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Steve Coppell

Statistics for Manchester United
396
Career Appearances

Steve Coppell (England) made 396 appearances for Manchester United between 1974-1975 and 1982-1983, scoring 70 goals.

Forward b. 9 Jul 1955 (age 71) Norris Green, Liverpool, England 1.68 m (5′6″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1983

Stats
70 (3 pen)
Goals
393
Starts
3
Sub Apps
9
Seasons
1974-1975 → 1982-1983
29th top scorer in club history 31st most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Steve Coppell 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 Steve Coppell’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
1982-1983 43 42 1 11 (2p) — — —
1981-1982 38 37 1 9 (1p) — — —
1980-1981 49 49 0 6 — — —
1979-1980 46 46 0 9 — — —
1978-1979 53 53 0 12 — — —
1977-1978 52 52 0 9 — — —
1976-1977 56 56 0 8 — — —
1975-1976 49 49 0 5 — — —
1974-1975 10 9 1 1 — — —
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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
Tommy Docherty 115 114 1 14
Dave Sexton 200 200 0 36
Ron Atkinson 81 79 2 20
Record by Opponent
56 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Aston Villa 18 6 8 6 4
Arsenal 17 6 5 5 7
Manchester City 17 5 7 6 4
Tottenham Hotspur 19 4 9 6 4
Everton 17 4 8 6 3
West Bromwich Albion 16 4 4 4 8
Norwich City 15 3 8 5 2
Nottingham Forest 15 3 7 4 4
Birmingham City 14 3 9 3 2
Coventry City 17 2 7 4 6
Leeds United 15 2 8 4 3
Ipswich Town 14 2 6 3 5
Middlesbrough 14 2 7 5 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 2 8 2 4
Stoke City 10 2 6 3 1
Leicester City 8 2 4 3 1
Newcastle United 7 2 5 2 0
Bolton Wanderers 5 2 3 0 2
Chelsea 5 2 2 2 1
Notts County 4 2 3 1 0
Porto 2 2 1 0 1
Liverpool 21 1 6 7 8
West Ham United 11 1 5 1 5
Queens Park Rangers 9 1 5 2 2
Brighton 8 1 4 3 1
Bradford City 2 1 1 1 0
Saint Etienne 2 1 1 1 0
Bournemouth 1 1 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 1 1 1 0 0
Derby County 12 — 8 3 1
Southampton 11 — 4 5 2
Sunderland 10 — 2 6 2
Bristol City 8 — 4 3 1
Crystal Palace 4 — 2 1 1
Fulham 3 — 2 1 0
Swansea City 3 — 1 1 1
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 1 0 1
Carlisle United 2 — 1 1 0
Juventus 2 — 1 0 1
Sheffield United 2 — 2 0 0
Valencia 2 — 0 1 1
Watford 2 — 1 0 1
Widzew Lodz 2 — 0 2 0
Blackpool 1 — 1 0 0
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Bristol Rovers 1 — 0 1 0
Burnley 1 — 1 0 0
Cardiff City 1 — 1 0 0
Colchester United 1 — 1 0 0
Luton Town 1 — 1 0 0
Oxford United 1 — 1 0 0
Peterborough United 1 — 1 0 0
Stockport County 1 — 1 0 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Walsall 1 — 1 0 0
York City 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
4 Apr 1983 D1 @ Sunderland D 0–0 S
2 Apr 1983 D1 Coventry City W 3–0 S
26 Mar 1983 LC Liverpool L 1–2 S
22 Mar 1983 D1 West Ham United W 2–1 S
19 Mar 1983 D1 Brighton D 1–1 S
12 Mar 1983 FAC Everton W 1–0 S
5 Mar 1983 D1 @ Manchester City W 2–1 S
2 Mar 1983 D1 @ Stoke City L 0–1 S
26 Feb 1983 D1 Liverpool D 1–1 S
23 Feb 1983 LC Arsenal W 2–1 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 →