Every Single Academy Graduate in Manchester United History

Here is a list of every single academy graduate in the history of Manchester United Football Club.

It was Ethan Wheatley who became number 250. His appearance in the Premier League fixture against Sheffield United means that the Red Devils have now produced a quarter of 1000 academy talents through their youth system who have gone on to play first-team football.

Erik ten Hag made Wheatley his sixth academy graduate to be gifted a debut under his tenure – but wow, there were so many stars before him.

So, with this – here is a list of all 250 academy graduates to feature in Manchester United’s history. Sourced from ManUtd.com.

READ MORE: Manchester United’s Best Academy Players of All Time

2020 onwards

Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United celebrates with Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United after scoring his team's second goal during the Emirates... — Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images

2020 onwards includes a plethora of names that could still have illustrious Manchester United careers ahead. Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are in this bracket, whilst Anthony Elanga and Teden Mengi are making their names known elsewhere.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
250	Ethan Wheatley	24 April 2024	Sheffield United	18	TBC
249	Omari Forson	8 January 2024	Wigan Athletic	18	TBC
248	Willy Kambwala	23 December 2023	West Ham United	19	TBC
247	Dan Gore	26 September 2023	Crystal Palace	19	TBC
246	Kobbie Mainoo	10 January 2023	Charlton Athletic	17	TBC
245	Charlie McNeill	8 September 2022	Real Sociedad	18	TBC
244	Alejandro Garnacho	28 April 2022	Chelsea	17	TBC
243	Tom Heaton	8 December 2021	BSC Young Boys	35	TBC
242	Zidane Iqbal	8 December 2021	BSC Young Boys	18	1
241	Charlie Savage	8 December 2021	BSC Young Boys	21	1
240	Will Fish	23 May 2021	Wolves	17	TBC
239	Hannibal	23 May 2021	Wolves	18	TBC
238	Anthony Elanga	11 May 2021	Leicester City	19	55
237	Shola Shoretire	21 February 2021	Newcastle United	17	TBC
236	Dean Henderson	22 September 2020	Luton Town	23	29
235	Teden Mengi	5 August 2020	LASK Linz	18	2

2010 – 2019

Manchester United's English striker Marcus Rashford celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Europa League round of 32, second leg... — Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

2000 – 2009

Federico Macheda of Manchester United celebrates scoring their third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and As... — Photo by Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images

Some Manchester United heroes emerged as we entered the new millennium. Federico Macheda, Danny Welbeck, Jonny Evans, Darren Fletcher and Gerard Pique are a few of the eye-catching names.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
192	Joshua King	23 September 2008	Wolves	17	1
191	Federico Macheda	5 April 2009	Aston Villa	17	36
190	Richard Eckersley	24 January 2009	Tottenham	19	2
189	James Chester	20 January 2009	Derby County	19	2
188	Ben Amos	23 September 2008	Middlesbrough	18	7
187	Danny Welbeck	23 September 2008	Middlesbrough	17	142
186	Danny Simpson	26 September 2007	Coventry	20	8
185	Jonny Evans	19 August 2007	Manchester City	19	135
184	Fraizier Campbell	19 August 2007	Manchester City	19	4
183	Michael Barnes	25 October 2006	Crewe	18	1
182	Ryan Shawcross	25 October 2006	Crewe	19	2
181	David Gray	25 October 2006	Crewe	18	1
180	Kieran Lee	25 October 2006	Crewe	18	3
179	Phil Marsh	25 October 2006	Crewe	19	1
178	Darron Gibson	26 October 2005	Barnet	18	84
177	Richie Jones	26 October 2005	Barnet	19	5
177	Lee Martin	26 October 2005	Barnet	18	3
175	Adam Eckersley	26 October 2005	Barnet	20	1
174	David Jones	1 December 2004	Arsenal	20	4
173	Giuseppe Rossi	10 November 2004	Crystal Palace	17	14
172	Gerard Pique	26 October 2004	Crewe	17	23
171	Sylvan Ebanks-Blake	26 October 2004	Crewe	18	2
170	Jonathan Spector	25 August 2004	Dinamo Bucharest	18	8
169	Phil Bardsley	3 December 2003	West Brom	18	18
168	Paul Tierney	3 December 2003	West Brom	21	1
167	Chris Eagles	28 October 2003	Leeds United	17	17
166	Eddie Johnson	28 October 2003	Leeds United	19	1
165	Mark Lynch	18 March 2003	Deportivo La Coruna	21	1
164	Darren Fletcher	12 March 2003	Basel	19	305
163	Mads Timm	29 October 2002	Maccabi Haifa	17	1
162	Kieran Richardson	23 October 2002	Olympiacos	18	81
161	Danny Pugh	18 September 2002	Maccabi Haifa	19	7
160	Jimmy Davis	5 November 2001	Arsenal	19	1
159	Daniel Nardiello	5 November 2001	Arsenal	19	4
158	Lee Roche	5 November 2001	Arsenal	21	3
157	Danny Webber	28 November 2000	Sunderland	18	3
156	Michael Stewart	31 October 2000	Watford	19	14
155	Paul Rachubka	11 January 2000	South Melbourne	18	3

