Manchester United

Indeed, a number of all-time greats have sported the famous red shirt, and it is a certain Wayne Rooney that is at the top of the goalscoring list, having found the back of the net on 253 occasions for the club.

Here, Sports Mole provides a list of Man United's top 10 goalscorers of all time.

1. Wayne Rooney (2004-17)

Goals: 253

Appearances: 559

Ratio: 0.45 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 183 in 393 games (0.47 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 22 goals in 40 games (0.55 goals per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: Five goals in 20 games (0.25 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 35 goals in 95 games (0.37 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 34 goals in 43 games (2011-12)

Hat-tricks: Eight

First goal: September 28, 2004 (vs. Fenerbahce)

Last goal: May 14, 2017 (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 5 (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13)

FA Cups: 1 (2015-16)

League Cups: 3 (2005-06, 2009-10, 2016-17)

Community Shield: 4 (2007, 2010, 2011, 2016)

Champions League: 1 (2007-08)

Europa League: 1 (2016-17)

Club World Cup: 1 (2008)

PFA Young Player of the Year: 2 (2004-05, 2005-06)

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2009-10)

PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2 (2005-06, 2009-10)

PFA Team of the Year: 3 (2005-06, 2009-10, 2011-12)

FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (2009-10)

Premier League Player of the Season: 1 (2009-10)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 5 (2004-05, 2009-10, 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15)

2. Sir Bobby Charlton (1956-73)

Goals: 234

Appearances: 697

Ratio: 0.34 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 198 in 606 games (0.33 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 12 goals in 41 games (0.29 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 14 goals in 34 games (0.41 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 29 goals in 39 games (1958-59)

Hat-tricks: Seven

First goal: October 6, 1956 (vs. Charlton Athletic)

Last goal: March 31, 1973 (vs. Southampton)

Awards:

Football League First Division titles: 3 (1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67)

FA Cups: 1 (1962-63)

Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)

European Cup: 1 (1967-68)

FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (1965-66)

Ballon d'Or: 1 (1966)

3. Denis Law (1962-73)

Goals: 221

Appearances: 374

Ratio: 0.59 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 171 in 310 games (0.55 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 21 goals in 25 games (0.84 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 20 goals in 24 games (0.83 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 46 goals in 42 games (1963-64)

Hat-tricks: 18

First goal: August 18, 1962 (vs. West Bromwich Albion)

Last goal: August 12, 1972 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Awards:

Football League First Division titles: 2 (1964-65, 1966-67)

FA Cups: 1 (1962-63)

Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)

European Cups: 1 (1967-68)

Ballon d'Or: 1 (1964)

European top goalscorer: 1 (1968-69)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 4 (1962-63, 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67)

4. Ryan Giggs (1990-2014)

Goals: 164

Appearances: 952

Ratio: 0.17 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 108 in 632 games (0.17 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 11 goals in 72 games (0.15 goals per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: Nine goals in 32 games (0.28 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 28 goals in 148 games (0.19 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 17 goals in 58 games (1993-94)

Hat-tricks: 0

First goal: May 3, 1991 (vs. Manchester City)

Last goal: February 23, 2013 (vs. Queens Park Rangers)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 13 (1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13)

FA Cups: 4 (1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04)

League Cups: 4 (1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10)

Community Shield: 9 (1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013)

Champions League: 2 (1998-99, 2007-08)

UEFA Super Cup: 1 (1991)

Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1999)

Club World Cup: 1 (2008)

PFA Young Player of the Year: 2 (1991-92, 1992-93)

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2008-09)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 6 (1992-93, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2008-09)

5. George Best (1963-74)

Goals: 161

Appearances: 424

Ratio: 0.38 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 137 in 361 games (0.38 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 12 goals in 25 games (0.48 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: Nine goals in 23 games (0.39 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 32 goals in 53 games (1967-68)

Hat-tricks: Four

First goal: December 28, 1963 (vs. Burnley)

Last goal: December 15, 1973 (vs. Coventry City)

Awards:

Football League First Division titles: 2 (1964-65, 1966-67)

Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)

European Cups: 1 (1967-68)

Football League First Division top goalscorer: 1 (1967-68)

FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (1967-68)

Ballon d'Or: 1 (1968)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 5 (1967-68, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72)

6. Mark Hughes (1980-86 & 1988-95)

Goals: 154

Appearances: 435

Ratio: 0.35 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 35 in 111 games (0.32 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 34 games (0.38 goals per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: 11 goals in 18 games (0.61 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: Nine goals in 34 games (0.26 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 22 goals in 54 games (1993-94)

