George Best
Belfast
George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional football player, best known for his years with Manchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his annus mirabilis, he won the European Cup with Manchester United, and was named the European Footballer of the Year.

Mark Bosnich
Australia
Mark Bosnich (born 13 January 1972 in Fairfield, New South Wales) is a retired Australian football (soccer) player and football pundit. He represented Australia 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.

Michael Owen
Chester
Michael James Owen (born 14 December 1979 in Chester) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United. The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997. In his first full season in the Premier League he finished as joint top scorer.

Roy Keane
Republic of Ireland
Roy Maurice Keane (born 10 August 1971) is a former Irish footballer and the manager of English Championship club Ipswich Town. In his 18-year playing career, he played for Cobh Ramblers in the League of Ireland, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United (both in England), before ending his career with a brief spell at Celtic in Scotland.

Ruud van Nistelrooy
Oss
Rutgerus Johannes Martinus van Nistelrooĳ (born 1 July 1976), better known as Ruud van Nistelrooy, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hamburg in the German Bundesliga. He is the second-highest goalscorer in Champions League history with 60 goals. He is a three-time Champions League top scorer, as well as a top scorer in three different European domestic leagues.

Ryan Giggs
Wales
Ryan Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who has played for Manchester United for his entire professional career. He established himself as a left-winger during the 1990s and continued in this position well into the 2000s, but he has been increasingly used in a deeper playmaking role in his later years. Giggs holds a host of football records, including that of being the most decorated player in English football history.

Eamon Dunphy
Republic of Ireland
Eamon Martin Dunphy is an Irish media personality, radio and television presenter, author, sports pundit, as well as a former professional football player. He is best known as a soccer analyst on RTÉ's coverage of the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League. He has been impersonated and lampooned by several Irish comedy shows including Scrap Saturday and Après Match.

Tim Howard
North Brunswick Township, New Jersey
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Everton and the United States national team. Howard started his career with the North Jersey Imperials before making a move to the MetroStars. His appearances soon attracted the attention of Manchester United, who signed him in 2003. He enjoyed relative success with them as he won the 2003 FA Community Shield, the 2003-04 FA Cup and the 2005-06 League Cup.

Nicky Butt
Manchester
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt (born 21 January 1975) is an English former footballer who played primarily as a defensive midfielder. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06. He is also a former England international; he won 39 caps in a seven-year England career.

Gordon Strachan
Edinburgh
Gordon David Strachan OBE (born 9 February 1957) is a Scottish football manager and former player, manager of Championship club Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and finally Coventry City. He also won 50 international caps for Scotland and is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame. Strachan was an aggressive, skilful, right-sided midfield player.

Laurie Cunningham
England
Laurence Paul "Laurie" Cunningham (8 March 1956 – 15 July 1989) was an England international footballer. When he joined Real Madrid, he became the first English player in the club's history. He was also the first black player to represent England at any level (under 21), and the first to represent the full England side in a competitive match.

Dong Fangzhuo
People's Republic of China
Dong Fangzhuo is a Chinese-Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Portimonense.

Steve Bruce
Corbridge
Stephen Roger "Steve" Bruce (born 31 December 1960) is an English football manager and former player. Born in Corbridge, Northumberland, he was a promising schoolboy footballer but was rejected by a number of professional clubs. He was on the verge of quitting the game altogether when he was offered a trial with Gillingham. Bruce was offered an apprenticeship and went on to play more than 200 games for the club before joining Norwich City in 1984.

Neil Webb
England
Neil John Webb (born 30 July 1963 in Reading, Berkshire) is an English television pundit and former football player.

Jim Holton
Lesmahagow
James Alan "Jim" Holton (11 April 1951 – 5 October 1993) was a Scottish football player. Born in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Holton began his playing career with West Bromwich Albion in 1968, but left three years later without having played a first-team game. He spent a season at Shrewsbury Town before making the big move to Manchester United. He played in their Second Division championship winning side in 1975 but was sold to Sunderland a year later.

Denis Law
Aberdeen
Denis Law (born 24 February 1940) is a retired Scottish football player, who enjoyed a long and successful career as a striker from the 1950s to the 1970s. Law's career as a football player began at Second Division Huddersfield Town in 1956. After four years at Huddersfield, Manchester City signed him for a transfer fee of £55,000, setting a new British record.

Rafael Pereira da Silva (footballer born 1990)
Rio de Janeiro
Rafael Pereira da Silva (born 9 July 1990), commonly known as Rafael or Rafael da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Manchester United. He normally plays as a defender in a right back position, but can also play on the right side of midfield. He is the twin brother of Fábio, who also plays for Manchester United.

Phil Marsh
England
Philip "Phil" Marsh is an English footballer who plays for Stalybridge Celtic.

David Platt (footballer)
Lancashire
David Andrew Platt is a retired English footballer, who played as a midfielder. David Platt began his career as an apprentice at Manchester United F.C.. Platt later moved to Crewe Alexandra F.C. where he began building a reputation as a goal scoring midfield player. In 1988, aged 22, he signed for Aston Villa where he continued his scoring rates. In 1989 he gained the attention of Sir Bobby Robson, the then England manager and made his debut.

Karel Poborský
Czechoslovakia
Karel Poborský (born March 30, 1972 in Třeboň) is a former Czech footballer. A right winger, Poborský is the all-time leader in appearances for the Czech national team, and was most noted for his technical ability.

Jaap Stam
Kampen (Overijssel)
Jakob "Jaap" Stam (born 17 July 1972 in Kampen) is a retired Dutch football player who was twice voted best defender in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League. He currently works on the non-playing staff at FC Zwolle.

Jack Smith (footballer born 1915)
John "Jack" Smith (7 February 1915 - 21 April 1975) was an English footballer.

Louis Saha
Paris
Louis Laurent Saha (born 8 August 1978 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays as a forward for Everton in the Premier League and the France national team. A former scholar at the Clairefontaine football academy, he started his career at Metz before playing on loan at Newcastle United. Before the start of the 2000–01 season, Saha moved to Fulham where he established himself as first choice striker, helping them to gain promotion to the Premier League in his first season with them.

Diego Forlán
Montevideo
Diego Forlán Corazo (born 19 May 1979 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Uruguayan national team, as a striker. He is a two-time winner of both the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe, and also received the Golden Ball as the best player at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

David Wilson (footballer born 1969)
Lancashire
David Graham Wilson (born 20 March 1969) is an English former footballer and football manager, who was last the manager of Ljungskile in the Swedish Superettan, the second level of football in Sweden. As a player, he played as a centre midfielder for several English clubs, including Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and Bristol Rovers, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, before moving to Scandinavia, playing for various clubs in Finland and Sweden.

Paul McGrath (footballer)
Paul McGrath (born 4 December 1959) is a retired Irish footballer, who played as a central defender. In a career greatly hampered by physical and off-the-field problems, he played 14 professional seasons with Aston Villa and Manchester United (seven apiece). The vast majority of his career league appearances were made in the claret and blue of Aston Villa, however. A tough tackler, he often defied medical knowledge, due to the conditioning of his knees.

John Curtis (footballer born 1978)
Nuneaton
John Charles Keyworth Curtis is an English footballer. He is a versatile defender who can play anywhere along the back four or even as a defensive midfielder. He currently plays in Australia for Gold Coast United.

Matthew Williams (footballer)
Wales
Matthew Williams is a Welsh footballer, currently playing as a striker for Welsh Premier League side The New Saints.

John O'Shea
Waterford
John Francis O'Shea (born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional footballer, who currently plays for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team. Born in Waterford, O'Shea moved to Manchester when he was 17 and is considered by many as one of the most versatile players in the Premier League. He has played in every position for Manchester United, including a brief spell as an emergency goalkeeper in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.

David Johnson (footballer born 1976)
Jamaica
David Anthony Johnson is a retired footballer. He is now working behind the scenes at Nottingham Forest. In March 2007 he signed for Conference North side Hucknall Town. In the summer of 2007 he was forced to quit all football due to injury.

Sam Hewson
Sam Hewson (born 28 November 1988) is an English footballer who plays for Altrincham after being released by Manchester United in July 2010. His regular position is as a central midfielder.

Wes Brown
Longsight
Wesley Michael "Wes" Brown (born 13 October 1979) is an English football player who plays as a defender for Manchester United. He regularly plays in the right-back and centre-back positions. Having joined the youth team in 1996, Brown has spent his entire career at Manchester United. He made his senior debut in 1998 and became a regular first team player in the 1998–1999 season, in which he was part of the club's Treble winning team.

Albert Scanlon
Lancashire
Albert Joseph Scanlon (10 October 1935 – 22 December 2009) was an English football player. He began his career with Manchester United and was one of the "Busby Babes" who survived the Munich air disaster of 1958. Although he sustained severe injuries, he recovered and continued to play league football for Newcastle United, Lincoln City and Mansfield Town. He then went on to play non-league football until his retirement.

Michael Barnes (footballer)
Michael Thomas Barnes (born 24 June 1988) is an English footballer currently playing for non-league side AFC Fylde. His regular position is on the left wing.

Sammy McIlroy
Belfast
Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United. After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Ireland national team, gaining most success with Macclesfield Town. He is currently the manager of Football League Two side Morecambe.

Mark Jones (footballer)
South Yorkshire
Mark Jones (15 June 1933 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of eight Manchester United players to lose their lives in the Munich air disaster. Born in Wombwell, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1933, he was the club's first-choice centre half for much of the 1950s and collected two League Championship winner's medals.

David Pegg
Doncaster
David Pegg (20 September 1935 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He signed for United on leaving school in 1950 and made his first team debut in the Football League First Division against Middlesbrough on 6 December 1952, aged 17.

Geoff Bent
Salford, Greater Manchester
Geoffrey "Geoff" Bent (27 September 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster.

Tom Heaton
Chester
Thomas David "Tom" Heaton (born 15 April 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City.

Andy Goram
Bury
Andrew Lewis Goram is a former Scotland international association football goalkeeper. He started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the moniker "The Goalie". In a 2001 poll of Rangers fans, Goram was voted Rangers' greatest ever goalkeeper. After his time with Rangers, he played for many clubs, most notably at Motherwell and a brief loan spell at Manchester United.

Gabriel Heinze
Argentina
Gabriel Iván Heinze is an Argentine football defender who plays professionally for French club Marseille and internationally for Argentina. He is known as Gringo in Argentina.

Phil Bardsley
Salford, Greater Manchester
Phillip Anthony "Phil" Bardsley is a professional footballer who currently plays as a right back for Premier League club Sunderland and the Scotland national football team. Born in England, Bardsley qualifies for Scotland through his father, who was born in Glasgow.

Jovan Kirovski
California
Jovan Kirovski (born March 18, 1976 in Escondido, California) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer.

Paul Edwards (footballer born 1947)
Paul Francis Edwards (born 7 October 1947) is an English ex-footballer who played as a defender for three clubs in the north-west of England: Manchester United, Oldham Athletic and Stockport County. Born in Crompton, Lancashire, Edwards began his football career with Manchester United, signing his first amateur contract with them on 14 August 1963.

Lee Martin (footballer born February 1968)
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Lee Andrew Martin (born 5 February 1968 in Hyde, Greater Manchester) is an English former football left back. He played with Manchester United, Celtic and Bristol Rovers, among others. He represented his country at under 21 level.

Clive Griffiths (footballer)
Pontypridd
Clive Griffiths (born 22 January 1955) is a retired Welsh footballer. Griffiths was born in Pontypridd. He played for Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Tranmere Rovers. He also played in the NASL between 1975 and 1980 for the Chicago Sting and Tulsa Roughnecks and for the Chicago Horizon and Kansas City Comets of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1983, Griffiths fought cancer, continuing to play despite receiving chemotherapy.

Nikola Jovanović
Cetinje
Nikola "Nikki" Jovanović is a retired Montenegrin footballer. He made history when he became the first Yugoslav footballer to play for leading English league side Manchester United, where he made 21 Football League appearances in the early 1980s after being signed by manager Dave Sexton.

Michael Stewart (footballer)
Edinburgh
Michael James Stewart (born 26 February 1981) is a Scottish footballer who currently plays for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği. He is notable for beginning his career with Manchester United and having played for both of the Edinburgh derby rivals Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian. Stewart has also been capped by the Scotland national football team.

Andy Duncan (footballer)
Andy Duncan is an English footballer who plays as a central defender. He stands at 180cm (5'11"). He started his football career at Manchester United, but made no appearances and was loaned to Cambridge United on 9 January 1998. The loan was turned into a permanent move in April 1998 for a fee of £20,000. By the end of the 2006/07 season, Duncan had made 328 appearances for United, scoring 11 times. In May 2007 he was released on a free transfer by the club.

Pat Dunne
Republic of Ireland
Patrick "Pat" Dunne (born 9 February 1943 in Dublin) is a former Irish professional football goalkeeper. He played internationally for the Republic of Ireland and professionally in both Ireland and England. Dunne played in Dublin with Stella Maris Football Club in Drumcondra before playing in England for Everton before returning to Ireland with Shamrock Rovers, making his debut, along with Jackie Mooney against Shelbourne F.C. at Dalymount Park on 22 August 1962.

Tony Dunne
Anthony Peter Dunne (born 24 July 1941 in Dublin), Irish football player who regularly appeared at left-back. He had 33 caps for the Republic of Ireland, playing for the national team in 1962–1975. He was Irish Footballer of the Year in 1969. Dunne played for the famous Nursery Stella Maris Football Club as a schoolboy Shelbourne from 1958–1960. Having helped Shels win the FAI Youth Cup in 1959, he won the FAI Cup with them the following year, beating Cork Hibernians 2–0 in the final.

Gordon McQueen
Kilbirnie
Gordon McQueen is a former Scottish football player, who played as a central defender for Leeds United, Manchester United and Scotland.

Brian McClair
Bellshill
Brian John McClair is a former Scottish international football player who played as a forward, notable for his near eleven-year spell at Manchester United, as well as important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell. He was nicknamed "Choccy", as his last name rhymed with the delicacy "Chocolate Eclair". McClair is currently Manchester United's youth academy director.

Mikaël Silvestre
Chambray-lès-Tours
Mikaël Samy Silvestre (born 9 August 1977) is a French football defender who currently plays for Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga. He has also played for the French national team. Silvestre is adept as both a centre-back and a left full-back, though he has stated that he prefers playing in the centre.

Paul Ince
Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince is an English football manager and a former professional player. He has managed Blackburn Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons (twice) and Macclesfield Town. As a player he won numerous honours with Manchester United, became the first black player to captain the England team and was also the first black Briton to manage a team in the highest tier of English football.

Matty Mainwaring
City of Salford
Matthew Thomas "Matty" Mainwaring is an English born Irish football player. He plays for Stockport County.

Aidan Murphy
Manchester
Aidan Murphy (born 17 September 1967 in Manchester, England) is a former English professional football player. He is now a youth soccer coach in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Murphy, a midfielder, was a Manchester United junior and turned professional with the Old Trafford club in the summer of 1984. In October 1986 he spent a month on loan with Lincoln City, making his league debut in the 4-1 home defeat to Hartlepool United on October 5, 1986.

Danny Pugh
Daniel Adam "Danny" Pugh is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder or defender for Stoke City.

Steve Carter (footballer born 1972)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Stephen George "Steve" Carter (born 13 April 1972) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Scarborough. Born in Sunderland, Carter began his football career with Manchester United, signing a trainee contract as a 16-year-old in July 1988. However, he was released the next month in order to join Scarborough. He spent two years in the Scarborough youth team, before making his first team debut in 1990.

John Thorrington
South Africa
John Thorrington (born 17 October 1979 in Johannesburg) is a South African-born American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Warren Bradley (footballer)
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Warren Bradley (20 June 1933 – 6 June 2007) was an English footballer, who played for Manchester United and England. Bradley was born in Hyde, Greater Manchester and educated at Hyde Grammar School, where he played for Bolton Wanderers youth and B teams for eight years. He then attended Hatfield College at the University of Durham, and appeared for Durham City before joining Northern League side Bishop Auckland, one of the leading amateur clubs in the country, in 1955.

Michael Twiss
Salford, Greater Manchester
Michael John Twiss (born 26 December 1977) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Altrincham.

Mike Pollitt
Farnworth
Michael Francis "Mike" Pollitt (born 29 February 1972) is an English footballer, who currently plays for Wigan Athletic as a goalkeeper.

Brian Kidd
Manchester
Brian Kidd is an English football coach and former player, who works as the Assistant Manager at Manchester City. He was assistant manager to Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in the 1990s. He was also a member of the Manchester United team which won the European Cup in 1968.

Bojan Djordjic
Belgrade
Bojan Djordjic, is a Swedish football player of ethnic Serbian descent. He currently plays for Hungarian side Videoton. He is regularly employed by television networks as a football pundit.

Giuseppe Rossi
United States
Giuseppe Rossi (born 1 February 1987) is an American-born Italian footballer who plays for Spanish club Villarreal and the Italian national team as a second striker. He is Italian American and has dual Italian and American citizenship.

Kieran Richardson
Greenwich
Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984) is an English footballer currently playing for Sunderland. He is a left-sided midfielder who is also comfortable playing in central midfield. He has also played at left back on occasion. He often captained Sunderland when former captain Dean Whitehead did not start the match.

Lou Macari
Largs
Luigi "Lou" Macari is a Scottish former footballer and football manager of Italian descent.

Les Sealey
Bethnal Green
Leslie Jesse "Les" Sealey (29 September 1957 – 19 August 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, amongst others, Coventry City, Luton Town, Manchester United, Aston Villa and West Ham United. He was a nephew of Alan Sealey.

Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Cambridge
Sylvan Agustus Ebanks-Blake (born 29 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers as a striker.

Eddie Johnson (English footballer)
Chester
Edward William "Eddie" Johnson (born 20 September 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Austin Aztex in the USSF Division 2 Professional League. He is a midfielder but has also played as a striker. Born in Chester, Johnson began his career with Crewe Alexandra and Manchester United's academies.

Michael Tonge
Michael William Eric Tonge (born 7 April 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Stoke City. Born in Manchester and raised in Astley, Tonge began his football career at Manchester United but moved to Sheffield United at the age of 16 after being released by the Premier League club. He now plays for Stoke City.

James Robinson (footballer born 1899)
Belfast
James Wilson Robinson (8 January 1898 - unknown) was a Northern Irish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Belfast. He played for Belfast Junior Football, Manchester United, and Tranmere Rovers.

David May (footballer)
David May (born 24 June 1970) is a retired English footballer. He was primarily a centre back, but was sometimes deployed as right back.

Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1882)
Collyhurst
Richard Hargreaves "Dick" Duckworth (born 14 September 1882 in Manchester) was an English football player. He played as a wing half. Duckworth came up through the Manchester United youth system and played his first senior level game for the club on 19 December 1903 against Gainsborough Trinity. He helped club win the 1908 league championship and the 1909 FA Cup, and scored 11 goals in 254 appearances for the club.

Dick Duckworth (footballer born 1906)
Richard 'Dick' Duckworth (6 June 1906 – 9 April 1983) was an English footballer and manager.

Jimmy Davis (footballer)
Bromsgrove
James Roger William "Jimmy" Davis (6 February 1982 – 9 August 2003) was a footballer who played for Manchester United, Swindon Town and Watford, as well as the England youth teams, who was killed in a car crash on the M40 in Oxfordshire on 9 August 2003, aged 21, when twice over the drink-drive limit.

Mads Timm
Denmark
Mads Timm (born 31 October 1984) is a former Danish footballer, who last played as a forward for Lyngby.

Gary Bailey
Gary Richard Bailey (born 9 August 1958 in Ipswich) is a former footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. He was capped twice for England. He is the son of former Ipswich Town goalkeeper Roy Bailey.

Mike Duxbury
Accrington
Michael "Mike" Duxbury (born 1 September 1959) is a former footballer who won 10 caps for England. At club level, he played in the Football League for Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers and Bradford City, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for Golden. Born in Accrington, Lancashire, Duxbury began his career as a right back with Everton, but he signed for Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1975. He signed trainee forms in July 1976, and then went professional three months later.

