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David Herd

Statistics for Manchester United
265
Career Appearances

David Herd (Scotland) made 265 appearances for Manchester United between 1961-1962 and 1967-1968, scoring 144 goals.

Forward b. 15 Apr 1934 – d. 1 Oct 2016 (aged 82) Larnakshire, Scotland 1.83 m (6′0″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1968

Stats
144
Goals
264
Starts
1
Sub Apps
7
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1961-1962 → 1967-1968
11th top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which David Herd 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 David Herd’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
1967-1968 8 8 0 1 — — —
1966-1967 31 31 0 18 — — —
1965-1966 52 51 1 33 — — —
1964-1965 55 55 0 27 — — —
1963-1964 44 44 0 27 — — —
1962-1963 43 43 0 21 — — —
1961-1962 32 32 0 17 — — —
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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.

Record by Opponent
48 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Burnley 12 10 6 2 4
Leicester City 11 10 6 1 4
Fulham 7 9 6 1 0
Nottingham Forest 12 7 7 2 3
Blackpool 9 7 5 2 2
Sunderland 8 7 4 3 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 7 6 2 0
Tottenham Hotspur 14 6 7 0 7
Stoke City 11 6 5 4 2
West Bromwich Albion 10 6 4 5 1
Sheffield Wednesday 9 6 5 2 2
Blackburn Rovers 8 6 5 2 1
Bolton Wanderers 6 6 4 0 2
Everton 14 5 5 3 6
Arsenal 10 4 6 0 4
Aston Villa 10 4 5 2 3
Sheffield United 11 3 5 3 3
Chelsea 10 3 6 2 2
West Ham United 10 3 2 2 6
Liverpool 8 3 1 3 4
ASK Vorwarts 2 3 2 0 0
Leeds United 8 2 1 4 3
Birmingham City 6 2 1 2 3
Ferencvaros 3 2 1 0 2
Newcastle United 3 2 2 1 0
Preston North End 3 2 2 1 0
Manchester City 6 1 2 2 2
Ipswich Town 3 1 1 0 2
Southampton 3 1 3 0 0
Benfica 2 1 2 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 2 1 2 0 0
Djurgardens IF 2 1 1 1 0
Strasbourg 2 1 1 1 0
Willem II 2 1 1 1 0
Barnsley 1 1 1 0 0
Bristol Rovers 1 1 1 0 0
Derby County 1 1 1 0 0
Hjk Helsinki 1 1 1 0 0
Coventry City 2 — 1 0 1
Leyton Orient 2 — 1 0 1
Northampton Town 2 — 1 1 0
Partizan Belgrade 2 — 1 0 1
Rotherham United 2 — 1 1 0
Sporting Club Lisbon 2 — 1 0 1
Chester City 1 — 1 0 0
Gornik Zabrze 1 — 0 0 1
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Norwich City 1 — 0 0 1

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit David Herd with 143; the official career total is 144. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
6 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
26 Nov 1966 Sunderland D1 W 5–0 4 20', 44', 80', 88'
17 Dec 1966 @ West Bromwich Albion D1 W 4–3 3 5', 13', 41'
26 Feb 1966 Burnley D1 W 4–2 3 40', 63', 67'
1 Dec 1965 ASK Vorwarts EC W 3–1 3 12', 40', 90'
23 Oct 1965 Fulham D1 W 4–1 3 24', 59', 89'
14 Dec 1963 Sheffield Wednesday D1 W 3–1 3 28', 43', 73'
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
6 Apr 1968 D1 Liverpool L 1–2 S
30 Mar 1968 D1 @ Stoke City W 4–2 S
27 Mar 1968 D1 Manchester City L 1–3 S
23 Mar 1968 D1 Nottingham Forest W 3–0 goal S
16 Mar 1968 D1 @ Coventry City L 0–2 S
13 Mar 1968 EC @ Gornik Zabrze L 0–1 S
3 Feb 1968 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur W 2–1 S
31 Jan 1968 FAC @ Tottenham Hotspur L 0–1 S
18 Mar 1967 D1 Leicester City W 5–2 goal S
18 Feb 1967 FAC Norwich City L 1–2 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
25 Sep 1963 Willem II CWC — Direct Red D 1–1

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 →