Hat-tricks: Four

First goal: March 10, 1984 (vs. Leicester City)

Last goal: March 21, 1995 (vs. Arsenal)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 2 (1992-93, 1993-94)

FA Cups: 3 (1984-85, 1989-90, 1993-94)

League Cups: 1 (1991-92)

Charity Shield: 3 (1990, 1993, 1994)

European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1990-91)

European Super Cup: 1 (1991)

PFA Young Player of the Year: 1 (1984-85)

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2 (1988-89, 1990-91)

PFA First Division Team of the Year: 4 (1985-86, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 5 (1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1992-93)

7. Paul Scholes (1993-2011 & 2012-13)

Goals: 153

Appearances: 713

Ratio: 0.21 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 107 in 499 games (0.21 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 46 games (0.28 goals per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: Seven goals in 17 games (0.41 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 25 goals in 130 games (0.19 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 20 goals in 52 games (2002-03)

Hat-tricks: Two

First goal: September 20, 1994 (vs. Port Vale)

Last goal: September 15, 2012 (vs. Wigan Athletic)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 11 (1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13)

FA Cups: 3 (1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04)

League Cups: 1 (2008-09, 2009-10)

Community Shield: 5 (1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010)

Champions League: 2 (1998-99, 2007-08)

Intercontinental Cup: 1 (1999)

Club World Cup: 1 (2008)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2 (2002-03, 2006-07)

8. Ruud van Nistelrooy (2001-06)

Goals: 150

Appearances: 219

Ratio: 0.68 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 95 in 150 games (0.63 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 14 goals in 14 games (One goal per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: Two goals in six games (0.33 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 35 goals in 43 games (0.81 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 44 goals in 52 games (2002-03)

Hat-tricks: Six

First goal: August 12, 2001 (vs. Liverpool)

Last goal: April 1, 2006 (vs. Bolton Wanderers)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 1 (2002-03)

FA Cups: 1 (2003-04)

League Cups: 1 (2005-06)

Community Shield: 1 (2003)

Champions League top goalscorer: 3 (2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05)

PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (2001-02)

PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 1 (2001-02)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2 (2001-02, 2003-04)

Premier League Player of the Season: 1 (2002-03)

Premier League Golden Boot: 1 (2002-03)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 4 (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06)

9. Cristiano Ronaldo (2003-09 & 2021-22)

Goals: 145

Appearances: 346

Ratio: 0.42 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 103 in 236 games (0.44 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: 13 goals in 27 games (0.48 goals per game)

League Cup goals/appearances: Four goals in 12 games (0.33 goals per game)

European goals/appearances: 23 goals in 65 games (0.35 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 42 goals in 49 games (2007-08)

Hat-tricks: Three

First goal: November 11, 2003 (vs. Portsmouth)

Last goal: October 27, 2022 (vs. Sheriff Tiraspol)

Awards:

Premier League titles: 3 (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)

FA Cups: 1 (2003-04)

League Cups: 2 (2005-06, 2008-09)

Charity Shield: 1 (2007)

Champions League: 1 (2007-08)

Club World Cup: 1 (2008)

Ballon d'Or: 1 (2008)

FIFA World Player of the Year: 1 (2008)

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year: 1 (2007-08)

European Golden Shoe: 1 (2007-08)

Champions League top goalscorer: 1 (2007-08)

Premier League Player of the Season: 2 (2006-07, 2007-08)

Premier League Golden Boot: 1 (2007-08)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 3 (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09)

10. Dennis Viollet (1953-62)

Goals: 142

Appearances: 220

Ratio: 0.65 goals per game

League goals/appearances: 128 in 198 games (0.64 goals per game)

FA Cup goals/appearances: Zero goals in seven games

League Cup goals/appearances: Zero goals in one game

European goals/appearances: 13 goals in 12 games (1.08 goals per game)

Highest-scoring season: 32 goals in 39 games (1959-60)

Hat-tricks: Nine

First goal: April 18, 1953 (vs. West Bromwich Albion)

Last goal: November 11, 1961 (vs. Leicester City)

Awards:

Football League First Division titles: 2 (1955-56, 1956-57)

Charity Shield: 2 (1956-1957)

European top goalscorer: 1 (1956-57)

Football League First Division top goalscorer: 1 (1959-60)

Man United Top Goalscorer (league): 2 (1958-59, 1959-60)