Date of birth | 24 February 1940 |
Place of birth | Aberdeen |
Nationality | Scottish |
Position | Forward |
Playing in a forward line containing Charlton and Best, it was Denis Law who was dubbed 'The King'. His all-action style, lightning reflexes, brilliant control, outstanding heading skills, coupled with a burning will to win, made him a nightmare for defences and a hero to the fans. In 1963-64 he scored a club record 46 goals, then completed 100 in 111 games: his 34 FA Cup and 28 European goals were club records. A knee injury saw him miss the European Cup triumph, but he won FA Cup (1963) and league titles (1965 and 1967). Denis, European Footballer of the Year in 1964, was one of the greatest footballers who ever lived, his name will live on for ever.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Huddersfield Town | 01 Feb 1957 | 01 Mar 1960 | |
Manchester City | 01 Mar 1960 | 01 Aug 1962 | |
Manchester United | 01 Aug 1962 | 01 Jul 1973 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1960-61 | Football League | Inter League | 2 | 3 |
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1961-62 | Italian League | Inter League | 2 | ||||
1962-63 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | 6 |
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1962-63 | Manchester United | League Division One | 38 | 23 |
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1963-64 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1963-64 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | 10 |
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1963-64 | Manchester United | League Division One | 30 | 30 |
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1963-64 | Manchester United | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 5 | 6 |
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1963-64 | Rest of Europe | Danish 75th Anniversary | 1 | 1 |
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1963-64 | Rest of the World | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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1964-65 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | 3 |
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1964-65 | Manchester United | Fairs Cup | 10 | 8 |
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1964-65 | Manchester United | League Division One | 36 | 28 |
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1965-66 | Manchester United | European Cup | 8 | 3 |
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1965-66 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
1965-66 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | 6 |
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1965-66 | Manchester United | League Division One | 33 | 15 |
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1966-67 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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1966-67 | Manchester United | League Division One | 36 | 23 |
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1967-68 | Manchester United | European Cup | 3 | 2 |
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1967-68 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | 1 |
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1967-68 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1967-68 | Manchester United | League Division One | 23 | 7 |
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1968-69 | Manchester United | European Cup | 7 | 9 |
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1968-69 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 6 | 7 |
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1968-69 | Manchester United | Intercontinental Cup | 2 | ||||
1968-69 | Manchester United | League Division One | 30 | 14 |
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1969-70 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 |
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1969-70 | Manchester United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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1969-70 | Manchester United | League Division One | 10 | 1 |
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1970-71 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
1970-71 | Manchester United | League Cup | 4 | 1 |
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1970-71 | Manchester United | League Division One | 28 | 15 |
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1971-72 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
1971-72 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
1971-72 | Manchester United | League Division One | 32 | 1 |
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1972-73 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1972-73 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1972-73 | Manchester United | League Division One | 9 | 2 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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02 Mar 1974 | Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Cup | Final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1958-59 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | 1 |
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1958-59 | Scotland | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
1958-59 | Scotland | Unofficial | 1 | 1 |
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1959-60 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
1959-60 | Scotland | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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1959-60 | Scotland | Under-23 | 2 | ||||
1960-61 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | 1 |
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1960-61 | Scotland | Under-23 | 1 | 1 |
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1961-62 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
1961-62 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 2 |
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1962-63 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | 5 |
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1962-63 | Scotland | International Friendly | 4 | 6 |
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1963-64 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | 1 |
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1963-64 | Scotland | International Friendly | 2 | 4 |
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1964-65 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | 1 |
