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NEWTON HEATH &
MANCHESTER UNITED GOALSCORING DEBUTS –
PLAYERS WHO SCORED ON THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE
Newton Heath & Manchester United Gaolsoring Debuts

Explore the complete list of players who scored on their debut for Newton Heath and Manchester United across all competitions. This unique archive highlights those who made an instant impact by finding the net in their very first appearance for the club — from legendary figures to surprise debut scorers. Discover match dates, opponents, final results, and goal details. Ideal for fans, statisticians, and football historians interested in memorable Manchester United debut moments and the players who announced themselves with a goal from the start.
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No Player Name Match Date Season Competition Opponents WDL F-A HAN

1 Zirkzee, Joshua 16-08-2024 2024-2025 Premiership Fulham W 1-0 H 1
2 dos Santos, Antony 04-09-2022 2022-2023 Premiership Arsenal W 3-1 H 1
3 van de Beek, Donny 19-09-2020 2020-2021 Premiership Crystal Palace L 1-3 H 1
4 James, Daniel 11-08-2019 2019-2020 Premiership Chelsea W 4-0 H 1
5 Lukaku, Romelu 08-08-2017 2017-2018 Super Cup Real Madrid L 1-2 N 1
6 Harrop, Josh 21-05-2017 2016-2017 Premiership Crystal Palace W 2-0 H 1
7 Ibrahimovic, Zlatan 07-08-2016 2016-2017 Charity Shield Leicester City W 2-1 N 1
8 Rashford, Marcus 25-02-2016 2015-2016 Europa League FC Midtjylland W 5-1 H 2
9 Martial, Anthony 12-09-2015 2015-2016 Premiership Liverpool W 3-1 H 1
10 Buttner, Alexander 15-09-2012 2012-2013 Premiership Wigan Athletic W 4-0 H 1
11 Powell, Nick 15-09-2012 2012-2013 Premiership Wigan Athletic W 4-0 H 1
12 Hernandez, Javier 08-08-2010 2010-2011 Charity Shield Chelsea W 3-1 N 1
13 Macheda, Federico 05-04-2009 2008-2009 Premiership Aston Villa W 3-2 H 1
14 Larsson, Henrik 07-01-2007 2006-2007 FA Cup Aston Villa W 2-1 H 1
15 Lee, Kieran 25-10-2006 2006-2007 League Cup Crewe Alexandra W 2-1 A 1
16 Rooney, Wayne 28-09-2004 2004-2005 European Cup Fenerbahce W 6-2 H 3
17 Heinze, Gabriel 11-09-2004 2004-2005 Premiership Bolton Wanderers D 2-2 A 1
18 Smith, Alan 08-08-2004 2004-2005 Charity Shield Arsenal L 1-3 N 1
19 Saha, Louis 31-01-2004 2003-2004 Premiership Southampton W 3-2 H 1
20 van Nistelrooy, Ruud 12-08-2001 2001-2002 Charity Shield Liverpool L 1-2 N 1
21 Solskjaer, Ole-Gunnar 25-08-1996 1996-1997 Premiership Blackburn Rovers D 2-2 H 1
22 Scholes, Paul 21-09-1994 1994-1995 League Cup Port Vale W 2-1 A 2
23 Gillespie, Keith 05-01-1993 1992-1993 FA Cup Bury W 2-0 H 1
24 Wallace, Danny 20-09-1989 1989-1990 League Cup Portsmouth W 3-2 A 1
25 Webb, Neil 19-08-1989 1989-1990 League Division One Arsenal W 4-1 H 1
26 Barnes, Peter 31-08-1985 1985-1986 League Division One Nottingham Forest W 3-1 A 1
27 Strachan, Gordon 25-08-1984 1984-1985 League Division One Watford D 1-1 H 1
28 Macari, Lou 20-01-1973 1972-1973 League Division One West Ham United D 2-2 H 1
29 Davies, Ronald "Wyn" 23-09-1972 1972-1973 League Division One Derby County W 3-0 H 1
30 Storey-Moore, Ian 11-03-1972 1971-1972 League Division One Huddersfield Town W 2-0 H 1
31 McIlroy, Sammy 06-11-1971 1971-1972 League Division One Manchester City D 3-3 A 1
32 Gowling, Alan 30-03-1968 1967-1968 League Division One Stoke City W 4-2 A 1
33 Kinsey, Albert 09-01-1965 1964-1965 FA Cup Chester City W 2-1 H 1
