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Sandy Turnbull

Statistics for Manchester United
247
Career Appearances

Sandy Turnbull (Scotland) made 247 appearances for Manchester United between 1906-1907 and 1914-1915, scoring 90 goals.

Forward b. 30 Jul 1884 – d. 3 May 1917 (aged 32) Hurlford, East Ayrshire, Scotland 1.73 m (5′8″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1915

Stats
90 (5 pen)
Goals
247
Starts
0
Sub Apps
9
Seasons
1
Red Cards
1906-1907 → 1914-1915
23rd top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
4 trophies

Counts seasons in which Sandy Turnbull 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 Sandy Turnbull’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
1914-1915 13 13 0 2 — — —
1913-1914 18 18 0 4 — — —
1912-1913 39 39 0 10 — — —
1911-1912 37 37 0 10 — — —
1910-1911 38 38 0 18 — — —
1909-1910 27 27 0 10 (1p) — — —
1908-1909 25 25 0 4 (1p) — — —
1907-1908 35 35 0 27 (3p) — — —
1906-1907 15 15 0 5 — — —
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.

Appearances by Manager
4 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Ernest Mangnall 179 179 0 74
TJ Wallworth 7 7 0 3
John Bentley 58 58 0 11
John Robson 3 3 0 —
Record by Opponent
35 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Sunderland 15 8 8 2 5
Blackburn Rovers 14 7 6 4 4
Liverpool 10 6 5 0 5
Middlesbrough 14 5 3 3 8
Aston Villa 13 5 8 0 5
Notts County 12 5 5 2 5
Arsenal 10 5 6 1 3
Chelsea 10 5 6 3 1
Newcastle United 15 4 11 2 2
Sheffield United 13 4 6 2 5
Manchester City 11 4 5 5 1
Everton 12 3 7 2 3
Oldham Athletic 8 3 2 4 2
Bolton Wanderers 6 3 5 0 1
Nottingham Forest 5 3 1 1 3
Derby County 3 3 1 1 1
Sheffield Wednesday 10 2 5 2 3
Tottenham Hotspur 9 2 2 4 3
Preston North End 8 2 4 3 1
Reading 2 2 1 1 0
Bradford City 11 1 5 1 5
Bury 10 1 7 3 0
West Bromwich Albion 4 1 1 1 2
Coventry City 3 1 2 1 0
Birmingham City 2 1 1 1 0
Swindon Town 2 1 1 0 1
West Ham United 1 1 0 0 1
Burnley 4 — 2 0 2
Bristol City 3 — 2 1 0
Blackpool 2 — 2 0 0
Brighton 1 — 1 0 0
Fulham 1 — 0 0 1
Huddersfield Town 1 — 1 0 0
Plymouth Argyle 1 — 1 0 0
Queens Park Rangers 1 — 0 1 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Sandy Turnbull with 88; the official career total is 90. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
2 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
19 Oct 1907 @ Blackburn Rovers D1 W 5–1 5 10', 40', ?, ?, ?
23 Nov 1907 Arsenal D1 W 4–2 4 2', 32', 67', 75'
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
17 Apr 1915 D1 @ Sheffield United L 1–3 S
10 Apr 1915 D1 Middlesbrough D 2–2 S
6 Apr 1915 D1 @ Oldham Athletic L 0–1 S
12 Dec 1914 D1 Sheffield United L 1–2 S
5 Dec 1914 D1 @ Middlesbrough D 1–1 S
28 Nov 1914 D1 Newcastle United W 1–0 S
21 Nov 1914 D1 @ Tottenham Hotspur L 0–2 S
14 Nov 1914 D1 Burnley L 0–2 S
7 Nov 1914 D1 @ Bradford City L 2–4 S
31 Oct 1914 D1 Chelsea D 2–2 S
Red Cards
1 dismissal
Date Opponent Competition Min Type Score
21 Dec 1907 Manchester City D1 — Direct Red W 3–1

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 →