1990 – 1999

Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, David Beckham, Gary Neville, brother Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Terry Cooke. Circa 1992. — Photo by Staff/Mirrorpix/Getty Images

The most famous years in the club’s history in regard to producing academy talent. Here we saw the Class of 92′ emerge, who would go on to help the Red Devils to an infamous 1999 treble.

No.	Player	Debut Date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total Appearances
154	Luke Chadwick	13 October 1999	Aston Villa	18	39
153	David Healy	13 October 1999	Aston Villa	20	3
152	Richie Wellens	13 October 1999	Aston Villa	19	1
151	John O’Shea	13 October 1999	Aston Villa	18	392
150	Nick Culkin	22 August 1999	Arsenal	21	1
149	Alex Notman	2 December 1998	Tottenham	18	1
148	Mark Wilson	21 October 1998	Brondby	19	10
147	Danny Higginbotham	10 May 1998	Barnsley	19	7
146	Wes Brown	4 May 1998	Leeds	18	360
145	Michael Twiss	25 February 1998	Barnsley	20	2
144	Ronnie Wallwork	25 October 1997	Barnsley	20	28
143	Phil Mulryne	14 October 1997	Ipswich	19	5
142	John Curtis	14 October 1997	Ipswich	19	18
141	Michael Clegg	23 November 1996	Middlesbrough	19	24
140	Michael Appleton	23 October 1996	Swindon	20	2
139	Terry Cooke	16 September 1995	Bolton	19	8
138	Phil Neville	28 January 1995	Wrexham	18	386
137	Kevin Pilkington	19 November 1994	Crystal Palace	20	8
136	Chris Casper	21 September 1994	Port Vale	19	1
135	Simon Davies	21 September 1994	Port Vale	20	20
134	John O’Kane	21 September 1994	Port Vale	19	7
133	Paul Scholes	21 September 1994	Port Vale	19	707
132	Colin McKee	8 May 1994	Coventry	20	28
131	Ben Thornley	26 February 1994	West Ham	18	14
130	Keith Gillespie	5 January 1993	Bury	17	14
129	Nicky Butt	21 November 1992	Oldham	17	387
128	David Beckham	23 September 1992	Brighton	17	394
127	Gary Neville	16 September 1992	Torpedo Moscow	17	603
126	Ian Wilkinson	9 October 1991	Cambridge	18	1
125	Paul Wratten	2 April 1991	Wimbledon	20	2
124	Ryan Giggs	2 March 1991	Everton	17	919
123	Darren Ferguson	26 February 1991	Sheffield United	19	30
122	Mark Bosnich	30 April 1990	Wimbledon	18	38

1980 – 1989

Mark Hughes of Manchester United celebrates after he scores his second goal during the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley Stadium in Lo... — May 1990: Mark Hughes of Manchester United celebrates after he scores his second goal during the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley St…

