Johnny Giles

Position: forward

Republic of Ireland

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	59	30	11	18	126	83	+43	50.85
A	53	14	10	29	77	115	-38	26.42
N	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	66.67
TOTALS	115	46	21	48	208	202	+6	40.00

Name: Michael John "Johnny" Giles

Birthdate: 06-11-1940

Age: 85

Birthplace: Cabra, Dublin, Ireland

Height: 5' 6" (1.68m)

Weight: 10st 13lbs (69.4kg)

Years at Club: 1959-1963

Signing Info: Transferred from: Home Farm, 1959, £10

Previous Clubs: Home Farm

Debut: 12/09/1959 v Tottenham Hotspur (H) 1-5 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Leeds United, 08/1963, £37,500

Passed Away:

Biography



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1959-1960	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
2.	1960-1961	2	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	25
3.	1961-1962	2	30	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	37
4.	1962-1963	4	36	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	42
5.	1963-1964	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS		10	99	1	2	2	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	115

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	Leicester City	2	3
2.	Nottingham Forest	2	6
3.	Exeter City	1	1
4.	Huddersfield Town	1	1
5.	Cardiff City	1	2
6.	Liverpool	1	2
7.	Fulham	1	6
8.	Bolton Wanderers	1	6
9.	Sheffield Wednesday	1	6
10.	Birmingham City	1	6
11.	Arsenal	1	7

No	Opponent

1.	West Ham United	7	0
2.	Arsenal	7	1
3.	Everton	7	0
4.	Tottenham Hotspur	6	0
5.	Nottingham Forest	6	2
6.	Fulham	6	1
7.	Bolton Wanderers	6	1
8.	Burnley	6	0
9.	Sheffield Wednesday	6	1
10.	Birmingham City	6	1
11.	Blackburn Rovers	5	0
12.	Aston Villa	5	0
13.	West Bromwich Albion	5	0
14.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	0
15.	Blackpool	4	0
16.	Ipswich Town	4	0
17.	Leicester City	3	2
18.	Preston North End	3	0
19.	Manchester City	3	0
20.	Sheffield United	3	0
21.	Cardiff City	2	1
22.	Liverpool	2	1
23.	Luton Town	1	0
24.	Newcastle United	1	0
25.	Exeter City	1	1
26.	Bradford City	1	0
27.	Huddersfield Town	1	1
28.	Chelsea	1	0
29.	Coventry City	1	0
30.	Southampton	1	0
31.	Leyton Orient	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Nicholson, Bill	6
2.	Jezzard, Bedford	6
3.	Ridding, Bill	6
4.	Potts, Harry	6
5.	Catterick, Harry	6
6.	Merrick, Gil	6
7.	Swindin, George	5
8.	Mercer, Joe	5
9.	Beattie, Andy	5
10.	Buckingham, Vic	5
11.	Cullis, Stan	4
12.	Fenton, Ted	4
13.	Marshall, Jack	4
14.	Suart, Ron	4
15.	Carey, Johnny	3
16.	Gillies, Matt	3
17.	Ramsey, Alf	3
18.	Greenwood, Ron	3
19.	McDowall, Les	3
20.	Macaulay, Archie	3
21.	Harris, John	3
22.	Clark, Gordon	2
23.	Jones, Bill	2
24.	Milne, Jimmy	2
25.	Wright, Billy	2
26.	Shankly, Bill	2
27.	Walker, Billy	1
28.	Owen, Syd	1
29.	Duncan, Dally	1
30.	Mitten, Charlie	1
31.	Wilson, Glen	1
32.	Jackson, Peter	1
33.	Britton, Cliff	1
34.	Boot, Eddie	1
35.	Docherty, Tommy	1
36.	Milburn, Jackie	1
37.	Hill, Jimmy	1
38.	Bates, Ted	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Busby, Matt

115

No	Opponent	Count

1.	West Ham United	7
2.	Arsenal	7
3.	Everton	7
4.	Tottenham Hotspur	6
5.	Nottingham Forest	6
6.	Fulham	6
7.	Bolton Wanderers	6
8.	Burnley	6
9.	Sheffield Wednesday	6
10.	Birmingham City	6
11.	Blackburn Rovers	5
12.	Aston Villa	5
13.	West Bromwich Albion	5
14.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4
15.	Blackpool	4
16.	Ipswich Town	4
17.	Leicester City	3
18.	Preston North End	3
19.	Manchester City	3
20.	Sheffield United	3
21.	Cardiff City	2
22.	Liverpool	2
23.	Luton Town	1
24.	Newcastle United	1
25.	Exeter City	1
26.	Bradford City	1
27.	Huddersfield Town	1
28.	Chelsea	1
29.	Coventry City	1
30.	Southampton	1
31.	Leyton Orient	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	113
2.	Wales	2