Michael Rose (footballer)
Michael Charles Rose (born 28 July 1982) is an English footballer who plays for Swindon Town. He previously played in the Football League for Stockport County, Yeovil Town, Cheltenham Town and Scunthorpe United.

Michael Clegg
Ashton-under-Lyne
Michael Jaime Clegg (born 3 July 1977) is an English former football defender who played in the Premier League for Manchester United and in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Wigan Athletic and Oldham Athletic. He currently works as the strength and conditioning coach of Sunderland A.F.C. Clegg, born in Ashton-under-Lyne, began his football career as a trainee with Manchester United and was part of the 1995 FA Youth Cup-winning side.

Massimo Taibi
Italy
Massimo Taibi (born 18 February 1970 in Palermo) is a retired Italian football goalkeeper, who played for several clubs, mostly in Italy's Serie A, B, and C1.

Don Givens
Daniel Joseph "Don" Givens is a football player and coach, and former Republic of Ireland U21 team manager. He was part of the FAI's three man selection committee in helping to select the new Ireland manager.

Albert Quixall
Sheffield
Albert Quixall, was an English football player who played as an inside-forward. Quixall started his career with Sheffield Wednesday, signing as an amateur in 1948 and turning professional in 1950. He made his debut in February 1951 as a 17-year old centre forward and went on to play almost 250 League games, scoring 66 League and Cup goals with the Owls. He was in his prime with Sheffield Wednesday, and gained much media attention, becoming the Golden Boy of British football.

Remi Moses
Remi Mark Moses is a former English football player whose main position was as a defensive midfielder. In 1981, Moses was transferred from West Bromwich Albion to Manchester United for £500,000. He had been a crucial player in an Albion side that had qualified for the UEFA Cup three times in four seasons with top-four finishes. He made his United debut on 12 September 1981 against Swansea City.

John Connelly
John Michael Connelly is an English former footballer. He played as an outside forward and was capped 20 times for his country.

Danny Wallace (footballer)
Greenwich
David Lloyd "Danny" Wallace (born 21 January 1964) is an English former footballer who played for Southampton, Manchester United, Millwall, Birmingham City and Wycombe Wanderers. He won one full cap for England. His football career was ended prematurely by the effects of multiple sclerosis.

Gerry Daly
Gerard Anthony Daly (born 30 April 1954 in Cabra, Dublin) was an Irish football player. Daly started his football career in Drumcondra with the famous schoolboy nursery Stella Maris. His first senior club was Bohemians, for whom he scored in the UEFA Cup away to Köln in September 1972. He transferred to Manchester United in 1973 as a midfielder, eventually forming an effective partnership with winger Gordon Hill, before leaving the club for Derby County in 1977.

David Ryan (footballer)
David Peter Ryan (born 5 January 1957) is an English former footballer.

Arnie Sidebottom
Barnsley
Arnold "Arnie" Sidebottom is a former footballer and cricketer who played cricket for Yorkshire and played one Test match for England.

Oscar Linkson
New Barnet
Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson (16 March 1888 – 8 August 1916) was an English football player.

Arnold Mühren
Volendam
Arnold Johannes Hyacinthus Mühren is a Dutch football manager and former midfielder. His older brother Gerrie, also a midfield player, won three European Cup titles with Ajax in the early 1970s. Mühren is among the few players to have won all three major UEFA-organised club competitions, the European Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the UEFA Cup. The last of which was won with Ipswich Town, while the other titles were all won while playing for Ajax.

Ian Storey-Moore
Ian Storey-Moore (born 17 January 1945 in Ipswich) is an English former football player, and was, most recently, chief scout at Aston Villa, having been added to Martin O'Neill's backroom staff in September 2006. He left this role when Martin O'Neill resigned as Aston Villa manager Storey-Moore was playing in Scunthorpe when he was discovered by a Nottingham Forest scout. Later in life, he also became a scout for Forest.

George Wall
The Boldons
George Wall (20 February 1885 – 1962) was an English football player. Born in Boldon Colliery, County Durham, Wall started his career with Boldon Royal Rovers, and played for Whitburn and Jarrow before joining Barnsley in 1903. In almost three years with Barnsley, Wall scored 24 league goals at a rate of almost one goal in every three games. In 1906, he transferred to Manchester United, who helped win the 1908 and 1911 league titles, as well as the 1909 FA Cup.

Phil Chisnall
Joseph Philip "Phil" Chisnall (born 27 October 1942 in Manchester) is an English former footballer. He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. He scored 10 goals in 35 games, and helped the club win the 1963 FA Cup. In 1964, he was transferred to Liverpool, and as of 2010 remains the last player to be transferred directly between the two rivals. At Liverpool he only managed nine appearances and two goals, before moving on to Southend United in 1967.

David McCreery
David McCreery is a Northern Irish former footballer. He mostly played in midfield, but was very versatile, and during his career played in every position bar goalkeeper. McCreery made 67 appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, and played in the World Cup finals of 1982 Spain and 1986 Mexico. David was named in the All Star Select XI at the World Cup 1982 for his continuous high quality performances.

Chris McGrath (footballer)
Christopher Roland "Chris" McGrath is a former footballer. He played as a winger for Tottenham Hotspur, Millwall, Manchester United and Tulsa Roughnecks, and as an international for Northern Ireland.

Colin Gibson
Bridport
Colin John Gibson (born 6 April 1960) is an English former football player. He was an attacking left back who could also play in midfield. In a 17-year career, he scored 25 goals in 362 appearances in the Football League.

Colin Heath
Derbyshire
Colin Heath (born 31 December 1983) is an English former footballer who played as a striker or attacking midfielder in the Football League for Cambridge United, Swindon Town, Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town and in the Belgian First Division for Royal Antwerp.

Jonathan Greening
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Jonathan Greening (born 2 January 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Fulham as a midfielder. He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final. However, he failed to make a breakthrough in the Manchester United first team and followed United assistant manager Steve McClaren to Middlesbrough in 2001.

John Cunliffe (footballer born 1984)
John Cunliffe (born 8 August 1984) is an English professional footballer.

Peter Sutcliffe (footballer)
Peter David Sutcliffe (born 25 January 1957) is a former English footballer.

Billy Boyd (footballer)
Cambuslang
William Gillespie "Billy" Boyd (27 November 1905 – 14 December 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer, whose regular position was at centre-forward. He is most notable for playing at Clyde, where he won his two Scotland caps, and Sheffield United, for whom he scored 30 goals in 42 appearances.

Mark Higgins (footballer)
Derbyshire
Mark Nicholas Higgins (born 29 September 1958) is an English former footballer who played at centre back for Everton, Manchester United, Bury and Stoke City.

Owen Williams (footballer)
Owen Williams was an English football player most notable for his career with Clapton Orient and Middlesbrough. He also played twice for the England national football team.

John O'Kane
Nottingham
John Andrew O'Kane (born 15 November 1974 in Nottingham) is an English former professional footballer who last played for Hyde United. He began his professional career at Manchester United in 1993 as an 18-year-old, but played just two competitive games for the club before signing for Everton in January 1998.

Jon Macken
Jonathan Paul "Jon" Macken is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker and currently plays for League One Walsall. He has one international cap for the Republic of Ireland.

Arthur Gómez
Banjul
Arthur Gómez (born February 12, 1984 in Banjul) is a former Gambian football striker.

Alan McDermott
Alan McDermott (born 22 January 1982 in Dublin) is a retired Irish footballer who last played with Kildare County in the League of Ireland First Division. An ex-Manchester United trainee, McDermott joined Hamilton Academicals in March 2003. He went on to have spells with Shelbourne and Newry, before signing for Kildare County towards the end of 2005.

Alan McLoughlin
Alan Francis McLoughlin is a former Irish coach, and former professional footballer, playing as a midfielder.

Alex Bruce
Norwich
Alex Stephen Bruce (born 28 September 1984) is a footballer who plays for Leeds United. A central defender who can also play in midfield, he is the son of Sunderland manager and former Manchester United defender Steve Bruce. Born in England, Bruce has played for the Republic of Ireland at international level.

Barry Fry
Bedford
Barry Francis Fry is an English football manager. A former Manchester United apprentice as a winger, his playing career involved brief spells with Bolton Wanderers, Luton Town and Leyton Orient, before he retired prematurely due to injury. He has managed Dunstable Town, Bedford Town, Maidstone United, Southend United, Barnet, Birmingham City and, most recently, Peterborough United. Fry is currently director of football at Peterborough.

Caesar Jenkyns
Builth Wells
Caesar Augustus Llewellyn Jenkyns (24 August 1866 – 23 July 1941) was a Welsh footballer.

Jonny Rödlund
Västerås
Jonny Erik Gunnar Rödlund is a retired Swedish football player. He was a member of the Swedish national team that competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, and earned 2 international caps. He failed however to develop his enormous talent to any higher degree.

Bill McKay
North Lanarkshire
William "Bill" McKay (born 24 August 1906, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer.

Colin McKee
Glasgow
Colin McKee is a former Scottish footballer. He retired from football in 2001 after a season with Fauldhouse United. His usual position was as a forward, but he was equally adept at playing on the wing. McKee began his career at Manchester United, joining the club in 1989 after he was spotted playing for the Scotland schoolboys side.

Tony Coton
Tamworth
Anthony Philip "Tony" Coton (born 19 May 1961 in Tamworth) is an English former footballer who made 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a goalkeeper for Birmingham City, Watford, Manchester City and Sunderland. He was renowned for his excellent reflexes and shot-stopping abilities.

Henry Topping (footballer born 1908)
Henry "Harry" Topping (27 October 1908 - January 1977) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He started his career at United Glassblowers and later played for Horwich Railway Mechanics Institute, Manchester United, Barnsley, Macclesfield and Wigan Athletic.

Dennis Walker (footballer)
London Borough of Hackney
Dennis Allen Walker (26 October 1944 – 11 August 2003) was an English footballer. Born in Hackney, Walker made his Manchester United debut against Nottingham Forest on 20 May 1963 and became United's first ever black player. He joined York City the following year.

Steven Hogg
Bury
Steven Roy Hogg (born 1 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder, but is currently unattached after being released by York City.

Hasney Aljofree
Hasney Aljofree (born 11 July 1978) is an English footballer who plays as a defender. He began his career with Manchester United, during which time he earned one cap for the England U18 side. He joined Bolton Wanderers in 1996 and made his first team debut the following year. Aljofree moved on to Dundee United in 2000 and spent a productive two years with the club, scoring his first four goals in league competition.

Kieran Lee
Stalybridge
Kieran Christopher Lee is an English footballer. He currently plays in central midfield or at full back for Oldham Athletic, having signed on a free transfer from Manchester United in May 2008. He played on loan at Queens Park Rangers during the 2007–08 season.

Mickey Hamill
Ireland
Michael "Mickey" Hamill (19 January 1889 – 23 July 1943) was an Irish association football wing half who played professionally in Ireland, Scotland, England and the United States. A native of West Belfast, he learned to play Gaelic football before turning to association football. His first clubs were St Paul's Swifts and Belfast Rangers. After signing for Belfast Celtic, he made his debut against Shelbourne in 1909, but only became a first-team regular at inside-right from 1910 onwards.

Tony Grimshaw
Anthony "Tony" Grimshaw (born 8 December 1957) is an English former footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Manchester. He played professionally for Manchester United – for whom he made one league appearance during the 1975–76 season Grimshaw joined Manchester United as an apprentice in April 1974, turning professional in December of the same year. His first team debut came in the League Cup in September 1975, a 2-1 win at home to Brentford.

Roy Morton
Birmingham
Roy Steven Morton (born 29 October 1955) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a midfielder. Morton was born in Birmingham. He excelled in schools football, and was capped by England at schoolboy and youth level. When he left school in 1971 he signed for Manchester United as an apprentice.

Wyn Davies
Caernarfon
Ronald Wyn Davies is a Welsh former professional football player.

Ernie Bond
James Ernest "Ernie" Bond (born 4 May 1929 in Preston) is an English former professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Manchester United and Carlisle United and in the Scottish League for Queen of the South. Bond played for Leyland Motors F.C. before transferring to Manchester United in December 1950, where he helped the club win the 1952 League title.

Ernie Goldthorpe
Leeds
Ernest Holroyde Goldthorpe (8 June 1898 – 5 November 1929) was an English footballer who played as a forward. Born in Leeds, he started his football career with Tottenham Hotspur before he moved to Bradford City, where he played 19 games and scored six goals. He moved to Leeds United before joining Manchester United in 1922. In 1925, he was transferred to Rotherham United. In 27 matches for Manchester United, he scored 30 goals.

Lee Roche
Lee Paul Roche (born 28 October 1980) is an English footballer who plays for Droylsden. He mainly plays as a right sided full-back but can also play on the right of midfield. Attended Mytham County Primary School and Little Lever Specialist Language College in his school years, where he was a keen member of the school football squad, lived his early years in Bolton, Greater Manchester.

Sonny Feehan
John Ignatius "Sonny" Feehan (17 September 1926 – 11 March 1995) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in both Ireland and England. Born in Dublin, Feehan began his football career as an amateur with Dublin-based Bohemians. He turned professional two years later, when he signed for Waterford. After four years with Waterford, he crossed the Irish Sea to England to play for Manchester United in November 1948.

Willie Carrick
Willie Carrick (born 26 September 1952) is an Irish former footballer who played in the Football League for Luton Town. Born in Dublin, Carrick signed for Manchester United as a professional in September 1970. He spent two years at the club before being allowed to join Luton Town without making an appearance for the Red Devils. In one season with Luton, Carrick made just four league appearances, before being transferred to non-league Chelmsford City in 1973.

Gary Walsh
Wigan
Gary Walsh (born 21 March 1968 in Wigan) is a retired English footballer who played as goalkeeper with a number of clubs including Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Bradford City and Wigan Athletic. He became goalkeeping coach at Wigan under manager Paul Jewell before teaming back up with Jewell at Derby County. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Hartlepool United

Ted MacDougall
Inverness
Edward John "Ted" MacDougall (born 8 January 1947 in Inverness) is a retired Scottish footballer who is currently coaching with Atlanta Silverbacks in the USA. MacDougall was a prolific goalscorer who played for eight teams, scoring 256 goals in 535 League appearances and winning seven full international caps for Scotland. In an FA Cup tie for Bournemouth, in November 1971, he scored nine goals in an 11–0 win against Margate.

George Livingstone
Dumbarton
George Turner "Geordie" Livingstone (5 May 1876 – 15 January 1950) was a Scottish football player. His regular position was at inside-forward. Livingstone was born in Dumbarton and started his career with Sinclair Swifts. He then moved to Artizan Thistle and Parkhead, before moving to Heart of Midlothian F.C. in the Scottish league. In 1900, he joined Sunderland, but he only played there for a season before moving to Celtic.

Giuliano Maiorana
Cambridge
Giuliano "Jules" Maiorana (born 18 April 1969) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a left winger for Manchester United.

Willie Stewart
Coupar Angus
William S. "Willie" Stewart (11 February 1872 – July 1945) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside forward before switching to his favoured half back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he scored a goal in the club's first Football Alliance match against Sunderland Albion on 21 September 1889.

Febian Brandy
Febian Earlston Brandy (born 4 February 1989) is an English footballer who previously played for Manchester United. He is currently without a club, having been released by Manchester United at the end of his contract on 30 June 2010. His regular position is as a striker.

John Grimwood
Marsden, Tyne and Wear
John Barton "Jack" Grimwood (25 October 1898–1977) was an English footballer who played as a half-back. He joined Manchester United in May 1919, and made his debut for the club in the first Manchester derby on 11 October 1919, as a replacement for Lal Hilditch, who was away on international duty. Able to play in all three half-back positions, he was a utility player for the club. He helped United gain promotion to the First Division in the 1924-25 season.

Ian Donald (footballer)
Aberdeen
Ian Richard Donald (born 28 November 1951) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a full back for Manchester United, Partick Thistle and Arbroath in the 1970s. He later took up a position on the Aberdeen board of directors, before eventually becoming chairman in 1994.

Graeme Hogg
Aberdeen
Graeme Hogg (born 17 June 1964 in Aberdeen) is a retired Scottish footballer. He began his career with Manchester United in 1984 and went on to play 83 league games for the club before joining Portsmouth in 1988. During his time at Old Trafford, United were FA Cup winners in 1985, but Hogg was not part of the squad that beat Everton 1–0 at Wembley.

Kirk Hilton
Flixton, Greater Manchester
Kirk Hilton is an English footballer. Hilton began his career in the Manchester United youth programme. He was released from United and played for clubs such as Altrincham and Blackpool, before being last seen playing as a defender for Royal Antwerp.

Hugh McLenahan
Hugh "Hughie" McLenahan (23 March 1909 – May 1988) was an English footballer who played at half back for several Football League clubs, including Stockport County, Manchester United and Notts County, before his career was halted by the Second World War in September 1939. Born in West Gorton, Manchester, McLenahan began his football career with various clubs in the Manchester area before signing for Stockport County as an amateur in February 1927.

Lee Sharpe
Halesowen
Lee Stuart Sharpe is a retired English football player. Predominantly a left winger, Sharpe once played for Manchester United and was a promising young player in English football, but his career went into rapid decline while he was still in his twenties. Sharpe finally retired from professional football in 2003, and since then he has achieved renewed fame by appearing on reality television shows.

Matt Barrass (footballer born 1980)
Bury
Matthew "Matt" Barrass (born 28 February 1980 in Bury) is a retired English professional footballer.

Jeff Wealands
Darlington
Jeffrey Andrew "Jeff" Wealands (born 26 August 1951) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League, and over 200 more in the Conference. He played in the Altrincham team which knocked his former club, First Division Birmingham City, out of the FA Cup in 1986, only the second time a non-league club has eliminated a top-flight club on their own ground.

Scott Wootton
Birkenhead
Scott Wootton (born 12 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Tranmere Rovers on loan from Manchester United.

Bobby Charlton
Ashington
Robert "Bobby" Charlton CBE is an English former professional football player who won the World Cup and was named the European Footballer of the Year in 1966. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United, where he became renowned for his attacking instincts from midfield and his ferocious long-range shot. His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and coach.

Dwight Yorke
Trinidad and Tobago
Dwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland. He was the assistant manager of the Trinidad and Tobago national team until the completion of the qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Jim Leighton
Johnstone
James "Jim" Leighton MBE is a Scottish former football goalkeeper. Among the clubs he played for are Aberdeen (two spells), Manchester United, Arsenal, Dundee and Hibernian. Leighton joined Aberdeen from non-league Dalry Thistle in 1978. He parted company with Aberdeen in August 2009, having been their goalkeeping coach after having finished his playing career with them in 2000 following a series of spells at other clubs.

Rio Ferdinand
Peckham
Rio Gavin Ferdinand (born 7 November 1978) is an English footballer. He plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and in 2010, became captain of the England national football team. He has amassed 78 caps for England in total, and has been a member of three FIFA World Cup squads.

Ole Gunnar Solskjær
Kristiansund
Ole Gunnar Solskjær is a Norwegian football manager and former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Manchester United. He is the current Manchester United Reserve team manager. Often dubbed "the baby-faced assassin", he played 366 times for the Red Devils and scored 126 goals during a very successful period for the club.

Eric Cantona
Marseille
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona (born 24 May 1966) is a French actor and former footballer. He ended his professional footballing career at Manchester United where he won four Premier League titles in five years, including two League and FA Cup Doubles. Cantona is often regarded as having played a major role in the revival of Manchester United as a footballing powerhouse and he enjoys iconic status at the club and in English football.

Peter Schmeichel
Gladsaxe Municipality
Peter Bolesław Schmeichel MBE (born 18 November 1963) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and was voted the "World's Best Goalkeeper" in 1992 and 1993. He is best remembered for his most successful years at English club Manchester United, whom he captained to the 1999 UEFA Champions League to complete The Treble. He was a key member of the Danish national team that won Euro 92.

Henrik Larsson
Helsingborg
Henrik Edward Larsson MBE is a Swedish football manager, and former player. He is currently managing Landskrona BoIS.. Larsson began his career with Högaborgs BK as a youth player. As a senior, he moved to Helsingborg, where he was one of the key players when they qualified to Allsvenskan 1993. Larsson then moved to Feyenoord for four years before leaving for Celtic in 1997.

