1–2
31 Aug 2002 Sunderland PL 90' Direct Red D 1–1
15 Sep 2001 Newcastle United PL 90' Direct Red L 3–4
21 Apr 2001 Manchester City PL — Direct Red D 1–1
13 Aug 2000 Chelsea CS — Direct Red L 0–2
12 Feb 2000 Newcastle United PL — Direct Red L 0–3
14 Apr 1999 Arsenal FAC — Direct Red W 2–1
26 Oct 1996 Southampton PL — Direct Red L 3–6
28 Oct 1995 Middlesbrough PL — Direct Red W 2–0
28 Aug 1995 Blackburn Rovers PL — Direct Red W 2–1
12 Apr 1995 Crystal Palace FAC — Direct Red W 2–0

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 →