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1964-65 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 2 |
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1964-65 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1965-66 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 2 | 1 |
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1965-66 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
1966-67 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1966-67 | Scotland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | 2 |
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1967-68 | Scotland | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
1968-69 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
1968-69 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
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1971-72 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 3 | 1 |
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1971-72 | Scotland | Independence | 1 | ||||
1971-72 | Scotland | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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1972-73 | Scotland | Independence | 2 | ||||
1973-74 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
1973-74 | Scotland | FIFA World Cup | 3 | ||||
1973-74 | Scotland | International Friendly | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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18 Oct 1958 | Wales v Scotland | W | 0-3 | British Home Championship | |
05 Nov 1958 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 2-2 | British Home Championship | |
24 May 1959 | Jutland v Scotland | D | 3-3 | Unofficial | |
27 May 1959 | Netherlands v Scotland | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 1959 | Portugal v Scotland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Oct 1959 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | W | 0-4 | British Home Championship | |
04 Nov 1959 | Scotland v Wales | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
25 Nov 1959 | Wales v Scotland | D | 1-1 | U23 | |
02 Mar 1960 | Scotland v England | D | 4-4 | Under-23 | |
09 Apr 1960 | Scotland v England | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
04 May 1960 | Scotland v Poland | L | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
29 May 1960 | Austria v Scotland | L | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
09 Nov 1960 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | W | 5-2 | British Home Championship | |
01 Mar 1961 | England v Scotland | W | 0-1 | Under-23 | |
15 Apr 1961 | England v Scotland | L | 9-3 | British Home Championship | |
26 Sep 1961 | Scotland v Czechoslovakia | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
29 Nov 1961 | Scotland v Czechoslovakia | L | 2-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 play-off |
14 Apr 1962 | Scotland v England | W | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
20 Oct 1962 | Wales v Scotland | W | 2-3 | British Home Championship | |
07 Nov 1962 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | W | 5-1 | British Home Championship | |
06 Apr 1963 | England v Scotland | W | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
08 May 1963 | Scotland v Austria | W | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
04 Jun 1963 | Norway v Scotland | L | 4-3 | International Friendly | |
09 Jun 1963 | Republic of Ireland v Scotland | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
13 Jun 1963 | Spain v Scotland | W | 2-6 | International Friendly | |
07 Nov 1963 | Scotland v Norway | W | 6-1 | International Friendly | |
20 Nov 1963 | Scotland v Wales | W | 2-1 | British Home Championship | |
11 Apr 1964 | Scotland v England | W | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
12 May 1964 | West Germany v Scotland | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
03 Oct 1964 | Wales v Scotland | L | 3-2 | British Home Championship | |
21 Oct 1964 | Scotland v Finland | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
25 Nov 1964 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | W | 3-2 | British Home Championship | |
10 Apr 1965 | England v Scotland | D | 2-2 | British Home Championship | |
08 May 1965 | Scotland v Spain | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
23 May 1965 | Poland v Scotland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
27 May 1965 | Finland v Scotland | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
02 Oct 1965 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | L | 3-2 | British Home Championship | |
13 Oct 1965 | Scotland v Poland | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 8 |
02 Apr 1966 | Scotland v England | L | 3-4 | British Home Championship | |
22 Oct 1966 | Wales v Scotland | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
15 Apr 1967 | England v Scotland | W | 2-3 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
10 May 1967 | Scotland v USSR | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
21 Oct 1967 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 8 |
06 Nov 1968 | Scotland v Austria | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
16 Apr 1969 | Scotland v West Germany | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 7 |
06 May 1969 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
26 Apr 1972 | Scotland v Peru | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
20 May 1972 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | W | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
24 May 1972 | Scotland v Wales | W | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
27 May 1972 | Scotland v England | L | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
29 Jun 1972 | Scotland v Yugoslavia | D | 2-2 | Independence | Group 4 |
02 Jul 1972 | Scotland v Czechoslovakia | D | 0-0 | Independence | Group 4 |
05 Jul 1972 | Brazil v Scotland | L | 1-0 | Independence | Group 4 |
26 Sep 1973 | Scotland v Czechoslovakia | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 8 |
17 Oct 1973 | Czechoslovakia v Scotland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 8 |
14 Nov 1973 | Scotland v West Germany | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
27 Mar 1974 | Germany v Scotland | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
11 May 1974 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
14 Jun 1974 | Scotland v Zaire | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group 2 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.