The year which sparked three iconic players to score in FA Cup finals, Normal Whiteside, Lee Martin and, of course, Mark Hughes.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
121	Derek Brazil	10 May 1989	Everton	20	2
120	David Wilson	23 November 1988	Sheffield Wednesday	19	6
119	Mark Robins	12 October 1988	Rotherham	18	70
118	Russell Beardsmore	24 September 1988	West Ham	19	73
117	Lee Martin	9 May 1988	Wimbledon	20	109
116	Deiniol Graham	7 October 1987	Hull	18	4
115	Tony Gill	3 January 1987	Southampton	18	14
114	Gary Walsh	13 December 1986	Aston Villa	18	63
113	Nicky Wood	26 December 1985	Everton	19	4
112	Stephen Pears	12 January 1985	Nottingham Forest	22	5
111	Billy Garton	26 September 1984	Burnley	19	51
110	Clayton Blackmore	16 May 1984	Nottingham Forest	19	245
109	Graeme Hogg	7 January 1984	Bournemouth	19	110
108	Mark Dempsey	2 November 1983	Spartak Varna	19	2
107	Mark Hughes	26 October 1983	Port Vale	19	467
106	Alan Davies	1 May 1982	Southampton	20	10
105	Norman Whiteside	24 April 1982	Brighton	16	274
104	Scott McGarvey	13 September 1980	Leicester	17	25
103	Mike Duxbury	23 August 1980	Birmingham	20	378

1970 – 1979

Sammy McIlroy of Manchester United in action during a Division One match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on September 6, 1980 in Londo... — Photo by Duncan Raban/Allsport/Getty Images

The 70s also produced a plethora of talent. Notable names include Sammy McIlroy, Arthur Albiston and Brian Greenhoff.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
102	Andy Ritchie	26 December 1977	Everton	17	42
101	Martyn Rodgers	22 October 1977	West Brom	17	1
100	Jonathan Clark	10 November 1976	Sunderland	17	1
99	Steve Patterson	29 September 1976	Ajax	18	10
98	Peter Coyne	24 April 1976	Leicester	17	2
97	Jimmy Kelly	20 December 1975	Wolves	18	1
96	Tony Grimshaw	10 September 1975	Brentford	17	2
95	David McCreery	19 August 1975	Birmingham	17	110
94	Jimmy Nicholl	5 April 1975	Southampton	18	248
93	Arthur Albiston	9 October 1974	Manchester City	17	485
92	Paul Bielby	13 March 1974	Manchester City	17	4
91	Clive Griffiths	27 October 1973	Burnley	18	7
90	Brian Greenhoff	8 September 1973	Ipswich	20	271
89	Arnie Sidebottom	23 April 1973	Sheffield United	19	20
88	Peter Fletcher	14 April 1973	Stoke	19	7
87	John Connaughton	4 April 1972	Sheffield United	22	4
86	Tony Young	4 April 1972	Sheffield United	19	97
85	Sammy McIlroy	6 November 1971	Manchester City	17	419
84	Tommy O’Neil	5 May 1971	Manchester City	18	68
83	Ian Donald	7 October 1970	Portsmouth	18	6
82	Willie Watson	26 September 1970	Blackpool	20	14

1960 – 1969

Manchester United player George Best during a match against Northampton Town, UK, 7th February 1970. — Photo by Joe Bangay/Daily Express/Getty Images

After the Busby Babes, United still weren’t short of youth talent. The likes of Brian Kidd, Nobby Stiles and a little Northern Irish winger called George Best emerged in this decade.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
81	Paul Edwards	19 August 1969	Everton	21	68
80	Don Givens	9 August 1969	Crystal Palace	20	9
79	Steve James	12 October 1968	Liverpool	18	161
78	Carlo Sartori	9 October 1968	Southampton	20	55
77	Jimmy Rimmer	15 April 1968	Fulham	20	46
76	Alan Gowling	30 March 1968	Stoke	19	87
75	Frank Kobel	9 September 1967	Burnley	18	12
74	Francis Burns	2 September 1967	West Ham	18	156
73	Brian Kidd	12 August 1967	Tottenham	18	266
72	Jimmy Ryan	4 May 1966	West Brom	20	27
71	Bobby Noble	9 April 1966	Leicester	20	33
70	John Aston Jnr	12 April 1965	Leicester	17	187
69	John Fitzpatrick	24 February 1965	Sunderland	18	147
68	Albert Kinsey	9 January 1965	Chester City	19	1
67	Wilf Tranter	7 March 1964	West Ham	19	1
66	Willie Anderson	28 December 1963	Burnley	16	12
65	George Best	14 September 1963	West Brom	17	470
64	David Sadler	24 August 1963	Sheffield Wednesday	17	335
63	Dennis Walker	20 May 1963	Nottingham Forest	18	1
62	Sammy McMillan	2 December 1961	Sheffield Wednesday	20	15
61	Paul Chisnall	5 November 1961	Everton	18	47
60	Ronnie Briggs	21 January 1961	Leicester	17	11
59	Harold Bratt	2 November 1960	Bradford	21	1
58	Ian Moir	1 October 1960	Bolton	17	45
57	Nobby Stiles	1 October 1960	Bolton	18	395
56	Jimmy Nicholson	20 August 1960	Everton	17	68
55	Frank Haydock	20 August 1960	Preston	19	6
54	Nobby Lawton	9 February 1960	Luton	20	44

