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Manchester United’s highest appearance makers of all-time

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Manchester United have had some fantastic servants in the past.

Four of Manchester United’s top six all-time highest appearance makers came in the Sir Alex Ferguson era and went on to become club legends under the great manager.

Longevity at a club seems to be a rarity these days. However, the ones that do remain have often racked up a hefty amount of appearances at Old Trafford which has led to a mass amount of trophies in years gone by.

So, with this – let’s take a look at Manchester United’s top 20 all-time appearance makers.

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Manchester United’s Top 20 highest appearance makers of all-time

Manchester United’s all-time appearance makers

  1. Ryan Giggs

    963

  2. Sir Bobby Charlton

    758

  3. Paul Scholes

    718

  4. William Foulkes

    688

  5. Gary Neville

    602

  6. Wayne Rooney

    559

  7. David de Gea

    544

  8. Alex Stepney

    539

  9. Tony Dunne

    535

  10. Denis Irwin

    529

  11. Joe Spence

    510

  12. Arthur Albiston

    485

  13. Roy Keane

    480

  14. Brian McClair

    471

  15. George Best

    470

  16. Mark Hughes

    467

  17. Michael Carrick

    464

  18. Bryan Robson

    461

  19. Martin Buchan

    456

  20. Rio Ferdinand

    455

Sir Alex Ferguson’s key men contributed to his haul of 13 Premier League titles as a manager. And that was just the start.

Some came through the academy, like Giggs, Neville and Scholes, while others were signings, like Keane, Ferdinand, and Rooney.

Rooney used appearances very productively, becoming United’s highest-ever goalscorer.