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Ian Greaves

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HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 36 20 9 7 69 40 +29 55.56
A 36 13 8 15 61 67 -6 36.11
N 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 33.33
TOTALS 75 34 18 23 137 114 +23 45.33

Name: Ian Denzil Greaves
Birthdate: 26-05-1932
Age: 93
Birthplace: Shaw nr Oldham, England
Height: 6' 0" (1.83m)
Weight: 12st 4lbs (78.2kg)
Years at Club: 1953-1960
Signing Info: Transferred from: Buxton United, 05/1953, £
Previous Clubs: Buxton United
Debut: 02/10/1954 v Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) 2-4 (League Division One)
Farewell: Transferred to Lincoln City, 12/1960, £
Passed Away: 02/01/2009

Biography

Later managed & played against United
 
League League Cup FA Cup Charity Shield European Cup Europa League Super Cup Cup Winners Cup Inter-cont Cup World Clubs Cup    
Season Goals Season Apps
No Season League Goals League Apps LC Goals LC Apps FAC Goals FAC Apps CS Goals CS Apps EC Goals EC Apps Europa Goals Europa Apps SC Goals SC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps IC Goals IC Apps CWC Goals CWC Apps Season
Goals		 Season
Apps
1. 1954-1955 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2. 1955-1956 0 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
3. 1956-1957 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
4. 1957-1958 0 12 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20
5. 1958-1959 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
6. 1959-1960 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 0 66 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

MUFC Player Goals MUFC Player Appearances MUFC Player Opponent Manager MUFC Player Club Manager
No Opponent Goals Apps
Player never scored for club.
No Opponent Apps Goals
1. West Bromwich Albion 7 0
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 0
3. Burnley 5 0
4. Chelsea 4 0
5. Bolton Wanderers 4 0
6. Newcastle United 4 0
7. Portsmouth 4 0
8. Blackpool 3 0
9. Sunderland 3 0
10. Nottingham Forest 3 0
11. Tottenham Hotspur 3 0
12. Luton Town 2 0
13. Aston Villa 2 0
14. Cardiff City 2 0
15. Fulham 2 0
16. Preston North End 2 0
17. Birmingham City 2 0
18. AC Milan 2 0
19. Blackburn Rovers 2 0
20. West Ham United 2 0
21. Manchester City 2 0
22. Arsenal 2 0
23. Everton 2 0
24. Leeds United 2 0
25. Bristol Rovers 1 0
26. Huddersfield Town 1 0
27. Sheffield Wednesday 1 0
28. Leicester City 1 0
No Opponent Manager No
1. Buckingham, Vic 6
2. Cullis, Stan 5
3. Brown, Alan 4
4. Drake, Ted 4
5. Ridding, Bill 4
6. Livingstone, Doug 4
7. Walker, Billy 3
8. Potts, Harry 3
9. Smith, Joe 2
10. Duncan, Dally 2
11. Morris, Trevor 2
12. Lever, Eddie 2
13. Britton, Cliff 2
14. Anderson, Jimmy 2
15. Viani, Giuseppe 2
16. Carey, Johnny 2
17. Fenton, Ted 2
18. McDowall, Les 2
19. Swindin, George 2
20. Cox, Freddie 2
21. Tann, Bert 1
22. Houghton, Eric 1
23. Beattie, Andy 1
24. Murray, Bill 1
25. Taylor, Eric 1
26. Turner, Arthur 1
27. Seymour, Stan 1
28. Suart, Ron 1
29. Mitten, Charlie 1
30. Everton Committee 1
31. Edwards, Willis 1
32. Mercer, Joe 1
33. Nicholson, Bill 1
34. Lambton, Bill 1
35. Luton Town Committee 1
36. Beasley, Pat 1
37. Gillies, Matt 1
38. Clark, Gordon 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Busby, Matt 55
2. Murphy, Jimmy 20
Stadiums Competition Opponents Opponent Nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 36
2. Molineux 3
3. The Hawthorns 3
4. Bloomfield Road 2
5. Fratton Park 2
6. Highbury 2
7. Kenilworth Road 2
8. Roker Park 2
9. St James Park, Newcastle 2
10. Stamford Bridge 2
11. Turf Moor 2
12. Villa Park 2
13. White Hart Lane 2
14. Boleyn Ground 1
15. Burnden Park 1
16. City Ground, Nottingham 1
17. Eastville Stadium 1
18. Elland Road 1
19. Ewood Park 1
20. Filbert Street 1
21. Goodison Park 1
22. Leeds Road 1
23. Maine Road 1
24. Ninian Park 1
25. Stadio San Siro 1
26. Wembley 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 66
2. FA Cup 7
3. European Cup 2
No Opponent Count
1. West Bromwich Albion 7
2. Wolverhampton Wanderers 5
3. Burnley 5
4. Chelsea 4
5. Bolton Wanderers 4
6. Newcastle United 4
7. Portsmouth 4
8. Blackpool 3
9. Sunderland 3
10. Nottingham Forest 3
11. Tottenham Hotspur 3
12. Luton Town 2
13. Aston Villa 2
14. Cardiff City 2
15. Fulham 2
16. Preston North End 2
17. Birmingham City 2
18. AC Milan 2
19. Blackburn Rovers 2
20. West Ham United 2
21. Manchester City 2
22. Arsenal 2
23. Everton 2
24. Leeds United 2
25. Bristol Rovers 1
26. Huddersfield Town 1
27. Sheffield Wednesday 1
28. Leicester City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 71
2. Wales 2
3. Italy 2
Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000 Cup Finals
No Date Opponent Competition Own Goals
1. 08-03-1958 West Bromwich Albion League Division One 1
No Date Opponent WDL F-A Competition
1. 03-05-1958 Bolton Wanderers L 0-2 FA Cup
Penalties scored for Manchester United Manchester United Hat-Tricks
No Date Opponents Competition Penaltys
Player has never scored a penalty for the club.
No Date Opponent Competition Goals
Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.
 
