Manchester United Data

James Hanson

Statistics for Manchester United
147
Career Appearances

James Hanson (England) made 147 appearances for Manchester United between 1924-1925 and 1929-1930, scoring 44 goals.

Forward b. 6 Nov 1904 – d. 14 Jan 1960 (aged 55) Manchester, England 1.70 m (5′7″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1930

Stats
44 (6 pen)
Goals
147
Starts
0
Sub Apps
6
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1924-1925 → 1929-1930
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1929-1930 18 18 0 4 — — —
1928-1929 43 43 0 19 (6p) — — —
1927-1928 35 35 0 9 — — —
1926-1927 22 22 0 5 — — —
1925-1926 26 26 0 4 — — —
1924-1925 3 3 0 3 — — —
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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 36 36 0 8
Clarence Hilditch 10 10 0 2
Herbert Bamlett 101 101 0 33
Record by Opponent
30 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Arsenal 7 4 4 1 2
Everton 7 3 2 4 1
Sunderland 7 3 3 1 3
Bolton Wanderers 6 3 2 3 1
Burnley 5 3 5 0 0
Newcastle United 9 2 3 0 6
Birmingham City 7 2 2 4 1
Cardiff City 7 2 3 3 1
Derby County 7 2 1 3 3
Leicester City 7 2 4 1 2
Liverpool 7 2 2 2 3
Huddersfield Town 6 2 2 2 2
Sheffield Wednesday 6 2 2 1 3
Tottenham Hotspur 5 2 2 2 1
Blackburn Rovers 8 1 3 1 4
West Ham United 7 1 2 1 4
Aston Villa 6 1 1 3 2
Leeds United 6 1 2 1 3
Middlesbrough 3 1 3 0 0
West Bromwich Albion 2 1 1 1 0
Blackpool 1 1 0 1 0
Hull City 1 1 1 0 0
Port Vale 1 1 1 0 0
Bury 5 — 3 1 1
Manchester City 4 — 0 2 2
Portsmouth 4 — 1 1 2
Sheffield United 3 — 0 2 1
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Notts County 1 — 0 0 1
Reading 1 — 0 1 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit James Hanson with 43; the official career total is 44. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
25 Dec 1929 D1 Birmingham City D 0–0 S
21 Dec 1929 D1 Leeds United W 3–1 goal S
14 Dec 1929 D1 @ Everton D 0–0 S
7 Dec 1929 D1 Bolton Wanderers D 1–1 S
30 Nov 1929 D1 @ Sunderland W 4–2 goal S
23 Nov 1929 D1 Burnley W 1–0 S
16 Nov 1929 D1 @ Sheffield Wednesday L 2–7 S
9 Nov 1929 D1 Derby County W 3–2 goal S
2 Nov 1929 D1 @ Aston Villa L 0–1 S
26 Oct 1929 D1 Arsenal W 1–0 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
27 Aug 1928 Aston Villa D1 — Direct Red D 0–0

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 →