NEWTON HEATH &
MANCHESTER UNITED
PENALTIES SCORED
(GROUPED BY PLAYER)

Discover the complete list of penalties scored by Newton Heath and Manchester United players, grouped by individual scorers. This detailed archive highlights the club’s most reliable spot-kick specialists, from early pioneers to modern-day legends. Track how many penalties each player scored, identify United’s all-time top penalty scorers, and relive famous moments when cool heads from 12 yards changed games. A must-read resource for fans, historians, and statisticians interested in Manchester United’s history of success from the penalty spot.

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No	Player Name	Nationality	Years at Club	Total Appearances	Total Penalties
1.	Fernandes, Bruno	Portugal	2020-Present*	297	39
2.	van Nistelrooy, Ruud	Holland	2001-2006	219	28
3.	Rooney, Wayne	England	2004-2017	559	27
4.	Ronaldo, Cristiano	Portugal	2003-2009, 2021-2022	346	21
5.	Quixall, Albert	England	1958-1964	184	18
6.	Cantona, Eric	France	1992-1997	185	18
7.	Bruce, Steve	England	1987-1996	414	17
8.	Mitten, Charlie	England	1946-1950	162	16
9.	Daly, Gerry	Republic of Ireland	1973-1977	142	16
10.	Wall, George	England	1906-1919	319	15
11.	Law, Denis	Scotland	1962-1973	404	15
12.	Byrne, Roger	England	1951-1958	280	13
13.	Irwin, Denis	Republic of Ireland	1990-2002	529	12
14.	Rashford, Marcus	England	2016-Present*	426	12
15.	Best, George	Northern Ireland	1963-1974	470	11
16.	Strachan, Gordon	Scotland	1984-1989	201	10
17.	Charlton, Bobby	England	1956-1973	758	9
18.	Hill, Gordon	England	1975-1978	134	9
19.	Pogba, Paul	France	2011-2012, 2016-2022	233	9
20.	Morgan, Willie	Scotland	1968-1975	296	8
21.	Martial, Anthony	France	2015-2024	317	8
22.	Cassidy, Joe	Scotland	1893, 1895-1900	174	7
23.	Stacey, George	England	1906-1915	270	7
24.	McClair, Brian	Scotland	1987-1998	471	7
25.	van Persie, Robin	Holland	2012-2015	105	7
26.	Mata, Juan	Spain	2014-2022	285	7
27.	Picken, Jack	Scotland	1905-1911	122	6
28.	Turnbull, Sandy	Scotland	1906-1915	247	6
29.	Hanson, James	England	1924-1930	147	6
30.	Rowley, Harry	England	1928-1932, 1934-1937	180	6
31.	McIlroy, Sammy	Northern Ireland	1971-1982	419	6
32.	Muhren, Arnold	Holland	1982-1985	98	6
33.	Olsen, Jesper	Denmark	1984-1989	176	6
34.	Davenport, Peter	England	1986-1988	106	6
35.	Erentz, Fredrick	Scotland	1892-1902	310	5
36.	Lochhead, Arthur	Scotland	1921-1926	153	5
37.	Cape, Jack	England	1934-1937	60	5
38.	Rowley, Jack	England	1937-1955	424	5
39.	Berry, Johnny	England	1951-1958	276	5
40.	Giggs, Ryan	Wales	1991-2014	963	5
41.	Saha, Louis	France	2004-2008	124	5
42.	Spence, Joe	England	1919-1933	510	4
43.	McPherson, Frank	England	1923-1928	175	4
44.	Redwood, Hubert	England	1935-1940	93	4
45.	Beckham, David	England	1992-2003	394	4
46.	Farman, Alfred	England	1889-1895	61	3
47.	Downie, Alex	Scotland	1902-1910	191	3
48.	Bonthron, Robert	Scotland	1903-1907	134	3