Red Cards  
No Date Opponent Competition
Player has never been sent off during a match.
 

All Matches played
No Date ▲ Comp Opponent WDL F-A HAN Goal!! Scorers Opponent scorers
1. 02-10-1954 Div 1 Wolves Loss 2-4 A 0 Dennis Viollet 28', Jack Rowley 73' Roy Swinbourne 70', Peter Broadbent 77', Johnny Hancocks 84', Henry Cockburn 87' (o.g.)
2. 26-11-1955 Div 1 Blackpool Draw 0-0 A 0
3. 07-01-1956 FAC Bristol Rovers Loss 0-4 A 0 Alfie Biggs 11', 60', Barrie Meyer 44', Geoff Bradford 83' (pen)
4. 04-02-1956 Div 1 Burnley Win 2-0 H 0 Tommy Taylor 46', Dennis Viollet 65'
5. 11-02-1956 Div 1 Luton Town Win 2-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 7', Billy Whelan 84'
6. 18-02-1956 Div 1 Wolves Win 2-0 A 0 Tommy Taylor 30', 71'
7. 25-02-1956 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 1-0 H 0 Billy Whelan 54'
8. 03-03-1956 Div 1 Chelsea Win 4-2 A 0 David Pegg 26', Dennis Viollet 60', 69', Tommy Taylor 89' Eric Parsons 21', Roy Bentley 22'
9. 10-03-1956 Div 1 Cardiff City Draw 1-1 H 0 Roger Byrne 49' (pen) Gerry Hitchens 77'
10. 24-03-1956 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 1-0 H 0 Tommy Taylor 30'
11. 30-03-1956 Div 1 Newcastle United Win 5-2 H 0 David Pegg 6', Tommy Taylor 47', Dennis Viollet 69', 75', John Doherty 78' Vic Keeble 33', Bob Stokoe 86'
12. 31-03-1956 Div 1 Huddersfield Town Win 2-0 A 0 Tommy Taylor 20', 74'
13. 02-04-1956 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 0-0 A 0
14. 07-04-1956 Div 1 Blackpool Win 2-1 H 0 Johnny Berry 60' (pen), Tommy Taylor 80' David Durie 2'
15. 14-04-1956 Div 1 Sunderland Draw 2-2 A 0 Wilf McGuinness 26', Billy Whelan 62' Stan Anderson 27' (pen), Billy Elliott 38'
16. 21-04-1956 Div 1 Portsmouth Win 1-0 H 0 Dennis Viollet 19'
17. 22-04-1957 Div 1 Burnley Win 2-0 H 0 Alex Dawson 65', Colin Webster 88'
18. 27-04-1957 Div 1 Cardiff City Win 3-2 A 0 Albert Scanlon 43', 90' (pen), Alex Dawson 86' Gerry Hitchens 47', 52'
19. 29-04-1957 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Draw 1-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 24' Len Millard 90' (pen)
20. 19-02-1958 FAC Sheffield Wednesday Win 3-0 H 0 Shay Brennan 27', 70', Alex Dawson 85'
21. 22-02-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 75' Stuart Imlach 31'
22. 01-03-1958 FAC West Bromwich Albion Draw 2-2 A 0 Ernie Taylor 6', Alex Dawson 44' Ronnie Allen 12', Roy Hrobin 86'
23. 05-03-1958 FAC West Bromwich Albion Win 1-0 H 0 Colin Webster 89'
24. 08-03-1958 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 0-4 H 0 Ronnie Allen 8', 81', Ian Greaves 35' (o.g), Derek Kevan 65'
25. 15-03-1958 Div 1 Burnley Loss 0-3 A 0 Jimmy McIlroy 48', Alan Shackleton 70', Albert Cheesebrough 71'
26. 22-03-1958 FAC Fulham Draw 2-2 N 0 Bobby Charlton 11', 43' Arthur Stevens 13', Jimmy Hill 38'