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	99
2.	FA Cup	13
3.	League Cup	2
4.	Charity Shield	1

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	59
2.	Goodison Park	4
3.	Highbury	4
4.	Hillsborough	4
5.	Boleyn Ground	3
6.	Burnden Park	3
7.	Craven Cottage	3
8.	St Andrews	3
9.	The Hawthorns	3
10.	Turf Moor	3
11.	Villa Park	3
12.	White Hart Lane	3
13.	Bramall Lane	2
14.	City Ground, Nottingham	2
15.	Deepdale	2
16.	Ewood Park	2
17.	Maine Road	2
18.	Molineux	2
19.	Portman Road	2
20.	Anfield	1
21.	Bloomfield Road	1
22.	Highfield Road	1
23.	Kenilworth Road	1
24.	Valley Parade	1
25.	Wembley	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

1.	25-05-1963	Leicester City	W	3-1	FA Cup
2.	17-08-1963	Everton	L	0-4	Charity Shield

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

Date

Opponent

Competition

Own Goals

Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	12-09-1959	Tottenham Hotspur	1-5	H	0	Dennis Viollet 43'	Dave Dunmore 18', Bobby Smith 23', 87', Tommy Harmer 28', Dave Mackay 89'
2.	17-10-1959	Wolves	2-3	A	0	Eddie Stuart (o.g.) 66', Dennis Viollet 78'	Jimmy Murray 59', 71', Peter Broadbent 62'
3.	19-03-1960	Nottingham Forest	3-1	H	0	Alex Dawson 26', Bobby Charlton 47', 51'	Shay Brennan 49' (o.g.)
4.	26-03-1960	Fulham	5-0	A	1	Dennis Viollet 19', 23', Johnny Giles 77', Mark Pearson 82', Alex Dawson 88'
5.	02-04-1960	Bolton Wanderers	2-0	H	0	Bobby Charlton 42', 88'
6.	09-04-1960	Luton Town	3-2	A	0	Warren Bradley 20', Alex Dawson 30', 32'	George Cummins 27', 54'
7.	15-04-1960	West Ham United	1-2	A	0	Alex Dawson 25'	Malcolm Musgrove 6', Mike Grice 8'
8.	16-04-1960	Blackburn Rovers	1-0	H	0	Alex Dawson 89'
9.	18-04-1960	West Ham United	5-3	H	0	Alex Dawson 25', 62', Bobby Charlton 34', 49', Albert Quixall 84'	Dave Dunmore 5', *Noel Cantwell 30' (pen), Tony Scott 37'
10.	23-04-1960	Arsenal	2-5	A	1	Mark Pearson 12', Johnny Giles 44'	Danny Clapton 7', Jimmy Bloomfield 16', 67', 79', Gerry Ward 88'
11.	20-08-1960	Blackburn Rovers	1-3	H	0	Bobby Charlton 70'	Derek Dougan 11', 74', 89'
12.	24-08-1960	Everton	0-4	A	0		Michael Lill 23', 86', Bobby Collins 68', 87'
13.	31-08-1960	Everton	4-0	H	0	Bobby Charlton 11', Alex Dawson 40', 86', James Nicholson 89'
14.	03-09-1960	Tottenham Hotspur	1-4	A	0	Dennis Viollet 43'	Bobby Smith 6', 85', Les Allen 20', 65'
15.	05-09-1960	West Ham United	1-2	A	0	Albert Quixall 44'	Ron Brett 18', Malcolm Musgrove 54'
16.	10-09-1960	Leicester City	1-1	H	1	Johnny Giles 19'	Jimmy Walsh 44'
17.	14-09-1960	West Ham United	6-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 19', 39', Bobby Charlton 46', 60', Albert Scanlon 75', Albert Quixall 87' (pen)	Ron Brett 44'
18.	17-09-1960	Aston Villa	1-3	A	0	Dennis Viollet 56'	Harry Burrows 33', Bobby Thomson 53', James MacEwan 69'
19.	24-09-1960	Wolves	1-3	H	0	Bobby Charlton 8'	Des Horne 28', Ted Farmer 34', 37'
20.	01-10-1960	Bolton Wanderers	1-1	A	1	Johnny Giles 75'	Billy McAdams 13'
