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Brian Kidd

Statistics for Manchester United
266
Career Appearances

Brian Kidd (England) made 266 appearances for Manchester United between 1967-1968 and 1973-1974, scoring 69 goals.

Forward b. 29 May 1949 (age 77) Collyhurst, Manchester, England 1.78 m (5′10″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1974

Stats
69
Goals
257
Starts
9
Sub Apps
7
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1967-1968 → 1973-1974
31st top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
1 trophy

Counts seasons in which Brian Kidd 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 Brian Kidd’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
1973-1974 24 23 1 2 — — —
1972-1973 25 20 5 4 — — —
1971-1972 43 43 0 10 — — —
1970-1971 33 32 1 13 — — —
1969-1970 49 48 1 20 — — —
1968-1969 42 41 1 4 — — —
1967-1968 50 50 0 16 — — —
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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
4 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Matt Busby 102 100 2 23
Wilf McGuinness 72 71 1 30
Frank O'Farrell 52 49 3 9
Tommy Docherty 40 37 3 6
Record by Opponent
50 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
West Bromwich Albion 10 6 5 0 5
Manchester City 13 5 3 3 7
Newcastle United 11 4 5 2 4
Southampton 10 4 5 3 2
West Ham United 9 4 5 2 2
Crystal Palace 8 4 4 2 2
Ipswich Town 13 3 6 2 5
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 3 3 5 5
Chelsea 9 3 2 2 5
Sunderland 5 3 1 3 1
Arsenal 9 2 4 1 4
Derby County 9 2 3 3 3
Nottingham Forest 6 2 3 2 1
Sheffield Wednesday 6 2 3 2 1
Sheffield United 4 2 3 0 1
Aston Villa 2 2 0 1 1
Watford 2 2 2 0 0
Northampton Town 1 2 1 0 0
Leeds United 14 1 1 7 6
Coventry City 9 1 3 2 4
Liverpool 7 1 2 3 2
Leicester City 6 1 2 3 1
Birmingham City 4 1 2 1 1
Fulham 2 1 2 0 0
Gornik Zabrze 2 1 1 0 1
Queens Park Rangers 2 1 2 0 0
Aldershot 1 1 1 0 0
Anderlecht 1 1 1 0 0
Benfica 1 1 1 0 0
Exeter City 1 1 1 0 0
Wrexham 1 1 1 0 0
Tottenham Hotspur 13 — 5 4 4
Everton 12 — 3 3 6
Stoke City 10 — 1 8 1
Burnley 9 — 3 5 1
Middlesbrough 6 — 2 2 2
Huddersfield Town 3 — 2 1 0
AC Milan 2 — 1 0 1
Blackpool 2 — 0 2 0
Bristol Rovers 2 — 0 1 1
Hibernians 2 — 1 1 0
Norwich City 2 — 1 1 0
Rapid Vienna 2 — 1 1 0
Real Madrid 2 — 1 1 0
Sarajevo 2 — 1 1 0
Waterford 2 — 2 0 0
Estudiantes De La Plata 1 — 0 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 1 — 1 0 0
Portsmouth 1 — 1 0 0
Preston North End 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Brian Kidd with 68; the official career total is 69. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
23 Mar 1974 D1 Tottenham Hotspur L 0–1 S
23 Feb 1974 D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers D 0–0 S
16 Feb 1974 D1 @ Derby County D 2–2 S
9 Feb 1974 D1 Leeds United L 0–2 S
2 Feb 1974 D1 @ Coventry City L 0–1 S
26 Jan 1974 FAC Ipswich Town L 0–1 Sub
12 Jan 1974 D1 @ West Ham United L 1–2 S
5 Jan 1974 FAC Plymouth Argyle W 1–0 S
22 Dec 1973 D1 @ Liverpool L 0–2 S
8 Dec 1973 D1 Southampton D 0–0 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
31 Jan 1968 Tottenham Hotspur FAC — Direct Red L 0–1

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 →