Erik Nevland
Stavanger
Erik Nevland (born 10 November 1977 in Stavanger) is a Norwegian football forward who currently plays for Viking. He has eight caps for Norway, and 22 caps at U-21 level. Nevland started his career at Viking FK, but in 1997 he was sold to Manchester United at the age of 19, before he had played a single first team match for the Norwegian side. What prompted Manchester United to sign him was a succession of hat-tricks in three games when he was on trial with them.

Shaun Goater
Hamilton, Bermuda
Leonard Shaun Goater MBE (born 25 February 1970) is a Bermudian footballer who played as a striker for a number of English clubs in the 1990s and 2000s. Currently, he is the chairman of, and occasional player for, the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division. Goater's first professional club was Manchester United, but he did not reach the first team, making his League debut in 1989 after moving to Rotherham United. He played for Rotherham for seven years before moving to Bristol City in 1996.

Dion Dublin
Leicester
Dion Dublin is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an accomplished defender. He previously played for Norwich City twice, Cambridge United, Manchester United, Coventry City, Millwall, Aston Villa, Leicester City and Celtic.

Chris Turner (footballer born 1958)
Sheffield
Christopher Robert "Chris" Turner (born 15 September 1958) is an English former footballer and manager. He managed Leyton Orient, Hartlepool United on two occasions, Sheffield Wednesday and Stockport County. He was previously a player with seven clubs, including two spells at Wednesday, Sunderland and Manchester United. He was a goalkeeper.

Steve Jones (footballer born 1960)
Liverpool
Steve Francis Jones (born 18 October 1960) is an English former footballer.

Jimmy Rimmer
Southport
John James "Jimmy" Rimmer (born 10 February 1948) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Manchester United, Swansea City, Arsenal and Aston Villa. He was capped once for England. Born in Southport, Lancashire, Rimmer joined Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1963, turning professional two years later. He spent eleven years at Old Trafford, chiefly as Alex Stepney's understudy — he was on bench in the 1968 European Cup final.

Stewart Houston
Scotland
Stewart Mackie Houston is a Scottish former football player and coach. A left back, Houston's first professional club were Chelsea, but he failed to break into the first team and only made 14 appearances in five years. He was sold to Brentford in 1972. A year later he signed for Manchester United, for whom he made 250 appearances (including 2 substitute appearances) and scored 16 goals.

David Gray (footballer born 1988)
Edinburgh
David Peter Gray (born 4 May 1988) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a full back for Preston North End. Born in Edinburgh, Gray was brought up through the ranks by Heart of Midlothian until the age of 16, when he signed for Manchester United for a fee of £50,000. Since then, he has spent time on loan with several clubs. During the 2005–06 season, Gray broke into the Manchester United reserve team, being deployed mainly at right-back, coming from the bench.

Owen Hargreaves
Calgary
Owen Lee Hargreaves (born 20 January 1981) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the England national team. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Hargreaves played with Calgary Foothills as a youth before beginning his professional football career in Germany with Bayern Munich.

Paddy Sloan
Ireland
Joshua Walter "Paddy" Sloan (born 30 April 1920 in Lurgan, County Armagh; died January 1993) was an Irish footballer and manager. His widely travelled career took Sloan to twenty different clubs in five different countries, including Northern Ireland, England, Italy, Malta and Australia. As a player, his clubs included Manchester United, Arsenal and Milan. He was a dual Irish international footballer, playing for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI.

Danny Whitaker
Daniel Phillip "Danny" Whitaker (born 14 November 1980) is an English football midfielder who currently plays for Football League Two side Chesterfield.

Nicky Spooner
Nicholas "Nicky" Spooner (born 5 June 1971 in Manchester) is a retired English footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers, Oldham Athletic, the Charleston Battery, Chester City and Leigh RMI. He began his career in 1987 when he signed for Manchester United on leaving school, but never got a first-team game and signed for Bolton Wanderers in 1989.

Billy Davies
Glasgow
William McIntosh "Billy" Davies (born 31 May 1964) is a Scottish football manager, former professional player and the current manager of Nottingham Forest.

Shay Brennan
Seamus Anthony "Shay" Brennan (6 May 1937 – 9 June 2000) was an English-born Irish footballer in the 1960s. He was a full back for Manchester United. His first game for the club came in an FA Cup match against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 February 1958; this was United's first game after the Munich air disaster and Brennan scored twice on an emotionally charged night.

George Travers
Birmingham
James Edward Travers (4 November 1888 – 31 August 1946), known as George Travers, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or centre forward. He made 164 appearances in the Football League, representing a number of clubs prior to and just after the First World War.

Bill Foulkes
William Anthony Foulkes (born 5 January 1932) is a former English footballer who played for Manchester United in the Busby Babes teams of the 1950s, and also in the 1960s. His favoured position was centre back. For Manchester United, he played 679 games, third to Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton, he also made 3 appearances as a substitute. He also started in every single United game in the seasons 1957–58, 1959–60, 1963–64 and 1964–65.

Norman Whiteside
Norman Whiteside is a former Northern Irish football player who represented his country in two World Cups. He played for Manchester United (273 appearances, 66 goals) and Everton, before his career was ended by injury at the age of 26. He won the FA Cup twice during his time playing for Manchester United, in 1983 and 1985.

Colin Murdock
Ballymena
Colin Murdock is a Northern Irish former footballer. He is currently a solicitor at Manchester law firm George Davies LLP. He also is a member of The Football Association's Football Judicial Panel.

Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born 18 January 1961 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times between 1986 and 1996, once as captain.

Andy Ritchie (English footballer)
Andrew Timothy "Andy" Ritchie is an English former footballer and manager.

George Switzer
George Switzer is an English footballer, currently playing as a left back for Monton Amateurs in the Manchester Football League. Switzer began his career as a youth player at Manchester United, having joined the club in 1982 when he was only eight years old. Switzer was part of the United youth team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992, playing with future United stars such as Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, David Beckham and Paul Scholes.

Mark Howard (defender)
Mark James Howard (born 29 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Danish First Division side AGF as a defender.

Abbe Ibrahim
Lomé
Abdoulaye (Abbe) Ibrahim is a football striker who is currently with FC Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ in Romania.

Tommy Taylor
Barnsley
Thomas "Tommy" Taylor (29 January 1932 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer, who was known for his aerial ability. He was one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Taylor began his career playing for a local coal mining team at the colliery where he worked. At the age of just 16, local scouts offered him the chance to play for Barnsley, whom he joined in July 1949.

Billy Whelan
William Augustine Whelan (born 1 April 1935 in Dublin – 6 February 1958), also known as Billy Whelan or Liam Whelan, was an Irish footballer and one of the eight Manchester United players who were killed in the Munich air disaster. He was 22 years old when he died. Whelan was a devout Roman Catholic who came from a large family; his father John had died in 1943, when Whelan was eight years old.

Viv Anderson
Vivian Alexander Anderson MBE (born 29 August 1956 in Clifton, Nottingham) is an English football player and coach, who played for clubs including Nottingham Forest, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday in the 1970s and 1980s. He is also notable for being the first black football player to represent England in a full international match.

Liam Miller
William Peter "Liam" Miller (born 13 February 1981) is an Irish footballer who plays for Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. Miller began his career with Celtic; at an early stage after injury he was loaned to Aarhus in 2001, making 18 appearances for the Danish Superliga club. He returned to Celtic Park and broke into the first team squad during the 2003–04 season.

David Herd (footballer)
Scotland
David George Herd (born 15 April 1934) is a Scottish former football player, the son of former Manchester City player Alec Herd and the nephew of Scottish international Sandy Herd. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Hamilton, Herd started his career at Stockport County, where he played as a forward alongside his father, though Herd junior's appearances were limited by his national service duties.

John Rankin (footballer)
Bellshill
John Rankin (born 27 June 1983) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Hibernian as a midfielder. Born in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Rankin began his career with Manchester United, but he did not make a first team appearance. Rankin joined Ross County in 2003 and made 100 appearances for the Scottish First Division club before moving to local rivals Inverness Caledonian Thistle for a reported fee of £65,000. In January 2008, Rankin moved to Hibernian for a fee of £110,000.

Denis Irwin
Denis Joseph Irwin is a former Irish football player who is best known for his long and successful stint at Manchester United, where he established himself as one of the most important players in the United team that won a host of major trophies during the 1990s and at the start of the 2000s. Earlier in his career he played for Leeds United and Oldham Athletic.

Laurent Blanc
Alès
Laurent Robert Blanc (born 19 November 1965 in Alès) is a French football manager and former player. He is the head coach of the French national team, having replaced Raymond Domenech in the wake of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He was previously the manager of Bordeaux. Blanc formerly played professional football for numerous clubs, notably Montpellier, Barcelona, Marseille, Internazionale, and Manchester United, often operating in the sweeper position.

Tommy Lee (footballer)
Keighley
Thomas Edward "Tommy" Lee is an English football goalkeeper, who plays for Chesterfield. Lee came to Manchester United as a junior player in 2002. In 2005, he helped United's reserve team win the quadruple. In the 2005–06 season he was loaned to Macclesfield Town for what was originally going to be a month, but was extended to three months. Lee made his league debut away at Oxford United.

Patrick O'Connell (Irish footballer)
Patrick Joseph O'Connell (8 March 1887 – 27 February 1959), also known as Paddy O'Connell or Patricio O'Connell, was an Irish footballer and manager. He played as a defender, most notably, for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City and Manchester United. As an international he captained Ireland and was a member of the team that won the 1914 British Home Championship. However O'Connell is probably best remembered for managing several clubs in La Liga.

Peter Coyne
Hartlepool
Peter David Coyne (born 13 November 1958) is an English former footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Hartlepool. He played for Manchester United, Ashton United, Crewe Alexandra, Hyde United and Swindon Town. His main success in his career came at Swindon Town, when Lou Macari signed him from Hyde United on 23rd August 1984.

Eric Djemba-Djemba
Cameroon
Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba (born 4 May 1981) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Danish side Odense BK and the Cameroon national football team. He has previously played club football in France, England and Qatar.

Stan Crowther (footballer)
Bilston
Stanley "Stan" Crowther (born 3 September 1935) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion during the 1950s and early 1960s. He was born in Bilston, Staffordshire, and won three caps for the England under-23 team.

Farshan Simmons
Perth, Western Australia
Farshan Simmons (born 6 November 1990) is an Australian football (soccer) centre forward Simmons previously played for Perth SC and had stints at Norwich City, making his debut at Old Trafford in 2006 for the Reserve squad. Simmons was a part of the Young Socceroos.

Fábio Pereira da Silva
Rio de Janeiro
Fábio Pereira da Silva (born 9 July 1990), commonly known as Fábio or Fábio da Silva, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left back for Manchester United of the Premier League. He and his twin brother, Rafael, signed for Manchester United from Fluminense in February 2007, but were unable to take part in matches until they turned 18 in July 2008.

Clayton Blackmore
Neath
Clayton Graham Blackmore is a former Welsh international footballer. He was a combative player known for his attacking free kicks and a utility player who excelled at full back and in central defence but could play equally well in midfield or as an emergency forward. He currently plays for Neath Athletic AFC.

Federico Macheda
Rome
Federico "Kiko" Macheda (born 22 August 1991 in Rome) is an Italian footballer who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Manchester United. He joined Manchester United from Lazio in September 2007.

Tony Whelan
Anthony M. "Tony" Whelan (born 20 November 1952) is a former Manchester United footballer who currently works as the club's assistant academy director, responsible for the Under-9 to Under-16 player development programme.

Jim Brown (footballer born 1908)
Kilmarnock
James "Jim" Brown was a Scottish American association football player who played for the United States men's national soccer team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup, scoring the only goal of the American team in their 6-1 semi-final loss to Argentina. He began his career in the American Soccer League before moving to England and then Scotland. After retiring from playing, he coached at the youth, senior amateur, and professional levels. He was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.

Jackie Blanchflower
John "Jackie" Blanchflower (7 March 1933 — 2 September 1998) was a Northern Irish football player. He graduated from Manchester United's youth system and played for the club on 117 occasions, before his career was cut short due to injuries sustained in the Munich air disaster. He was the younger brother of Danny Blanchflower, the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur side that dominated English football in the early 1960s.

Ron Davies (footballer born 1942)
Wales
Ronald Tudor "Ron" Davies (born 25 May 1942) was a Welsh footballer who played as a centre forward. He spent most of his career with Southampton in the Football League First Division, and also for the Welsh national team. Davies was born in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales. He was arguably the best header of the ball there has ever been in English football, and was the top goal scorer in Division 1 for two seasons (1966 – 1968).

Chris Eagles
Hemel Hempstead
Christopher Mark "Chris" Eagles is an English footballer whose most favoured position is as an attacking right-sided midfielder. He plays for Burnley, having signed from Manchester United in July 2008. He had been at United since he was a youth, but was never able to fully break into the first team and spent time out on loan at other clubs.

Dennis Viollet
Dennis Sydney Viollet (20 September 1933 – 6 March 1999) was an English footballer best remembered for his time with Manchester United in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Pat Crerand
Glasgow
Patrick Timothy "Paddy" Crerand (born 19 February 1939) is a Scottish-born former footballer of Irish descent After six years at Celtic he moved to Manchester United where he was a member of teams that won the English League title twice, the FA Cup and European Cup. He gained 16 international caps for Scotland. He spent one season managing Northampton Town and has since forged a career in the media. He started on radio, and now commentates on matches for MUTV.

Arthur Albiston
Arthur Richard Albiston (born 14 July 1957 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former football player.

Paul McShane (Irish footballer)
Paul David McShane (born 6 January 1986) is an Irish football player who plays as a defender for English club Hull City.

Kevin Moran (footballer)
Kevin Bernard Moran is an Irish former Gaelic and association football player. In Gaelic football, he is known for his time as a Dublin senior team player, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships with them, and in soccer for his career with Manchester United and Ireland. He was the first man to be sent off in an FA Cup Final. Moran grew up in Rialto, Dublin until his early teens, before he moved to the Long Mile Road in Walkinstown.

Andrei Kanchelskis
Soviet Union
Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis is a Russian football manager and a former Soviet and Russian football midfielder of Lithuanian and Ukrainian origin. He played for a number of teams, most notably Manchester United, Everton and Rangers. Kanchelskis is the only player in history to have scored in each of the Glasgow, Merseyside and Manchester local derbies. Currently, he is managing FC Torpedo-ZIL Moscow.

Stan Pearson
Stanley Clare Pearson (11 January 1919 – 20 February 1997) was an English football player. He was born in Salford. Pearson was signed by Manchester United as an amateur in December 1935 and turned professional in May 1937. His first senior game came against Chesterfield in 1937. When his career was interrupted by the war, he served with the 2nd/4th Lancashires. He helped United win the 1948 FA Cup (scoring in the final) and 1952 league championship.

Tommy Bogan
Thomas "Tommy" Bogan (18 May 1920 – 23 September 1993) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in both Scotland and England. Born in Glasgow, Bogan played for Strathclyde, Blantyre Celtic, Renfrew and Hibernian before moving to Celtic after the end of the Second World War. After two-and-a-half years with Celtic, Bogan moved to England to play for Preston North End in September 1948.

John Moody (footballer)
Sheffield
John Moody (1 November 1904 – 23 April 1963) was an English football player. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. Moody was born in Heeley, Sheffield and first played in local football in the Sheffield Amateur League. He was signed by Herbert Chapman's Arsenal in August 1925 but was initially fourth-choice goalkeeper behind Jock Robson, Bill Harper and Dan Lewis. He didn't make his first team debut for nearly two years, it coming in a 3-2 defeat away to Bury on 4 May 1927.

Bill Owen (footballer)
Northwich
William "Bill" Owen (born 17 September 1906 in Northwich – 26 March 1981) was an English footballer. His regular position was as at outside left. He began his career with non-league sides Northwich Victoria and Macclesfield Town before playing in the Football League for Manchester United, Reading, Exeter City and Newport County.

John Pemberton (footballer)
John Pemberton is an English former footballer who made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United. He is also the former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a brief period as interim manager of the club's first team. He was most recently first team coach at Crystal Palace.

Bert Whalley
Ashton-under-Lyne
Herbert "Bert" Whalley (6 August 1912 – 6 February 1958) was a professional footballer for Manchester United from 1935 till 1946, later serving as coach for the club. He died in the 1958 Munich air disaster, aged 45. Bert was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, he first played for Stalybridge Celtic before making his debut for Manchester United in 1935 as a left half, the war years prevented him from playing more than the 35 times he did for them.

Harry Gregg
Tobermore
Harry Gregg, MBE (born 25 October 1932) is a Northern Irish former football player and manager. Harry started his career with Windsor Park Swifts, the reserve team of Linfield, before signing for his local club Coleraine. At the age of 18 he earned a move across the Irish Sea to Doncaster Rovers, before transferring to Manchester United in December 1957. He earned 25 caps for the Northern Ireland national team.

Brian Greenhoff
Yorkshire
Brian Greenhoff (born 28 April 1953) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Leeds United and Rochdale. He was capped 18 times for England. Greenhoff was born in Barnsley, and as a youngster played for Yorkshire Schoolboys. He joined Manchester United as a youth player in August 1968, and made his first-team debut against Ipswich Town on 8 September 1973.

Noel Cantwell
Cork (city)
Noel Euchuria Cornelius Cantwell (28 February 1932 – 8 September 2005) was an Irish cricketer and football player born in County Cork, Irish Free State. He was educated at the Roman Catholic Presentation Brothers College in Cork.

Allenby Chilton
South Hylton
Allenby C. Chilton (16 September 1918 – 15 June 1996) was an English football player. Chilton started his career with Seaham Colliery before joining Liverpool as an amateur in the summer of 1938. Chilton transferred to Manchester United soon after in November 1938 and made his first team debut against Charlton Athletic in September 1939.

Jack Crompton
John "Jack" Crompton is an English former football player. He was a goalkeeper for Manchester United between 1944 and 1956. Having played for Oldham Athletic as an amateur and Stockport County as a guest player during the Second World War, Compton turned professional at Old Trafford in 1944 and was in the United team that won the 1948 FA Cup. Crompton retired in 1956 and became trainer at United two years later.

Peter Davenport
Birkenhead
Peter Davenport is an English former professional footballer. He won one full cap for England against the Republic of Ireland in 1985.

Philip Mulryne
Philip Patrick Stephen Mulryne (born 1 January 1978 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish footballer who most recently played for Kings Lynn F.C..

Gordon Hill (footballer)
Middlesex
Gordon Alec Hill is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Manchester United, Derby County and Queens Park Rangers, and was capped six times for the England national team.

Tomasz Kuszczak
Krosno Odrzańskie
Tomasz Mirosław Kuszczak (born 20 March 1982) is a Polish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United and the Polish national team. Kuszczak has previously played for Śląsk Wrocław in Poland, as well as for the German clubs KFC Uerdingen 05 and Hertha BSC, before moving in 2004 to England's West Bromwich Albion. During the summer of 2006 he made the switch to Manchester United after a season of starting for West Brom in the Premiership.

Kenny Morgans
Kenneth Godfrey "Kenny" Morgans (born 16 March 1939 in Swansea) is a former Welsh footballer. He signed for Manchester United on leaving school in the summer of 1955 and played on the youth team's right wing. During the 1957-58 season he won himself a fixed place in the first team, at the expense of the older and more experienced Johnny Berry, and suffered minor injuries in the Munich air disaster, when still only 18 years old. He was the youngest player involved in the crash.

Jami Puustinen
Finland
Jami Petteri Puustinen (born 9 January 1987) is a Finnish football player who plays as a striker for FC Honka. Born in Espoo, Puustinen began his career with FC Kasiysi at the age of eight in 1995, before signing for FC Espoo in 2000. After going on trial with Manchester United in July 2003, Puustinen attracted attention from several big European clubs, before signing a three-year contract with United on 29 September 2003.

Garry Birtles
Nottingham
Garry Birtles (born 27 July 1956 in Nottingham) is a retired English footballer, who played as a forward in The Football League between the 1970s and 1990s. He is best known for his time at Nottingham Forest, during which he won the 1979 and 1980 European Cup Finals. He was also capped three times by England.

