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Alex Stepney

Statistics for Manchester United
539
Career Appearances

Alex Stepney (England) made 539 appearances for Manchester United between 1966-1967 and 1977-1978, scoring 2 goals.

Goalkeeper b. 18 Sept 1942 (age 84) Mitcham, Surrey, England 1.83 m (6′0″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1978

Stats
2 (2 pen)
Goals
539
Starts
0
Sub Apps
12
Seasons
1966-1967 → 1977-1978
8th most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which Alex Stepney 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 Stepney’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
1977-1978 29 29 0 0 — — —
1976-1977 57 57 0 0 — — —
1975-1976 47 47 0 0 — — —
1974-1975 49 49 0 0 — — —
1973-1974 45 45 0 2 (2p) — — —
1972-1973 43 43 0 0 — — —
1971-1972 52 52 0 0 — — —
1970-1971 22 22 0 0 — — —
1969-1970 54 54 0 0 — — —
1968-1969 51 51 0 0 — — —
1967-1968 53 53 0 0 — — —
1966-1967 37 37 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
5 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Matt Busby 160 160 0 —
Wilf McGuinness 57 57 0 —
Frank O'Farrell 78 78 0 —
Tommy Docherty 215 215 0 2
Dave Sexton 29 29 0 —
Record by Opponent
67 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Leicester City 16 1 5 7 4
Birmingham City 10 1 7 2 1
Manchester City 24 — 8 8 8
Stoke City 24 — 8 11 5
Leeds United 23 — 7 9 7
Arsenal 21 — 7 5 9
Liverpool 21 — 7 7 7
Southampton 20 — 12 5 3
Tottenham Hotspur 20 — 9 4 7
Everton 19 — 6 4 9
Ipswich Town 19 — 8 3 8
Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 — 8 6 5
Coventry City 18 — 7 5 6
Newcastle United 18 — 10 4 4
West Bromwich Albion 18 — 7 4 7
West Ham United 18 — 9 4 5
Chelsea 17 — 4 5 8
Derby County 17 — 7 5 5
Burnley 16 — 6 8 2
Middlesbrough 13 — 6 4 3
Norwich City 13 — 4 5 4
Nottingham Forest 13 — 8 3 2
Sunderland 13 — 4 7 2
Aston Villa 11 — 5 1 5
Sheffield United 11 — 7 0 4
Queens Park Rangers 10 — 7 0 3
Sheffield Wednesday 10 — 5 4 1
Crystal Palace 6 — 4 1 1
Blackpool 5 — 4 1 0
Fulham 5 — 4 1 0
Bristol City 4 — 1 1 2
Bristol Rovers 4 — 1 2 1
Oxford United 4 — 3 1 0
Huddersfield Town 3 — 3 0 0
Walsall 3 — 1 1 1
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 1 0 1
Anderlecht 2 — 1 0 1
Bolton Wanderers 2 — 2 0 0
Cardiff City 2 — 2 0 0
Estudiantes De La Plata 2 — 0 1 1
Gornik Zabrze 2 — 1 0 1
Hibernians 2 — 1 1 0
Juventus 2 — 1 0 1
Leyton Orient 2 — 1 1 0
Millwall 2 — 2 0 0
Notts County 2 — 1 1 0
Oldham Athletic 2 — 1 0 1
Porto 2 — 1 0 1
Portsmouth 2 — 1 1 0
Rapid Vienna 2 — 1 1 0
Real Madrid 2 — 1 1 0
Saint Etienne 2 — 1 1 0
Sarajevo 2 — 1 1 0
Waterford 2 — 2 0 0
Watford 2 — 2 0 0
York City 2 — 2 0 0
Benfica 1 — 1 0 0
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Charlton Athletic 1 — 1 0 0
Exeter City 1 — 1 0 0
Hull City 1 — 0 0 1
Northampton Town 1 — 1 0 0
Peterborough United 1 — 1 0 0
Plymouth Argyle 1 — 1 0 0
Preston North End 1 — 1 0 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Wrexham 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
29 Apr 1978 D1 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1–2 S
22 Apr 1978 D1 West Ham United W 3–0 S
15 Apr 1978 D1 @ Norwich City W 3–1 S
8 Apr 1978 D1 Queens Park Rangers W 3–1 S
1 Apr 1978 D1 @ Arsenal L 1–3 S
29 Mar 1978 D1 Aston Villa D 1–1 S
27 Mar 1978 D1 Everton L 1–2 S
25 Mar 1978 D1 @ Leicester City W 3–2 S
18 Mar 1978 D1 West Bromwich Albion D 1–1 S
15 Mar 1978 D1 Manchester City D 2–2 S

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 →