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Paul Scholes

Statistics for Manchester United
718
Career Appearances

Paul Scholes (England) made 718 appearances for Manchester United between 1994-1995 and 2012-2013, scoring 154 goals.

Midfielder b. 16 Nov 1974 (age 51) Salford, England 1.70 m (5′7″)

England · Left Manchester United in 2013

Stats
154 (3 pen)
Goals
576
Starts
142
Sub Apps
19
Seasons
9
Red Cards
1994-1995 → 2012-2013
9th top scorer in club history 3rd most appearances
Squad Numbers
24 1994-1995
22 1995-1996
18 1996-1997 → 2010-2011
22 2011-2012 → 2012-2013
Honours at Manchester United
25 trophies

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

Advanced Stats
79
Assists*
59,556
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
2012-2013 21 10 11 1 1 1,012 0.0
2011-2012 21 15 6 4 0 1,346 0.0
2010-2011 33 23 10 1 5 2,229 0.0
2009-2010 38 32 6 7 5 2,729 0.0
2008-2009 35 23 12 3 2 2,295 0.0
2007-2008 34 30 4 2 4 2,802 0.0
2006-2007 45 42 3 7 4 4,319 0.0
2005-2006 27 25 2 3 2 2,459 0.0
2004-2005 49 43 6 12 8 4,533 0.0
2003-2004 40 36 4 14 3 3,959 0.0
2002-2003 52 46 6 20 7 4,620 0.0
2001-2002 51 45 6 9 7 4,945 0.0
2000-2001 45 41 4 12 (1p) 5 4,087 0.0
1999-2000 45 41 4 11 (2p) 6 4,225 0.0
1998-1999 51 38 13 11 13 4,051 0.0
1997-1998 42 37 5 10 5 3,893 0.0
1996-1997 33 21 12 6 0 2,524 0.0
1995-1996 31 18 13 14 1 2,253 0.0
1994-1995 25 10 15 7 1 1,275 0.0
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
108 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Newcastle United 30 11 18 8 4
Blackburn Rovers 22 10 12 8 2
West Ham United 24 8 16 5 3
Bolton Wanderers 18 8 13 4 1
Tottenham Hotspur 30 6 22 5 3
Aston Villa 28 6 21 6 1
Manchester City 26 6 14 5 7
Chelsea 38 5 11 17 10
Southampton 18 5 14 1 3
Sunderland 16 5 14 2 0
Coventry City 10 5 9 0 1
West Bromwich Albion 9 4 6 3 0
Arsenal 31 3 13 6 12
Portsmouth 15 3 9 2 4
Charlton Athletic 13 3 11 2 0
Sheffield Wednesday 12 3 6 3 3
Wimbledon 9 3 6 3 0
Crystal Palace 5 3 4 1 0
Queens Park Rangers 4 3 3 1 0
Panathinaikos 2 3 1 1 0
Liverpool 33 2 17 4 12
Everton 26 2 16 6 4
Middlesbrough 23 2 13 4 6
Fulham 20 2 13 4 3
Leeds United 16 2 10 4 2
Derby County 11 2 5 4 2
Barcelona 8 2 1 4 3
Port Vale 2 2 2 0 0
PSV Eindhoven 2 2 1 0 1
York City 1 2 1 0 0
Wigan Athletic 11 1 11 0 0
Birmingham City 9 1 6 3 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 1 5 0 2
AC Milan 6 1 3 0 3
Bayern Munich 6 1 0 3 3
Ipswich Town 6 1 3 1 2
Nottingham Forest 5 1 4 1 0
Porto 5 1 1 3 1
Benfica 4 1 3 0 1
Deportivo La Coruna 4 1 2 0 2
Juventus 4 1 3 1 0
Norwich City 4 1 2 0 2
Olympiakos Piraeus 4 1 4 0 0
Olympique Marseille 4 1 2 1 1
Valencia 4 1 1 3 0
Bradford City 3 1 3 0 0
Inter Milan 3 1 2 1 0
Real Madrid 3 1 0 1 2
Sturm Graz 3 1 3 0 0
Swansea City 3 1 2 1 0
Brondby 2 1 2 0 0
Copenhagen 2 1 1 0 1
CSKA Moscow 2 1 1 1 0
Feyenoord 2 1 2 0 0
Rotor Volgograd 2 1 0 2 0
Barnsley 1 1 1 0 0
Besiktas JK 1 1 1 0 0
Swindon Town 1 1 1 0 0
Zalaegerszeg 1 1 1 0 0
Leicester City 15 — 9 4 2
Stoke City 6 — 6 0 0
Lille 5 — 3 2 0
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3 — 1 2 0
Olympique Lyonnais 3 — 1 2 0
Reading 3 — 0 3 0
Roma 3 — 2 0 1
Sheffield United 3 — 3 0 0
Aa Aalborg 2 — 1 1 0
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 1 0 1
Anderlecht 2 — 1 0 1
Basel 2 — 1 1 0
Blackpool 2 — 2 0 0
Boavista 2 — 2 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 2 — 0 0 2
Burnley 2 — 2 0 0
Celtic 2 — 1 0 1
Croatia Zagreb 2 — 1 1 0
Debreceni Vsc 2 — 2 0 0
Exeter City 2 — 1 1 0
Fiorentina 2 — 1 0 1
Kosice 2 — 2 0 0
Lks Lodz 2 — 1 1 0
Monaco 2 — 0 2 0
Rangers 2 — 2 0 0
Schalke 04 2 — 2 0 0
Sparta Prague 2 — 1 1 0
Stuttgart 2 — 1 0 1
Villarreal 2 — 0 2 0
Watford 2 — 2 0 0
Bursaspor 1 — 1 0 0
Bury 1 — 1 0 0
CFR Cluj 1 — 0 0 1
Dinamo Bucharest 1 — 1 0 0
Fenerbahce 1 — 0 0 1
Galatasaray 1 — 1 0 0
Gamba Osaka 1 — 1 0 0
Hull City 1 — 1 0 0
Lazio 1 — 0 0 1
Maccabi Haifa 1 — 0 0 1
Millwall 1 — 1 0 0
Nantes Atlantique 1 — 0 1 0
Northampton Town 1 — 1 0 0
Palmeiras 1 — 1 0 0
Sporting Club Lisbon 1 — 1 0 0
Walsall 1 — 1 0 0
Wolfsburg 1 — 1 0 0
Wrexham 1 — 1 0 0
Zenit Saint Petersburg 1 — 0 0 1

