⚽ Club Scorers
Recorded season-leading scorers
A player appears only in seasons they were entered as this club's top scorer. Goal totals are those seasons alone, not a full career tally. Predecessor clubs are included with the modern club.
Manchester United
Most seasons on top
Seasons as the club's leading scorer. Ties fall to goals, then best haul, then name.
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George Best
5 seasons · 98 goals
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Wayne Rooney
5 seasons · 93 goals
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Mark Hughes
5 seasons · 75 goals
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Denis Law
4 seasons · 104 goals
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
4 seasons · 89 goals
Most goals
Goals in seasons they led the scoring. Ties fall to seasons, then best haul, then name.
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Denis Law
104 goals · 4 seasons
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George Best
98 goals · 5 seasons
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Wayne Rooney
93 goals · 5 seasons
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
89 goals · 4 seasons
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Cristiano Ronaldo
84 goals · 4 seasons
Best single season
Biggest haul in one season. Ties fall to the later season, then name.
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Dennis Viollet
32 in 1959-60
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Cristiano Ronaldo
31 in 2007-08
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Denis Law
30 in 1963-64
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Bobby Charlton
29 in 1958-59
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George Best
28 in 1967-68
Goalscorers by decade
2020s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fernandes | 36 | 3 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 18 | 1 |
| 3 | Marcus Rashford | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Benjamin Šeško | 11 | 1 |
| 5 | Bryan Mbeumo | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Rasmus Højlund | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | Amad Diallo | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | None | 0* | 1 |
2010s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Rooney | 56 | 3 |
| 2 | Anthony Martial | 28 | 2 |
| 3 | Robin van Persie | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Dimitar Berbatov | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Marcus Rashford | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | Romelu Lukaku | 16 | 1 |
| 8 | Paul Pogba | 13 | 1 |
2000s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 89 | 4 |
| 2 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 66 | 3 |
| 3 | Wayne Rooney | 37 | 2 |
| 4 | Teddy Sheringham | 15 | 1 |
1990s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwight Yorke | 38 | 2 |
| 2 | Eric Cantona | 32 | 2 |
| 3 | Brian McClair | 31 | 2 |
| 4 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 18 | 1 |
| 5 | Andy Cole | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Mark Hughes | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | Andrei Kanchelskis | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | Steve Bruce | 13 | 1 |
1980s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hughes | 60 | 4 |
| 2 | Frank Stapleton | 40 | 3 |
| 3 | Brian McClair | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Joe Jordan | 15 | 1 |
| 5 | Peter Davenport | 14 | 1 |
1970s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stuart Pearson | 45 | 3 |
| 2 | George Best | 36 | 2 |
| 3 | Gordon Hill | 32 | 2 |
| 4 | Joe Jordan | 13 | 1 |