21.	15-10-1960	Burnley	3-5	A	0	Dennis Viollet 30', 40', 80'	Ray Pointer 10', *John Connolly 33', 48', Walter Joyce 37', Jimmy McIlroy 84'
22.	22-10-1960	Newcastle United	3-2	H	0	Alex Dawson 10', Nobby Stiles 51', Maurice Setters 72'	Gordon Hughes 56', Bob Stokoe 87' (pen)
23.	24-10-1960	Nottingham Forest	2-1	H	0	Dennis Viollet 44', 59'	Colin Booth 8'
24.	26-10-1960	Exeter City	4-1	H	1	Albert Quixall 7', 85' (pen), Johnny Giles 25', Mark Pearson 31'	Jimmy Thompson 14' (pen)
25.	29-10-1960	Arsenal	1-2	A	0	Albert Quixall 26'	John Barnwell 9', *David Herd 21'
26.	02-11-1960	Bradford City	1-2	A	0	Dennis Viollet 25'	Gerry Smith 55', Bobby Webb 57'
27.	05-11-1960	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	H	0
28.	12-11-1960	Birmingham City	1-3	A	0	Bobby Charlton 81'	Richard Neal 13', Johnny Gordon 72', Brian Taylor 75'
29.	01-04-1961	Fulham	3-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 44', Dennis Viollet 66', Albert Quixall 73'	Pat O'Connell 9'
30.	03-04-1961	Blackpool	2-0	H	0	James Nicholson 1', Peter Hauser 42' (o.g.)
31.	08-04-1961	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	A	0	Mark Pearson 48'	Don Howe 79'
32.	12-04-1961	Burnley	6-0	H	0	Dennis Viollet 30', 55', 82', Albert Quixall 43', 61', 75'
33.	15-04-1961	Birmingham City	4-1	H	0	Mark Pearson 16', 64', Albert Quixall 25' (pen), Dennis Viollet 58'	Bill Foulkes 4' (o.g.)
34.	22-04-1961	Preston North End	4-2	A	0	Bobby Charlton 18', 87', Maurice Setters 20', 44'	Peter Thompson 28', Garbutt Richardson 32'
35.	29-04-1961	Cardiff City	3-3	H	0	Bobby Charlton 19', 35', Maurice Setters 31'	Derek Tapscott 29', Derek Hogg 53' (pen), 74'
36.	30-09-1961	Wolves	0-2	H	0		John Kirkham 41', Peter Broadbent 50'
37.	07-10-1961	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	A	0	Alex Dawson 74'	Derek Kevan 87'
38.	14-10-1961	Birmingham City	0-2	H	0		Bryan Orritt 26', Mike Hellawell 87'
39.	21-10-1961	Arsenal	1-5	A	0	Dennis Viollet 86'	Gerry Ward 37', John Barnwell 49', George Eastham 60', Alan Skirton 65', 75'
40.	04-11-1961	Sheffield Wednesday	1-3	A	0	Dennis Viollet 20'	John Fantham 9', Tony Kay 14', Keith Ellis 88'
41.	11-11-1961	Leicester City	2-2	H	1	Johnny Giles 38', Dennis Viollet 65'	Frank McLintock 2', Colin Appleton 35'
42.	18-11-1961	Ipswich Town	1-4	A	0	Sammy McMillan 90'	Ted Phillips 25', 67', Ray Crawford 75', John Elsworthy 87'
43.	25-11-1961	Burnley	1-4	H	0	David Herd 6'	Gordon Harris 35', Jimmy Robson 61', Ray Pointer 69', *John Connelly 89'
44.	02-12-1961	Everton	1-5	A	0	David Herd 60'	Bobby Collins 9', Roy Vernon 11', 32', Jimmy Fell 15', Alex Young 38'
45.	09-12-1961	Fulham	3-0	H	0	David Herd 38', 47', Nobby Lawton 79'
46.	16-12-1961	West Ham United	1-2	H	0	David Herd 18'	John Dick 75', 85'
47.	26-12-1961	Nottingham Forest	6-3	H	0	David Herd 3', Nobby Lawton 8', 30', 71', Bobby Charlton 24', Shay Brennan 78'	Len Julians 40', Trevor Hockey 68', Calvin Palmer 81' (pen)
48.	06-01-1962	Bolton Wanderers	2-1	H	0	David Herd 83', James Nicholson 90'	Dennis Stevens 35'
49.	13-01-1962	Blackpool	0-1	H	0		Peter Hauser 8'
