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Alex Downie

Statistics for Manchester United
191
Career Appearances

Alex Downie (Scotland) made 191 appearances for Manchester United between 1902-1903 and 1909-1910, scoring 5 goals.

Half-Back b. 8 Oct 1876 – d. 9 Dec 1953 (aged 77) St Rollox, Glasgow, Scotland 1.75 m (5′9″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1910

Stats
5
Goals
191
Starts
0
Sub Apps
8
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1902-1903 → 1909-1910
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Alex Downie made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Alex Downie’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1909-1910 3 3 0 0 — — —
1908-1909 23 23 0 0 — — —
1907-1908 10 10 0 0 — — —
1906-1907 20 20 0 2 — — —
1905-1906 38 38 0 1 — — —
1904-1905 35 35 0 0 — — —
1903-1904 35 35 0 2 — — —
1902-1903 27 27 0 0 — — —
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Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
2 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
James West 32 32 0 —
Ernest Mangnall 159 159 0 5
Record by Opponent
44 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Lincoln City 7 1 4 1 2
Notts County 6 1 2 2 2
Arsenal 5 1 3 0 2
Sheffield United 2 1 1 1 0
Norwich City 1 1 1 0 0
Bristol City 10 — 3 5 2
Burton United 8 — 6 1 1
Leicester City 8 — 6 1 1
Barnsley 7 — 5 2 0
Blackpool 7 — 4 1 2
Bradford City 7 — 4 3 0
Burnley 7 — 5 0 2
Glossop 7 — 7 0 0
Manchester City 7 — 3 3 1
Bolton Wanderers 6 — 1 3 2
Chesterfield 6 — 3 0 3
Gainsborough Trinity 6 — 4 2 0
Grimsby Town 6 — 5 0 1
Liverpool 6 — 3 0 3
Port Vale 6 — 2 2 2
Preston North End 6 — 1 2 3
Birmingham City 5 — 2 2 1
Sheffield Wednesday 5 — 3 0 2
Aston Villa 4 — 1 0 3
Chelsea 4 — 1 3 0
Doncaster Rovers 4 — 3 1 0
Everton 4 — 1 1 2
Stockport County 4 — 4 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 4 — 2 1 1
Blackburn Rovers 3 — 1 1 1
Fulham 3 — 0 2 1
Sunderland 3 — 0 1 2
Bury 2 — 0 1 1
Derby County 2 — 0 2 0
Hull City 2 — 2 0 0
Leeds United 2 — 1 0 1
Nottingham Forest 2 — 0 1 1
Leyton Orient 1 — 1 0 0
Newcastle United 1 — 0 1 0
Portsmouth 1 — 0 0 1
Southport Central 1 — 1 0 0
Staple Hill 1 — 1 0 0
Stoke City 1 — 1 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 1 — 0 1 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
25 Sep 1909 D1 @ Notts County L 2–3 S
18 Sep 1909 D1 Preston North End D 1–1 S
11 Sep 1909 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur D 2–2 S
17 Apr 1909 D1 @ Leicester City L 2–3 S
13 Apr 1909 D1 @ Notts County W 1–0 S
12 Apr 1909 D1 @ Bristol City D 0–0 S
10 Apr 1909 D1 Everton D 2–2 S
9 Apr 1909 D1 Bristol City L 0–1 S
31 Mar 1909 D1 Aston Villa L 0–2 S
20 Mar 1909 D1 Blackburn Rovers L 0–3 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
14 Feb 1903 Blackpool D2 — Direct Red L 0–2

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →