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Frank McPherson

Statistics for Manchester United
175
Career Appearances

Frank McPherson (England) made 175 appearances for Manchester United between 1923-1924 and 1927-1928, scoring 48 goals.

Forward b. 14 May 1901 – d. 5 Mar 1953 (aged 51) Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England 1.73 m (5′8″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1928

Stats
48 (4 pen)
Goals
175
Starts
0
Sub Apps
5
Seasons
1923-1924 → 1927-1928
50th top scorer in club history
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1927-1928 29 29 0 5 — — —
1926-1927 35 35 0 15 (4p) — — —
1925-1926 36 36 0 21 — — —
1924-1925 39 39 0 6 — — —
1923-1924 36 36 0 1 — — —
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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
3 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
John Chapman 117 117 0 35
Clarence Hilditch 28 28 0 7
Herbert Bamlett 30 30 0 5
Record by Opponent
46 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Leicester City 9 5 6 1 2
Sheffield United 3 5 1 1 1
Leeds United 5 4 3 2 0
Bury 10 2 3 1 6
Sheffield Wednesday 8 2 3 3 2
Arsenal 5 2 1 1 3
Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 2
Liverpool 4 2 0 0 4
Port Vale 4 2 3 0 1
Sunderland 4 2 1 1 2
Cardiff City 3 2 1 2 0
Tottenham Hotspur 7 1 4 2 1
West Ham United 6 1 2 1 3
Birmingham City 5 1 1 2 2
Everton 5 1 3 1 1
Fulham 5 1 2 1 2
Bradford City 4 1 3 1 0
Burnley 4 1 2 0 2
Derby County 4 1 1 2 1
South Shields 4 1 2 1 1
Leyton Orient 3 1 2 1 0
Newcastle United 3 1 1 0 2
Reading 3 1 0 2 1
Hull City 2 1 2 0 0
Notts County 2 1 1 0 1
Portsmouth 2 1 2 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 0 1
Plymouth Argyle 1 1 1 0 0
Aston Villa 4 — 2 1 1
Barnsley 4 — 1 1 2
Bolton Wanderers 4 — 1 1 2
Coventry City 4 — 1 1 2
Huddersfield Town 4 — 0 3 1
Oldham Athletic 4 — 2 0 2
Southampton 4 — 2 2 0
Stoke City 4 — 1 2 1
Blackpool 3 — 0 3 0
Manchester City 3 — 0 1 2
Middlesbrough 3 — 2 1 0
Stockport County 3 — 1 0 2
Bristol City 2 — 2 0 0
Chelsea 2 — 1 1 0
Crystal Palace 2 — 1 0 1
Nelson 2 — 1 0 1
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 — 0 1 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Frank McPherson with 47; the official career total is 48. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
1 game
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
28 Dec 1925 @ Leicester City D1 W 3–1 3 15', 30, 64'
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
14 Apr 1928 D1 @ Bury L 3–4 S
31 Mar 1928 D1 @ Aston Villa L 1–3 S
14 Mar 1928 D1 Everton W 1–0 S
10 Mar 1928 D1 West Ham United D 1–1 S
7 Mar 1928 D1 Huddersfield Town D 0–0 S
4 Feb 1928 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur L 1–4 S
1 Feb 1928 FAC Bury W 1–0 S
28 Jan 1928 FAC @ Bury D 1–1 S
21 Jan 1928 D1 @ Newcastle United L 1–4 S
14 Jan 1928 FAC Brentford W 7–1 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 →