50.	15-01-1962	Aston Villa	2-0	H	0	Albert Quixall 20', Bobby Charlton 25'
51.	20-01-1962	Tottenham Hotspur	2-2	A	0	Bobby Charlton 35', Nobby Stiles 65'	Jimmy Greaves 45', 77'
52.	31-01-1962	Arsenal	1-0	H	0	Maurice Setters 28'
53.	03-02-1962	Cardiff City	3-0	H	1	Nobby Stiles 2', Johnny Giles 30', Nobby Lawton 89'
54.	10-02-1962	Manchester City	2-0	A	0	Phil Chisnall 34', David Herd 68'
55.	17-02-1962	Sheffield Wednesday	0-0	H	0
56.	21-02-1962	Sheffield Wednesday	2-0	A	1	Johnny Giles 8', Bobby Charlton 73'
57.	24-02-1962	West Bromwich Albion	4-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 52', 75', Maurice Setters 57', Albert Quixall 65'	Alec Jackson 69'
58.	03-03-1962	Birmingham City	1-1	A	0	David Herd 86'	Ken Leek 51'
59.	10-03-1962	Preston North End	0-0	A	0
60.	14-03-1962	Preston North End	2-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 27', David Herd 37'	Alan Spavin 70'
61.	17-03-1962	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	A	0		Brian Pilkington 46'
62.	20-03-1962	Nottingham Forest	0-1	A	0		Geoff Vowden 20'
63.	24-03-1962	Sheffield Wednesday	1-1	H	0	Bobby Charlton 28'	John Fantham 61'
64.	31-03-1962	Tottenham Hotspur	1-3	N	0	David Herd 82'	Jimmy Greaves 4', Cliff Jones 24', Terry Medwin 87'
65.	07-04-1962	Ipswich Town	5-0	H	0	Albert Quixall 14', 20', 48', Maurice Setters 80', Nobby Stiles 85'
66.	10-04-1962	Blackburn Rovers	0-3	A	0		Ronnie Clayton 10', Fred Pickering 17', Barrie Ratcliffe 84'
67.	14-04-1962	Burnley	3-1	A	0	Noel Cantwell 40', Shay Brennan 64' (pen), David Herd 88'	Ray Pointer 65'
68.	16-04-1962	Arsenal	2-3	H	0	Sammy McMillan 35', Noel Cantwell 71'	George Eastham 12', Noel Cantwell 32' (o.g.), Alan Skirton 79'
69.	21-04-1962	Everton	1-1	H	0	David Herd 38'	Dennis Stevens 44'
70.	23-04-1962	Sheffield United	0-1	H	0		Derek Pace 11'
71.	24-04-1962	Sheffield United	3-2	A	0	Sammy McMillan 75', 89', Nobby Stiles 78'	Derek Pace 47', Billy Hodgson 58'
72.	28-04-1962	Fulham	0-2	A	0		Maurice Cook 3', Graham Leggat 21'
73.	18-08-1962	West Bromwich Albion	2-2	H	0	David Herd 1', Denis Law 7'	Derek Kevan 75', Keith Smith 85'
74.	22-08-1962	Everton	1-3	A	0	Ian Moir 61'	Alex Young 13', 14', Alex Parker 44'
75.	25-08-1962	Arsenal	3-1	A	0	David Herd 58', 74', Phil Chisnall 71'	Eddie Clamp 88'
76.	29-08-1962	Everton	0-1	H	0		Roy Vernon 78' (pen)
77.	01-09-1962	Birmingham City	2-0	H	1	Johnny Giles 7', David Herd 51'
78.	05-09-1962	Bolton Wanderers	0-3	A	0		*Wyn Davies 6', Brian Pilkington 32' (pen), Freddie Hill 77'
79.	12-09-1962	Bolton Wanderers	3-0	H	0	Noel Cantwell 35', David Herd 70', 89'
80.	15-09-1962	Manchester City	2-3	H	0	Denis Law 46', 70'	Peter Dobing 17' (pen), Joe Hayes 23', Alex Harley 90'
81.	22-09-1962	Burnley	2-5	H	0	Nobby Stiles 58', Denis Law 64'	Andy Lochhead 5', Jimmy McIlroy 43', *John Connelly 35', 75', 80'
82.	29-09-1962	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	A	0		Tony Kay 85'
83.	06-10-1962	Blackpool	2-2	A	0	David Herd 2', 39'	John McPhee 30', Ray Charnley 75'
