NEWTON HEATH &
MANCHESTER UNITED –
OUTFIELD PLAYERS NEVER TO SCORE A GOAL

Explore a detailed archive of Newton Heath and Manchester United outfield players who made competitive appearances without scoring a single goal. This unique list features defenders, midfielders & strikers—past and present—who contributed through grit, tackles, assists, and leadership rather than goals. From club legends to brief squad members, this page offers insights into the roles and careers of those whose value wasn’t defined by finding the net. A must-read for fans and statisticians seeking to honour the less-celebrated heroes of Manchester United’s rich footballing history.

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No	Portrait	Player Name	Position	National Flag	Nationality	Years at Club	Games without scoring
1		Moore, Charlie	full-back		England	1919-1921, 1922-1931	328
2		Jones, Thomas (1924-1937)	full-back		Wales	1924-1937	200
3		Mellor, Jack	full-back		England	1930-1937	122
4		Donaghy, Mal	defender		Northern Ireland	1988-1992	119
5		Holden, Richard	full-back		England	1904-1914	117
6		Gibson, Thomas	half-back		England	1950-1955	115
7		Perrins, George	right-half		England	1892-1896	102
8		Whitefoot, Jeffery	half-back		England	1949-1956	95
9		Roughton, William	full-back		England	1936-1939	92
10		Greaves, Ian	full-back		England	1953-1960	75
11		Carolan, Joseph	full-back		Republic of Ireland	1958-1960	71
12		Dale, William	full-back		England	1928-1931	68
13		O'Neil, Thomas	full-back		England	1970-1973	68
14		Porter, William	full-back		England	1934-1944	65
15		Mitchell, Andrew (1892-1894)	right-back		Scotland	1892-1894	61
16		McNulty, Thomas	full-back		England	1949-1954	60
17		Mazraoui, Noussair	defender		Morocco	2024-Present*	60
18		Linkson, Oscar	full-back		England	1908-1913	59
19		Burgess, Herbert	full-back		England	1906-1910	54
20		Garton, Billy	defender		England	1983-1990	51
21		Spencer, Charles	half-back		England	1928-1930	48
22		Malacia, Tyrell	defender		Holland	2022-Present*	47
23		Clements, John	left-back		England	1890-1894	42
24		Read, Thomas	full-back		England	1902-1908	42
25		Blackstock, Thomas	full-back		Scotland	1903-1907	38
26		Whalley, Bert	half-back		England	1935-1947	38
27		Redman, William	full-back		England	1950-1954	38
28		Donnelly, Anthony	full-back		England	1908-1913	37
29		Tuanzebe, Axel	defender		England	2017-2023	37
30		Forster, Thomas	half-back		England	1916-1922	36
31		Noble, Bobby	full-back		England	1965-1967	33
32		Fitzsimmons, David	right-half		Scotland	1895-1896, 1899-1900	31
33		Hodge, John	defender		Scotland	1913-1919	30
34		Barlow, Cyril	full-back		England	1919-1923	30
35		Ferguson, Darren	midfielder		Scotland	1990-1994	30
36		Fosu-Mensah, Timothy	defender/midfielder		Holland	2014-2021	30
37		Amrabat, Sofyan	midfielder		Morocco	2023-2024	30
38		Rothwell, Herbert	full-back		England	1902-1903	28
39		Wallwork, Ronnie	midfielder		England	1996-2004	28
40		Haslam, George	half-back		England	1921-1927	27
41		Winterbottom, Walter	half-back		England	1936-1938	27
42		Greening, Jonathan	forward		England	1998-2002	27
43		McNair, Paddy	defender		Northern Ireland	2014-2016	27
44		Dorgu, Patrick	wing-back/full-back		Denmark	2025-Present*	27
