# Denis Law

Denis Law was a Scottish footballer (24 February 1940 – 17 January 2025). Law played as a centre forward for Manchester United and Huddersfield Town. Law scored 333 goals in 657 games for club and country and won 12 trophies, including the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League and 2 league titles.

## Law's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 602 | 303 |
| Scotland | 55 | 30 |
| Total | 657 | 333 |

Goals per game: 0.51.

## Law's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 12
- League titles: 2
- Domestic cups: 3
- Champions League: 1
- Trophies with Scotland: 6
- Ballon d'Or: 1
- Individual awards: 12

### Manchester United

- Football League First Division: 2 (1964–65, 1966–67)
- FA Cup: 1 (1962–63)
- FA Charity Shield: 2 (1965, 1967)
- European Cup: 1 (1967–68)

### Scotland

- British Home Championship: 6 (1959–60, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1971–72)

### Individual

- Ballon d'Or: 1 (1964)
- World Soccer World XI: 1 (1964)
- European Cup top scorer: 1 (1968–69)
- Football League 100 Legends: 1 (1998)
- PFA Merit Award: 1 (1975)
- Scottish FA International Roll of Honour (players with 50+ caps): 1 (1988)
- FWA Tribute Award: 1 (1994)
- Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2002)
- Scotland's Golden Player: 1 (2003)
- Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2004)
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–1976): 1 (2007)
- Freedom of Aberdeen: 1 (2017)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1956–1960: Huddersfield Town, 81 games, 16 goals
2. 1960–1961: Manchester City, 44 games, 21 goals
3. 1961–1962: Torino, 27 games, 10 goals
4. 1962–1973: Manchester United, 309 games, 171 goals
5. 1973–1974: Manchester City, 24 games, 9 goals

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