1950 – 1959

British footballer George Eastham, British footballer Geoff Hurst, British footballer Martin Peters (1943-2019), British footballer Alan Ball (1945... — Photo by Daily Express/Pictorial Parade/Archive Archive/Getty Images

Five-time winners of the FA Youth Cup, the Busby Babes entered the frame in the 50s. Some absolutely outstanding talent including club legends Sir Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
53	Johnny Giles	12 September 1959	Tottenham	18	115
52	Reg Hunter	27 December 1958	Aston Villa	20	1
51	Joe Carolan	22 November 1958	Luton Town	21	71
50	Bobby Harrop	5 March 1958	West Brom	21	11
49	Mark Pearson	19 February 1958	Sheffield Wed	18	80
48	Shay Brennan	19 February 1958	Sheffield Wed	20	359
47	Kenny Morgans	21 December 1957	Leicester	18	23
46	Peter Jones	19 October 1957	Portsmouth	19	1
45	Alex Dawson	22 April 1957	Burnley	17	93
44	Gordon Clayton	16 March 1957	Wolves	20	2
43	Tony Hawksworth	27 October 1956	Blackpool	17	1
42	David Gaskell	24 October 1956	Manchester City	16	119
41	Bobby Charlton	6 October 1956	Charlton	18	759
40	Ronnie Cope	29 September 1956	Arsenal	21	106
39	Eddie Colman	12 November 1955	Bolton	19	108
38	Wilf McGunniess	8 October 1955	Wolves	17	85
37	Walter Whitehurst	14 September 1955	Everton	21	1
36	Billy Whelan	26 March 1955	Preston	19	98
35	Geoff Bent	11 December 1954	Burnley	22	12
34	Albert Scanlon	20 November 1954	Arsenal	19	127
33	Freddie Goodwin	20 November 1954	Arsenal	21	107
32	Paddy Kennedy	2 October 1954	Wolves	19	1
31	Dennis Viollet	11 April 1953	Newcastle	19	299
30	Les Olive	11 April 1953	Newcastle	24	1
29	Duncan Edwards	4 April 1953	Cardiff	16	177
28	Noel McFarlane	13 February 1953	Tottenham	19	1
27	Bill Foulkes	13 December 1952	Liverpool	20	688
26	David Pegg	6 December 1952	Middlesbrough	17	150
25	John Doherty	6 December 1952	Middlesbrough	17	26
24	Eddie Lewis	29 November 1952	West Brom	17	24
23	Johnny Scott	4 October 1952	Wolves	18	3
22	Jackie Blanchflower	24 November 1951	Liverpool	18	117
21	Cliff Birkett	2 December 1950	Newcastle	17	13
20	Billy Redman	7 October 1950	Sheffield Wed	22	38
19	Mark Jones	7 October 1950	Sheffield Wed	17	121
18	Don Gibson	26 August 1950	Bolton	21	115
17	Jeff Whitefoot	15 April 1950	Portsmouth	16	95
16	Tom McNulty	15 April 1950	Portsmouth	20	60
15	Frank Clempson	18 February 1950	Sunderland	19	15