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Paul Scholes with 152; the official career total is 154. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
2 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
12 Apr 2003 @ Newcastle United PL W 6–2 3 34', 38', 52'
1 Apr 2000 West Ham United PL W 7–1 3 24', 51', 63' pen
Minutes marked pen were scored from the penalty spot.
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
19 May 2013 PL @ West Bromwich Albion D 5–5 Sub
12 May 2013 PL Swansea City W 2–1 S
26 Jan 2013 FAC Fulham W 4–1 Sub
16 Jan 2013 FAC West Ham United W 1–0 Sub
5 Jan 2013 FAC @ West Ham United D 2–2 S
29 Dec 2012 PL West Bromwich Albion W 2–0 Sub
26 Dec 2012 PL Newcastle United W 4–3 S
23 Dec 2012 PL @ Swansea City D 1–1 Sub
15 Dec 2012 PL Sunderland W 3–1 Sub
5 Dec 2012 EC CFR Cluj L 0–1 Sub
Red Cards
9 dismissals
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
16 Apr 2011 Manchester City FAC 72' Direct Red L 0–1
12 Sep 2009 Tottenham Hotspur PL 59' Direct Red W 3–1
21 Mar 2009 Fulham PL 17' Direct Red L 0–2
29 Aug 2008 Zenit Saint Petersburg ESC — Direct Red L 1–2
4 Apr 2007 Roma EC 34' Direct Red L 1–2
3 Mar 2007 Liverpool PL 86' Direct Red W 1–0
18 Oct 2005 Lille EC 63' Direct Red D 0–0
20 Apr 2005 Everton PL — Direct Red L 0–1
7 Mar 1999 Chelsea FAC — 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 →