45		Haywood, Joseph	half-back		England	1913-1915	26
46		Chapman, William	forward		England	1926-1928	26
47		Pellistri, Facundo	forward		Uruguay	2020-2024	25
48		Scott, John	half-back		Scotland	1921-1922	24
49		Clegg, Michael	defender		England	1996-2003	24
50		Gipps, Thomas	half-back		England	1910-1920	23
51		Walton, Joseph W.	half-back		England	1945-1948	23
52		Ball, John	full-back		England	1947-1950	23
53		Morgans, Kenny	forward		Wales	1957-1959	23
54		Jackson, Thomas	midfielder		Northern Ireland	1975-1978	23
55		Crowther, Stan	half-back		England	1957-1959	20
56		Sidebottom, Arnie	half-back		England	1972-1975	20
57		Hofton, Leslie	full-back		England	1910-1913, 1919-1922	19
58		Curtis, John	full-back		England	1995-2000	19
59		Bardsley, Phil	defender		Scotland	2003-2008	18
60		Smith, William	inside-right		England	1901-1902	17
61		Parker, Thomas	half-back		England	1930-1932	17
62		Chong, Tahith	forward		Holland	2016-2022	16
63		Curry, Joseph	half-back		England	1908-1911	14
64		Lowrie, Thomas	half-back		Scotland	1947-1951	14
65		Watson, Willie	full-back		Scotland	1970-1973	14
66		Thornley, Ben	forward		England	1993-1999	14
67		Stewart, Michael	midfielder		Scotland	1997-2004	14
68		Borthwick-Jackson, Cameron	defender		England	2015-2020	14
69		Cookson, Sam	half-back		Wales	1914-1919	13
70		Spratt, Walter	full-back		England	1915-1920	13
71		McCrae, James	half-back		Scotland	1926	13
72		Lynn, Samuel	half-back		England	1938-1951	13
73		Anderson, William	forward		England	1963-1967	13
74		Collyer, Toby	midfielder		England	2022-Present*	13
75		Parker, Samuel	forward		Scotland	1894	12
76		Dunn, William	forward		England	1897-1898	12
77		Allman, Arthur	full-back		England	1914-1919	12
78		Gibson, Richard	forward		England	1921-1922	12
79		Hannaford, Charles	forward		England	1925-1927	12
80		Page, Louis	forward		England	1931-1933	12
81		Bent, Geoff	full-back		England	1954-1958	12
82		Kopel, Frank	full-back		Scotland	1967-1969	12
83		Sloan, Thomas	midfielder		Northern Ireland	1978-1982	12
84		Blackett, Tyler	defender		England	2014-2016	12
85		Reguilon, Sergio	defender		Spain	2023-2024	12
86		Hudson, Edward	full-back		England	1912-1919	11
87		Ellis, David	forward		Scotland	1923-1924	11
88		Harrop, Robert	half-back		England	1954-1959	11
89		Varela, Guillermo	defender		Uruguay	2013-2017	11
90		Higgins, William Alexander "Sandy"	half-back		England	1901-1902	10
91		Brett, Frank	full-back		England	1921-1922	10
92		Robinson, Matthew	forward		England	1931-1932	10
93		Davies, Ronald "Tudor"	forward		Wales	1974-1975	10
94		Paterson, Steven	defender		Scotland	1974-1980	10
95		Wilson, Mark	midfielder		England	1998-2001	10
96		Gomes, Angel	forward		England	2016-2020	10
97		Kambwala, Willy	defender		France	2020-2024	10
98		Erentz, Henry "Harry"	right-back		Scotland	1897-1898	9
99		Clark, Joseph	inside-right/outside-left		Scotland	1899-1900	9
100		Wilkinson, Henry "Harry"	forward		England	1903-1904, 1906	9
101		McGillivray, Charles	forward		Scotland	1933-1934	9
102		Pepper, Francis "Frank"	centre-half		England	1898-1899	8
103		Heathcote, Joseph	forward		England	1899-1902	8
104		Gaudie, Ralph	forward		England	1903	8
105		Higgins, Mark	defender		England	1985-1987	8