Jesper Olsen
Denmark
Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961) is a Danish former footballer who most notably played for Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United of England. Olsen was a regular left winger for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments.

James McNaught
Dumbarton
James Rankin McNaught (8 June 1870 – March 1919) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Dumbarton. He played as a half back. He joined Newton Heath from Linfield in February 1892. He left the club for Tottenham Hotspur in May 1898, having played in 157 games, scoring 12 goals.

Ben Muirhead
Doncaster
Benjamin "Ben" Muirhead (born 5 January 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Buxton. He started his career with Manchester United, but after he was released without playing a game he moved to Bradford City. He played more than 100 games in four years at Bradford, before he moved to Rochdale, initially on loan. After leaving Rochdale, Muirhead dropped into non-league, where he has played for Alfreton Town, Farsley Celtic, Kings Lynn Harrogate Town.

Arthur Cashmore
Birmingham
Arthur A. Cashmore (30 October 1893 - 1969) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward.

Richard Eckersley (footballer)
Richard Jon Eckersley (born 12 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a full back for Burnley. Eckersley began his career with Manchester United but signed for Burnley in July 2009 on a four-year contract. He is the younger brother of Adam Eckersley. He joined Plymouth Argyle on a one-month loan deal from Burnley in March 2010, which was then extended to the end of the 2009–10 season.

Don Gibson (footballer)
Thomas Richard Donald "Don" Gibson (born 12 May 1929) is an English former footballer who played at right half in the Football League for Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and Leyton Orient. Born in Manchester, Gibson joined Manchester United in 1946 as an amateur, turned professional the following year, and made his first-team debut in the First Division on 26 August 1950 against Bolton Wanderers.

Paddy Kennedy (footballer)
Patrick Anthony "Paddy" Kennedy (9 October 1934 – 18 March 2007) was an Irish footballer who played as a left back for various clubs in the 1950s. As a "Busby Babe" he was part of the Manchester United side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1953.

Bernard Donaghy
Derry
Bernard Donaghy (23 December 1882 – 1 July 1916) was an Irish footballer. His regular position was as an inside forward. He was born in Derry. He played for Derry Celtic, Manchester United, Glentoran, and Burnley. He also made one appearance for Ireland, playing against Scotland at the Balmoral Showgrounds in 1902. During the First World War he was a soldier in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers regiment of the British Army. He was killed in the first day of fighting at the Battle of the Somme.

Billy Bryant
William "Billy" Bryant, (born November 26, 1913 - December 25, 1975) was an English football player. Bryant started his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers after joining from his local side Cockfield, based in County Durham. He made his league debut for Wolves on 3 December 1932 in a 5–2 win over Blackburn Rovers, the first of a run of four starts. After one further appearance the following season, he left to join Wrexham.

Joe Ford (footballer)
Northwich
Joseph Bertram Ford (7 May 1886 - unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Northwich, Cheshire. He played for Witton Albion, Crewe Alexandra, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.

Scott McGarvey
Scott Thomas McGarvey is a former Scottish footballer who played in the forward position. McGarvey played for Manchester United, and made his debut for the Red Devils on 13 September 1980. Between 1980 and 1983 he made 25 appearances for the club and 12 as a substitute, scoring 3 goals. He left in July 1984 for a sum of £85,000.

Paul Sixsmith
Paul Sixsmith (born 22 September 1971) is a retired Maltese international footballer.

Phil Picken
Droylsden
Philip James "Phil" Picken (born 12 November 1985 in Droylsden) is an English football player. He is a defender and midfielder, and he joined Manchester United as a junior. Picken was an important member of the reserve team at United that won the quadruple in 2005.

Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira
Porto Alegre
Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira (born 13 April 1988), best known as Anderson, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Brazil national team. Anderson began his career with Grêmio, joining the youth team before rising through the ranks. His goal against Nautico during the 2005 play-offs gained Gremio promotion to the Brazilian Série A.

John Sivebæk
Vejle
John Sivebæk (born 25 October 1961 in Vejle) is a Danish former football defender, who most notably won the 1984 Danish championship with Vejle Boldklub and played for English club Manchester United. He scored one goal in 87 appearances for the Danish national team, and represented his country at the 1986 World Cup as well as three European Championships, including the triumphant 1992 European Championship tournament. His son Christian Sivebæk is also a professional football player.

Luke McAlister
Waitara, New Zealand
Charles Luke McAlister (born 28 August 1983 in Waitara) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays first five-eighths (fly-half) and second five-eighths (inside centre). McAlister was born in Waitara, New Zealand, and attended Westlake Boys High School, where he played first five-eighths.

Carlo Sartori
Caderzone
Carlo Domenico Sartori (born 10 February 1948) is an Italian former footballer. Born in Caderzone, the Sartoris moved to Manchester when Carlo was a child, and he grew up in the Collyhurst area of the city. He came through the Manchester United and was one of the first non-British players to come up through the junior ranks at the club.

Ben Thornley
Benjamin Lindsay Thornley (born 21 April 1975) in Bury) is an English footballer who currently plays for Witton Albion in the Northern Premier League. He is most widely known for his career as a youth and reserve team player at Manchester United, where he played in the left wing position from 1991 to 1998 (becoming a professional in 1992 after helping United win the FA Youth Cup) but was occasionally used as a striker.

Chris Casper
Burnley
Christopher Martin "Chris" Casper (born 28 April 1975) is an English football manager and former player, formerly in charge of Football League Two club Bury. He was the youngest manager in the top four tiers of the English football league system, and is the son of former Burnley striker Frank Casper. Following a stint as assistant manager of Grimsby Town, Casper returned to Manchester United as a youth coach.

Bill Ridding
Heswall
William "Bill" Ridding (4 April 1911 in Heswall, Cheshire – 1981) was an English football player and manager, most notably in a 17 year period managing Bolton Wanderers between 1951 and 1968, in which the club won the 1958 FA Cup.

Bobby Noble (footballer)
Stockport
Robert "Bobby" Noble (born 18 December 1945) is an English former footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Manchester United. Born in Reddish, Stockport, Noble signed for Manchester United as a trainee in 1961 and turned professional the following year. He made his Football League debut on 9 April 1966 in a 2–1 home defeat to Leicester City, and became a regular in the side that won the 1967 league title.

Andy Rammell
Nuneaton
Andrew "Andy" Rammell is a former professional footballer who played for Atherstone United, Manchester United, Barnsley, Southend United, Walsall, Wycombe Wanderers, Bristol Rovers and Forest Green Rovers during his career. He played as a striker. He entered professional football in 1989, when at the age of 22 he signed for Manchester United, but never played a first team game for them and was sold to Barnsley for £100,000 on 13 September 1990.

Charlie McGillivray
Scotland
Charles "Charlie" McGillivray (5 July 1912 – 7 November 1986) was a Scottish footballer and manager. His position was inside forward.

Charlie Richards
Burton upon Trent
Charles Henry "Charlie" Richards (9 August 1875 - ?) was a professional footballer most notable for playing almost 100 matches for Grimsby Town. Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, Richards began his career as an inside right with Derbyshire side Gresley Rovers. He then played for Newstead Byron for a time, before moving on to Notts County in July 1894.

Colin Webster
Colin Webster (17 July 1932 – 1 March 2001) was a Welsh footballer and Wales international. A striker, he played his club football for Manchester United, Swansea Town and Newport County and was part of the Wales squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden.

Paul McGuinness (footballer)
Paul McGuinness (born 2 March 1966) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Chester City. Since 2005 he has been manager of Manchester United's under-18 team. McGuinness, the son of former Manchester United player and manager Wilf McGuinness, holds a degree in physical education gained from Loughborough University. As a player, McGuinness was a midfielder who made 20 Football League appearances with Crewe Alexandra and Chester City.

Dick Holden
Richard H. "Dick" Holden (born 12 June 1885 in Middleton, Lancashire) was an English footballer who played at right-back. He started playing football at Parkfield Central as a forward. He then joined Tonge, where he started playing as a full back. In May 1904, Holden joined Manchester United, and spent most of his first season at United in the Reserves. In the season 1905-06, an injury to Bob Bonthron allowed Holden to play for the first-team.

Terry Cooke
Terence John "Terry" Cooke (born 5 August 1976 in Marston Green in Solihull) is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United, but struggled to break into the first team and had loan spells with Sunderland, Birmingham City and Wrexham before moving to United's local rivals Manchester City in 1999. He also failed to make an impact at City and again went on loan to Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Grimsby Town.

George Bissett (footballer)
Cowdenbeath
George Bissett (25 January 1896 – 1946) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Paul Heckingbottom
Barnsley
Paul Heckingbottom is an English footballer, who currently plays for Conference National side Gateshead. He most often plays as a left back.

Ernie Taylor
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Ernest "Ernie" Taylor (2 September 1925 — 9 April 1985) was a footballer who played for four clubs in a nineteen-year professional career. After Blackpool's defeat by Newcastle United in the 1951 FA Cup Final, it is said that Stanley Matthews told his manager, Joe Smith, that he would like the Magpies' inside-right in the Blackpool team. On 10 October that year, Taylor signed for Blackpool for £25,000. Born in Sunderland in 1925, Taylor was a naval submariner when he joined Newcastle in 1942.

Paul Rachubka
San Luis Obispo, California
Paul Stephen Rachubka (surname pronounced ra-HUB-ka) (born 21 May 1981) is an American-English professional football goalkeeper. He plays for English club Blackpool. Born in San Luis Obispo, California, United States to an English mother and an American father, Rachubka possesses dual nationality, having moved to England with his family when he was seven years old. He has represented England at under-16, under-18 and under-20 levels.

Francis Burns (footballer)
Francis Burns is a Scottish former footballer.

Grant Brebner
Grant Brebner (born 6 December 1977) is a Scottish association football player, who currently plays for Australian A-League side Melbourne Victory. Born in Edinburgh, Brebner joined Manchester United as a 16-year-old in 1994, and although he was a member of the club's successful youth side, he failed to break into the senior team. He was loaned out to Cambridge United and Hibernian before being sold to Reading for £300k in 1998.

George Roughton
William George Roughton (born Manchester 11 May 1909, died Southampton 7 June 1989) was a professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town and Manchester United in the 1930s and was subsequently manager of Exeter City and Southampton.

Richard Flash
Richard Flash (born 8 April 1976 in Birmingham) is an English former footballer, whose career was hampered by injuries, forcing him into early retirement in 1999. During his brief club career, he played at youth team level for Manchester United and was room-mates with David Beckham, before moving to reserve team level at Wolverhampton Wanderers. He finally made his senior debut at Watford – as a substitute on 5 May 1997 – but this turned out to be his only appearance for the club.

Michael Appleton
Michael Antony Appleton (born 4 December 1975 in Salford) is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder until his playing career was cut short by a serious knee injury. He is now the first team coach at West Bromwich Albion, one of the teams he served as a player. He also played as a professional for Manchester United, Lincoln City, Grimsby Town and Preston North End.

Tommy Breen
County Louth
Tommy Breen is a former Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for, amongst others, Belfast Celtic, Manchester United, Linfield and Shamrock Rovers. Breen was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI. Breen replaced Elisha Scott as first choice goalkeeper for both Belfast Celtic and the IFA XI and was rated by Billy Behan, one of his predecessors at Manchester United and a renowned scout, as one of the best goalkeepers Ireland ever produced.

Tommy O'Neil
Thomas Patrick "Tommy" O'Neil (25 October 1952 – May 2006) was an English footballer who played as a defender for various English clubs, including Manchester United, Southport and Tranmere Rovers. Born in St Helens, Merseyside, O'Neil was a schoolboy international at both football and rugby league, but abandoned the oval ball in favour of the spherical one. He began his football career as an apprentice with Manchester United in 1968, and signed on as a professional in November 1969.

Jack Griffiths
Fenton, Staffordshire
John "Jack" Griffiths (15 September 1909 – 1975) was an English footballer who played at left-back.

Jason Lydiate
Jason Lee Lydiate (born 29 October 1971 in Manchester) is an English former professional association footballer. Lydiate, a right-back, began his career as a trainee with Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in 1990. After two years at Old Trafford, he joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer. After averaging just ten league appearances per season for Wanderers in three seasons, in 1995 Lydiate was snapped up by Sam Allardyce at Blackpool for a fee of £75,000.

Jeff Baicher
Sunnyvale, California
Jeff Baicher (born November 16, 1968 in Sunnyvale, California) is a retired U.S. soccer forward whose professional career took him through multiple U.S. leagues, including the Western Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Continental Indoor Soccer League and Major League Soccer. He ended his playing career with the Bay Area Seals of the USL A-League. He earned two caps with the U.S. national team and currently coaches youth soccer.

Jack Hacking
Blackburn
John "Jack" Hacking (22 December 1897 – 31 May 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a goalkeeper. He was born in Blackburn. He played for Blackpool, Fleetwood Town, Oldham Athletic, Manchester United, and Accrington Stanley.

Russell Beardsmore
Wigan
Russell Peter Beardsmore (born 28 September 1968 in Wigan) is a former English footballer. Beardsmore began his career with Manchester United. He made his debut in September 1988 against West Ham United and was one of the first wave of "Fergie's Fledglings" to emerge.

Stuart Brightwell
United Kingdom
Stuart Brightwell is an English football midfielder who one season in the USL First Division in the United States. He currently plays for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League. Brightwell came up through the Manchester United youth system, before transferring to Hartlepool United in 1998. Brightwell played in 20 games for the Monkey Hangers. He then played for Bishop Auckland and Durham City. In November 2002, he transferred from Durham City to Spennymoor United.

David Cork (footballer born 1959)
Doncaster
David Cork (born 8 October 1959) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers and Sydney Olympic in the late 1970s and 1980s. Born in Doncaster, Cork began his football career as a 15-year-old with Manchester United. He started out in the club's Junior B team, and earned himself a professional contract when he turned 17 in October 1976.

Oshor Williams
Stockton-on-Tees
Oshor Joseph Williams (born 21 April 1958) is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative.

Paul Dalton
Paul Dalton (born 25 April 1967) is an English former footballer, who played as a midfielder.

Jackie Scott
John "Jackie" Scott (22 December 1933 – June 1978), also known as Jack Scott or Johnny Scott, was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside forward for Manchester United, Grimsby Town and York City in the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Belfast, Scott played football for Boyland Youth Club and Ormond Star in Northern Ireland, before moving to England as an apprentice with Manchester United.

Paul Bielby
Darlington
Paul Anthony Bielby MBE (born 24 November 1956) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Manchester United, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town. He was born in Darlington. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours for his services to young people.

David Beckham
Leytonstone
David Robert Joseph Beckham, (born 2 May 1975) is an English footballer who plays in midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Milan, as well as the England national team, for whom he holds the all-time appearance record for an outfield player. Beckham's career began when he signed a professional contract with Manchester United, making his first-team debut in 1992 aged 17.

Fabien Barthez
Lavelanet
Fabien Alain Barthez (born 28 June 1971 in Lavelanet) is a former French football goalkeeper who won honours with Manchester United and the French national team, with whom he won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 and reached the final of the 2006 World Cup. He shares the record for the most World Cup finals clean sheets with Peter Shilton, with 10. Professionally, he has kept goal for his clubs to a Champions League title and several Ligue 1 and Premier League titles.

Gary Neville
Gary Alexander Neville (born 18 February 1975) is an English football player. He is England's most capped right back and Manchester United's club captain. Neville started at and has played his entire career so far at Old Trafford, making him to date a rare one club man. He is now United's second longest serving player in the current squad, behind his long-time teammate Ryan Giggs.

Ian Ure
Ayr
John Francombe "Ian" Ure (born 7 December 1939) is a Scottish former footballer. Ure began his career in his native Scotland with Dundee, before moving to England to play for Arsenal and Manchester United. After eight years in England, Ure returned to Scotland with St. Mirren; however, after two years with St. Mirren, Ure had only made three appearances and went into management with East Stirling.

Wayne Rooney
Liverpool
Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team. Aged 10, Rooney joined the youth team of Everton, for whom he made his professional debut in 2002. He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club, before moving to Manchester United for £25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window.

Ronny Johnsen
Sandefjord
Jean Ronny Johnsen (born 10 June 1969 in Sandefjord) is a former Norwegian football player. Johnsen played as a centre back or defensive midfielder, but was often sidelined because of his many injuries. He was purchased by Manchester United from Beşiktaş of Turkey in 1996 for a fee of £1.2million. Prior to Beşiktaş, his career took him to Stokke, Eik-Tønsberg, Lyn Oslo, and Lillestrøm. While at United, he helped the club to 4 league titles (1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001), and one FA Cup in 1999.

Bryan Robson
Chester-le-Street
Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and a former player. He is best known for playing in midfield for Manchester United, where he was the longest serving captain in club history. He was the manager of Sheffield United, being relieved of his first team duties at the club in February 2008. The following month, Robson returned to Manchester United as an ambassador for the club.

George Graham (footballer)
Bargeddie
George Graham (born 30 November 1944) is a Scottish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success at Arsenal, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager from 1986 until 1995.

Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards (1 October 1936 – 21 February 1958) was an English footballer who played for Manchester United and the England national team. He was one of the Busby Babes, the young United team formed under manager Matt Busby in the mid 1950s, and one of eight players who died as a result of the Munich air disaster.

Andrew Cole
Nottingham
Andrew Alexander Cole is a retired English footballer. He is most well known by the name Andy Cole (by which he was universally known in the 1990s), but in 2000, he asked to be known as Andrew Cole. He currently works as a forwards coach at Huddersfield Town under his former Newcastle United and Fulham team-mate Lee Clark.

Ben Amos
Macclesfield
Benjamin Paul "Ben" Amos (born 10 April 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester United.

John Anderson (footballer born 1921)
John Anderson (11 October 1921 in Salford, Lancashire – 8 August 2006) was an English football player. Anderson was a midfielder with Manchester United whose career started in 1946. He helped the club win the FA Cup in 1948 with a goal against Blackpool in the final. Manchester United won 4-2 and this was the first of Stanley Matthews' three cup final appearances for Blackpool. Anderson later played for Nottingham Forest before retiring from professional football in 1951.

Bryce Fulton
Bryce Fulton (born 7 August 1935) is a retired Scottish footballer who played as a centre back. He began his professional career with Manchester United but didn't make a league appearance before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1957. He made his first team debut in February 1958 and went on to make 193 appearances in all competitions, helping the club win the Third Division title in 1959. He was allowed to leave in 1964 to join Exeter City, where he spent the next two years.

Alan Brazil
Alan Bernard Brazil is a Scottish former football player and broadcaster. He was a forward before retirement due to injury. He is now a radio presenter on Talksport.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Funchal
Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro,, (born 5 February 1985), commonly known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the Portuguese national team. Ronaldo currently holds the distinction of being the most expensive player in football history after being transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million.

Carlos Tévez
Argentina
Carlos Alberto Tévez (born Carlos Alberto Martínez on 5 February 1984) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Manchester City and is currently the team's captain. He has previously played for Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United and Manchester United. He transferred to Manchester City in the 2009–10 summer transfer window, becoming the first player to move between the two clubs since Terry Cooke in 1999.

David Jones (footballer born 1984)
Southport
David Frank Llwyd Jones (born 4 November 1984) is an English football midfielder, signed to Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jones began his football career at Manchester United, but struggled to get into the first team and spent loan spells at Preston North End, NEC Nijmegen and Derby County, before joining Derby on a permanent basis. However, he left Derby at the end of the 2007–08 season to join Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Quinton Fortune
Cape Town
Quinton Fortune (born 21 May 1977) is a South African footballer who has represented a number of European clubs including Manchester United, Atletico Madrid and Bolton Wanderers. Fortune has earned 53 caps for South Africa, including playing in the 1998 and the 2002 World Cups. He most recently played for Doncaster Rovers, but failed to earn an extension to his contract when it expired in January 2010.

Jimmy Ryan (footballer born 1945)
Stirling
James "Jimmy" Ryan (born 12 May 1945 in Stirling) is a Scottish former football player. He is currently Director of Youth Football at Manchester United's youth academy, working alongside Brian McClair.

Steve James (footballer)
Steven Robert "Steve" James is an English former footballer who played at centre-back.