1940 – 1949

Preston North End players attempt to attack with a lob through the centre, but Manchester United players Mitten, Aston and Cockburn have them cover... — Photo by Charles Hewitt/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Sir Matt Busby’s plan for post-war success began, as Manchester United produced elite talents such as Charlie Mitten and John Aston Snr – who featured prominently for the Red Devils.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
14	Brian Birch	27 August 1949	West Brom	17	17
13	Berry Brown	31 January 1948	Sheffield United	20	4
12	Sammy Lynn	3 January 1948	Charlton	27	13
11	Johnny Anderson	20 December 1947	Middlesbrough	26	40
10	James Pegg	15 November 1947	Derby	21	2
9	Johnny Morris	26 October 1946	Sunderland	23	93
8	John Aston Snr	18 September 1946	Chelsea	25	284
7	Charlie Mitten	31 August 1946	Grimsby	25	162
6	Joe Walton	26 January 1946	Preston	20	23

1930 – 1939

The birth of Manchester United’s academy that will go on for generations. Tom Manley was the man to kick everything off.

No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
5	Jimmy Hanlon	26 November 1938	Huddersfield	21	69
4	Stan Pearson	13 November 1937	Chesterfield	18	343
3	Johnny Carey	25 September 1937	Southampton	18	344
2	Jackie Wassall	9 November 1935	Swansea	18	47
1	Tom Manley	5 December 1931	Millwall	19	195

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No.	Player	Debut date	Opponents	Age at debut	Total appearances
234	D’Mani Mellor	28 November 2019	Astana	19	1
233	Largie Ramzani	28 November 2019	Astana	18	1
232	Ethan Galbraith	28 November 2019	Astana	19	1
231	Dylan Levitt	28 November 2019	Astana	19	1
230	Di’Shon Bernard	28 November 2019	Astana	19	1
229	Ethan Laird	28 November 2019	Astana	18	2
228	Brandon Williams	25 September 2019	Rochdale	19	TBC
227	Mason Greenwood	6 March 2019	PSG	17	TBC
226	James Garner	27 February 2019	Crystal Palace	17	7
225	Tahith Chong	5 January 2019	Reading	19	16
224	Angel Gomes	21 May 2017	Crystal Palace	16	10
223	Demetri Mitchell	21 May 2017	Crystal Palace	20	1
222	Josh Harrop	21 May 2017	Crystal Palace	21	1
221	Scott McTominay	7 May 2017	Arsenal	20	TBC
220	Axel Tuanzebe	29 January 2017	Wigan	19	37
219	Joel Pereira	29 January 2017	Wigan	20	3
218	Tim Fosu-Mensah	28 February 2016	Arsenal	18	30
217	James Weir	28 February 2016	Arsenal	20	1
216	Regan Poole	25 February 2016	Midtjylland	17	1
215	Marcus Rashford	25 February 2016	Midtjylland	18	TBC
214	Joe Riley	22 February 2016	Shrewsbury	19	2
213	Donald Love	3 February 2016	Sunderland	21	2
212	Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	7 November 2015	West Brom	18	14
211	Paddy McNair	27 September 2014	West Ham	19	27
210	Tom Thorpe	27 September 2014	West Ham	21	1
209	Reece James	26 August 2014	MK Dons	20	1
208	Andreas Pereira	26 August 2014	MK Dons	18	75
207	Tyler Blackett	16 August 2014	Swansea	20	12
206	Jesse Lingard	16 August 2014	Swansea	21	232
205	Tom Lawrence	6 May 2014	Hull City	20	1
204	James Wilson	6 May 2014	Hull City	18	20
203	Adnan Januzaj	11 August 2013	Wigan	18	63
202	Robbie Brady	26 September 2012	Newcastle	20	7
201	Ryan Tunnicliffe	26 September 2012	Newcastle	19	3
200	Scott Wootton	26 September 2012	Newcastle	21	1
199	Will Keane	31 December 2011	Blackburn	18	2
198	Michael Keane	25 October 2011	Aldershot	19	3
197	Zeki Fryers	20 September 2011	Leeds United	18	6
196	Larnell Cole	20 September 2011	Leeds United	18	1
195	Paul Pogba	20 September 2011	Leeds United	18	233
194	Tom Cleverley	7 August 2011	Manchester City	21	79
193	Ravel Morrison	26 October 2010	Wolves	17	3

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