106		Maiorana, Guiliano	forward		England	1989-1994	8
107		Spector, Jonathon	defender		USA	2003-2006	8
108		Simpson, Danny	defender		England	2007-2010	8
109		Possebon, Rodrigo	midfielder		Brazil	2008-2010	8
110		Obi-Martin, Chidozie	forward		Denmark	2025-Present*	8
111		Heaven, Ayden	defender		England	2025-Present*	8
112		Brown, James (1892-1893)	left-back		Scotland	1892-1893	7
113		Stone, Herbert	centre-half		England	1893-1895	7
114		Fletcher, Peter	forward		England	1972-1974	7
115		Griffiths, Clive	defender		Wales	1973-1976	7
116		O'Kane, John	defender		England	1994-1997	7
117		Casper, Chris	defender		England	1993-1998	7
118		Higginbotham, Danny	defender		England	1996-2000	7
119		Pugh, Danny	midfielder		England	2000-2004	7
120		Garner, James	midfielder		England	2017-2022	7
121		Forson, Omari	midfielder		England	2020-2024	7
122		Amass, Harry	defender		England	2023-Present*	7
123		Cunha, Matheus	forward		Brazil	2025-Present*	7
124		Owen, John "Jack"	left-half		Wales	1887-1893	6
125		Henrys, Arthur	half-back/outside-left		England	1891-1893	6
126		Sawyer, Thomas	outside-right		England	1899-1901	6
127		Marshall, Arthur	full-back		England	1903	6
128		Worrall, Harold	full-back		England	1946-1948	6
129		Haydock, Frank	half-back		England	1959-1963	6
130		Donald, Ian	full-back		Scotland	1969-1973	6
131		Wilson, David	midfielder		England	1988-1991	6
132		de Laet, Ritchie	defender		Belgium	2009-2012	6
133		Fryers, Ezekiel	defender		England	2011-2012	6
134		Lyons, George	forward		England	1904-1906	5
135		Ford, Joseph	forward		England	1907-1910	5
136		Nevin, George	full-back		England	1933-1934	5
137		Savage, Robert	half-back		England	1937-1938	5
138		Mulryne, Philip	midfielder		Northern Ireland	1997-1999	5
139		Jones, Ritchie	midfielder		England	2005-2008	5
140		Tosic, Zoran	forward		Serbia	2009-2010	5
141		Keane, Michael	defender		England	2011-2014	5
142		Shoretire, Shola	forward		England	2020-2024	5
143		Powell, John	full-back		Wales	1886-1890	4
144		Graham, John	centre-forward/centre-half		Scotland	1893-1894	4
145		Turner, John	centre-half		England	1898-1903	4
146		Connachan, James	forward		Scotland	1898-1899	4
147		Williams, William "Bill"	inside-right/outside-right		England	1901	4
148		Ball, William	half-back		England	1902-1903	4
149		Hartwell, William	forward		England	1904-1905	4
150		Thomson, Ernest	half-back		England	1906-1909	4
151		McGillivray, John	half-back		England	1908-1910	4
152		Hulme, Aaron	full-back		England	1906-1909	4
153		Hardman, Harold	forward		England	1908-1909	4
154		Chorlton, Thomas	full-back		England	1912-1914	4
155		Howarth, John	full-back		England	1921-1923	4
156		Bain, James (1922-1928)	half-back		Scotland	1922-1928	4
157		Ferguson, Daniel	forward		Wales	1927-1928	4
158		Murray, Robert	forward		Scotland	1937-1938	4
159		Dougan, Thomas	forward		Scotland	1939-1940	4
160		Cassidy, Laurence	forward		England	1947-1956	4
161		Buchan, George	forward		Scotland	1972-1973	4
162		Bielby, Paul	forward		England	1972-1976	4
163		Waldron, Colin	defender		England	1976-1978	4
164		Wood, Nicky	forward		England	1985-1989	4
165		Nardiello, Daniel	forward		Wales	1999-2005	4
166		Jones, David (2004-2007)	midfielder		England	2004-2007	4