49.	Halse, Harold	England	1907-1912	125	3
50.	Bryant, William	England	1934-1939	157	3
51.	Buckle, Edward	England	1945-1949	24	3
52.	Coppell, Steve	England	1974-1983	396	3
53.	Greenhoff, Jimmy	England	1976-1981	123	3
54.	Wilkins, Ray	England	1979-1984	194	3
55.	Robson, Bryan	England	1981-1994	461	3
56.	Scholes, Paul	England	1994-2011, 2012-2013	718	3
57.	Ibrahimovic, Zlatan	Sweden	2016-2017, 2017-2018	53	3
58.	Jenkyns, Ceaser	Wales	1896-1897	47	2
59.	Morgan, Hugh	Scotland	1900-1901	23	2
60.	Williams, Frederick	England	1902-1903	10	2
61.	Arkesden, Thomas	England	1902-1907	79	2
62.	West, Enoch	England	1910-1915	181	2
63.	Woodcock, Wilfred	England	1913-1920	61	2
64.	Meehan, Thomas	England	1919-1920	53	2
65.	Rennox, Clatworthy	Scotland	1924-1927	68	2
66.	Boyle, Thomas	England	1928-1930	17	2
67.	Frame, Thomas	Scotland	1932-1936	52	2
68.	Edwards, Duncan	England	1952-1958	177	2
69.	Stepney, Alex	England	1966-1978	539	2
70.	McCalliog, Jim	Scotland	1973-1974	38	2
71.	Grimes, Ashley	Republic of Ireland	1977-1983	107	2
72.	Blackmore, Clayton	Wales	1983-1993	245	2
73.	Tevez, Carlos	Argentina	2007-2009	99	2
74.	Berbatov, Dimitar	Bulgaria	2008-2012	149	2
75.	Hernandez, Javier	Mexico	2010-2015	157	2
76.	Herrera, Ander	Spain	2014-2019	189	2
77.	Donaldson, Robert	Scotland	1891-1897	155	1
78.	McNaught, James	Scotland	1893-1898	162	1
79.	Boyd, Henry	Scotland	1897-1899	62	1
80.	Duckworth, Dick	England	1903-1914	254	1
81.	Roberts, Charlie	England	1903-1913	302	1
82.	Meredith, Billy	Wales	1906-1921	335	1
83.	Anderson, George	England	1911-1918	86	1
84.	Hilditch, Clarence	England	1919-1932	322	1
85.	Hopkin, Fred	England	1919-1921	74	1
86.	Sapsford, George	England	1919-1922	53	1
87.	Radford, Charles	England	1921-1924	96	1
88.	Henderson, William	Scotland	1921-1925	36	1
89.	Goldthorpe, Ernest	England	1922-1925	30	1
90.	Inglis, William	Scotland	1925-1930	14	1
91.	Reid, Thomas	Scotland	1928-1933	101	1
92.	Hine, Ernest	England	1933-1934	53	1
93.	Bamford, Thomas	Wales	1934-1938	109	1
94.	Wrigglesworth, William	England	1937-1947	34	1
95.	Pearson, Stan	England	1937-1954	343	1
96.	Morris, Johnny	England	1946-1950	93	1
97.	Scanlon, Albert	England	1954-1961	127	1
98.	Taylor, Ernie	England	1957-1958	30	1
99.	Brennan, Shay	Republic of Ireland	1957-1970	359	1
100.	Cantwell, Noel	Republic of Ireland	1960-1967	146	1
101.	Pearson, Stuart	England	1974-1979	180	1
102.	Thomas, Mickey	Wales	1978-1981	110	1
103.	Stapleton, Frank	Republic of Ireland	1981-1987	288	1
104.	Whiteside, Norman	Northern Ireland	1981-1989	274	1
105.	Sheringham, Teddy	England	1997-2001	153	1
106.	Forlan, Diego	Uruguay	2001-2005	98	1
107.	Nani, Luis	Portugal	2007-2015	230	1
108.	Macheda, Federico	Italy	2009-2014	36	1
109.	Lingard, Jesse	England	2014-2022	232	1
110.	Blind, Daley	Holland	2014-2018	141	1
111.	Greenwood, Mason	England	2017-2024	129	1
112.	Eriksen, Christian	Denmark	2022-2025	107	1
113.	dos Santos, Antony	Brazil	2022-2025	96	1