Garth Crooks
Stoke-on-Trent
Garth Anthony Crooks OBE is a retired English football player of Jamaican ancestry. He works in broadcasting with the BBC as a journalist.

Bob Parkinson
Robert "Bob" Parkinson (27 April 1873 – unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Preston, Lancashire. He played for Preston Ramblers, Preston Athletic, Fleetwood Rangers, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Blackpool, Warmley, Nottingham Forest, Newton Heath, Watford and Swindon Town.

Fraser Digby
Fraser Charles Digby (born 23 January 1967 in Sheffield) is a retired goalkeeper who spent much of his career with Swindon Town, for whom he played in the Premier League. In 2008, he found new fame through repeated references to "Fraser Digby's washbag" on Danny Baker's 6-0-6 programme on BBC Radio 5 Live.

Danny Guthrie
Shrewsbury
Danny Sean Guthrie (born 18 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United as a midfielder. His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side. He was a regular captain of the reserve squad.

Phil Neville
Philip John "Phil" Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English footballer who captains Everton and played for England. He is the younger brother of Manchester United captain Gary Neville, and the twin of England netball international Tracey Neville. Neville won six Premier League titles, three FA Cups and the European Cup with his previous club, Manchester United. He can play in defence or midfield, and is often used as a full back.

Mark Hughes
Wrexham
Leslie Mark Hughes (born 1 November 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a former Welsh international football player and the current manager of Fulham having joined on 29 July 2010. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals.

Wilf McGuinness
Wilfred "Wilf" McGuinness is a former English football player and manager, who played twice for England. He is best known for taking over from Matt Busby as manager of Manchester United. His son, Paul, is currently Manchester United's U-18 team manager and assistant director of their youth academy for 17–21 year olds.

David Healy (footballer)
Killyleagh
David Jonathan Healy MBE (born 5 August 1979) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a striker for English team Sunderland, and the Northern Ireland national team. He is the all-time leading scorer for Northern Ireland with 35 goals, and also holds the record for the highest scoring tally (13 goals) for a UEFA European Championship qualifying campaign.

Jonathan Spector
United States
Jonathan Michael Paul Spector (born March 1, 1986) is an American soccer player who plays for English Premier League club West Ham United as a defender. He started his professional career in England when he was signed by Manchester United as a teenager. Although he began playing as a striker during his younger days, he was switched to a defensive position when he was a teenager.

Joe Jordan (footballer)
Cleland, North Lanarkshire
Joseph "Joe" Jordan (born 15 December 1951 in Cleland) is a Scottish football coach, currently working as one of Harry Redknapp's assistants at Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur. He is also a former professional football forward, who played for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Milan, among others. He is the only Scottish player to score in three World Cups.

Robbie Savage
Robert William "Robbie" Savage is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for and captains Derby County, and formerly played for the Welsh national team. He also presents 606 on BBC Radio Five Live on Saturday evenings alongside Mark 'Chappers' Chapman. He gained notoriety for his playing style; in particular, his close-at-the-heels defending tends to wind up both opposition players and fans.

Arthur Caldwell (English footballer)
City of Salford
Arthur John Caldwell (24 February 1913 - 26 July 1989) was an English footballer, noted for his pace.

Harold Hardman
Harold Payne Hardman (4 April 1882 — 9 June 1965) was an English footballer and later football chairman.

David Poole (footballer)
David Andrew Poole (born 12 November 1984 in Manchester) is an English footballer who is currently playing for Stockport County in League One. A product of the Manchester United academy, he left United for a trial with Yeovil after the Old Trafford giants decided to abandon one of their reserve sides. David, a right-sided midfielder, impressed then manager, Gary Johnson, during his month at Huish Park and he was signed by the Glovers in June 2005.

Michael Gray (footballer)
City of Sunderland
Michael Gray (born 3 August 1974), sometimes known as Micky Gray, is an English former footballer who mostly played at left back, or left wing.

Tony Young (footballer)
Tony Young (born 24 December 1952 in Urmston) is an English former footballer who made 181 appearances in the Football League playing as a full back for Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and York City.

José Kléberson
Uraí
José Kléberson Pereira (born 19 June 1979 in Uraí), commonly known as José Kléberson or simply Kléberson, is a Brazilian football midfielder who plays for Brazilian club Flamengo and the Brazilian national football team.

David Bellion
Paris
David Bellion (born 27 November 1982 in Paris) is a French footballer who currently plays for Bordeaux. He is of Senegalese origin.

Keith Gillespie
Larne
Keith Robert Gillespie is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays in midfield. He is currently a free agent after failing to agree terms on a new deal with Irish League side Glentoran.

Ben Foster (footballer)
Warwickshire
Benjamin Anthony "Ben" Foster (born 3 April 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Birmingham City and internationally for the England national team.

Frank Buckley (footballer)
Urmston
Franklin Charles Buckley (more commonly known as Major Frank Buckley) (3 October 1882 – 21 December 1964) was an English football player and, later, manager. He is the brother of Chris Buckley who played for Aston Villa.

Mark Robins
Ashton-under-Lyne
Mark Gordon Robins (born 22 December 1969 in Ashton-under-Lyne) is an English football manager currently at Barnsley. As a player, he was most notable for his exploits with Manchester United, Norwich City and Leicester City. Robins is often noted as the player who scored the goal which "saved Alex Ferguson's job" in 1990.

Dimitar Berbatov
Bulgaria
Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov (born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United of England and is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Bulgarian national team. He has won the Bulgarian Footballer of the Year award six times, surpassing the number of wins by Hristo Stoichkov. He is distinctive for his skillful, seemingly effortless style of play, which has earned him praise but also a perception as being "lazy".

Kyle Nix
Australia
Kyle Ashley Nix (born 21 January 1986) is a professional footballer who plays in midfield for Conference National club Mansfield Town. He was born in Sydney, Australia to English parents and moved to England at an early age. Nix started his football career with the youth teams at Manchester United and Aston Villa, before he joined Sheffield United. He had a loan spell with Barnsley, but left Sheffield to join non-league Buxton.

David Gaskell
John David Gaskell (born 5 October 1940) is an English former football goalkeeper. Gaskell started his career as a youth player with Manchester United. He helped United win several trophies during the 1960s. He left the club for Wrexham in June 1969.

Luke Steele (footballer)
Luke David Steele (born 24 September 1984 in Peterborough) is an English football player. He is a goalkeeper currently playing for Barnsley.

George Nicol (footballer)
Saltcoats
George Nicol (14 February 1903 – 18 December 1968), also known as Geordie Nicol, was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 63 goals from 103 appearances in the Football League playing for Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Gillingham. He played as a centre forward. Nicol was born in Saltcoats, Scotland, and played in Scottish Junior football before joining Manchester United in January 1928.

Sean McAuley
Sean McAuley (born 23 June 1972) is currently the Academy head coach at Sheffield Wednesday.

Paul Tierney (footballer)
Paul Thomas Tierney (born 15 September 1982) is an English-born Irish footballer who plays for Altrincham.

Kenny Cooper
United States
Kenny Cooper (born October 21, 1984) is an American soccer player who currently plays for 1860 Munich. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Cooper began his football career with Manchester United in England, but he failed to break into the first-team and was sent out on loan to Académica Coimbra and Oldham Athletic before being sold to FC Dallas in 2006. He joined 1860 Munich in 2009, but joined Plymouth Argyle on loan just six months into his 1860 Munich contract.

Paul Parker (footballer)
West Ham
Paul Andrew Parker is a retired English footballer who played for QPR, Fulham and Manchester United. He was also a crucial player at the 1990 World Cup with England. Parker, a central defender, started his career with Fulham before joining QPR, where he made his name as a nippy and incisive defender, even though he lacked the height normally associated with his position.

Billy Walsh (Irish footballer)
Billy Walsh, also referred to as Willie Walsh or William Walsh, was an Irish footballer. Walsh played for several clubs, but most notably with Manchester City. As an international Walsh represented four national teams. After playing for the England Schoolboys XI he then became a dual Irish international, playing for both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI.

Ashley Grimes (Irish footballer)
Augustine Ashley Grimes (born 2 August 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish former footballer. He won 18 caps for the Republic of Ireland and scored one goal, a spectacular long-range strike against Spain in a Euro 84 qualifier at Lansdowne Road in November 1982. He also scored two penalties in six appearances for the Republic of Ireland U21 side. Grimes, who played as a defender and midfielder, began his career with junior side Villa United before joining Stella Maris Football club.

Simon Davies (footballer born 1974)
Winsford
Simon Ithel Davies (born 23 April 1974) is a former international Welsh footballer who has managerial experience in The Football League with Chester City, where he is now youth team manager.

Andy Hill (footballer)
Maltby, South Yorkshire
Andrew Rowland "Andy" Hill (born 20 January 1965) is a retired English footballer.

Jeff Whitefoot (footballer)
Cheshire
Jeffrey "Jeff" Whitefoot (born 31 December 1933 in Cheadle, Cheshire) is an English former footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Manchester United, Grimsby Town and Nottingham Forest. He was capped by England at under-23 level in 1954. Whitefoot started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1949. When he made his debut against Portsmouth in April 1950 he was at the time the youngest player to start in a League match for United at 16 years and 105 days.

Manucho
Luanda
Mateus Alberto Contreiras Gonçalves (born 7 March 1983 in Luanda), better known as Manucho, is an Angolan footballer who currently plays for Turkish club Bucaspor, on loan from Real Valladolid of Spain. He moved from Petro Atletico, to Manchester United in January 2008. Before playing a game for United, however, he was loaned out to Greek side Panathinaikos for the remainder of the 2007–08 season, due to issues with obtaining a UK work permit.

Mike Phelan
Michael Christopher "Mike" Phelan, also known as Mick Phelan or Micky Phelan, is an English football coach, former player, and current assistant manager of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson. As a player, he spent most of his career at Burnley, Norwich City and Manchester United, with a short spell at West Bromwich Albion before retirement. Whilst with Manchester United, he also gained his one cap for England. In 2002, Norwich fans voted Phelan into the club's Hall of Fame.

Mal Donaghy
Malachy Martin "Mal" Donaghy (born 13 September 1957 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player.

Freddie Goodwin
Freddie Goodwin is a former English professional football player and manager.

Raimond van der Gouw
Oldenzaal
Raimond van der Gouw (born 24 March 1963 in Oldenzaal) is a former Dutch footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. After a successful career with Vitesse and well into his 30s, he moved to Manchester United, also experiencing relative recognition, although he played very sparingly; he scored his only goal in the last game of his career for AGOVV Apeldoorn, before retiring at the age of 44, and becoming a coach.

Billy Wrigglesworth
South Elmsall
William Herbert "Billy" Wrigglesworth (12 November 1912 – 11 August 1980) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Chesterfield and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Manchester United in 1937. In 1947, he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers. In 37 matches for Manchester United, he scored 10 goals.

Tom Sloan (footballer born 1959)
Ballymena
Thomas "Tom" Sloan (born 10 July 1959), also known as Tommy Sloan, is a Northern Irish ex-footballer who played as a midfielder in both Northern Ireland and England in the late 1970s, the 1980s and even the early 1990s. Born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Sloan began his football career with his local club, Ballymena United. In 1978, he was part of the Ballymena United team that reached the final of the Irish Cup only to lose to Linfield.

Andy Arnott
Andrew John "Andy" Arnott (born 18 October 1973 in Chatham) is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Gillingham, Leyton Orient and Brighton & Hove Albion. He made over 150 Football League appearances.

Liam O'Brien (footballer)
Liam O'Brien (born 5 September 1964) is an Irish former footballer who played for Bohemians, Shamrock Rovers, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Tranmere Rovers and Cork City.

Richard Irving (footballer)
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Richard James Irving (born 10 September 1975) is a retired English football forward. He signed for Manchester United as a schoolboy in 1989, and, after leaving school, signed a trainee contract on 13 July 1992. He played in the youth side that were FA Youth Cup runners-up in 1993. He promptly signed professional forms with the club, but never played a first-team game and was transferred to Nottingham Forest in a £75,000 deal at the start of the 1995–96 season.

Ray Wood
Hebburn
Raymond Ernest "Ray" Wood (11 June 1931 – 7 July 2002) was a Manchester United goalkeeper who played in the 1956 and 1957 championship-winning teams. Wood was a very fast player, he had the opportunity to be a professional sprinter but chose to play football, and was very agile. He played for England three times.

William Prunier
France
William Prunier (born 14 August 1967 in Montreuil) is a French former footballer, who played in the centre back position. Prunier was a product of a famous AJ Auxerre youth team which also included Eric Cantona, Basile Boli, Pascal Vahirua and Daniel Dutuel, all under the tutelage of Guy Roux. After spending many years at Auxerre, he later moved on to Olympique Marseille and FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He also earned 1 cap for France in August 1992, a 2-0 loss to Brazil.

Danny Welbeck
Longsight
Daniel Nii Tackie Mensah "Danny" Welbeck (born 26 November 1990) is an English footballer, who plays for Sunderland on loan from Manchester United. His regular position is as a winger or a striker. Due to his height and running style, he has been compared to Togolese striker Emmanuel Adebayor and Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu.

David Fox (footballer)
Stoke-on-Trent
David Lee Fox is an English professional footballer who currently plays for Norwich City, having signed from Colchester United on 4 June 2010. Fox, a midfielder, has also played for the England Under-20s.

Harry Worrall
Northwich
Harold "Harry" Worrall (19 November 1918 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a left back for Manchester United and Swindon Town in the late 1940s.

Frank Mann (footballer)
Frank Mann, (born on 17 March 1878 in Nottingham - July, 1966), was an English football half back. In his early days, he played for Aston Villa F.C. , Huddersfield Town F.C. and Manchester City F.C.. In March 1923, he was sold to Manchester United F.C.. He would stay with United until 1930 when he was sold to Mossley. During his United career, he made 197 appearances and scored 5 goals.

George Mutch
George Mutch (21 November 1912 - 30 March 2001) was a Scottish football player. He played as an inside forward. Born in Aberdeen, Mutch started his football career with Avondale before joining Banks O' Dee. He then moved on to Arbroath, and signed for Manchester United in 1934. He played for United for four years, scoring 49 goals. After leaving, he went to Preston North End, where he helped the club win the 1938 FA Cup Final, the first to be shown on television.

Kevin Pilkington
Hitchin
Kevin William Pilkington is an English footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Luton Town. Noted for his shot stopping abilities, Pilkington is highly experienced in the lower leagues having played in nearly 350 games in his time at Mansfield Town and Notts County.

Alex Dawson
Alexander Downie Dawson (born 21 February 1940 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player. Dawson started his career with Manchester United as a trainee. He helped the club win the league title in 1957. He left United for Preston North End in 1961 after scoring 54 career goals. At Preston, he became known as "The Black Prince of Deepdale" and featured in their FA Cup Final side of 1964, scoring in the final itself as they went down 3-2 to West Ham.

Alex Notman
Alexander McKeachie Notman (born 10 December 1979 in Dalkeith) is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Wroxham.

Alf Ainsworth
Alphonso "Alf" Ainsworth (31 July 1913 – 25 April 1975) was an English professional footballer, whose regular position was at inside forward. During his career, he played for a number of clubs, including Manchester United and New Brighton. He was born in Manchester.

Ritchie Jones
Richard Glynn "Ritchie" Jones (born 26 September 1986 in Manchester) is an English footballer. He is a midfielder, preferring to play in the centre of midfield. He plays for Oldham Athletic, having signed on a free transfer from Hartlepool United in July 2010. He is a product of the Manchester United youth system. A Manchester United player from the age of nine, Jones made five appearances for the Manchester United first team, playing in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Darron Gibson
Derry
Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson (born 25 October 1987) is a footballer who plays for Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland. He has also played, on loan, for Royal Antwerp and Wolverhampton Wanderers. In 2007, Gibson, who was born in Derry, was at the centre of a dispute between the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association, after he opted to play for the Republic of Ireland instead of Northern Ireland.

Arthur Graham
Castlemilk
Arthur Graham is a former Scottish professional footballer who played for Aberdeen, Leeds United, Manchester United, Bradford City and the Scotland national team. He played as a left winger. His brother Jimmy Graham was also a footballer. Graham began his career with Aberdeen in 1969 and played in 5 league matches during his first season with the club.

Ashley Westwood
Bridgnorth
Ashley Michael Westwood (born 31 August 1976) is an English footballer who plays as a central defender for Kettering Town. He is a former Manchester United trainee, who won promotion to the Premier League with Bradford City. He has also played for Crewe Alexandra, Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton Town, Chester City, Stevenage Borough and Wrexham, as well as on loan at Swindon Town and Port Vale.

Bert Maddlethwaite
Albert "Bert" Maddlethwaite (15 May 1932 — 13 March 2007) was an English footballer. He began his career at Manchester United in 1947 as a 15-year-old. He spent four years, the last year of which was on a professional contract at Old Trafford, but he made no appearances in the first team. In 1951 he moved across Lancashire to join Blackpool. In two years at the seaside, Maddlethwaite made eight appearances and scored one goal.

Bill Rawlings
William Ernest "Bill" Rawlings (3 January 1896 – 25 September 1972) was an English footballer.

Bobby Smith (footballer born 1944)
Prestbury, Cheshire
Robert William (Bobby) Smith (born 14 March 1944 in Prestbury, Cheshire) is an English former professional footballer and football manager. He was capped by England at Schools and Youth level. He is apparently the son of Conway Smith and grandson of Billy Smith of whom he gets his middle name from.

Danny Simpson
Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson (born 4 January 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium. He was on loan at Newcastle for six months before signing for them on a permanent basis in January 2010.

Ian Greaves
Shaw and Crompton
Ian Denzil Greaves (26 May 1932 – 2 January 2009) was an English football player and manager. He was born in Crompton, Lancashire. He won a League Championship medal and an FA Cup runners-up medal while playing fullback for Manchester United between 1953 and 1960 . But for injury, he would have probably been involved in the Munich air disaster. He later played for Lincoln City and Oldham Athletic.

Charlie Craven
Charlie Craven (2 December 1909 – 30 March 1972) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left. Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Craven started his football career with local teams before joining Grimsby Town, with whom he won the Second Division in 1934.

Danny Higginbotham
Daniel John "Danny" Higginbotham is an English footballer who currently plays as a defender for Stoke City.

Richie Wellens
Moston, Greater Manchester
Richard Paul "Richie" Wellens is an English footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Leicester City.

David Jeffrey
Northern Ireland
David Jeffrey (born 28 October 1962) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Linfield, he is now team manager. He was previously a captain of Ards.

George Buchan
George Buchan (born 2 May 1950) was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Aberdeen. He played for Aberdeen, Bury, and Manchester United. He is the brother of Martin Buchan.

Ryan Shawcross
Ryan James Shawcross (born 4 October 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Stoke City. He previously was on the books of Manchester United, and had loan spells at Royal Antwerp and Stoke City respectively, before joining the latter permanently during January 2008. He has also represented England Under-21s, making his debut in a UEFA Under-21 Championship Qualifying match against the Republic of Ireland in January 2008.

Steve Paterson
Steven William "Steve" Paterson (born 8 April 1958 in Elgin, Moray) is a former football manager and former Scottish football player.

Floribert N'Galula
Belgium
Floribert "Flo" N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian footballer of Congolese descent who most recently played for American side D.C. United in Major League Soccer. He signed for D.C. United in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later.

Mike Pinner
Michael John Pinner (born 16 February 1934 in Boston) was an English amateur footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cambridge University, Pegasus, Aston Villa, Corinthian-Casuals, Sheffield Wednesday, Queens Park Rangers, Manchester United, Chelsea, Swansea City Leyton Orient, and Lisburn Distillery. He also participated for Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

Frank Barson
Frank Barson (10 April 1891 – 13 September 1968) was an English footballer from Grimesthorpe who played for several English football clubs including Barnsley, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Watford. He had a reputation for aggressive play, and is regarded as one of the "hard men" of English football. He began his career working as a blacksmith and playing for amateur clubs Albion FC and Cammell Laird's, before joining Barnsley Football Club in 1911.

Marek Szmid
Nuneaton
Marek Szmid (born 2 March 1982 in Nuneaton) is a retired English professional footballer.

