Rooney’s record haul: How and where his Man United goals came
Wayne Rooney has eclipsed Sir Bobby Charlton at the top of Manchester United’s goalscoring charts. Here, we take a look at how, where and when his record-breaking achievement has been created.
Competitive goals for Man Utd
Bobby Charlton | 250 |
Wayne Rooney | 249 |
Denis Law | 237 |
Jack Rowley | 211 |
George Best | 179 |
Dennis Viollet | 179 |
Ryan Giggs | 168 |
Joe Spence | 168 |
Mark Hughes | 163 |
Paul Scholes | 155 |
League goals for Man Utd
Bobby Charlton | 199 |
Jack Rowley | 182 |
Wayne Rooney | 180 |
Denis Law | 171 |
Dennis Viollet | 159 |
Joe Spence | 158 |
George Best | 137 |
Stan Pearson | 127 |
Mark Hughes | 120 |
Ryan Giggs/David Herd | 114 |
European goals for Man Utd
Wayne Rooney | 39 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 38 |
Ryan Giggs | 29 |
Denis Law | 28 |
Paul Scholes | 26 |
Bobby Charlton | 22 |
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 20 |
Andrew Cole | 19 |
Cristiano Ronaldo | 16 |
David Beckham | 15 |
How Rooney’s goals break down
Goals | 250 |
Home | 136 |
Away | 106 |
Neutral | 8 |
Inside Box | 213 |
Outside Box | 37 |
Penalty | 26 |
Direct Free Kick | 6 |
Right Foot | 193 |
Left Foot | 27 |
Head | 30 |
First Half | 109 |
Second Half | 140 |
90+ Minutes | 11 |
Rooney season by season at Man Utd
2004/2005 | 17 |
2005/2006 | 19 |
2006/2007 | 23 |
2007/2008 | 18 |
2008/2009 | 20 |
2009/2010 | 34 |
2010/2011 | 16 |
2011/2012 | 34 |
2012/2013 | 16 |
2013/2014 | 19 |
2014/2015 | 14 |
2015/2016 | 15 |
2016/2017 | 5 |
Rooney’s favourite opponents (Man Utd goals only)
Rooney – Favourite Opposition | Opponent goals |
Aston Villa | 14 |
Newcastle United | 13 |
Arsenal | 12 |
Fulham | 12 |
West Ham United | 12 |
Manchester City | 11 |
Portsmouth | 10 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 10 |
Wigan Athletic | 10 |
Bolton Wanderers | 9 |
Chelsea | 9 |
Rooney’s goals by competition
Premier League | 180 |
Champions League | 30 |
FA Cup | 22 |
League Cup | 5 |
Europa League | 5 |
Champions League Qualifier | 4 |
Club World Cup | 3 |
Community Shield | 1 |
Rooney’s goals by milestone and date
Rooney Milestone | Date | Opp | Comp | Game No |
1 | 9/28/2004 | Fenerbahce | Champions League | 1 |
50 | 3/17/2007 | Bolton Wanderers | Premier League | 131 |
100 | 8/22/2009 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 242 |
150 | 8/28/2011 | Arsenal | Premier League | 326 |
200 | 9/17/2013 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Champions League | 406 |
250 | 21/01/2017 | Stoke | Premier League | 546 |