167		Campbell, Fraizer	forward		England	2007-2009	4
168		Eckersley, Richard	defender		England	2008-2009	4
169		Wootton, Scott	defender		England	2012-2013	4
170		Zaha, Wilfred	forward		Ivory Coast	2013-2015	4
171		Wheatley, Ethan	forward		England	2022-Present*	4
172		Mitchell, John	full-back		England	1885-1888, 1888-1891	3
173		McFarlane, Robert	right-back		Scotland	1891-1892	3
174		Thomson, William	inside-right		Scotland	1893	3
175		Whitney, John	left-back/left-half		England	1895-1903	3
176		Lawson, Reginald "Reg"	inside-right		England	1900	3
177		Greenwood, Wilson	outside-left		England	1900-1901	3
178		Street, Ernest	forward		England	1902-1904	3
179		Robertson, Thomas	forward		Scotland	1903	3
180		Donaghy, Bernard	forward		Ireland	1905-1906	3
181		Yates, William	forward		England	1906-1907	3
182		Buckley, Franklin	half-back		England	1906-1907	3
183		Cashmore, Arthur	forward		England	1913-1914	3
184		Lyner, David	forward		Northern Ireland	1922	3
185		Cartman, Herbert	forward		England	1922-1923	3
186		Lievesley, Wilfred	forward		England	1922-1923	3
187		Dennis, William	full-back		England	1923-1924	3
188		Hall, John "Jack" (1925-1927)	forward		England	1925-1927	3
189		Williams, Frank	half-back		England	1930-1931	3
190		Lydon, George	half-back		England	1928-1933	3
191		Scott, John "Jackie"	forward		England	1951-1956	3
192		Heron, Thomas	forward		Scotland	1958-1961	3
193		Foggon, Alan	forward		England	1976-1977	3
194		Healy, David	forward		Northern Ireland	1999-2001	3
195		Webber, Danny	forward		England	1998-2002	3
196		Roche, Lee	defender		England	2001-2003	3
197		Martin, Lee Robert	midfielder		England	2005-2009	3
198		Dong, Fangzhou	forward		China	2004-2008	3
199		Manucho	forward		Angola	2008-2009	3
200		Morrison, Ravel	midfielder		England	2010-2012	3
201		Keane, William "Will"	forward		England	2011-2016	3
202		Fredricson, Tyler	defender		England	2025-Present*	3
203		Davies, Joseph	centre-half		Wales	1886-1890	2
204		Sharpe, William	inside-left		England	1890-1891	2
205		Prince, S	outside-left		England	1893-1894	2
206		Jones, John "Owen"	forward		Wales	1898	2
207		Turner, Robert "Bob"	defender		England	1898-1899	2
208		Walker, Robert	centre-half		Scotland	1899	2
209		Blackmore, Peter	centre-forward		England	1899	2
210		Booth, William	outside-left		England	1900-1902	2
211		Bunce, William	full-back		England	1902-1903	2
212		Kerr, Hugh	forward		Scotland	1903-1904	2
213		Schofield, Joseph	forward		England	1903-1905	2
214		Young, Arthur	midfielder/defender		Scotland	1906-1907	2
215		Christie, David	forward		Scotland	1907-1910	2
216		Quin, Jack	forward		Scotland	1908-1911	2
217		Roberts, Robert	full-back		England	1913-1919	2
218		Williamson, John	half-back		England	1920-1921	2
219		Pugh, James	full-back		England	1921-1923	2
220		Iddon. Richard	forward		England	1925-1927	2
221		Astley, John "Joe"	full-back		England	1925-1928	2
222		Haworth, Ronald	forward		England	1926-1927	2
223		Dean, Harold	forward		England	1931	2
224		Lievesley, Leslie	half-back		England	1932-1933	2
225		Manns, Thomas	half-back		England	1934	2
226		Newton, Percy	half-back		England	1931-1934	2
227		Ainsworth, Alfred	forward		England	1933-1934	2
228		Roach, John	full-back		England	1946	2