27. 26-03-1958 FAC Fulham Win 5-3 N 0 Alex Dawson 14', 33', 65', Shay Brennan 44', Bobby Charlton 90' Arthur Stevens 27', Trevor Chamberlain 38', Roy Dwight 72'
28. 04-04-1958 Div 1 Sunderland Draw 2-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 7', Alex Dawson 88' Don Revie 43', Alan O'Neill 60'
29. 05-04-1958 Div 1 Preston North End Draw 0-0 H 0
30. 07-04-1958 Div 1 Sunderland Win 2-1 A 0 Colin Webster 41', 65' Ambrose Fogarty 17'
31. 12-04-1958 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Loss 0-1 A 0 Tommy Harmer 42' (pen)
32. 16-04-1958 Div 1 Portsmouth Draw 3-3 A 0 Colin Webster 19', Ernie Taylor 20', Alex Dawson 84' Alex Govan 61', Derek Dougan 70', Peter Harris 90'
33. 19-04-1958 Div 1 Birmingham City Loss 0-2 H 0 Harry Hooper 2', Ken Green 26'
34. 21-04-1958 Div 1 Wolves Loss 0-4 H 0 Ron Flowers 34', Eddie Clamp 60', Norman Deeley 63', Peter Broadbent 67' (pen)
35. 23-04-1958 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 1-1 H 0 Alex Dawson 11' Len White 86'
36. 26-04-1958 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 1-2 A 0 Ernie Taylor 15' David Cliss 13', Les Allen 24'
37. 03-05-1958 FAC Bolton Wanderers Loss 0-2 N 0 Nat Lofthouse 3', 55'
38. 08-05-1958 EC/UCL AC Milan Win 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 39', Ernie Taylor 80' (pen) Juan Schiaffino 24'
39. 14-05-1958 EC/UCL AC Milan Loss 0-4 A 0 Juan Schiaffino 3', 77', Nils Liedholm 52' (pen), Giancarlo Danova 67'
40. 23-08-1958 Div 1 Chelsea Win 5-2 H 0 Bobby Charlton 6', 27', 52', Alex Dawson 70', 85' Jimmy Greaves 41', 77'
41. 27-08-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Win 3-0 A 0 Bobby Charlton 18', 23', Albert Scanlon 20'
42. 30-08-1958 Div 1 Blackpool Loss 1-2 A 0 Dennis Viollet 9' William Perry 35', Hugh Kelly 43' (pen)
43. 03-09-1958 Div 1 Nottingham Forest Draw 1-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 10' Tom Wilson 60'
44. 06-09-1958 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Win 6-1 H 0 Bobby Charlton 15', 20', Dennis Viollet 23', 55', Albert Scanlon 41', Colin Webster 80' Bryan Douglas 50'
45. 08-09-1958 Div 1 West Ham United Loss 2-3 A 0 Colin Webster 66', Wilf McGuinness 84' John Dick 7', John Smith 38', Malcolm Musgrove 57'
46. 13-09-1958 Div 1 Newcastle United Draw 1-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 31' Reg Davies 28'
47. 17-09-1958 Div 1 West Ham United Win 4-1 H 0 Colin Webster 7', Albert Scanlon 25', 37', 75' John Bond 35'
48. 20-09-1958 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Draw 2-2 H 0 Colin Webster 68', 77' Bobby Smith 37', 61'
49. 27-09-1958 Div 1 Manchester City Draw 1-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 3' (pen) Joe Hayes 37'
50. 04-10-1958 Div 1 Wolves Loss 0-4 A 0 Robert Mason 10', Jimmy Murray 67', 89', Jimmy Mullen 74'
51. 08-10-1958 Div 1 Preston North End Loss 0-2 H 0 Toomy Thompson 38', Dennis Hatsell 59'
