Denis Law
Scottish footballer
Denis Law is an ex-professional international footballer born on the 24th February 1940 near Aberdeen, Scotland. During his career he famously played for a number of clubs, including Manchester United and Manchester City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Denis Law | ||
Date of birth | 24 February 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker (retired) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956–1960 1960–1961 1961–1962 1962–1973 1973–1974 |
Huddersfield Town Manchester City Torino Manchester United Manchester City | ||
National team | |||
1958–1974 | Scotland | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career statistics
changeClub statistics | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
England | League | |||
1956/57 | Huddersfield Town | Second Division | 13 | 2 |
1957/58 | 18 | 5 | ||
1958/59 | 26 | 2 | ||
1959/60 | 24 | 7 | ||
1959/60 | Manchester City | First Division | 7 | 2 |
1960/61 | 36 | 19 | ||
Italy | League | |||
1961/62 | Torino | Serie A | 27 | 10 |
England | League | |||
1962/63 | Manchester United | First Division | 38 | 23 |
1963/64 | 30 | 30 | ||
1964/65 | 36 | 28 | ||
1965/66 | 33 | 15 | ||
1966/67 | 36 | 23 | ||
1967/68 | 23 | 7 | ||
1968/69 | 30 | 14 | ||
1969/70 | 10 | 2 | ||
1970/71 | 28 | 15 | ||
1971/72 | 32 | 13 | ||
1972/73 | 9 | 1 | ||
1973/74 | Manchester City | First Division | 24 | 9 |
Country | England | 453 | 217 | |
Italy | 27 | 10 | ||
Total | 480 | 227 |
International career statistics
changeScotland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 | 2 | 1 |
1959 | 4 | 0 |
1960 | 4 | 2 |
1961 | 3 | 2 |
1962 | 3 | 5 |
1963 | 7 | 11 |
1964 | 5 | 1 |
1965 | 6 | 2 |
1966 | 2 | 2 |
1967 | 3 | 1 |
1968 | 1 | 1 |
1969 | 2 | 0 |
1970 | 0 | 0 |
1971 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | 7 | 2 |
1973 | 3 | 0 |
1974 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 55 | 30 |
References
change- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Denis Law". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "Denis Law - Goals in International Matches". www.rsssf.com.