229		Dale, Joseph	forward		England	1947-1948	2
230		McIlvenny, Edward	half-back		USA	1950-1953	2
231		Walton, John	forward		England	1951-1952	2
232		Baldwin, Thomas	midfielder		England	1974-1975	2
233		Grimshaw, Anthony	defender		England	1975-1979	2
234		Connell, Thomas	full-back		Northern Ireland	1978-1982	2
235		Dempsey, Mark	midfielder		England	1982-1986	2
236		Brazil, Derek	defender		Republic of Ireland	1986-1992	2
237		Wratten, Paul	midfielder		England	1991-1992	2
238		Tomlinson, Greame	forward		England	1994-1998	2
239		Prunier, William	defender		France	1995-1996	2
240		Appleton, Michael	midfielder		England	1996-1997	2
241		Twiss, Michael	forward		England	1996-2000	2
242		Djordjic, Bojan	midfielder		Sweden	1999-2004	2
243		Shawcross, Ryan	defender		England	2006-2008	2
244		King, Joshua	forward		Norway	2009-2013	2
245		Vermijl, Marnick	defender		Belgium	2012-2015	2
246		Tunnicliffe, Ryan	midfielder		England	2012-2014	2
247		Love, Donald	defender		Scotland	2016	2
248		Riley, Joe	defender		England	2016-2018	2
249		Laird, Ethan	defender		England	2017-2023	2
250		Mengi, Teden	defender		England	2018-2023	2
251		Gore, Daniel "Dan"	midfielder		England	2018-Present*	2
252		Burke, Thomas	half-back		Wales	1886-1890	1
253		Howles, Edward	half-back		England	1883-1886	1
254		Earp, John	right-half/forward		England	1885-1888	1
255		Longton, Aaron	half-back/inside-forward		England	1885-1886	1
256		Gotheridge, Isaiah "James"	outside-left		England	1884-1889	1
257		Davies, Heber	forward		Wales	1883-1888	1
258		Harrison, Charles E.	goalkeeper/full-back		England	1887, 1889-1890	1
259		Owen, George	inside-left		Wales	1889-1890	1
260		Wilson, Edgar	inside-left/outside-left		England	1889-1890	1
261		Ramsey, Robert "Bob"	centre-half		Scotland	1890-1891	1
262		Milarvie, Robert	outside-left		Scotland	1890-1891	1
263		Felton, Charles	half-back		England	1887-1895	1
264		Rattigan, William	left-half		England	1890-1893	1
265		O'Shaughnessy, Thomas	forward		Wales	1890-1894	1
266		Dale, Herbert	half-back		England	1886-1891	1
267		Turner, William	centre-forward		England	1890	1
268		Donnelly, John	forward		England	1890-1891	1
269		Denman, Joseph	right-back		England	1891-1892	1
270		Kinloch, Joseph	outside-right		England	1892-1893	1
271		Brady, William	inside-right		Scotland	1893	1
272		McFetridge, David	left-back		Scotland	1895	1
273		Caine, James	goalkeeper/full-back		England	1894-1899	1
274		Longair, William	centre-half		Scotland	1895	1
275		Cairns, James	outside-left		Scotland	1898	1
276		Owen, William (1898-1899)	outside-right		Wales	1898-1899	1
277		Gourlay, James	centre-half		Scotland	1899	1
278		Hopkins, James	inside-right		England	1899	1
279		Radcliffe, George	outside-right		England	1898-1899	1
280		Johnson, Samuel "Sam"	inside-forward		England	1901-1902	1
281		O'Brien, George	outside-left		England	1902	1
282		Christie, John	full-back		Scotland	1902-1904	1
283		Cleaver, Harry	forward		England	1902-1903	1
284		Dyer, James	forward		England	1905-1908	1
285		Blew, Horace	full-back		Wales	1906-1907	1
286		Whiteside, Kerr	half-back		Scotland	1908-1910	1
287		Wilson, Thomas	forward		England	1908	1
288		Dalton, Edward	full-back		England	1906-1908	1
289		McCarthy, Patrick	forward		Wales	1912	1