| 5 | Jimmy Greenhoff | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Steve Coppell | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | Bobby Charlton | 6 | 1 |
| 8 | Sammy McIlroy | 6 | 1 |
1960s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Law | 104 | 4 |
| 2 | George Best | 62 | 3 |
| 3 | David Herd | 38 | 2 |
| 4 | Bobby Charlton | 21 | 1 |
1950s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dennis Viollet | 48 | 2 |
| 2 | Bobby Charlton | 29 | 1 |
| 3 | Billy Whelan | 26 | 1 |
| 4 | Tommy Taylor | 16 | 1 |
1940s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Rowley | 23 | 1 |
1900s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Turnbull | 17 | 1 |
1880s
| # | Player | Goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Doughty | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | James Gotheridge | 4 | 1 |
All-time leading scorers
| Player | Seasons | Goals | Best season | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Best | 5 | 98 | 28 (1967-68) | 1967-68 – 1971-72 |
| Wayne Rooney | 5 | 93 | 27 (2011-12) | 2004-05 – 2014-15 |
| Mark Hughes | 5 | 75 | 17 (1985-86) | 1984-85 – 1992-93 |
| Denis Law | 4 | 104 | 30 (1963-64) | 1962-63 – 1966-67 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 4 | 89 | 25 (2002-03) | 2001-02 – 2005-06 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | 4 | 84 | 31 (2007-08) | 2006-07 – 2021-22 |
| Bobby Charlton | 3 | 56 | 29 (1958-59) | 1958-59 – 1972-73 |
| Brian McClair | 3 | 55 | 24 (1987-88) | 1987-88 – 1991-92 |
| Stuart Pearson | 3 | 45 | 17 (1974-75) | 1974-75 – 1976-77 |
| Frank Stapleton | 3 | 40 | 14 (1982-83) | 1981-82 – 1983-84 |
| Bruno Fernandes | 3 | 36 | 18 (2020-21) | 2020-21 – 2024-25 |
| Dennis Viollet | 2 | 48 | 32 (1959-60) | 1957-58 – 1959-60 |
| David Herd | 2 | 38 | 24 (1965-66) | 1961-62 – 1965-66 |
| Dwight Yorke | 2 | 38 | 20 (1999-00) | 1998-99 – 1999-00 |
| Marcus Rashford | 2 | 34 | 17 (2022-23) | 2019-20 – 2022-23 |
| Eric Cantona | 2 | 32 | 18 (1993-94) | 1993-94 – 1995-96 |
| Gordon Hill | 2 | 32 | 17 (1977-78) | 1976-77 – 1977-78 |
| Anthony Martial | 2 | 28 | 17 (2019-20) | 2015-16 – 2019-20 |
| Joe Jordan | 2 | 28 | 15 (1980-81) | 1979-80 – 1980-81 |
| Billy Whelan | 1 | 26 | 26 (1956-57) | 1956-57 |
| Robin van Persie | 1 | 26 | 26 (2012-13) | 2012-13 |
| Jack Rowley | 1 | 23 | 23 (1947-48) | 1947-48 |
| Dimitar Berbatov | 1 | 20 | 20 (2010-11) | 2010-11 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1 | 18 | 18 (1996-97) | 1996-97 |
| Jimmy Turnbull | 1 | 17 | 17 (1908-09) | 1908-09 |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović | 1 | 17 | 17 (2016-17) | 2016-17 |
| Romelu Lukaku | 1 | 16 | 16 (2017-18) | 2017-18 |
| Tommy Taylor | 1 | 16 | 16 (1957-58) | 1957-58 |
| Andy Cole | 1 | 15 | 15 (1997-98) | 1997-98 |
| Teddy Sheringham | 1 | 15 | 15 (2000-01) | 2000-01 |
| Andrei Kanchelskis | 1 | 14 | 14 (1994-95) | 1994-95 |
| Peter Davenport | 1 | 14 | 14 (1986-87) | 1986-87 |
| Paul Pogba | 1 | 13 | 13 (2018-19) | 2018-19 |
| Steve Bruce | 1 | 13 | 13 (1990-91) | 1990-91 |
| Benjamin Šeško | 1 | 11 | 11 (2025-26) | 2025-26 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 1 | 11 | 11 (2025-26) | 2025-26 |
| Jimmy Greenhoff | 1 | 11 | 11 (1978-79) | 1978-79 |
| Steve Coppell | 1 | 11 | 11 (1978-79) | 1978-79 |
| Rasmus Højlund | 1 | 10 | 10 (2023-24) | 2023-24 |
| Amad Diallo | 1 | 8 | 8 (2024-25) | 2024-25 |
| Sammy McIlroy | 1 | 6 | 6 (1973-74) | 1973-74 |
| Jack Doughty | 1 | 4 | 4 (1886-87) | 1886-87 |
| James Gotheridge | 1 | 4 | 4 (1886-87) | 1886-87 |
| None | 1 | 0* | — | 2026-27 |
* At least one of those seasons was saved without a goal total, so the figure is a minimum. The season still counts.