Manchester United Data

William Foulkes

Statistics for Manchester United
688
Career Appearances

William Foulkes (England) made 688 appearances for Manchester United between 1952-1953 and 1969-1970, scoring 9 goals.

Defender b. 5 Jan 1932 – d. 25 Nov 2013 (aged 81) St Helens, England 1.80 m (5′11″)

England · Left Manchester United in 1970

Stats
9
Goals
685
Starts
3
Sub Apps
18
Seasons
1952-1953 → 1969-1970
Honours at Manchester United
9 trophies

Counts seasons in which William Foulkes 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 Foulkes’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
1969-1970 3 3 0 0 — — —
1968-1969 20 17 3 0 — — —
1967-1968 31 31 0 2 — — —
1966-1967 35 35 0 4 — — —
1965-1966 48 48 0 1 — — —
1964-1965 60 60 0 0 — — —
1963-1964 55 55 0 1 — — —
1962-1963 47 47 0 0 — — —
1961-1962 47 47 0 0 — — —
1960-1961 45 45 0 0 — — —
1959-1960 45 45 0 0 — — —
1958-1959 33 33 0 0 — — —
1957-1958 59 59 0 0 — — —
1956-1957 54 54 0 0 — — —
1955-1956 27 27 0 0 — — —
1954-1955 44 44 0 0 — — —
1953-1954 33 33 0 1 — — —
1952-1953 2 2 0 0 — — —
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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
3 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Matt Busby 663 660 3 9
Jimmy Murphy 22 22 0 —
Wilf McGuinness 3 3 0 —
Record by Opponent
71 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Fulham 19 2 11 5 3
Everton 32 1 13 5 14
Leicester City 24 1 11 6 7
Manchester City 23 1 10 6 7
Newcastle United 19 1 8 9 2
West Ham United 19 1 8 3 8
Benfica 3 1 3 0 0
Real Madrid 3 1 0 2 1
Tottenham Hotspur 33 — 13 8 12
Burnley 31 — 15 4 12
Sheffield Wednesday 31 — 13 8 10
Arsenal 28 — 13 7 8
West Bromwich Albion 27 — 12 7 8
Aston Villa 26 — 12 7 7
Chelsea 26 — 17 3 6
Blackpool 25 — 14 3 8
Wolverhampton Wanderers 25 — 10 4 11
Bolton Wanderers 22 — 8 4 10
Birmingham City 20 — 8 7 5
Preston North End 20 — 12 5 3
Nottingham Forest 19 — 11 4 4
Sunderland 18 — 8 7 3
Sheffield United 17 — 8 4 5
Leeds United 16 — 7 5 4
Blackburn Rovers 13 — 7 4 2
Liverpool 13 — 7 2 4
Stoke City 12 — 5 5 2
Cardiff City 11 — 7 1 3
Portsmouth 10 — 4 3 3
Luton Town 9 — 7 2 0
Charlton Athletic 7 — 4 1 2
Ipswich Town 7 — 5 0 2
Southampton 7 — 4 1 2
Huddersfield Town 6 — 4 2 0
AC Milan 4 — 2 0 2
Borussia Dortmund 4 — 3 1 0
Anderlecht 3 — 2 0 1
Ferencvaros 3 — 1 0 2
ASK Vorwarts 2 — 2 0 0
Athletic Bilbao 2 — 1 0 1
Derby County 2 — 2 0 0
Djurgardens IF 2 — 1 1 0
Dukla Prague 2 — 1 0 1
Estudiantes De La Plata 2 — 0 1 1
Hibernians 2 — 1 1 0
Hjk Helsinki 2 — 2 0 0
Leyton Orient 2 — 1 0 1
Northampton Town 2 — 1 1 0
Partizan Belgrade 2 — 1 0 1
Reading 2 — 1 1 0
Red Star Belgrade 2 — 1 1 0
Rotherham United 2 — 1 1 0
Sarajevo 2 — 1 1 0
Shamrock Rovers 2 — 2 0 0
Sporting Club Lisbon 2 — 1 0 1
Strasbourg 2 — 1 1 0
Waterford 2 — 2 0 0
Willem II 2 — 1 1 0
Barnsley 1 — 1 0 0
Bournemouth 1 — 1 0 0
Bradford City 1 — 0 0 1
Bristol Rovers 1 — 1 0 0
Chester City 1 — 1 0 0
Coventry City 1 — 1 0 0
Crystal Palace 1 — 0 1 0
Exeter City 1 — 0 1 0
Hartlepool United 1 — 1 0 0
Middlesbrough 1 — 1 0 0
Norwich City 1 — 0 0 1
Workington Reds 1 — 1 0 0
Wrexham 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
16 Aug 1969 D1 Southampton L 1–4 S
13 Aug 1969 D1 Everton L 0–2 S
9 Aug 1969 D1 @ Crystal Palace D 2–2 S
17 May 1969 D1 Leicester City W 3–2 S
15 May 1969 EC AC Milan W 1–0 S
23 Apr 1969 EC @ AC Milan L 0–2 S
19 Apr 1969 D1 Burnley W 2–0 S
2 Apr 1969 D1 West Bromwich Albion W 2–1 Sub
10 Mar 1969 D1 @ Everton D 0–0 Sub
8 Mar 1969 D1 Manchester City L 0–1 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 →