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Thomas Bamford

Statistics for Manchester United
109
Career Appearances

Thomas Bamford (Wales) made 109 appearances for Manchester United between 1934-1935 and 1937-1938, scoring 56 goals.

Forward b. 2 Sept 1905 – d. 12 Dec 1967 (aged 62) Port Talbot, Wales 1.75 m (5′9″)

Wales · Left Manchester United in 1938

Stats
56
Goals
109
Starts
0
Sub Apps
4
Seasons
1934-1935 → 1937-1938
39th top scorer in club history
Honours at Manchester United
1 trophy

Counts seasons in which Thomas Bamford 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 Thomas Bamford’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
1937-1938 27 27 0 15 — — —
1936-1937 31 31 0 14 — — —
1935-1936 29 29 0 16 — — —
1934-1935 22 22 0 11 — — —
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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
Scott Duncan 93 93 0 44
Walter Crickmer 16 16 0 10
Record by Opponent
49 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Nottingham Forest 7 4 4 2 1
Hull City 3 4 1 1 1
Chesterfield 1 4 1 0 0
Barnsley 5 3 3 2 0
Newcastle United 5 3 4 1 0
Plymouth Argyle 5 3 2 2 1
Bradford Park Avenue 5 2 3 0 2
Birmingham City 2 2 0 1 1
Burnley 2 2 1 1 0
Bradford City 1 2 1 0 0
Bristol Rovers 1 2 1 0 0
Derby County 1 2 0 0 1
Charlton Athletic 4 1 1 2 1
Fulham 4 1 2 0 2
Blackpool 3 1 2 0 1
Brentford 3 1 0 0 3
Sheffield Wednesday 3 1 1 1 1
Swansea City 3 1 1 1 1
Bolton Wanderers 2 1 2 0 0
Chelsea 2 1 0 1 1
Coventry City 2 1 0 1 1
Reading 2 1 2 0 0
Stockport County 2 1 1 0 1
Sunderland 2 1 1 1 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 1 0 1 1
Aston Villa 1 1 1 0 0
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 1 0
Luton Town 1 1 1 0 0
Manchester City 1 1 1 0 0
Middlesbrough 1 1 1 0 0
Port Vale 1 1 1 0 0
Preston North End 1 1 0 0 1
Yeovil Town 1 1 1 0 0
Bury 5 — 5 0 0
Stoke City 3 — 1 1 1
Arsenal 2 — 1 0 1
Huddersfield Town 2 — 1 0 1
Norwich City 2 — 2 0 0
Notts County 2 — 1 0 1
Sheffield United 2 — 1 0 1
Southampton 2 — 0 0 2
West Bromwich Albion 2 — 0 1 1
Doncaster Rovers 1 — 0 1 0
Grimsby Town 1 — 0 0 1
Leeds United 1 — 0 0 1
Leicester City 1 — 0 0 1
Portsmouth 1 — 0 0 1
Tottenham Hotspur 1 — 0 1 0
West Ham United 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit Thomas Bamford with 54; the official career total is 56. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Hat-Tricks
2 games
Date Opponent Comp Score Goals Minutes
13 Nov 1937 @ Chesterfield D2 W 7–1 4 15', 22', 38', 64'
11 Sep 1937 Barnsley D2 W 4–1 3 41', 68', 85'
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
16 Apr 1938 D2 @ Swansea City D 2–2 S
19 Mar 1938 D2 @ Plymouth Argyle D 1–1 S
12 Feb 1938 FAC @ Brentford L 0–2 S
29 Jan 1938 D2 Stockport County W 3–1 goal S
26 Jan 1938 FAC Barnsley W 1–0 S
22 Jan 1938 FAC @ Barnsley D 2–2 S
15 Jan 1938 D2 Luton Town W 4–2 goal S
8 Jan 1938 FAC Yeovil Town W 3–0 goal S
1 Jan 1938 D2 @ Newcastle United D 2–2 goal S
28 Dec 1937 D2 @ Nottingham Forest W 3–2 goal 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 →