• Bobby Charlton, 758 games. Action Images
    Bobby Charlton, 758 games. Action Images
  • Darren Fletcher, 342 games. Action Images
    Darren Fletcher, 342 games. Action Images
  • Arthur Albiston, 485 games. Getty
    Arthur Albiston, 485 games. Getty
  • Lee Martin, 109 games. Action Images
    Lee Martin, 109 games. Action Images
  • Jackie Blanchflower, 117 games. Getty
    Jackie Blanchflower, 117 games. Getty
  • Sammy McIlroy, 419 games. Action Images
    Sammy McIlroy, 419 games. Action Images
  • Mark Jones, 121 games. Getty
    Mark Jones, 121 games. Getty
  • Charlie Mitten, 162 games. Getty
    Charlie Mitten, 162 games. Getty
  • Clayton Blackmore, 245 games. Action Images
    Clayton Blackmore, 245 games. Action Images
  • Eddie Colman, 108 games. Getty
    Eddie Colman, 108 games. Getty
  • Ronnie Cope, 106 games. Getty
    Ronnie Cope, 106 games. Getty
  • Don Gibson, 115 games, Getty
    Don Gibson, 115 games, Getty
  • John O'Shea, 393 games. Action Images
    John O'Shea, 393 games. Action Images
  • Phil Neville, 386 games. Action Images
    Phil Neville, 386 games. Action Images
  • Ryan Giggs, 963 games. Action Images
    Ryan Giggs, 963 games. Action Images
  • Nicky Butt, 387 games. Getty
    Nicky Butt, 387 games. Getty
  • David McCreery, 110 games. Action Images
    David McCreery, 110 games. Action Images
  • Mike Duxbury, 378 games. Action Images
    Mike Duxbury, 378 games. Action Images
  • Paul Pogba, 148 games and still at the club. Action Images
    Paul Pogba, 148 games and still at the club. Action Images
  • Norman Whiteside, 274 games. Action Images
    Norman Whiteside, 274 games. Action Images
  • Brian Greenhoff, 271 games. Action Images
    Brian Greenhoff, 271 games. Action Images
  • Jimmy Nicholl, 248 games. Action Images
    Jimmy Nicholl, 248 games. Action Images
  • Wes Brown, 362 games. Action Images
    Wes Brown, 362 games. Action Images
  • Paul Scholes, 718 games. Action Images
    Paul Scholes, 718 games. Action Images
  • Mark Hughes, 467 games. Action Images
    Mark Hughes, 467 games. Action Images
  • Gary Neville, 602 games. Action Images
    Gary Neville, 602 games. Action Images
  • Graeme Hogg, 100 games. Action Images
    Graeme Hogg, 100 games. Action Images
  • Jonny Evans, 198 games. Reuters
    Jonny Evans, 198 games. Reuters
  • David Beckham, 394 games. Getty
    David Beckham, 394 games. Getty
  • George Best, 470 games. Action Images
    George Best, 470 games. Action Images
  • Brian Kidd, 266 games. Action Images
    Brian Kidd, 266 games. Action Images
  • Marcus Rashford, 191 games and still at the club. Reuters
    Marcus Rashford, 191 games and still at the club. Reuters
  • Jesse Lingard, 187 games and still at the club. AFP
    Jesse Lingard, 187 games and still at the club. AFP
  • Duncan Edwards (far left), 177 games. Getty
    Duncan Edwards (far left), 177 games. Getty
  • Nobby Stiles, 395 games. Shutterstock
    Nobby Stiles, 395 games. Shutterstock
  • Freddie Goodwin, 107 games. Getty
    Freddie Goodwin, 107 games. Getty

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Manchester United's 4,000 consecutive games with an academy graduate - here are the top names in pictures

Old Trafford club has an incredible record going back to before the Second World War

Dominic Hart

December 15, 2019

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Manchester United have an unrivalled record when it comes to nurturing their own youngsters and turning them into superstars.

Sunday’s match against Everton will be the 4,000th consecutive game in which an academy graduate has featured in United’s first-team squad.

The record stretches back to before the Second World War, and there have been 10 first-team debuts for academy graduates this season alone.

The academy has produced United legends such as Bobby Charlton, Nobby Stiles, George Best, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, David Beckham and Paul Scholes.

Paul Pogba, Jesse Lingard, Andreas Pereira and Marcus Rashford are the newer recruits as United maintain those strong traditions.

Some players remained at the club for years, while others moved on.

Here's a selection of the players who started at the academy and went on to make 100 appearances or more for Manchester United.

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