Gabriel Obertan
France
Gabriel Antoine Obertan (born 26 February 1989) is a French footballer currently playing for Manchester United of England. He primarily plays as a winger, but can also play in the centre of midfield and as a striker. A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional career playing for Bordeaux in France, before joining Manchester United for an undisclosed fee in July 2009.

Graham Moore (footballer)
Graham Moore (born 7 March 1941 in Hengoed) is a Welsh former football player. During a 16 year playing career, he made over 400 appearances in The Football League, scoring 61 goals, and attained 21 caps for Wales.

Roy John
William Ronald "Roy" John (29 January 1911 – 12 July 1973) was a Wales international footballer who played as a goalkeeper for several clubs in Wales and England. Born in Briton Ferry, John began his career with Briton Ferry Athletic before joining Swansea Town as an amateur in February 1927. He then joined Walsall at the end of the 1927–28 season, remaining with the Saddlers for four years. In April 1932, he was transferred to Stoke City.

Thomas Parker (footballer)
Thomas Albert Parker (22 November 1906 – 11 November 1964) was an English footballer. His regular position was at centre-half. He was born in Eccles, Lancashire. He played for Manchester United, Bristol City, Carlisle United and Stalybridge Celtic.

Martin Lane
Altrincham
Martin Lane (born 12 April 1961, Altrincham) was an English professional footballer who played mainly as a full back. He made appearances in The Football League for four clubs, with most of his career being spent with Chester City.

Ron-Robert Zieler
Cologne
Ron-Robert Zieler (born 12 February 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hannover.

Sammy McMillan
Samuel Thomas "Sammy" McMillan (born 20 September 1941) is a Northern Irish ex-footballer who played as a left winger or centre forward for various Football League clubs in the 1960s and early 1970s, including Manchester United, Wrexham, Southend United and Stockport County. Born in Belfast, McMillan started his football career with the Boyland Youth Club in Northern Ireland before being picked up by Manchester United at the age of 16.

Jack Mew
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
John William "Jack" Mew (30 March 1889 – 16 January 1963), was an English football goalkeeper. Born in Sunderland, he attended Marley Hill Council School where he first played football. In July 1912, he was signed by Manchester United. He won a Central League Championship medal in 1913. He stayed with United until 1926 when he moved to Barrow, where he spent one season before retiring. During his United career, he made 199 appearances, only missing four League matches in four seasons.

Joshua King (footballer)
Oslo
Joshua Christian Kojo King (born 15 January 1992) is a Norwegian footballer of Gambian descent who plays for Preston North End, on loan from Manchester United. He usually plays as a forward, but he is also able to play as a winger. Born in Oslo, King was signed by Manchester United from Vålerenga in 2008.

John Ferguson (English footballer)
John Joseph Ferguson (12 December 1904 - 1981) was an English footballer who played for a number of clubs as a forward.

Adam Sadler
North Shields
Adam Sadler is an English former football apprentice and currently head of youth coaching at Football League One side Plymouth Argyle.

Cameron Stewart (footballer)
For the Canadian comic writer, see Cameron Stewart.

George Clegg
George Clegg (born 16 November 1980) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers and Bury.

Michael Lea
Michael Robert Lea (born 4 November 1987) is an English footballer currently plays for Colwyn Bay. His regular position is at left-back, but he can also play at centre-back when required.

Mick Martin
Ireland
Michael Paul "Mick" Martin (born 9 July 1951 in Dublin) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s. He played for Bohemians, Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Vancouver Whitecaps, Cardiff City, Preston North End, Peterborough United, Rotherham United and the Republic of Ireland where he won a total of 51 caps. His first cap was against Austria in October 1971 and his last against Spain in April 1983.

Ashley Dodd
Ashley Dodd (born 7 January 1982 in Birmingham is an English footballer.

Walter Winterbottom
Sir Walter Winterbottom CBE (31 January 1913 – 16 February 2002) was the first manager of the England football team, serving from 1946 until 1962.

Edwin van der Sar
Voorhout
Edwin van der Sar (born 29 October 1970) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Manchester United. He is the most capped player in the Netherlands national football team's history. Van der Sar started his senior career with Ajax and remained there for nine years before moving to Italian club Juventus and then to England, first to Fulham and then to Manchester United.

Jesper Blomqvist
Sweden
Lars Jesper Blomqvist (born 5 February 1974) is a Swedish football player, who has been the playing assistant manager of Superettan side Hammarby since December 2009. He played at IFK Göteborg, where he won four straight Allsvenskan league titles between 1993–96, and Manchester United, where he was part of the team that won a treble in 1999, consisting of the FA Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.

Jack Peddie
John Hope "Jack" Peddie, also called Jock Peddie, (3 March 1876 – 20 October 1928) was a Scottish football player who played for various clubs in both England and Scotland, including Newcastle United, Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Hearts. As a Plymouth Argyle player he is most famous for scoring their first ever goals in the Western and Southern Leagues.

Teddy Sheringham
Edward Paul "Teddy" Sheringham MBE (born 2 April 1966) is a retired English footballer, and the father of footballer Charlie Sheringham. Sheringham played as a striker, and had a successful career at the club level, winning almost every domestic honour available with his clubs, most notably the Treble with Manchester United in the 1998–99 season, the pinnacle of his career being both scoring and setting up the two last-minute goals in the European Cup final.

John Ball (footballer)
Ince-in-Makerfield
John "Johnny" Ball (born 13 March 1925) was an English footballer who played at right back for Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers in the late 1940s and 1950s. Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Ball began his football career with Wigan Athletic during the Second World War. During the war, since many players were in the armed forces, those who remained with their clubs would often make guest appearances for other clubs to make up the numbers.

Derek Brazil
Derek Brazil (born 14 December 1968 in Dublin) is an Irish former professional football player who played for the Republic of Ireland B team. A defender he began his career with Rivermount Boys Club before being signed by Manchester United where he played under both Ron Atkinson and Alex Ferguson, making two first team appearances. Raised in Finglas, the Brazil family were keen sportsmen. His father was a champion boxer and footballer.

Paul Scholes
Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. He is a one-club man, having spent his entire professional career with the Red Devils. Scholes has been described by Zinedine Zidane as the "greatest midfielder of his generation", and by Sir Bobby Charlton as "the embodiment of all that I think is best about football. " Born in Salford, but later moving to Langley, Scholes excelled in both cricket and football in school.

David Brown (footballer born 1978)
Bolton
David Alistair Brown (born 2 October 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National side Wrexham as a striker.

Antonio Valencia
Nueva Loja
Luis Antonio Valencia Mosquera (born 4 August 1985), commonly known as Antonio Valencia, is an Ecuadorian football winger who currently plays for Manchester United and the Ecuadorian national team. After progressing through the youth system at Club Deportivo El Nacional, Valencia became a first team regular and made over 80 appearances for the club before signing for La Liga side Villarreal in 2005.

Park Ji-Sung
South Korea
Park Ji-Sung is a South Korean footballer who plays for the English club Manchester United and is the captain of the South Korean national team. He is the only Korean player to have won the UEFA Champions League and the first Asian to have played in a final of the tournament. Park began his football career in his native South Korea and played for the Myongji University team before moving to Japan to play for Kyoto Purple Sanga.

Billy Meredith
Chirk
William Henry "Billy" Meredith (30 July 1874 – 19 April 1958) was a Welsh footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he scored 11 goals. 22 of these international appearances were gained while playing for Manchester City, while 26 were gained while playing for Manchester United.

Frank Stapleton
Francis Anthony "Frank" Stapleton (born 10 July 1956 in Dublin) is an Irish former football player and manager. He is best remembered for his time at Arsenal, Manchester United and as a pivotal player for the Republic of Ireland. He has also been manager at Bradford City and MLS club New England Revolution.

Jimmy Bullock
James Bullock (25 March 1902 – 9 March 1977) was an English professional footballer, who played as a forward who played for various clubs in the 1920s and 1930s.

Johnny Giles
Michael John "Johnny" Giles is an Irish former association football midfielder who played for Leeds United in the 1960s and 1970s. Since retiring, Giles has pursued a media career, which involves him working mainly as a football analyst on RTÉ Sport. He also offers his opinions about the game on Irish radio. After winning an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester United, Giles moved to Leeds in 1963. He played in midfield alongside skipper Billy Bremner.

Darren Fletcher
Darren Barr Fletcher is a Scottish footballer who plays for Premier League club Manchester United. A product of United's youth academy, Fletcher initially struggled to break into the first- team but now regularly features in the midfield. He usually plays in central midfield or right midfield but can provide cover for the defence as well.

Ricardo López Felipe
Spain
Ricardo López Felipe (born December 30, 1971 in Madrid), known simply as Ricardo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CA Osasuna, as a goalkeeper.

Paul Kirkham
Paul Kirkham (born 5 July 1969 in Manchester) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League for Huddersfield Town.

Henry Cockburn (footballer)
Henry Cockburn (14 September 1921 – 2 February 2004) was an English professional footballer, who played league football for Manchester United, Bury and Peterborough United. He represented England at international level, playing 13 times for his country. He also played once for the England B team. Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, Cockburn attended Stamford High School and began his football career as a forward with Goslings United in the early 1940s.

Alan Smith (footballer born 1980)
Leeds
Alan Smith (born 28 October 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newcastle United. Smith first came to prominence as a forward during his early days at Leeds United before Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson started using him in a more withdrawn role and turning him into a midfielder. Smith has earned a reputation as a hard-tackling midfielder and is noted for his high work rate.

Jack Rowley
Wolverhampton
John Frederick "Jack" Rowley (7 October 1920 – 28 June 1998) was an English football striker from the 1930s to the 1950s, mainly remembered for playing for Manchester United. He was nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his prolific and explosive goalscoring, achieving scoring statistics with United of 208 goals in 422 appearances . His younger brother, Arthur, still holds the record for the most number of goals scored in the Football League during a career with 434.

Luke Chadwick
Cambridge
Luke Harry Chadwick (born 18 November 1980 in Cambridge) is an English footballer, currently playing for Milton Keynes Dons. His favoured position is on the right side of midfield, but he can also operate on the left flank or behind the front two.

Mark Wilson (English footballer)
Scunthorpe
Mark Antony Wilson is an English footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Doncaster Rovers. He has represented England at Under-21 level.

Jordi Cruyff
Amsterdam
Johan Jordi Cruijff, anglicised as Jordi Cruyff and known in Catalonia as simply Jordi is a former Dutch footballer. He played from 1992 through to 2010, appearing for clubs such as Barcelona and Manchester United. He gained nine caps for the Netherlands national football team, playing in the 1996 European Championships. He joined AEK Larnaca in Cyprus as director of football in 2010. Cruyff is also notable as the son of Dutch former player and manager Johan Cruijff.

John Aston, Sr.
Prestwich
John Aston (3 September 1921 – 31 July 2003) was an English footballer. Like his son, John Aston, Jr. , Prestwich-born Aston came through the Manchester United youth system and turned professional in December 1939. His debut for the club came on almost seven years later, on 18 September 1946, against Chelsea. Aston was a strong, tough-tackling left-back who also played as a centre forward for his club on occasion.

John Aston, Jr.
John Aston Jr. (born 28 June 1947 in Manchester) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Manchester United, Luton Town, Mansfield Town and Blackburn Rovers. Aston was a forward who rose through the Manchester United youth system. His debut for the club came in 1965 against Leicester City.

Steve Coppell
Liverpool
Stephen James "Steve" Coppell (born 9 July 1955) is an English former footballer and manager, currently without a club. As a player, he was a highly regarded right winger known for his speed and work rate. He won domestic honours with Manchester United and represented England at the World Cup. An injury (to the knee) made it hard for his career to continue, so he went into managing instead.

William Robertson (Scottish footballer)
Falkirk
William Robertson (20 April 1907 - 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played at full back. He was born in Falkirk. He played for Third Lanark, Ayr United, Stoke City, Manchester United, and Reading.

Nani (footballer)
Cape Verde
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986), commonly known as Nani, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger for English side Manchester United and the Portugal national team. Nani began his career with Sporting CP, joining the youth team in 2003 before making his first-team debut in 2005. During his two-year tenure in Portugal, Nani won only one trophy: the Portuguese Cup in the 2006–07 season.

Roger Byrne
Roger William Byrne (8 February 1929 – 6 February 1958) was an English footballer and a captain of Manchester United F.C. He was one of the eight Manchester United players that lost their lives in the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958. He made 33 appearances for the England team, and was captain of Manchester United from the 1953–54 season onwards, the legendary Busby Babes era, playing as a full-back of the traditional style, similar to a modern day sweeper.

Eddie Colman
Edward "Eddie" Colman (1 November 1936 – 6 February 1958) was an English football player and one of the eight Manchester United players who lost their lives in the Munich air disaster. Colman was born in Salford, Lancashire and joined Manchester United's youth team on leaving school in the summer of 1952. He became a first-team member during the 1955-56 season.

Tom Barrett (footballer)
City of Salford
For the Irish footballer, see Tommy Barrett Tom Barrett Personal information Full name George Thomas Barrett Date of birth March 16, 1934 (1934-03-16) (age 76) Place of birth Salford, England Playing position Defender Youth career c 1950–1952 Manchester United Senior career Years Club App (Gls)* 1952–19571957–19601960–19611961–? Manchester UnitedPlymouth ArgyleChesterCheltenham Town 00 0 (0)0260 (1)0390 (2) Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William Campbell (footballer)
Inverness
William Cecil Campbell (25 October 1865 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Inverness. He started his career at Royal Arsenal, joining in 1890 and making his debut in a September 1890 friendly against the 93rd Highlanders. Described as "an extrovert and a crowd pleaser", his stay at Arsenal was brief and by the end of the year he had joined Preston North End as a replacement for John Goodall.

Mark Crossley
Mark Geoffrey Crossley (born 16 June 1969) is an English-born Wales international football goalkeeper, who plays for Chesterfield in League Two as a Player/Coach. He is the only goalkeeper to stop a Matthew Le Tissier penalty kick.

Juan Sebastián Verón
Argentina
Juan Sebastián Verón (born 9 March 1975 in La Plata) is an Argentine professional football player who currently plays as the captain and midfielder for Estudiantes de La Plata in the Argentine first division. Verón's career started in Estudiantes, continued in Argentina's Boca Juniors, and included stints in several Serie A clubs, and England's Manchester United and Chelsea. In 2006, Verón returned to Estudiantes, where he is team captain.

Lee Martin (footballer born 1987)
Taunton
Lee Robert Martin is an English footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic, on loan from Ipswich Town. Martin is usually referred to as a winger, although he can also play as a central midfielder or supporting striker.

Fred Hopkin
Dewsbury
Frederick "Fred" Hopkin (23 September 1895 – 5 March 1970) was a football player for Darlington, Manchester United and Liverpool.

Jimmy Delaney
Cleland, North Lanarkshire
James "Jimmy" Delaney (3 September 1914 – 26 September 1989) was a Scottish football player who enjoyed a 24-year playing career.

Jimmy Bannister
Leyland, Lancashire
James "Jimmy" Bannister (born 20 September 1880 in Leyland) was an English football player. Bannister was purchased by Manchester United from Manchester City in 1906. He helped the club to the 1908 league championship and the 1909 FA Cup. He left United in 1909 to go to Preston North End.

Michael Carrick
Wallsend
Michael Carrick (born 28 July 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a midfielder. He previously played for West Ham United and more recently Tottenham Hotspur. Distinctive features of his play identified at the time of his move to Manchester United included his inventive distribution of the ball and his passing and crossing abilities. He has so far played in 22 games for England, and was included in the English squads for the 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.

Nobby Stiles
Norbert "Nobby" Peter Stiles MBE is a retired English footballer. Stiles played for England for five years, winning 28 caps and scoring 1 goal. He played every minute of England's victorious 1966 World Cup campaign. His best performance in an England shirt was probably the semi-final of that tournament against Portugal, where he was given the job of marking the prolific Eusébio. His tough performance resulted in Eusébio being practically nullified for the entire game.

Mark Lynch (association footballer)
Mark John Lynch (born 2 September 1981 in Manchester) is an English footballer who plays for Stockport County. His regular position is at right back. Previously a promising junior with Manchester United, he made one senior appearance, against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Champions League in March 2003, and unfortunately scored an own goal. In July 2004, Lynch moved to Sunderland on a free transfer. He was released by Sunderland after just one season.

Javier Hernández Balcázar
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Javier Hernández Balcázar (born 1 June 1988), commonly known as "Chicharito", is a Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Manchester United, being the first Mexican to do so. He previously played for Mexican club Guadalajara. He made his début for the Mexico national football team in September 2009 in a match against Colombia and represented them at the 2010 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals. He is the son of Javier Hernández Gutiérrez and the grandson of Tomás Balcázar.

Peter Barnes (footballer)
Peter Simon Barnes (born 10 June 1957) is an English former international footballer, and the son of footballer Ken Barnes. A textbook journeyman player, he played for numerous clubs across England, Wales, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Australia, Ireland, and the United States. He also manage to cross various footballing rivalries, playing for Leeds United, Manchester United, and Manchester City.

Jimmy Nicholl
Hamilton, Ontario
James Michael "Jimmy" Nicholl (born 28 December 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a association football manager and a former player. He was mainly a right-back but could also play in other defensive roles. Nicholl is currently the manager of Cowdenbeath. Nicholl won a total of 73 international caps for Northern Ireland, scoring once.

Craig Cathcart
Craig George Cathcart (born 6 February 1989) is a Northern Irish footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Blackpool and Northern Ireland. He has also captained his country's under-21 team. A product of the Manchester United youth academy, Cathcart spent time on loan at Belgium club Royal Antwerp, and English Football League Championship sides Plymouth Argyle and Watford, before joining Blackpool in 2010.

Nick Culkin
York
Nicholas James "Nick" Culkin (born 6 July 1978) is an English footballer who plays for Radcliffe Borough as a goalkeeper.

Gary Pallister
Billingham
Gary Andrew Pallister is an English former footballer, most noted for his nine-year spell at Manchester United from 1989 until 1998. He was also capped 22 times by England between 1988 and 1996.

Ray Wilkins
Hillingdon
Raymond Colin Wilkins MBE, often known as "Butch" Wilkins, was an English football player and is now a coach and occasional television pundit. He is the brother of former Brighton & Hove Albion manager and player Dean Wilkins. He is currently the assistant manager of Chelsea. He was a key midfielder for the England national football team during the 1980s, and enjoyed success at various clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United, Milan, QPR and Rangers.

Roy Carroll
Enniskillen
Roy Eric Carroll is a Northern Irish footballer who currently plays for Danish side Odense BK also known as OB. He is a goalkeeper and is best known for his spells at Wigan Athletic and Manchester United, where he won the 2004 FA Cup. He has also represented Northern Ireland 19 times at full international level.

Graeme Tomlinson
Graeme Murdoch Tomlinson (born 10 December 1975) is an English retired professional footballer.

Johnny Morris (footballer)
John "Johnny" Morris (born 27 September 1923) is an English former footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Manchester United, Derby County and Leicester City. Morris was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire. He started his career as a trainee with Manchester United in 1939, and turned professional in 1941.

Patrice Evra
Dakar
Patrice Latyr Evra (born 15 May 1981) is a Senegalese-born French footballer, who plays for English Premier League side Manchester United, and is the currently suspended for 5 matches by the French national team. He is a left wingback who can also operate on the left wing. The son of a diplomat, Evra was born in Dakar, Senegal, and arrived in Europe through Brussels from Senegal when he was 12 months old.

Billy Behan
William "Billy" Behan (8 August 1911 – 12 November 1991) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Shelbourne, Shamrock Rovers and Manchester United during the 1930s. He made his Rovers debut on 8 February 1931 in a 5-1 win over Bray Unknowns at Milltown. In his first season he won the FAI Cup. Behan signed for Manchester United in September 1933 and made his debut in an English Second Division home game against Bury on 3 March 1934.

Henning Berg
Eidsvoll
Henning Stille Berg (born 1 September 1969) is a Norwegian former football player. He played as a central defender or right-back. He is manager of Lillestrøm. He is one of only three players to have won the Premier League with two different clubs, the others being Ashley Cole and Nicolas Anelka (as of 2010).

