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William Bryant

Statistics for Manchester United
157
Career Appearances

William Bryant (England) made 157 appearances for Manchester United between 1934-1935 and 1938-1939, scoring 39 goals.

Forward b. 26 Nov 1913 (age 112) Shildon, England 1.78 m (5′10″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1939

Stats
39 (3 pen)
Goals
157
Starts
0
Sub Apps
5
Seasons
1934-1935 → 1938-1939
Honours at Manchester United
1 trophy

Counts seasons in which William Bryant 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 William Bryant’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
1938-1939 27 27 0 6 — — —
1937-1938 43 43 0 12 — — —
1936-1937 39 39 0 10 (1p) — — —
1935-1936 22 22 0 8 (1p) — — —
1934-1935 26 26 0 3 (1p) — — —
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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 99 99 0 22
Walter Crickmer 58 58 0 16
Record by Opponent
52 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Burnley 4 3 2 1 1
Brentford 7 2 2 1 4
Arsenal 5 2 2 1 2
Blackpool 4 2 4 0 0
Bolton Wanderers 4 2 2 2 0
Sheffield United 4 2 1 2 1
Chesterfield 2 2 2 0 0
Barnsley 5 1 3 2 0
Nottingham Forest 5 1 2 2 1
Southampton 5 1 2 1 2
Fulham 4 1 2 1 1
Grimsby Town 4 1 1 1 2
Middlesbrough 4 1 1 1 2
Plymouth Argyle 4 1 2 1 1
Preston North End 4 1 0 3 1
Swansea City 4 1 2 1 1
Huddersfield Town 3 1 1 1 1
Leeds United 3 1 0 1 2
Norwich City 3 1 2 1 0
Sunderland 3 1 1 1 1
West Ham United 3 1 2 0 1
Birmingham City 2 1 1 0 1
Blackburn Rovers 2 1 1 1 0
Coventry City 2 1 0 1 1
Luton Town 2 1 1 0 1
Newcastle United 2 1 1 1 0
Stockport County 2 1 1 0 1
Everton 1 1 1 0 0
Leicester City 1 1 0 1 0
Manchester City 1 1 1 0 0
Bradford Park Avenue 5 — 4 0 1
Bury 5 — 5 0 0
Stoke City 5 — 1 1 3
Charlton Athletic 4 — 0 1 3
Chelsea 4 — 2 1 1
Sheffield Wednesday 4 — 2 1 1
Tottenham Hotspur 4 — 1 2 1
Hull City 3 — 1 1 1
Liverpool 3 — 1 0 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 — 0 1 2
Aston Villa 2 — 1 0 1
Derby County 2 — 0 1 1
Notts County 2 — 1 0 1
Port Vale 2 — 2 0 0
Portsmouth 2 — 0 0 2
West Bromwich Albion 2 — 0 1 1
Bradford City 1 — 0 0 1
Bristol Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Doncaster Rovers 1 — 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 1 — 0 0 1
Reading 1 — 1 0 0
Yeovil Town 1 — 1 0 0

Goals in this table come from match-level scorer records, which credit William Bryant with 38; the official career total is 39. Scorer attribution in the historical match data doesn’t fully agree with career records.

Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
6 May 1939 D1 Liverpool W 2–0 S
29 Apr 1939 D1 @ Bolton Wanderers D 0–0 S
22 Apr 1939 D1 Brentford W 3–0 goal S
15 Apr 1939 D1 @ Arsenal L 1–2 S
10 Apr 1939 D1 @ Leeds United L 1–3 S
18 Mar 1939 D1 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0–3 S
25 Feb 1939 D1 Derby County D 1–1 S
18 Feb 1939 D1 @ Blackpool W 5–3 goal S
11 Feb 1939 D1 @ Charlton Athletic L 1–7 S
4 Feb 1939 D1 Preston North End D 1–1 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 →