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MANCHESTER UNITED
SINGLE SEASON GOALSCORING RECORDS
 

Explore Manchester United’s single season goalscoring records, highlighting the club’s most prolific scorers from the days of Newton Heath through to the modern Premier League era. This page showcases the highest goal tallies achieved in a single campaign, both in league competition and across all competitions. Discover legendary scoring feats from iconic players including Denis Law, George Best, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Wayne Rooney, and see how their record-breaking seasons compare across generations. A definitive resource for fans, statisticians, and historians analysing Manchester United’s greatest goalscoring seasons.
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Single Season League Goals Overall Total Season Goals
Rank Portrait Player Name Apps Goals Season   Rank Portrait Player Name Apps Goals Season
1st Dennis Viollet Dennis Viollet 36 32 1959/1960 1st Denis Law Denis Law 42 46 1963/1964
2nd Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo 34 31 2007/2008 2nd Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud Van Nistelrooy 52 44 2002/2003
3rd Denis Law Denis Law 30 30 1963/1964 3rd Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo 49 42 2007/2008
4th Jack Rowley Jack Rowley* 40 30 (42) 1951/1952 4th Denis Law Denis Law 52 39 1964/1965
5th Bobby Charlton Bobby Charlton 38 29 1958/1959 5th Ruud van Nistelrooy Ruud Van Nistelrooy 49 36 2001/2002
6th George Best George Best 41 28 1967/1968 6th Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney 43 34 2011/2012
7th Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney 34 27 2011/2012 7th Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney 44 34 2009/2010
8th Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney 32 26 2009/2010 8th Tommy Taylor Tommy Taylor 45 34 1956/1957
9th Jack Rowley Jack Rowley* 37 26 1946/1947 9th David Herd David Herd 52 33 1965/1966
10th Robin van Persie Robin van Persie 38 26 2012/2013 10th William Whelan William Whelan 54 33 1956/1957

* 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 friendlies.
 

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