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Paul Ince

Statistics for Manchester United
281
Career Appearances

Paul Ince (England) made 281 appearances for Manchester United between 1989-1990 and 1994-1995, scoring 29 goals.

Midfielder b. 21 Oct 1967 (age 58) Ilford, Essex, England 1.78 m (5′10″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1995

Stats
29
Goals
276
Starts
5
Sub Apps
6
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1989-1990 → 1994-1995
Squad Numbers
8 1993-1994 → 1994-1995
Honours at Manchester United
8 trophies

Counts seasons in which Paul Ince 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 Paul Ince’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Advanced Stats
16
Assists*
15,914
Minutes*
0.0
xG ⓘ*
0.0
xA ⓘ*
* Assists, minutes, xG and xA are available from 2016–17 onwards. Career totals above are incomplete for this player.
Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1994-1995 48 48 0 6 5 5,348 0.0
1993-1994 56 56 0 9 11 5,804 0.0
1992-1993 47 47 0 6 0 4,762 0.0
1991-1992 47 44 3 3 — — —
1990-1991 47 47 0 3 — — —
1989-1990 36 34 2 2 — — —
Compare

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
Norwich City 12 3 9 1 2
Blackburn Rovers 7 3 4 2 1
Aston Villa 12 2 6 2 4
Wimbledon 11 2 6 3 2
Manchester City 10 2 5 4 1
Portsmouth 3 2 2 1 0
Liverpool 13 1 4 5 4
Crystal Palace 12 1 7 3 2
Sheffield Wednesday 12 1 6 3 3
Southampton 12 1 9 3 0
Oldham Athletic 11 1 8 2 1
Queens Park Rangers 11 1 9 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 11 1 6 3 2
Nottingham Forest 9 1 4 2 3
Ipswich Town 5 1 2 1 2
Luton Town 4 1 4 0 0
Newcastle United 4 1 2 2 0
West Ham United 4 1 2 2 0
Swindon Town 2 1 1 1 0
Leicester City 1 1 1 0 0
Arsenal 13 — 4 6 3
Chelsea 13 — 4 4 5
Everton 13 — 7 2 4
Leeds United 13 — 7 5 1
Sheffield United 11 — 8 0 3
Coventry City 9 — 7 2 0
Middlesbrough 4 — 2 2 0
Barcelona 3 — 1 1 1
Brighton 3 — 2 1 0
Charlton Athletic 3 — 2 0 1
Galatasaray 3 — 0 3 0
Wrexham 3 — 3 0 0
Athinaikos 2 — 1 1 0
Cambridge United 2 — 1 1 0
Derby County 2 — 1 1 0
Gothenburg 2 — 1 0 1
Honved 2 — 2 0 0
Montpellier Herault 2 — 1 1 0
Notts County 2 — 1 1 0
Sunderland 2 — 1 0 1
Atletico Madrid 1 — 0 0 1
Halifax Town 1 — 1 0 0
Hereford United 1 — 1 0 0
Legia Warsaw 1 — 1 0 0
Millwall 1 — 1 0 0
Pecsi Munkas 1 — 1 0 0
Red Star Belgrade 1 — 1 0 0
Torpedo Moscow 1 — 0 1 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Paul Ince with 28; the official career total is 29. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
20 May 1995 FAC Everton L 0–1 S
14 May 1995 PL @ West Ham United D 1–1 S
10 May 1995 PL Southampton W 2–1 S
7 May 1995 PL Sheffield Wednesday W 1–0 S
17 Apr 1995 PL Chelsea D 0–0 S
15 Apr 1995 PL @ Leicester City W 4–0 goal S
12 Apr 1995 FAC Crystal Palace W 2–0 S
9 Apr 1995 FAC Crystal Palace D 2–2 S
2 Apr 1995 PL Leeds United D 0–0 S
22 Mar 1995 PL Arsenal W 3–0 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
23 Nov 1994 Gothenburg EC — Direct Red L 1–3

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 →