52. 11-10-1958 Div 1 Arsenal Draw 1-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 15' Gerry Ward 23'
53. 18-10-1958 Div 1 Everton Loss 2-3 A 0 Ronald Cope 72', 82' Eddie Thomas 19', 37', Jimmy Harris 55'
54. 25-10-1958 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 1-2 H 0 Freddy Goodwin 55' Bobby Robson 41', Derek Kevan 75'
55. 01-11-1958 Div 1 Leeds United Win 2-1 A 0 Albert Scanlon 67', Freddy Goodwin 73' Alan Shackleton 30'
56. 08-11-1958 Div 1 Burnley Loss 1-3 H 0 Albert Quixall 87' Jimmy McIlroy 24' (pen), Ray Pointer 30', 70'
57. 15-11-1958 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Loss 3-6 A 0 Alex Dawson 35', 65', Bobby Charlton 50' Bryan Edwards 6', Dennis Stevens 15', 43', Ray Parry 70' (pen), Ralph Gubbins 57', 80'
58. 27-12-1958 Div 1 Aston Villa Win 2-0 A 0 Dennis Viollet 72', Mark Pearson 84'
59. 07-02-1959 Div 1 Tottenham Hotspur Win 3-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 15' ( pen), 25', Albert Scanlon 47' Maurice Norman 50'
60. 14-02-1959 Div 1 Manchester City Win 4-1 H 0 Freddy Goodwin 48', Warren Bradley 52', 69', Albert Scanlon 61' Bobby Johnstone 10'
61. 21-02-1959 Div 1 Wolves Win 2-1 H 0 Dennis Viollet 40', Bobby Charlton 89' Robert Mason 65'
62. 28-02-1959 Div 1 Arsenal Loss 2-3 A 0 Dennis Viollet 34', Warren Bradley 89' *David Herd 12', John Barnwell 22', 28'
63. 02-03-1959 Div 1 Blackburn Rovers Win 3-1 A 0 Warren Bradley 15', 30', Albert Scanlon 39' Peter Dobing 3'
64. 07-03-1959 Div 1 Everton Win 2-1 H 0 Freddy Goodwin 23', Albert Scanlon 62' Ronald Cope 68' (o.g.)
65. 14-03-1959 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Win 3-1 A 0 Dennis Viollet 4', Albert Scanlon 14', Warren Bradley 26' Derek Kevan 50'
66. 21-03-1959 Div 1 Leeds United Win 4-0 H 0 Dennis Viollet 14', 60', 85', Bobby Charlton 53' (pen)
67. 27-03-1959 Div 1 Portsmouth Win 6-1 H 0 Warren Bradley 7', Bobby Charlton 21', 49' (pen), Basil Hayward 40' (o.g.), Dennis Viollet 65', 82' Ron Newman 60'
68. 28-03-1959 Div 1 Burnley Loss 2-4 A 0 Freddy Goodwin 40', Dennis Viollet 90' Brian Pilkington 15', Bobby Seith 22', Ray Pointer 80', 86'
69. 30-03-1959 Div 1 Portsmouth Win 3-1 A 0 Bobby Charlton 16', 70', Warren Bradley 42' Peter Harris 30'
70. 04-04-1959 Div 1 Bolton Wanderers Win 3-0 H 0 Bobby Charlton 8', Albert Scanlon 12', Dennis Viollet 88'
71. 11-04-1959 Div 1 Luton Town Draw 0-0 A 0
72. 18-04-1959 Div 1 Birmingham City Win 1-0 H 0 Albert Quixall 60' (pen)
73. 25-04-1959 Div 1 Leicester City Loss 1-2 A 0 Warren Bradley 88' Jimmy Walsh 19', Gordon Wills 68'
74. 22-08-1959 Div 1 West Bromwich Albion Loss 2-3 A 0 Dennis Viollet 18', 72' David Burnside 24', 73', William Foulkes 25' (o.g.)
75. 26-08-1959 Div 1 Chelsea Loss 0-1 H 0 Jimmy Greaves 26'
 

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