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Norman Whiteside

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274
Career Appearances

Norman Whiteside (Northern Ireland) made 274 appearances for Manchester United between 1981-1982 and 1988-1989, scoring 67 goals.

Forward/Midfielder b. 7 May 1965 (age 61) Belfast, Northern Ireland 1.85 m (6′1″)

Northern Ireland · Left Manchester United in 1989

Stats
67 (1 pen)
Goals
256
Starts
18
Sub Apps
8
Seasons
1981-1982 → 1988-1989
32nd top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Norman Whiteside 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 Norman Whiteside’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
1988-1989 6 6 0 0 — — —
1987-1988 35 34 1 10 — — —
1986-1987 37 36 1 10 — — —
1985-1986 47 47 0 7 — — —
1984-1985 39 34 5 13 (1p) — — —
1983-1984 51 43 8 12 — — —
1982-1983 57 55 2 14 — — —
1981-1982 2 1 1 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
2 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Ron Atkinson 212 195 17 50
Alex Ferguson 62 61 1 16
Record by Opponent
52 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Luton Town 12 5 7 3 2
Liverpool 17 4 6 9 2
Southampton 12 4 5 4 3
West Ham United 12 4 4 4 4
Aston Villa 9 4 6 1 2
Arsenal 16 3 9 3 4
Everton 14 3 4 4 6
Coventry City 12 3 7 3 2
Tottenham Hotspur 11 3 4 5 2
Norwich City 8 3 4 3 1
Nottingham Forest 12 2 6 3 3
Newcastle United 8 2 4 2 2
Chelsea 7 2 4 2 1
Oxford United 7 2 3 2 2
Birmingham City 6 2 4 2 0
Ipswich Town 6 2 4 2 0
Port Vale 4 2 4 0 0
Derby County 2 2 2 0 0
Watford 9 1 4 4 1
Leicester City 7 1 4 2 1
Manchester City 7 1 4 3 0
Sunderland 7 1 3 3 1
Stoke City 6 1 5 0 1
West Bromwich Albion 6 1 3 1 2
Brighton 5 1 2 2 1
Notts County 4 1 1 1 2
Sheffield Wednesday 4 1 2 0 2
Crystal Palace 3 1 3 0 0
Hull City 2 1 2 0 0
Juventus 2 1 0 1 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 1 1 0
Bury 1 1 1 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 5 — 3 2 0
Bournemouth 3 — 1 1 1
Charlton Athletic 3 — 1 0 2
Bradford City 2 — 1 1 0
Spartak Varna 2 — 2 0 0
Swansea City 2 — 1 1 0
Valencia 2 — 0 1 1
Videoton 2 — 1 0 1
Wimbledon 2 — 1 0 1
Barcelona 1 — 1 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Burnley 1 — 1 0 0
Colchester United 1 — 1 0 0
Dukla Prague 1 — 0 1 0
Dundee United 1 — 0 1 0
Millwall 1 — 0 1 0
Portsmouth 1 — 1 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 1 — 1 0 0
Raba Vasas Eto 1 — 1 0 0
Rochdale 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Norman Whiteside with 66; the official career total is 67. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
1 game
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
9 Mar 1985 West Ham United FAC W 4–2 3 39', 74', 88' pen
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
6 May 1989 D1 @ Southampton L 1–2 S
2 May 1989 D1 Wimbledon W 1–0 S
29 Apr 1989 D1 Coventry City L 0–1 S
22 Apr 1989 D1 @ Charlton Athletic L 0–1 S
8 Apr 1989 D1 @ Millwall D 0–0 S
2 Apr 1989 D1 Arsenal D 1–1 S
4 Apr 1988 D1 @ Liverpool D 3–3 Sub
19 Mar 1988 D1 @ Nottingham Forest D 0–0 S
23 Feb 1988 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur D 1–1 S
20 Feb 1988 FAC @ Arsenal L 1–2 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 →