84.	13-10-1962	Blackburn Rovers	0-3	H	0		Mick McGrath 12', Mike Harrison 37', Ian Lawther 58'
85.	24-10-1962	Tottenham Hotspur	2-6	A	0	David Herd 83', Albert Quixall 87' (pen)	Jimmy Greaves 15', 50', 78', Terry Medwin 28', 40', Cliff Jones 70'
86.	27-10-1962	West Ham United	3-1	H	0	Albert Quixall 17' (pen), 41', Denis Law 79'	Malcolm Musgrove 29'
87.	03-11-1962	Ipswich Town	5-3	A	0	Denis Law 2', 9', 19', 85', David Herd 33'	Ray Crawford 8', Bobby Blackwood 46', 59'
88.	10-11-1962	Liverpool	3-3	H	1	David Herd 39', Albert Quixall 69' (pen), Johnny Giles 90'	Ian St John 51', Jimmy Melia 85', Ronnie Moran 89'
89.	17-11-1962	Wolves	3-2	A	0	David Herd 62', Denis Law 68', 75'	Barry Stobart 12', 41'
90.	24-11-1962	Aston Villa	2-2	H	0	Albert Quixall 28' (pen), 55'	Noel Cantwell 40' (o.g.), Derek Dougan 57'
91.	01-12-1962	Sheffield United	1-1	A	0	Bobby Charlton 19'	Ron Simpson 25' (pen)
92.	08-12-1962	Nottingham Forest	5-1	H	1	David Herd 10', 22', Bobby Charlton 25', Johnny Giles 72', Denis Law 88'	Colin Addison 18'
93.	15-12-1962	West Bromwich Albion	0-3	A	0		Bobby Cram 37', Keith Smith 49', Alec Jackson 69'
94.	26-12-1962	Fulham	1-0	A	0	Bobby Charlton 40'
95.	23-02-1963	Blackpool	1-1	H	0	David Herd 68'	Ray Charnley 72' (pen)
96.	02-03-1963	Blackburn Rovers	2-2	A	0	Denis Law 25', Bobby Charlton 75'	John Byrom 60', Fred Pickering 65'
97.	04-03-1963	Huddersfield Town	5-0	H	1	Albert Quixall 3', Denis Law 11, 32', 88', Johnny Giles 20'
98.	09-03-1963	Tottenham Hotspur	0-2	H	0		Cliff Jones 32', Frank Saul 65'
99.	11-03-1963	Aston Villa	1-0	H	0	Albert Quixall 36'
100.	16-03-1963	Chelsea	2-1	H	0	Denis Law 16', Albert Quixall 46'	Dennis Sorrell 70'
101.	18-03-1963	West Ham United	1-3	A	0	David Herd 76'	Ken Brown 36', Alan Sealey 78', Shay Brennan 89' (o.g.)
102.	23-03-1963	Ipswich Town	0-1	H	0		Jimmy Leadbetter 31'
103.	30-03-1963	Coventry City	3-1	A	0	Bobby Charlton 27', 49', Albert Quixall 72'	Terry Bly 5'
104.	01-04-1963	Fulham	0-2	H	0		Pat O'Connell 12', Graham Leggat 79'
105.	09-04-1963	Aston Villa	2-1	A	0	Nobby Stiles 25', Bobby Charlton 60'	Bobby Thomson 75'
106.	13-04-1963	Liverpool	0-1	A	0		Ian St John 72'
107.	27-04-1963	Southampton	1-0	N	0	Denis Law 22'
108.	04-05-1963	Burnley	1-0	A	0	Denis Law 69'
109.	06-05-1963	Arsenal	2-3	H	0	Denis Law 54', 63'	Joe Baker 32', Geoff Strong 50', Alan Skirton 62'
110.	10-05-1963	Birmingham City	1-2	A	0	Denis Law 76'	Jimmy Bloomfield 22', Ken Leek 75'
111.	15-05-1963	Manchester City	1-1	A	0	Albert Quixall 84' (pen)	Alex Harley 8'
112.	18-05-1963	Leyton Orient	3-1	H	0	Stan Charlton 52' (o.g.), Denis Law 81', Bobby Charlton 85'	David Dunmore 9'
113.	20-05-1963	Nottingham Forest	2-3	A	1	Johnny Giles 2', David Herd 50'	Colin Addison 39', Dennis Mochan 65', Len Julians 80'
114.	25-05-1963	Leicester City	3-1	N	0	Denis Law 30', David Herd 57', 85'	Ken Keyworth 80'
115.	17-08-1963	Everton	0-4	A	0		Jimmy Gabriel 42', Dennis Stevens 62', Roy Vernon 54' (pen), Derek Temple 75'

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