| No. | Forename | Surname | Position | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter | Schmeichel | GK | 🇩🇰 | |
| 2 | Gary | Neville | RB | 🏴 | |
| 3 | Denis | Irwin | LB | 🇮🇪 | |
| 4 | David | May | CB | 🏴 | |
| 5 | Ronny | Johnsen | CB | 🇳🇴 | |
| 6 | Jaap | Stam | CB | 🇳🇱 | New signing (July) |
| 7 | David | Beckham | RW | 🏴 | |
| 8 | Nicky | Butt | CM | 🏴 | |
| 9 | Andy | Cole | ST | 🏴 | |
| 10 | Teddy | Sheringham | ST | 🏴 | |
| 11 | Ryan | Giggs | LW | 🏴 | |
| 12 | Phil | Neville | LB | 🏴 | |
| 13 | John | Curtis | RB | 🏴 | New number, previously 31 Wore 29 in the UEFA Champions League |
| 14 | Jordi | Cruyff | CAM | 🇳🇱 | |
| 15 | Jesper | Blomqvist | LW | 🇸🇪 | New signing (July) |
| 16 | Roy | Keane | CM | 🇮🇪 | |
| 17 | Raimond | van der Gouw | GK | 🇳🇱 | |
| 18 | Paul | Scholes | CM | 🏴 | |
| 19 | Dwight | Yorke | ST | 🇹🇹 | New signing (August) |
| 20 | Ole Gunnar | Solskjær | ST | 🇳🇴 | |
| 21 | Henning | Berg | RB | 🇳🇴 | |
| 22 | Erik | Nevland | ST | 🇳🇴 | |
| 23 | Michael | Clegg | RB | 🏴 | New number, previously 32 |
| 24 | Wes | Brown | CB | 🏴 | New number, previously 35 Wore 30 in the UEFA Champions League |
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| 29 | Alex | Notman | ST | 🏴 | New number, previously 36 |
| 30 | Ronnie | Wallwork | CM | 🏴 | |
| 31 | Nicky | Culkin | GK | 🏴 | New number, previously 33 |
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| 33 | Mark | Wilson | CM | 🏴 | New number |
| 34 | Jonathan | Greening | CM | 🏴 | New number, previously 37 |
| 35 | Paul | Teather | CM | 🏴 | |
| 36 | Ryan | Ford | CM | 🏴 | New number |
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| 38 | Danny | Higginbotham | CB | 🏴 | |
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Departures
The following players left the club on a permanent basis at some point during the season, or in some cases left on loan and had their squad number reassigned to another player.
| No. | Forename | Surname | Position | Nation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Chris | Casper | CB | 🏴 | Loaned (September) Sold (November) |
| 27 | Terry | Cooke | RW | 🏴 | Loaned (October) Sold (April) |
| 28 | Philip | Mulryne | CM | 🏴 | Sold (March) |
| 34 | Michael | Twiss | RW | 🏴 | Loaned (August) |
Last updated: 6th February 2026 at 19:27
Contributors:
United By Numbers (@UnitedByNumbers), Jamie Dąbrowiecki (@jdabXO), Bjorn (@squadnumberfan).
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