34 Law, Denis 18-08-1962 1962-1963 League Division One West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 H 1
35 Brennan, Shay 19-02-1958 1957-1958 FA Cup Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 H 2
36 Dawson, Alex 22-04-1957 1956-1957 League Division One Burnley W 2-0 H 1
37 Charlton, Bobby 06-10-1956 1956-1957 League Division One Charlton Athletic W 4-2 H 2
38 Taylor, Tommy 07-03-1953 1952-1953 League Division One Preston North End W 5-2 H 2
39 Lewis, Edward 29-11-1952 1952-1953 League Division One West Bromwich Albion L 1-3 A 1
40 Downie, John 05-03-1949 1948-1949 League Division One Charlton Athletic W 3-2 A 1
41 Buckle, Edward 04-01-1947 1946-1947 League Division One Charlton Athletic W 4-1 H 1
42 Mitten, Charlie 31-08-1946 1946-1947 League Division One Grimsby Town W 2-1 H 1
43 Bainbridge, William 09-01-1946 1945-1946 FA Cup Accrington Stanley W 5-1 H 1
44 Bradbury, Leonard 28-01-1939 1938-1939 League Division One Chelsea W 1-0 A 1
45 Hanlon, Jimmy 26-11-1938 1938-1939 League Division One Huddersfield Town D 1-1 H 1
46 Smith, John "Jack" 02-02-1938 1937-1938 League Division Two Barnsley D 2-2 A 1
47 Gladwin, George 27-02-1937 1936-1937 League Division One Chelsea L 2-4 A 1
48 Halton, Reginald 12-12-1936 1936-1937 League Division One Middlesbrough L 2-3 A 1
49 Thompson, John Ernest "Ernie" 21-11-1936 1936-1937 League Division One Liverpool L 2-5 H 1
50 Bryant, William 03-11-1934 1934-1935 League Division Two Blackpool W 2-1 A 1
51 Bamford, Thomas 20-10-1934 1934-1935 League Division Two Newcastle United W 1-0 A 1
52 Owen, William (1934-1937) 22-09-1934 1934-1935 League Division Two Norwich City W 5-0 H 1
53 Byrne, David 21-10-1933 1933-1934 League Division Two Bury L 1-2 A 1
54 Dewar, Neil 11-02-1933 1932-1933 League Division Two Preston North End D 3-3 A 1
55 Brown, James (1932-1934) 17-09-1932 1932-1933 League Division Two Grimsby Town D 1-1 H 1
56 Fitton, George 26-03-1932 1931-1932 League Division Two Oldham Athletic W 5-1 H 1
57 Warburton, Arthur 08-03-1930 1929-1930 League Division One Aston Villa L 2-3 H 1
58 Ball, John Thomas 11-09-1929 1929-1930 League Division One Leicester City W 2-1 H 1
59 Reid, Thomas 02-02-1929 1928-1929 League Division One West Ham United L 2-3 H 1
60 Rawlings, William 14-03-1928 1927-1928 League Division One Everton W 1-0 H 1
61 Nicol, George 11-02-1928 1927-1928 League Division One Leicester City W 5-2 H 2
62 Sweeney, Eric 13-02-1926 1925-1926 League Division One Leeds United W 2-1 H 1
63 Pape, Albert 07-02-1925 1924-1925 League Division Two Leyton Orient W 4-2 H 1
64 Hanson, James 15-11-1924 1924-1925 League Division Two Hull City W 2-0 H 1
65 Goldthorpe, Ernest 11-11-1922 1922-1923 League Division Two Leyton Orient D 1-1 A 1
66 Wood, John 26-08-1922 1922-1923 League Division Two Crystal Palace W 2-1 H 1
67 Henderson, William 26-11-1921 1921-1922 League Division One Aston Villa W 1-0 H 1
68 Leonard, Henry 11-09-1920 1920-1921 League Division One Chelsea W 3-1 H 1
69 Harris, Frank 14-02-1920 1919-1920 League Division One Sunderland W 2-0 H 1
70 O'Connell, Patrick 02-09-1914 1914-1915 League Division One Oldham Athletic L 1-3 H 1
71 Nuttall, Thomas 23-03-1912 1911-1912 League Division One Liverpool D 1-1 H 1
72 West, Enoch 01-09-1910 1910-1911 League Division One Arsenal W 2-1 A 1
73 Hooper, Arthur 22-01-1910 1909-1910 League Division One Tottenham Hotspur W 5-0 H 1
