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Shay Brennan

Statistics for Manchester United
359
Career Appearances

Shay Brennan (Republic of Ireland) made 359 appearances for Manchester United between 1957-1958 and 1969-1970, scoring 6 goals.

Full-Back b. 6 May 1937 – d. 10 Jun 2000 (aged 63) Withington, Manchester, England 1.78 m (5′10″)

Republic of Ireland · Left Manchester United in 1970

Stats
6 (1 pen)
Goals
358
Starts
1
Sub Apps
13
Seasons
1957-1958 → 1969-1970
44th most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
5 trophies

Counts seasons in which Shay Brennan 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 Shay Brennan’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
1969-1970 11 10 1 0 — — —
1968-1969 17 17 0 0 — — —
1967-1968 17 17 0 1 — — —
1966-1967 17 17 0 0 — — —
1965-1966 39 39 0 0 — — —
1964-1965 60 60 0 0 — — —
1963-1964 24 24 0 0 — — —
1962-1963 41 41 0 0 — — —
1961-1962 47 47 0 2 (1p) — — —
1960-1961 46 46 0 0 — — —
1959-1960 32 32 0 0 — — —
1958-1959 1 1 0 0 — — —
1957-1958 7 7 0 3 — — —
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
3 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Jimmy Murphy 7 7 0 3
Matt Busby 341 341 0 3
Wilf McGuinness 11 10 1 —
Record by Opponent
53 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Sheffield Wednesday 19 2 5 4 10
Nottingham Forest 16 2 8 3 5
Burnley 14 1 8 1 5
Fulham 13 1 8 2 3
Everton 19 — 7 5 7
West Bromwich Albion 15 — 5 6 4
Aston Villa 14 — 7 4 3
Tottenham Hotspur 14 — 5 2 7
West Ham United 14 — 6 1 7
Blackpool 13 — 8 2 3
Chelsea 13 — 9 2 2
Leicester City 13 — 2 5 6
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 — 6 2 5
Arsenal 12 — 6 1 5
Blackburn Rovers 12 — 7 2 3
Liverpool 11 — 5 3 3
Manchester City 11 — 5 1 5
Stoke City 11 — 3 6 2
Leeds United 10 — 3 4 3
Birmingham City 9 — 4 3 2
Bolton Wanderers 9 — 5 1 3
Newcastle United 9 — 5 3 1
Sheffield United 9 — 4 3 2
Sunderland 9 — 2 5 2
Ipswich Town 7 — 4 1 2
Preston North End 7 — 4 3 0
Cardiff City 4 — 2 1 1
Coventry City 3 — 2 0 1
Ferencvaros 3 — 1 0 2
AC Milan 2 — 1 0 1
Benfica 2 — 2 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 2 — 2 0 0
Derby County 2 — 1 1 0
Djurgardens IF 2 — 1 1 0
Hjk Helsinki 2 — 2 0 0
Partizan Belgrade 2 — 1 0 1
Sporting Club Lisbon 2 — 1 0 1
Strasbourg 2 — 1 1 0
Anderlecht 1 — 1 0 0
Barnsley 1 — 1 0 0
Bradford City 1 — 0 0 1
Chester City 1 — 1 0 0
Estudiantes De La Plata 1 — 0 1 0
Exeter City 1 — 0 1 0
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Leyton Orient 1 — 0 0 1
Luton Town 1 — 1 0 0
Middlesbrough 1 — 1 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 1 — 1 0 0
Real Madrid 1 — 0 1 0
Rotherham United 1 — 1 0 0
Sarajevo 1 — 1 0 0
Southampton 1 — 0 0 1
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
3 Jan 1970 FAC @ Ipswich Town W 1–0 S
27 Dec 1969 D1 @ Sunderland D 1–1 S
13 Dec 1969 D1 @ Liverpool W 4–1 S
15 Nov 1969 D1 @ Manchester City L 0–4 S
12 Nov 1969 LC @ Derby County D 0–0 S
8 Nov 1969 D1 @ Coventry City W 2–1 S
1 Nov 1969 D1 Stoke City D 1–1 S
25 Oct 1969 D1 @ West Bromwich Albion L 1–2 S
11 Oct 1969 D1 Ipswich Town W 2–1 Sub
16 Aug 1969 D1 Southampton L 1–4 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 →