Gerard Piqué
Barcelona
Gerard Piqué i Bernabeu is a Spanish footballer, currently playing as a centre back for Barcelona. A product of Barça's cantera, he initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça under Josep Guardiola's leadership, helping the club become the first Spanish club ever to complete the treble.

Johnny Carey
John Joseph "Johnny" Carey, also known as Jackie Carey, was an Irish footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also a dual internationalist, playing for and captaining both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1947 he also captained a Europe XI which played a Great Britain XI at Hampden Park.

Martin Buchan
Martin McLean Buchan (born 6 March 1949 in Aberdeen) was a Scottish football player. Buchan was a central defender for Manchester United in 1972–1983, and captained the late 1970s teams for six years. He was signed from Aberdeen by Manchester United manager Frank O'Farrell on 29 February 1972 for £120,000, and was the club's record signing then. Buchan's first game for United came on 4 March 1972 against Tottenham in the First Division.

Alex Stepney
Mitcham
Alexander Cyril "Alex" Stepney was an English football player who was Manchester United's goalkeeper when they became the first English club to win the European Cup.

Alan Davies (footballer)
Alan Davies (5 December 1961 – 4 February 1992) was an English-born Welsh international footballer whose regular position was on the right wing, although he could also play on the left. Davies began his football career with Manchester United, before spending time with Newcastle United, Charlton Athletic, Carlisle United, Swansea City (two spells) and Bradford City. Davies committed suicide in February 1992.

Mark Pearson (footballer)
Derbyshire
Mark Pearson (born 28 October 1939) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as an inside forward for Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Fulham and Halifax Town. Born in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, Pearson joined Manchester United as a trainee in 1955 and signed professional forms two years later. He made his first-team debut on 19 February 1958 as part of the makeshift side that beat Sheffield Wednesday in United's first game after the Munich Air Crash.

Daniel Nardiello
Coventry
Daniel Antony Nardiello (born 22 October 1982) is an English-born Welsh footballer. A forward who currently plays for Exeter City, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello and cousin of Pakistan international Reis Ashraf.

John Willie Sutcliffe
John William "J.W. " Sutcliffe (14 April 1868 – 7 July 1947), commonly known as John Willie Sutcliffe, was an English football and rugby union player. J.W. was the last player to represent England at both sports.

Harry Baird (footballer)
Harry Baird (August 17, 1913, Belfast, Ireland; died May 22, 1973) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played for, among others, Linfield, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Ipswich Town. As an international, Baird was also called up by both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI, but only played for the latter.

Ross Greenwood (footballer)
York
Ross Michael Greenwood is an English footballer, currently playing for Gainsborough Trinity.

Mickey Thomas (footballer)
Michael Reginald "Mickey" Thomas is a former football player. As a Welsh international, he made 51 appearances and scored four goals.

Mame Biram Diouf
Dakar
Mame Biram Diouf (born 16 December 1987) is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League side Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Manchester United, and the Senegal national team. Diouf started his career at Diaraf before moving to Molde in 2007. In his first season with them he won the Norwegian First Division which gained promotion to the Norwegian Premier League.

Ben Williams (footballer born 1982)
Benjamin Philip "Ben" Williams is an English Footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Colchester United. He models his game on that of his hero Aaron Finch. He started his career as a Manchester United trainee, where he made a few pre-season appearances and was on the bench for a couple of games during Fabian Barthez injuries. Williams had been loaned out to several clubs, including Coventry City; Chesterfield and Crewe Alexandra.

Herbert Burgess
Herbert Larry Burgess (1 January 1883 – 1954) was an English football player. Born in Manchester, Burgess began his football career with Glossop North End, but soon signed for Manchester City. He made his debut for City on 5 September 1903, playing at left back away to Stoke City on the opening day of the 1903–04 season.

Johnny Berry
Aldershot
John James "Johnny" Berry (1 June 1926 – 23 September 1994) was an English football player. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. He was a natural right winger, with technique and pace as his strengths. He played 277 matches for Manchester United, scoring 44 goals along the way, including helping Manchester United win three league championships. He played regularly for the first six seasons, before losing his place in the start-line for youngster Ken Morgans.

Jimmy Greenhoff
James "Jimmy" Greenhoff was an English football player. He was a skilful forward and although capped by England five times at under-23 level, once as an over-age player, he never played for the full side. He made nearly 600 appearances in league football. The highlight of Greenhoff's career as a player came in the 1977 FA Cup final where he scored the winning goal, and denied Liverpool The Treble.

Lal Hilditch
George Clarence "Lal" Hilditch (2 June 1894 – 31 October 1977), also known as Clarrie Hilditch, was an English footballer, and is the only person ever to have been simultaneously a player and the manager at Manchester United. Hilditch was born in Hartford, Cheshire, and began his playing career with Hartford, before playing for Witton Albion and Altrincham. He joined Manchester United as an outside left, but soon changed to his favoured half back position.

John Gidman
John Gidman was an English football player. His favoured position was right back. Gidman played for the Liverpool youth team without ever playing for their first team, before he joined Aston Villa in 1971. He was a member of the 1977 League Cup winning side, before being signed by Everton in 1979 for £650,000. He then became Manchester United's new manager Ron Atkinson's first signing as he moved to United in 1981 as part of a £450,000 swap deal, with Mickey Thomas moving to Everton.

Harold Halse
Harold James Halse (1 January 1886 – 25 March 1949) was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea. He was the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three different clubs.

Ben Collett
Benjamin "Ben" Collett (born 11 September 1984) is an English former association footballer who played as a central midfielder for Manchester United, New Zealand Knights and AGOVV Apeldoorn. Collett joined AGOVV from now-defunct A-League club the New Zealand Knights in 2006 after being released from Manchester United.

Mark Dempsey (English footballer)
Mark James Dempsey (born 14 January 1964) is an English former footballer. In February 2009, he took up a post in youth development with Tromsø IL and the Northern Norway region. Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester. He played as a midfielder in The Football League for Manchester United, Swindon Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Rotherham United, and in Non-League football for Macclesfield Town. He was a youth coach with Manchester United before moving to Norway.

Ben Clark (footballer)
Shotley Bridge
Benjamin "Ben" Clark is a professional footballer who plays for Conference National side Gateshead.

Markus Neumayr
Germany
Markus Neumayr (born 26 March 1986 in Hösbach) is a German football player who plays as a midfielder for Wacker Burghausen.

Willie Morgan
Alloa
William "Willie" Morgan (born October 2, 1944 in Sauchie) is a Scottish former professional football player. A winger, Morgan started his career with Burnley, making his first-team debut against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough in 1963. He took over from John Connelly who was transferred to Manchester United and scored his first Burnley goal, when he scored twice in a Boxing Day demolition of Manchester United in a 6-1 win at the Turf Moor.

David Sadler (footballer)
Kent
David Sadler is an English former football player. He was a skilful central defender who could also play usefully in midfield or even as a forward. He is currently secretary of the Manchester United Former Players' Association. Sadler started his career with Maidstone United, but signed a professional contract with Manchester United in 1963, helping the club win the 1965 and 1967 First Division Football League championships as well as the 1968 European Cup.

Maurice Setters
Honiton
Maurice Edgar Setters is an English former football player and manager. As player, he made more than 400 appearances in the Football League representing Exeter City, West Bromwich Albion, Manchester United, Stoke City, Coventry City and Charlton Athletic, and in the United Soccer Association with the Cleveland Stokers (Stoke City under another name). His favoured position was wing half.

Alan Tate (footballer)
Easington, County Durham
Alan Tate (born 2 September 1982) is an English professional footballer, currently playing for Swansea City in the Football League Championship.

Billy Richards
West Bromwich
William Richards (6 October 1874 – 12 February 1926) was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward.

Matthew James (footballer)
Bacup
Matthew Lee "Matty" James (born 22 July 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Preston North End on loan from Manchester United. His regular position is in midfield, but he can play in defence when required.

Pat McGibbon
Northern Ireland
Patrick Colm "Pat" McGibbon is a former Northern Ireland international footballer. His regular position was at centre-back. He is currently assistant managager/coach at Monaghan United FC having previously managed his hometown team Lurgan Celtic. McGibbon began his career at his local Irish Premier League club, Portadown, signing a professional contract with them in 1991, aged just 18. A year later, he was signed by Manchester United for £100,000.

Ritchie De Laet
Antwerp
Ritchie Ria Alfons De Laet (born 28 November 1988) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a defender for English side Sheffield United on loan from Manchester United. He is able to play anywhere across the back four.

George Hicks (footballer)
George Wolstenholme Hicks (30 April 1902 – after 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left. He made 231 appearances in the Football League. Born in Salford, Hicks joined Manchester City in November 1923. He played for them in the 1926 FA Cup Final and contributed to them winning the Second Division championship in the 1927–28 season. He signed for First Division club Birmingham in October 1928, and scored 12 league goals in what remained of that season.

James McCrae (footballer)
Bridge of Weir
James Clark Fulton McCrae (also spelt McRae, McRea, McCray and McCabe; 2 September 1894 – 3 September 1974) was a Scottish football player and manager. His brother was Scottish international player David McCrae.

Jemal Johnson
Paterson, New Jersey
Jemal Pierre Johnson (born 3 May 1985 in Paterson, New Jersey) is an American footballer who currently plays for League Two side Port Vale, on loan from League One club Milton Keynes Dons. He started his career at Premier League Blackburn Rovers, making several appearances for the club between 2004 and 2006, having graduated through the club's academy. After a season at Wolverhampton Wanderers, he joined Milton Keynes Dons in summer 2007.

Peter Fletcher (footballer)
Peter Fletcher (born 2 December 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Manchester, he played in the Football League for Manchester United, Hull City, Stockport County and Huddersfield Town before retiring in 1982, aged 29.

Adam Eckersley
Adam James Eckersley (born 7 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays primarily as a left back, but is also capable of playing at right back. Eckersley plays for Danish First Division side AGF Aarhus. He is the older brother of Richard Eckersley.

Souleymane Mamam
Lomé
Souleymane Mamam (Unknown) in Lomé is a Togolese footballer who plays for K.R.C. Mechelen in the Belgian Third Division A. He plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger.

Alan Gowling
Stockport
Alan Edwin Gowling is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for many clubs in the north of England. He was a powerful shooter with a bit of pace and craft.

Fraizer Campbell
Yorkshire
Fraizer Lee Campbell (born 13 September 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Sunderland as a winger, although he was signed as a forward. He previously played for Manchester United and played for Tottenham Hotspur on loan in the 2008–09 season as part of the deal that sent Dimitar Berbatov the opposite way.

Ed McIlvenny
Renfrewshire
Edward John "Ed" McIlvenny, also known as Eddie McIlvenny, was a Scottish-American soccer player who most notably captained the United States national team in their 1–0 upset of England in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He learned the game as a youth and was selected to Scottish Junior League on a tour of the North of Scotland. In 1947 he signed with the Welsh club Wrexham A.F.C.

Neil Mustoe
Gloucester
Neil John Mustoe (born November 5, 1976 in Gloucester) plays football for Southern Premier League side Gloucester City A.F.C. as a defensive midfielder. First signed for City at the start of the 2002-03 season but left in January 2003 to join Stevenage Borough, and soon afterwards, Yeovil Town. He re-signed for the club in August 2003.

Brian Carey
Brian David Carey is an Irish football manager and former player. He is currently on the coaching staff of Wrexham, having been manager there between January and November 2007.

Ronnie Wallwork
Ronald "Ronnie" Wallwork (born 10 September 1977) is an English professional footballer who can play as either a defender or a midfielder. An England under-20 international, he began his career at Manchester United, where he made his professional debut in 1997. He never fully established himself in the United first team however, and was loaned out to Carlisle United and Stockport County.

Ronnie Cope
Crewe
Ronald "Ronnie" Cope (born 5 October 1934 in Crewe) is an English former footballer who played as a centre half-back in the Football League for Manchester United and Luton Town. Cope played four times for England Schoolboys in 1950. He joined Manchester United as an amateur in the same year, turned professional in 1951, and made his debut for the club on 29 September 1956 against Arsenal at Highbury. However, he only gained a regular first-team place after the Munich air disaster.

Danny Webber
Daniel Vaughn "Danny" Webber (born 28 December 1981) is an English football player who currently plays as a striker for Portsmouth. Born in Manchester, Webber began his career as a trainee with Manchester United, but failed to cement a first team place and spent loan spells with Port Vale and Watford before joining Watford on a permanent basis. After two years with Watford, Webber joined Sheffield United for the second half of the 2004–05 season.

Tommy Baldwin
Gateshead
Thomas "Tommy" Baldwin (born 10 June 1945 in Gateshead) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Arsenal, Chelsea, Millwall, Manchester United and Brentford. He was capped twice by England at under-23 level. Baldwin was born in Gateshead and played for Wrekenton Juniors before joining Arsenal. He turned professional in 1962, and made his league debut in the 3–0 defeat of Birmingham City in April 1965.

Berry Brown
Robert Beresford "Berry" Brown (6 September 1927 – July 2001) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Doncaster Rovers and Hartlepools United in the late 1940s and 1950s.

Charlie Moore (footballer born 1898)
Cheslyn Hay
Charles William "Charlie" Moore (3 June 1898 – 9 March 1966) was an English footballer who played as a full back for Manchester United. Born in Cheslyn Hay, Staffordshire, he played for Hednesford Town before joining United in May 1919. After two seasons, a recurring injury forced Moore to stop playing football, but in September 1922 he returned to play for United for a further eight years, making a total of 328 appearances for the club before retiring at the end of the 1929–1930 season.

Charlie Spencer
Charles William "Charlie" Spencer (4 December 1899 – 9 February 1953) was an English footballer and manager.

Jonny Evans
Jonathan Grant "Jonny" Evans (born 2 January 1988) is a Northern Irish football centre back who currently plays for Manchester United in the Premier League. Evans was born in Belfast and started his career at Greenisland FC, where he was spotted by Manchester United scouts. He progressed through Manchester United's football Academy to play in several foreign tours in the summer of 2006. He then went on loan to Royal Antwerp and had two spells with Sunderland.

Craig Lawton
Craig Thomas Lawton (born 5 January 1972) is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a left winger for Bala Town in the Cymru Alliance.

Darren Ferguson
Darren Ferguson (born 9 February 1972) is a Scottish former footballer and current manager of Preston North End. As a player, Ferguson was managed at Manchester United by his father Alex Ferguson, but spent most of his playing career at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Wrexham in the lower divisions of English football. Ferguson's first managerial appointment was as player-manager of League Two Peterborough United in January 2007.

Jimmy Stanton
West Bromwich
James "Jimmy" Stanton (18 November 1860 – August 1932) was an English footballer who played at full back or wing half. He was born in West Bromwich and attended Christ Church School, before working at the local George Salter's Spring Works. He joined the factory's football team, the West Bromwich Strollers, in 1878 and played in the club's first match (vs. Hudson's) in November of that year. Stanton continued to play for the club after their change of name to West Bromwich Albion in 1879.

Martin Russell (footballer)
Martin Christopher Russell (born 27 April 1967) is an Irish former professional footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham City, Leicester City, Scarborough and Middlesbrough. He also played for Portadown in the Irish Football League and for St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland. Played for the Republic of Ireland national football team at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championshiphttp://www. fifa.

Dessie Baker
Desmond "Dessie" Baker (born 25 August 1977) is an Irish footballer who currently plays for League of Ireland side, Shamrock Rovers.

Stephen Pears
Stephen Pears (born 22 January 1962) is an English former footballer. Born in Brandon, County Durham, he played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Liverpool and Hartlepool United in a career spanning 20 years. Pears currently works as the goalkeeping coach for the Middlesbrough first team.

Joe Dudgeon
Leeds
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Dudgeon (born 26 November 1990) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer. Born in Leeds, Dudgeon plays as a left back for Manchester United, although he can also play as a centre back.

Frank Barrett (footballer)
Francis "Frank" Barrett (2 August 1872 – 22 March 1907) was a Scottish football goalkeeper. He was born in Dundee. Barrett played for Dundee Harp before joining Dundee upon their foundation in 1893. While with the Dark Blues, he won two caps for Scotland in 1894 and 1895. In September 1896, he signed for Newton Heath. He made 132 appearances in his career at Newton Heath, scoring no goals. In May 1900, he left Newton Heath for New Brighton Tower.

Frank Kopel
Falkirk
Frank Kopel (born 28 March 1949 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left back.

Jimmy Broad
Stalybridge
James "Jimmy" Broad (10 November 1891–22 August 1963) was an English footballer who played as a forward for various Football League clubs in the 1910s and 1920s, including Oldham Athletic, Stoke City and Everton. Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire, Broad began his football career with St Mark's (West Gorton), before moving to Stalybridge Celtic. He joined Manchester City in 1911, Manchester United in 1912, and then Oldham Athletic in 1913, without having made an appearance for either United or City.

George McLachlan
George Herbert McLachlan (born 21 September 1902, date of death unknown) was an FA Cup-winning Scottish footballer and manager. He was born in Glasgow and played as an outside left or at wing half.

Barney Daniels
Bernard 'Barney' Daniels (born November 24, 1950, Salford) is a former English professional footballer. He made appearances in The Football League for three clubs in the 1970s.

Luke Daniels
Luke Matthew Daniels is an English football goalkeeper who plays for Charlton Athletic, on loan from West Bromwich Albion.

Terry Gibson
Walthamstow
Terence Bradley "Terry" Gibson (born 23 December 1962 in Walthamstow) is an English former footballer who played as a forward for several clubs, including Tottenham Hotspur, Coventry City, Manchester United and Wimbledon.

John Connaughton
Wigan
Patrick John Connaughton (born 23 September 1949) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He represented England at youth level.

Reg Holland
Eric Reginald "Reg" Holland (born January 23, 1940, Sutton-in-Ashfield) is a former English footballer who played as a full back.

Neil McBain
Campbeltown
Neil McBain (15 November 1895 – 13 May 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager. He remains the oldest player to appear in an English Football League match.

Ian Moir (footballer)
Ian Moir (born 30 June 1943 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former footballer. He played as a midfielder. Moir played over 300 Football League games for five clubs, including top-flight sides Manchester United and Blackpool, before going on to play in South Africa with Arcadia Shepherds. He returned to Britain and had spells with non-League sides Oswestry Town and Colwyn Bay.

Jim McCalliog
James "Jim" McCalliog (born 23 September 1946 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester United and Southampton. He played for Southampton in their victorious 1976 FA Cup Final against his former employers Manchester United and made the pass that set up Bobby Stokes for the only goal. He also appeared in the 1966 FA Cup Final for Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-2 defeat by Everton, and scored one of the Owls' goals.

Bill Bainbridge
Gateshead
William "Bill" Bainbridge (born 9 March 1922) is an English ex-footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in the Football League, including Manchester United, Bury and Tranmere Rovers. Born in Gateshead, County Durham, Bainbridge began his career with Ashington, but his career was immediately interrupted by the Second World War. During the war, Bainbridge played for Hartlepools United.

Jimmy Nicholson
James Joseph "Jimmy" Nicholson (born 27 February 1943 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a midfielder. He played most of his career at Huddersfield Town and earned more than 40 caps for the Northern Ireland national team.

Rob McKinnon
Rob McKinnon (born 31 July 1966) is a Scottish former footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a left back. Active in Scotland, England, and the Netherlands, McKinnon made over 500 League appearances in a career which lasted from 1985 to 2002.

Joe Hanrahan
Joe Hanrahan (born 21 March 1964 in Limerick) is an Irish former footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s. He picked up many honours, including the FAI Cup in 1983–84 and was named PFAI Young Player of the Year in the same year. He played in European competition Cup-Winners' Cup the same year, narrowly being beaten by Everton in a two-legged tie as Everton went on to win the competition, with Hanrahan nearly scoring the equaliser in the second leg.

Nobby Lawton
Norbert "Nobby" Lawton (25 March 1940 – 22 April 2006) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward or wing half for various English clubs in the 1960s and early 1970s. Born in Newton Heath, Manchester, Lawton began his football career with Manchester United, joining the club as an amateur in 1956. He was also involved in the club's 1957 FA Youth Cup title.

Ralph Milne
Ralph Milne (born 13 May 1961) is a Scottish former professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as a midfielder.