74 Livingstone, George 23-01-1909 1908-1909 League Division One Manchester City W 3-1 H 2
75 Halse, Harold 28-03-1908 1907-1908 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday W 4-1 H 1
76 Williams, Joseph 25-03-1907 1906-1907 League Division One Sunderland W 2-0 H 1
77 Turnbull, Sandy 01-01-1907 1906-1907 League Division One Aston Villa W 1-0 H 1
78 Menzies, Alexander 17-11-1906 1906-1907 League Division One Sheffield Wednesday L 2-5 A 1
79 Wall, George 07-04-1906 1905-1906 League Division Two Leyton Orient W 1-0 A 1
80 Picken, Jack 02-09-1905 1905-1906 League Division Two Bristol City W 5-1 H 1
81 Sagar, Charles 02-09-1905 1905-1906 League Division Two Bristol City W 5-1 H 3
82 Williams, Henry 10-09-1904 1904-1905 League Division Two Bristol City W 4-1 H 1
83 Allan, John "Jack" 03-09-1904 1904-1905 League Division Two Port Vale D 2-2 A 2
84 Duckworth, Dick 19-12-1903 1903-1904 League Division Two Gainsborough Trinity W 4-2 H 1
85 Fitchett, John 21-03-1903 1902-1903 League Division Two Leicester City W 5-1 H 1
86 Downie, Alex 22-11-1902 1902-1903 League Division Two Leicester City D 1-1 A 1
87 Beadsworth, Arthur 25-10-1902 1902-1903 League Division Two Arsenal W 1-0 A 1
88 Richards, Charles 06-09-1902 1902-1903 League Division Two Gainsborough Trinity W 1-0 A 1
89 Richards, William "Billy" 21-12-1901 1901-1902 League Division Two Port Vale W 1-0 H 1
90 Preston, Stephen 07-09-1901 1901-1902 League Division Two Gainsborough Trinity W 3-0 H 2
91 Morgan, Hugh 15-12-1900 1900-1901 League Division Two Lincoln City W 4-1 H 1
92 Holt, John Edward 28-04-1900 1899-1900 League Division Two Chesterfield W 2-1 H 1
93 Grundy, John "Jack" 28-04-1900 1899-1900 League Division Two Chesterfield W 2-1 H 1
94 Leigh, Thomas 17-03-1900 1899-1900 League Division Two Barnsley W 3-0 H 1
95 Bain, James (1899-1900) 16-09-1899 1899-1900 League Division Two Loughborough Town W 4-0 H 1
96 Brooks, William 22-10-1898 1898-1899 League Division Two Loughborough Town W 6-1 H 2
97 Wedge, Francis "Frank" 20-11-1897 1897-1898 League Division Two Leicester City D 1-1 A 1
98 Boyd, Henry 20-01-1897 1896-1897 FA Cup Blackpool W 2-1 A 1
99 Stephenson, Robert 11-01-1896 1895-1896 League Division Two Rotherham United W 3-0 H 1
100 Collinson, James 16-11-1895 1895-1896 League Division Two Lincoln City D 5-5 H 1
101 Kennedy, William 07-09-1895 1895-1896 League Division Two Crewe Alexandra W 5-0 H 1
102 Aitken, John 07-09-1895 1895-1896 League Division Two Crewe Alexandra W 5-0 H 1
103 Millar, George 22-12-1894 1894-1895 League Division Two Lincoln City W 3-0 H 1
104 Fitzsimmons, Thomas 19-11-1892 1892-1893 League Division One Aston Villa W 2-0 H 1
105 Hendry, James 15-10-1892 1892-1893 League Division One Wolverhampton Wanderers W 10-1 H 1
106 Coupar, James 03-09-1892 1892-1893 League Division One Blackburn Rovers L 3-4 A 1
107 Donaldson, Robert 03-09-1892 1892-1893 League Division One Blackburn Rovers L 3-4 A 1
108 Edge, Alfred 03-10-1891 1891-1892 FA Cup Manchester City W 5-1 H 1
109 Sneddon, John 03-10-1891 1891-1892 FA Cup Manchester City W 5-1 H 1
110 Evans, George 04-10-1890 1890-1891 FA Cup Higher Walton W 2-0 H 1
111 Craig, Thomas 18-01-1890 1889-1890 FA Cup Preston North End L 1-6 A 1
112 Doughty, John "Jack" 30-10-1886 1886-1887 FA Cup Fleetwood Rangers D 2-2 A 2
 

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