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Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1878Ground Old TraffordSeasons held 35
Source OpenFootballUpdated Founded 1878Ground Old TraffordSeasons held 35
Season statistics: Wikipedia. The archive holds no team sheets for 1997/98, so these are Manchester United's league figures according to the club-season article on English Wikipedia, in the article's order. Players link to their page where the archive holds them, matched through Wikidata.
| Player | Pos. | Apps | Starts | Sub | Goals | All apps | All goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Schmeichel | GK | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Gary Neville | DF | 34 | 34 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 45 |
| 0 |
| Denis Irwin | DF | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 4 |
|---|
| David May | DF | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
|---|
| Ronny Johnsen | DF | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 4 |
|---|
| Gary Pallister | DF | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
|---|
| David Beckham | MF | 37 | 34 | 3 | 9 | 50 | 11 |
|---|
| Nicky Butt | MF | 33 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 |
|---|
| Andy Cole | FW | 33 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 25 |
|---|
| Teddy Sheringham | FW | 31 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 14 |
|---|
| Ryan Giggs | MF | 29 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 9 |
|---|
| Phil Neville | DF | 30 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 1 |
|---|
| Brian McClair | MF | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
|---|
| Jordi Cruyff | MF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|
| Karel Poborský | MF | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
|---|
| Roy Keane (c) | MF | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
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| Raimond van der Gouw | GK | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
|---|
| Paul Scholes | MF | 31 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 10 |
|---|
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | FW | 22 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 9 |
|---|
| Henning Berg | DF | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 2 |
|---|
| Erik Nevland | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| Ben Thornley | MF | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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| John O'Kane | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Kevin Pilkington | GK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|
| Chris Casper | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Terry Cooke | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|
| Philip Mulryne | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Michael Appleton | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Ronnie Wallwork | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| John Curtis | DF | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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| Michael Clegg | DF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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| Nick Culkin | GK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Michael Twiss | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Wes Brown | DF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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| Alex Notman | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Jonathan Greening | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Danny Higginbotham | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
|---|
| Total | 494 | 68 |
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Manchester United scored 73 league goals that season by the archive's results. A dash means the article gives no figure, not zero.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1997–98 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1370139145, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.
| Player | Years | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayden Heaven | from 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Amad Diallo | from 2021 | Not held | Not held |
| Hannibal Mejbri | from 2021 | Not held | Not held |
| Daniel James | from 2019 | Not held | Not held |
| Casemiro | 2022–2026 | 111 | 15 |
| Jadon Sancho | 2021–2026 | 58 | 9 |
| Alejandro Garnacho | 2022–2025 | 93 | 16 |
| Victor Lindelöf | 2017–2025 | 194 | 4 |
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | 2019–2024 | 130 | 2 |
| Martin Dúbravka | 2022–2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Elanga | 2021–2023 | 39 | 3 |
| Dean Henderson | 2015–2023 | 13 | 0 |
| Angel Gomes | 2017–2020 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Johnstone | 2011–2018 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Carrick | 2006–2018 | 316 | 17 |
| Michael Keane | 2011–2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Fletcher | 2003–2015 | 223 | 18 |
| Danny Welbeck | 2008–2014 | 92 | 20 |
| Ole Gunnar Solskjær | 1996–2007 | 235 | 91 |
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | 2001–2006 | 150 | 95 |
| Steve Bruce | 1987–1996 | 309 | 36 |
| George Graham | 1972–1974 | 43 | 2 |
Not limited to the season above, and not the club's full list: only people who appear elsewhere in this archive are listed. Years and figures are the spells' own, across all competitions, as Wikidata records them.
| Date | Player | From | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1997 | Erik Nevland | Viking | Transfer |
| 11 Aug 1997 | Henning Berg |   Blackburn Rovers | Transfer |
| 24 Mar 1998 | Jonathan Greening | York City | Transfer |
| Date | Player | To | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 1997 | Gareth Macklin |   Newcastle United | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 1997 | Gary Bickerton | Released | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 1997 | Jamie Byers | Released | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 1997 | Christopher Calderone | Released | Transfer |
| 6 Jul 1997 | Jonathan Phillips | Released | Transfer |
| 22 Jul 1997 | Jon Macken | Preston North End | Transfer |
| 28 Jul 1997 | Pat McGibbon |   Wigan Athletic | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Simon Davies |   Luton Town | Transfer |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Graeme Tomlinson |   AFC Bournemouth | Loan |
| 1 Aug 1997 | Robert Trees | Stalybridge Celtic | Loan |
| 8 Aug 1997 | Michael Appleton | Preston North End | Transfer |
| 5 Sept 1997 | Chris Casper |   Swindon Town | Loan |
| 26 Sept 1997 | Stephen Newham |   Middlesbrough | Transfer |
| 20 Oct 1997 | Paul Gibson | Mansfield Town | Loan |
| 30 Oct 1997 | John O'Kane |   Bradford City | Loan |
| 17 Dec 1997 | Paul Teather | AFC Bournemouth | Loan |
| 19 Dec 1997 | Ronnie Wallwork | Carlisle United | Loan |
| 30 Dec 1997 | Karel Poborský | Benfica | Transfer |
| 31 Dec 1997 | Neil Mustoe | Wigan Athletic | Transfer |
| 9 Jan 1998 | Grant Brebner | Cambridge United | Loan |
| 9 Jan 1998 | Andy Duncan | Cambridge United | Loan |
| 29 Jan 1998 | John O'Kane |   Everton | Transfer |
| 23 Feb 1998 | Mark Wilson | Wrexham | Loan |
| 26 Feb 1998 | Grant Brebner | Hibernian | Loan |
| 18 Mar 1998 | Ronnie Wallwork | Stockport County | Loan |
| 26 Mar 1998 | David Brown |   Hull City | Loan |
| 26 Mar 1998 | Graeme Tomlinson | Millwall | Loan |
| 31 Mar 1998 | Kevin Pilkington | Celtic | Loan |
| 1 Apr 1998 | Andy Duncan | Cambridge United | Transfer |
| 15 Apr 1998 | Erik Nevland | Viking | Loan |
| 12 Jun 1998 | Grant Brebner |   Reading | Transfer |
| 14 Jun 1998 | Robert Trees | Bristol Rovers | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Stuart Brightwell | Hartlepool United | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | David Brown | Hull City | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Brian McClair | Motherwell | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Ross Millard | Northwich Victoria | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Gavin Naylor | Middlesbrough | Transfer |
| 30 Jun 1998 | Kevin Pilkington | Port Vale | Transfer |
According to Wikipedia: the transfer tables of the club-season article. Fees are held but not shown.
Includes data from Wikipedia (“1997–98 Manchester United F.C. season”, revision 1370139145, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.