Reece Brown
Reece Brown (born 1 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City on loan from Manchester United.

Simon Ratcliffe
Davyhulme
Simon Ratcliffe (born 8 February 1967) is an English former professional football player. His clubs included Norwich City, Brentford and Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances. Born in Davyhulme, Ratcliffe began his footballing career as a Manchester United apprentice on leaving school in 1983, and two years later was granted a professional contract by manager Ron Atkinson.

Harry Erentz
Henry Bernt "Harry" Erentz (17 September 1874 – 19 July 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played at right back for various clubs in both Scotland and England.

Beaumont Asquith
Wakefield
Beaumont Asquith (16 September 1910 – 12 April 1977) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Manchester United and Bradford City.

Tony Hawksworth (footballer)
Anthony "Tony" Hawksworth (born 15 January 1938) is an English former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United. He was born in Sheffield and grew up in the village of Dungworth in the Stannington area of the city. The formative years of his football career were spent in the Manchester United youth teams, playing in the same sides as players like Duncan Edwards and Bobby Charlton.

Ronnie Burke
Dormanstown
Ronald Stewart "Ronnie" Burke (13 August 1921 – December 2003) was a footballer who played for Manchester United, Huddersfield Town, Rotherham United & Exeter City.

Tom Cleverley
Thomas William "Tom" Cleverley (born 12 August 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder in the Premier League for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Manchester United. After starting his career in the youth setup at Bradford City, Cleverley joined Manchester United at the age of 15. Between 2007 and 2009 he played for Manchester United's reserve team, and occasionally in first team friendly matches.

Willie Anderson (footballer)
William John "Willie" Anderson (born 24 January 1947 in Liverpool) is an English former professional footballer.

Billy Harrison
Cheshire
William Ewart Harrison (27 December 1886 – August 1948) was an English footballer. He made the most appearances of his professional career for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won the 1907–08 FA Cup, and of whose Hall of Fame he is a member.

Brian Birch
Brian Birch was an English footballer who played for several English clubs in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s. Birch joined Manchester United as a 14-year-old in May 1946, before turning professional two years later. He was 17 when he made his debut on 27 August 1949, playing at inside left in a 1–1 home draw with West Bromwich Albion.

Bob Hardisty
Chester-le-Street
John Roderick Elliot "Bob" Hardisty (1 December 1921 – 31 October 1986) was an English amateur footballer who represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1948, 1952 and 1956, making a total of six appearance. Hardisty spent the majority of his career with Bishop Auckland, winning the Northern League seven times. Hardisty also won the FA Amateur Cup three times between 1955 and 1957. Hardisty also made 6 appearances in the Football League for Darlington between 1946 and 1949.

Billy Johnston
William Gifford "Billy" Johnston (born January 16, 1901 in Edinburgh) was a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Manchester United, Macclesfield Town and Oldham Athletic.

Frank Clempson
Frank Clempson (27 May 1930 – 24 December 1970) was an English professional footballer born in Salford who played in The Football League for three clubs. He was part of the Manchester United squad when they won the First Division title in 1951–1952.

Kris Taylor
Cannock
Kris Taylor (born 12 January 1984) is an English footballer who currently is currently playing for League Two side Port Vale. Never making the first team at Manchester United, he spent over three seasons at Walsall, after signing in February 2003. He spent two seasons at Hereford United from 2007 to 2009, before signing with Port Vale in August 2009, initially on a short-term deal.

Kyle Moran
Kyle Moran is an Irish footballer who plays as a forward with St Patrick's Athletic in the League of Ireland. Moran played with Manchester United in his teens but was later released in 2006. Prior to the kick-off of the 2007 League of Ireland season, Moran, aged 19, was invited for a trial at Derry City. After impressing manager, Pat Fenlon, he signed for the club on 5 February 2007.

Reg Allen
Marylebone
Arthur Reginald Allen (born 3 May 1919 in Marylebone, London, died 3 April 1976) was a goalkeeper with Queens Park Rangers and Manchester United in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Reg made his QPR league debut against Newport County in December 1938 and was known as one of the best goalkeepers of his era. He initially played for the Corona Football Club in the Hanwell and District League where a QPR supporter spotted him and recommended him to the club.

Ben Morton
Benjamin W. Morton (28 August 1910 – November 1962) was an English professional footballer. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Sheffield, Morton began his career with Stourbridge before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1933. He then joined Manchester United via a short spell back at Stourbridge in May 1935. His only game for United came against West Ham United on 16 November 1935, and he left to join Torquay United in May 1936.

Louis Page
Louis Antonio Page (27 March 1899 – 11 October 1959) was an England international football player and football manager. He was the younger brother of Tom Page.

Tommy Rowe
Wythenshawe
Thomas Malcolm "Tommy" Rowe (born 24 September 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Peterborough United.

Neil Dewar
Lochgilphead
Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908–10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goal scoring record.

Neil Whitworth
Ince-in-Makerfield
Neil Anthony Whitworth (born 12 April 1972) is a former English football defender. He spent the majority of his career at Kilmarnock, making 83 appearances and scoring 3 goals for the Scottish Premier League club. Born in Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, to a former rugby league footballer, Whitworth began his career at Wigan Athletic as a trainee. He made his senior debut for Wigan on 10 February 1990 in a Third Division match against Leyton Orient; Wigan lost the match 2-0.

Neil Wood
Neil Anthony Wood (born 4 January 1983 in Manchester) is an English footballer who plays for Midland Football Combination Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts, where he plays as a midfielder.

David Bradley (footballer)
David Bradley (born 16 January 1958) in Salford, England, is a retired English professional footballer who played as a central defender for several clubs in the Football League.

Deiniol Graham
Cannock
Deiniol William Thomas Graham (born 4 October 1969) is a Welsh former footballer who played as a forward for various clubs in the Football League after playing in the Manchester United youth and reserve teams.

Ted Buckle
Southwark
Herbert Edward William "Ted" Buckle (28 October 1924 – 14 June 1990) was an English footballer who played as an outside forward for Manchester United, Everton and Exeter City in the late 1940s and 1950s. At the end of his career, he also had the role of player-manager at Prestatyn, and temporarily came out of retirement to play for Dolgellau in the 1961–62 season.

Phil Hughes (footballer born 1964)
Philip Anthony "Phil" Hughes (born 19 November 1964) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He left school in 1981 to sign for Manchester United as an apprentice, keeping goal as they finished FA Youth Cup runners-up in 1982, but leaving the following year without signing a professional contract.

Jamie Wood
Jamie Wood (born 21 September 1978 in Salford) is an English-born Caymanian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently with Welsh Premier side The New Saints.

Roy Killin
Ontario
Harold Roy Killin (born 18 July 1929), known as Roy Killin, is a former professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Lincoln City. Killin had taken a leave of absence from Manchester United due to leg injuries. The doctor told Killin that he had to watch playing on his leg or he would have to leave playing football permanently. Several years after this (and his resignation from Manchester United) Killin played for the football club Peterborough United.

Ken Morton
Copley, Greater Manchester
Ken Morton (born 19 May 1947) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left winger. Morton made a total of 14 appearances in the Football League, scoring two goals. After retiring as a player, Morton later became active as a coach.

Stewart Chalmers
William Stewart Chalmers was a Scottish football player who played for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian, Manchester United, Dunfermline Athletic and the Scottish national team. Chalmers was born and grew up in the southern Glasgow suburb of Mount Florida, in the vicinity of Hampden Park. He joined local side Queens Park and played five seasons with them while he completed his studies. He turned professional in 1929, when he joined Edinburgh side Hearts.

Zoran Tošić
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Zoran Tošić is a Serbian footballer who plays as a left winger for CSKA Moscow. Born in Zrenjanin, Tošić began his career with his local side Proleter Zrenjanin. He then joined Budućnost Banatski Dvor, who then merged with Proleter to form Banat Zrenjanin. A year later, he signed for Serbian giants Partizan, for whom he played for two years before a high-profile move to Manchester United of England.

Tommy Lang
Larkhall
Thomas "Tommy" Lang (born 3 April 1906, date of death unknown) was an footballer, who played for Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Manchester United, Swansea City and Queen of the South. He was born in Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is perhaps at Newcastle United that Lang is best known, helping them to victory in the 1932 FA Cup Final victory over Arsenal.

Syd Tyler
Wolverhampton
Sidney "Syd" Tyler (7 December 1904 – 25 January 1971) was an English association football player. Born in Wolverhampton, Tyler began his career with nearby Stourbridge. As a 17-year-old, he joined Manchester United in May 1922, but he only played one match for them in the 1923–24 season, a 3–0 home win over Leicester City on 10 November 1923. In May 1924, he returned to his hometown club, Wolverhampton Wanderers, who had just been promoted back to the Second Division.

Jack Ball
John Thomas "Jack" Ball (13 September 1907 – 1976) was an English footballer, who played for clubs including Southport, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday, Huddersfield Town and Luton Town. He was born in Banks, Southport, Lancashire. At Sheffield Wednesday, he scored 14 goals in his first 17 games and went on to bag a total of 94 goals in 135 games.

Ernie Hine
Ernest "Ernie" William Hine (April 9, 1901 – April 15, 1974) was a professional footballer, who played for Barnsley, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town & Manchester United. He is regarded as one of Leicester's finest players, and was with them at a time in the 1920s and 1930s when they were challenging for the Football League First Division title. He played for England 6 times and scored 4 goals from 1929-1932. He was born in Barnsley and died in Huddersfield.

Frank Haydock
Frank Haydock (born 29 November 1940) is an English former footballer who played at centre half for several clubs, including Manchester United, Charlton Athletic and Portsmouth.

Joe Davies (footballer born 1864)
Cefn Mawr
Joseph E. "Joe" Davies (12 July 1864 – 7 October 1943) was a Welsh footballer who played at half-back for Newton Heath and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the late 1880s and early 1890s. He also made seven appearances for the Welsh national team.

Tommy Jackson (footballer born 1946)
Thomas "Tommy" Jackson (born 3 November 1946 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer, who played as a midfielder for Everton, Nottingham Forest and Manchester United. He also amassed a total of 35 caps for the Northern Ireland national football team. Following his playing career, he went into management, taking charge of various clubs in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Tony Gill
Yorkshire
Anthony Dean "Tony" Gill (born 6 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer who spent his entire, short-lived professional career with Manchester United. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Gill joined Manchester United as an apprentice in June 1984, and turned professional on his 18th birthday in March 1986. His first team debut for the club came 10 months later, when he stood in for Bryan Robson in a 1–1 draw away to Southampton on 3 January 1987.

David Ellis (footballer)
Kirkcaldy
David Ellis (2 March 1900 –) was an Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Glasgow. He played for Airdrieonians, Maidstone United, St. Johnstone, and Manchester United.

Tommy Jones (footballer)
Tonypandy
Thomas John "Tommy" Jones (born 6 December 1909; date of death unknown) was a Welsh footballer. Although he began his career in Wales, he is best known for the time he spent as a player in the English Football League.

Corry Evans
Corry John Evans (born 30 July 1990) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre back for Manchester United. A Northern Ireland under-21 and senior international, he came through the United youth academy, like his older brother, first team centre back Jonny Evans. Evans is capable of operating in the centre of midfield or defence but was used mostly as a centre back during the 2008–09 season.

Magnus Eikrem
Molde
Magnus Wolff Eikrem (born 8 August 1990), better known as Magnus Eikrem, is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Manchester United. His regular playing position is in attacking midfield, though he can play anywhere across the midfield. Eikrem was born in Molde in the Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal, and began his football career with his local club, Molde FK, before joining Manchester United at the age of 16 in 2006.

Oliver Gill
Oliver Gill (born 15 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Bradford City on loan from Manchester United. He is also David Gill's son.

Tommy Heron
Thomas Russell Ferrie "Tommy" Heron (born 31 March 1936) is a Scottish former footballer. Born in Irvine, North Ayrshire, he played as an outside left for Queens Park before being moved to left back by Manchester United. He moved to York City in 1961, where he made almost 200 league appearances.

Jim McDonagh
Rotherham
Seamus Martin "Jim" McDonagh is currently working for Plymouth Argyle F. C as a goalkeeping coach after leaving his position as goalkeeping coach at Aston Villa in August 2010. He previously held the same position at Coventry City, Mansfield Town F.C. , Nottingham Forest F.C. ,Millwall F.C. , Rotherham United F. C and Leicester City F.C.

Terry Poole
Chesterfield
Terence "Terry" Poole (born 16 December 1949 in Chesterfield) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers and Sheffield United. He started his career at Manchester United but never appeared for the first team.

Trevor Anderson
Trevor Anderson is a former Northern Irish football forward and manager. Anderson began his playing career at Portadown before signing for Manchester United in October 1972. After only appearing in 19 League games for the club he moved to Swindon Town and made his début on 5 November 1974. He scored the only goal in this game, a 1-0 win against Chesterfield. He was the clubs top scorer for the 1975-76 season with 15 goals.

Colin Waldron
Bristol
Colin Waldron (born 22 June 1946 in Bristol) was an English football defender. He spent thirteen seasons in the Football League and two in the North American Soccer League. Waldron spent his youth in Oldham, beginning his career with Bury, making 20 appearances. He then joined Chelsea before the 1967-68 season. Nine games into the season, Burnley purchased his contract for £30,000. He made his Burnley debut on 28 October 1967.

David Lyner
David "Davy" Lyner (9 January 1893 – 5 December 1973) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside forward for various clubs in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland in the 1910s and 1920s, including Distillery, Glentoran, Manchester United and Kilmarnock.

Wayne Bullimore
Wayne Bullimore is an English former footballer who played midfield for seven clubs.

Tommy Morrison (footballer)
Thomas "Tommy" Morrison (16 December 1874 – 26 March 1940), also known as Ching Morrison, was a former football player for Glentoran, Burnley, Celtic and Manchester United. Morrison was the youngest of five sons born to James and Annie Morrison. The first three boys were born in Scotland and the youngest of them, Bob who was also an international, played for Linfield. Another brother, Alex, also played for Glentoran in the 1890s.

Rodrigo Possebon
Sapucaia do Sul
Rodrigo Pereira Possebon (born 13 February 1989) is a Brazilian-born Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos, having signed from Manchester United on 20 August 2010. He previously played for Internacional in Brazil, and went on loan to Braga of Portugal for the first half of the 2009–10 season.

Jimmy Warner
James "Jimmy" Warner (15 April 1865 – 7 November 1943) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Aston Villa and Newton Heath in the late 19th century. He helped Aston Villa win the FA Cup in 1887.

Cliff Collinson
Clifford "Cliff" Collinson (3 March 1920 – September 1990) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United during the 1946–47 season. Born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Collinson was spotted playing for Urmston Boys Club towards the end of the Second World War and joined Manchester United as an amateur in May 1946. He turned professional in September 1946, before making his debut for the club in a scoreless draw away to Aston Villa on 2 November 1946.

Geoff Hunter (footballer)
Kingston upon Hull
Geoffrey (Geoff) Hunter (born 27 October 1958) is a former English footballer.

Gary Woods (footballer)
Kettering
Gary Woods (born 1 October 1990 in Kettering) is an English professional footballer playing for Football League Championship side Doncaster Rovers.

Bébé
Portugal
Tiago Manuel Dias Correia (born 12 July 1990), better known by his nickname Bébé, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Manchester United. He can play on either flank, as a target man or as a support striker.

Fred Kennedy
Frederick "Fred" Kennedy (23 October 1902 – 14 November 1963) was an English football forward.

Chris Smalling
Greenwich
Christopher Lloyd "Chris" Smalling (born 22 November 1989) is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United as a defender.

Herbert Birchenough
Haslington
Herbert Birchenough (21 September 1874 – 28 February 1942) was an English footballer.

Albert Pape
Elsecar
Albert Arthur Pape (13 June 1897 – 18 November 1955) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. Born in Elsecar, South Yorkshire, he played for several clubs in The Football League, including Notts County, Clapton Orient and Manchester United.

Bill Fielding
Congleton
William "Bill" Fielding (17 June 1915 – May 2006) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United in the 1930s and 1940s.

Ronnie Briggs
William Ronald "Ronnie" Briggs (29 March 1943 – 28 August 2008) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Manchester United, Swansea Town and Bristol Rovers in the 1960s. Born in Belfast, Briggs was scouted by Manchester United at the age of 15, and signed professional forms with them on his 17th birthday. His first team debut came ten months later, in a First Division match away to Leicester City on 21 January 1961.

George Nevin
Lintz
George William Nevin (16 December 1907 - January 1973) was an English footballer. His regular position was at full back. He was born in Lintz, County Durham. He played for Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester United, Burnley and Lincoln City.

Billy Grassam
Larbert
William "Billy" Grassam (20 November 1878 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a forward

Alan Foggon
Alan Foggon (born 23 February 1950) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in West Pelton, County Durham. He played for Newcastle United, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Hartford Bicentennials, Rochester Lancers, Manchester United, Sunderland, Southend United, Hartlepool United and Consett. At Newcastle, he won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, scoring in the second leg of the final.

Joe Dale
Joseph "Joe" Dale (3 July 1921 – 11 September 2000) was an English footballer.

Oliver Norwood
Burnley
Oliver James Norwood (born 12 April 1991) is an English-born Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Carlisle United, on loan from Manchester United. Although he represented England at under-17 level, he has represented Northern Ireland at every level from under-19 to the senior team.

Dennis Fidler
Stockport
Dennis John Fidler (born 22 June 1938) is an English former footballer.

Lawrie Pearson
Wallsend
Lawrence (Lawrie) Pearson (born 2 July 1965) is an English former footballer.

Ian Fitzpatrick
Ian Matthew Fitzpatrick (born 22 September 1980) in Manchester, England, is a retired English professional footballer who played as a striker for Halifax Town and Shrewsbury Town in the Football League. He is the younger brother of former Hartlepool United midfielder Lee Fitzpatrick.

Danny Drinkwater
Daniel Noel "Danny" Drinkwater (born 5 March 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cardiff City, on loan from Manchester United.

Gary Worthington
Cleethorpes
Gary Worthington (born 10 November 1966) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in the Football League between 1984 and 1994, Worthington made nearly 200 career appearances, scoring over 50 goals. After retiring as a player, Worthington became a football coach and scout, and is currently Assistant Head of Player Recruitment at Manchester City.

James Hodge
James "Jimmy" Hodge (5 July 1891 – 2 September 1970) was a Scottish footballer. His regular position was as a defender. He was born in Stenhousemuir. He played for Stenhousemuir, Manchester United, Millwall Athletic, Norwich City and Southend United.

Robert Trees
Robert Trees, is an English former professional footballer. He began his career as a youth player with his hometown club Manchester United. After a loan spell at Stalybridge Celtic he moved to Bristol Rovers in 1998 where he made 46 appearances in the league and scored 1 goal. Trees also had loan spells at Altrincham for a couple of months in 1999, and at Leigh RMI. He finished his career at Leigh RMI in May 2001 at the age of 24.

Reg Chester
Reginald Alfred "Reg" Chester (21 November 1904 – 24 April 1977) was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He played for Aston Villa, Manchester United, Huddersfield Town and Darlington.

Paul Gibson (footballer)
Paul Gibson (born 1 November 1976 in Sheffield) is an English football goalkeeper who most notably played for Manchester United. Gibson was part of the 1995 FA Youth Cup winning side, and became a professional shortly afterwards. He spent four years at Old Trafford after this, but never managed to play a first team game. He did manage to come on as a substitute for Raimond Van Der Gouw in the Brian McClair testimonial against Celtic in April 1997. He left the club in 1999.

Stephen Cosgrove
Stephen Cosgrove (born 29 December 1980 in Glasgow), is a Scottish footballer, who plays as a midfielder.

Billy Draycott
William Levi "Billy" Draycott (15 February 1869 – unknown) was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back.

James Chester
Warrington
James Grant Chester (born 23 January 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a centre back for Carlisle United, on loan from Manchester United.

Danny Galbraith
Galashiels
Daniel James "Danny" Galbraith (born 19 August 1990 in Galashiels) is a Scottish professional football player who is currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.

Nicky Ajose
Nicholas Olushola Ajose (born 7 October 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Bury on loan from Manchester United.