290		Capper, Alfred	forward		England	1911-1913	1
291		Rowe, Jocelyn	full-back		England	1914	1
292		Prince, Albert	forward		England	1914-1915	1
293		Prentice, John	forward		Scotland	1919-1920	1
294		Schofield, George	forward		England	1920-1922	1
295		Albinson, George	half-back		England	1921-1922	1
296		Schofield, Percy	forward		England	1921-1922	1
297		Taylor, Walter	forward		England	1921-1922	1
298		Sarvis, William	forward		Wales	1922-1925	1
299		Broome, Albert	forward		England	1922-1924	1
300		Tyler, Sidney	full-back		England	1922-1924	1
301		Whittle, John	forward		England	1932	1
302		Mitchell, Andrew (1932-1933)	forward		England	1932-1933	1
303		Robbie, David	forward		Scotland	1935	1
304		Morton, Benjamin	forward		England	1935-1936	1
305		Jones, David (1937-1938)	half-back		Wales	1937-1938	1
306		McFarlane, William "Noel"	forward		Republic of Ireland	1954-1956	1
307		Kennedy, Patrick	full-back		Republic of Ireland	1952-1956	1
308		Whitehurst, Walter	half-back		England	1955-1956	1
309		Jones, Ernest	full-back		England	1957-1960	1
310		Hunter, John "Reg"	forward		Wales	1956-1960	1
311		Bratt, Harold	half-back		England	1960-1961	1
312		Walker, Dennis	forward		England	1963-1964	1
313		Tranter, Wilfred	half-back		England	1962-1966	1
314		Kelly, James	midfielder		England	1972-1976	1
315		Clark, Jonathan	midfielder		Wales	1975-1978	1
316		Rogers, Martyn	defender		England	1977-1979	1
317		Whelan, Anthony	defender		Republic of Ireland	1980-1983	1
318		Beardsley, Peter	forward		England	1982-1983	1
319		Whitworth, Neal	defender		England	1991-1993	1
320		McKee, Colin	forward		Scotland	1994	1
321		McGibbon, Pat	defender		Northern Ireland	1995-1997	1
322		Notman, Alex	forward		Scotland	1998-2001	1
323		Wellens, Richard	midfielder		England	1999-2000	1
324		Davis, Jimmy	forward		England	1999-2003	1
325		Timm, Mads	forward		Denmark	2002-2006	1
326		Lynch, Mark	defender		England	1999-2004	1
327		Johnson, Edward "Eddie"	forward		England	2001-2006	1
328		Tierney, Paul	midfielder		Republic of Ireland	2000-2005	1
329		Eckersley, Adam	defender		England	2005-2007	1
330		Gray, David	defender		Scotland	2006-2010	1
331		Marsh, Phil	forward		England	2006-2007	1
332		Barnes, Michael	forward		England	2006-2008	1
333		Chester, James	defender		England	2009-2011	1
334		Cole, Larnell	midfielder		England	2011-2014	1
335		Brady, Robbie	forward		Republic of Ireland	2012-2013	1
336		Lawrence, Thomas "Tom"	forward		Wales	2014	1
337		Janko, Saidy	defender		Switzerland	2014-2015	1
338		James, Reece	defender		England	2014-2015	1
339		Thorpe, Tom	defender		England	2014-2015	1
340		Poole, Reagan	defender		Wales	2015-2019	1
341		Weir, James	midfielder		England	2011-2016	1
342		Mitchell, Demitri	defender		England	2013-2020	1
343		Bernard, Di'Shon	defender		Jamaica	2017-2023	1
344		Levitt, Dylan	midfielder		Wales	2017-2022	1
345		Bughail-Mellor, Dmani	midfielder		England	2017-2022	1
346		Ramazani, Largie	forward		Belgium	2017-2020	1
347		Galbraith, Ethan	midfielder		Northern Ireland	2017-2023	1
348		Fish, William	defender		England	2019-2024	1
349		Savage, Charlie	midfielder		Wales	2019-2023	1
350		Iqbal, Zidane	midfielder		Iraq	2012-2023	1
351		McNeill, Charlie	forward		England	2020-2024	1