Who are Manchester United’s all-time record goalscorers?
United have been blessed with some of the greatest strikers to ever play the beautiful game. From Wayne Rooney to Denis Law – the Red Devils have had some players who were simply born to score goals.
With so many great players, it’s hard to keep track of which players have scored the most goals. Thankfully, we’ve collated a list of the most prolific goalscorers in the club’s history.

United’s record goalscorers features many big names from the past, and several well known players from the modern era, including Cristiano Ronaldo.
Manchester United’s all time leading goalscorers
- Wayne Rooney
253
- Sir Bobby Charlton
249
- Denis Law
237
- Jack Rowley
211
- Dennis Viollet
179
- George Best
179
- Joe Spence
168
- Ryan Giggs
168
- Mark Hughes
163
- Paul Scholes
155
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
150
- Stan Pearson
148
- David Herd
145
- Cristiano Ronaldo
145
- Marcus Rashford
138
- Tommy Taylor
131
- Brian McClair
127
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
126
- Andy Cole
121

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