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Stewart Houston

Statistics for Manchester United
250
Career Appearances

Stewart Houston (Scotland) made 250 appearances for Manchester United between 1973-1974 and 1979-1980, scoring 15 goals.

Full-Back b. 20 Aug 1949 (age 77) Dunoon, Argyle, Scotland 1.80 m (5′11″)

Scotland · Left Manchester United in 1980

Stats
15
Goals
248
Starts
2
Sub Apps
7
Seasons
1973-1974 → 1979-1980
Honours at Manchester United
2 trophies

Counts seasons in which Stewart Houston 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 Stewart Houston’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
1979-1980 17 17 0 0 — — —
1978-1979 25 24 1 0 — — —
1977-1978 37 36 1 0 — — —
1976-1977 51 51 0 5 — — —
1975-1976 52 52 0 2 — — —
1974-1975 48 48 0 7 — — —
1973-1974 20 20 0 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
Tommy Docherty 171 171 0 14
Dave Sexton 79 77 2 —
Record by Opponent
53 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Aston Villa 11 1 5 2 4
Derby County 10 1 5 4 1
Leeds United 8 1 5 1 2
Newcastle United 8 1 6 2 0
Birmingham City 6 1 3 1 2
Ipswich Town 6 1 3 0 3
Stoke City 5 1 2 1 2
Bolton Wanderers 3 1 3 0 0
Cardiff City 2 1 2 0 0
Hull City 2 1 1 0 1
Leyton Orient 2 1 1 1 0
Notts County 2 1 1 1 0
Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 1 0
Charlton Athletic 1 1 1 0 0
Norwich City 12 — 4 5 3
Manchester City 10 — 4 3 3
Wolverhampton Wanderers 10 — 6 2 2
Arsenal 9 — 2 2 5
Middlesbrough 9 — 4 4 1
Southampton 9 — 4 4 1
Tottenham Hotspur 9 — 4 2 3
West Bromwich Albion 9 — 1 4 4
Bristol City 8 — 3 2 3
Everton 8 — 5 1 2
Queens Park Rangers 8 — 4 1 3
Coventry City 7 — 3 2 2
Liverpool 7 — 0 2 5
Sunderland 7 — 2 4 1
West Ham United 6 — 2 0 4
Chelsea 5 — 3 2 0
Leicester City 5 — 3 1 1
Nottingham Forest 5 — 2 1 2
Burnley 4 — 3 1 0
Fulham 3 — 2 1 0
Oxford United 3 — 2 0 1
Sheffield United 3 — 3 0 0
Walsall 3 — 1 1 1
Ajax Amsterdam 2 — 1 0 1
Blackpool 2 — 2 0 0
Bristol Rovers 2 — 1 1 0
Juventus 2 — 1 0 1
Millwall 2 — 2 0 0
Porto 2 — 1 0 1
York City 2 — 2 0 0
Brentford 1 — 1 0 0
Carlisle United 1 — 1 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 — 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 1 — 1 0 0
Peterborough United 1 — 1 0 0
Portsmouth 1 — 1 0 0
Saint Etienne 1 — 0 1 0
Tranmere Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Watford 1 — 0 0 1

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Stewart Houston with 14; the official career total is 15. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
1 Mar 1980 D1 @ Ipswich Town L 0–6 S
27 Feb 1980 D1 Bolton Wanderers W 2–0 S
23 Feb 1980 D1 Bristol City W 4–0 S
16 Feb 1980 D1 @ Stoke City D 1–1 S
9 Feb 1980 D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0–1 S
2 Feb 1980 D1 @ Derby County W 3–1 S
12 Jan 1980 D1 @ Middlesbrough D 1–1 S
9 Jan 1980 FAC Tottenham Hotspur L 0–1 S
5 Jan 1980 FAC @ Tottenham Hotspur D 1–1 S
29 Dec 1979 D1 Arsenal W 3–0 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 →