Single Season League Goals

Overall Total Season Goals

RANK

PORTRAIT

player Name

GAMES

Goals

Season

RANK

PORTRAIT

player Name

GAMES

Goals

Season

1st

Dennis Viollet

36

32

1959/1960

1st

Denis Law

42

46

1963/1964

2nd

Cristiano Ronaldo

34

31

2007/2008

2nd

Ruud Van Nistlerooy

52

44

2002/2003

3rd

Denis Law

30

30

1963/1964

3rd

Cristiano Ronaldo

49

42

2007/2008

4th

Jack Rowley*

40

30 (42)

1951/1952

4th

Denis Law

52

39

1964/1965

5th

Robert Charlton

38

29

1958/1959

5th

Ruud Van Nistlerooy

49

36

2001/2002

6th

George Best

41

28

1967/1968

6th

Wayne Rooney

44

34

2009/2010

7th

Wayne Rooney

32

26

2009/2010

7th

Thomas Taylor

45

34

1956/1957

8th

Jack Rowley*

37

26

1946/1947

8th

David Herd

52

33

1965/1966

9th

William Whelan

39

26

1956/1957

9th

William Whelan

53

33

1956/1957

10th

Ruud Van Nistlerooy

34

25

2002/2003

10th

Dennis Viollet

39

32

1959/1960

* Jack Rowley did score 42 League Goals in a Single Season 1941/1942 however it was not an official record as War Time goals counted as friendly's.