| | Current Squad | DoB | LA | CA | LG | CG | Discipline |
| | | | | | | | YC | RC |
| 1 | Fabien BARTHEZ | 28.06.71 | 32 | 17 | | | 1 | |
| Cost £7.8m from Monaco in June, signing a 6-year contract |
| 2 | Gary NEVILLE | 18.02.75 | 31+3 | 17 | | | 4 | |
| | Tops the club's appearance list of games played in Europe |
| 4 | Juan Sebastian VERON | 09.03.75 | 24+2 | 14 | 5 | | 4 | |
| Argentine has commanded £62,200,000 in transfer fees |
| 6 | Laurent BLANC | 19.11.65 | 29 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Signed on a Free transfer from Inter Milan to replace Jaap Stam |
| 7 | David BECKHAM | 02.05.75 | 23+5 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| | Made his Premiership debut in 0-0 home draw v Leeds in April 95 |
| 8 | Nicky BUTT | 21.01.75 | 20+5 | 11+1 | 1 | | 9 | |
| Made his 200th Premiership appearance for Utd against Liverpool |
| 10 | Ruud van NISTELROOY | 01.07.76 | 29+3 | 15+2 | 23 | 13 | 5 | |
| | Cost £19m from Dutch side PSV Eindhoven after a year out injured |
| 11 | Ryan GIGGS | 29.11.73 | 18+7 | 14+1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| | Only Giggs and Denis Irwin have won 7 Premiership winners medals at club |
| 12 | Philip NEVILLE | 21.01.77 | 21+7 | 6+4 | 2 | | 4 | |
| | 8th season with Utd - Signed a new six-year contract in May 2001 |
| 13 | Roy CARROLL | 30.09.77 | 6+1 | 3 | | | | |
| | Northern Ireland International goalkeeper who signed from Wigan for £2.5m in July 2001 |
| 14 | David MAY | 24.06.70 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
| Former Blackburn defender who gave up no. 4 shirt when Veron arrived |
| 15 | Luke CHADWICK | 18.11.80 | 5+3 | 2+1 | | | | |
| Exciting winger who has Champions League experience |
| 16 | Roy KEANE | 10.08.71 | 28 | 14+1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| | Sent-off for 9th time for Utd against Newcastle in the 4-3 defeat |
| 18 | Paul SCHOLES | 16.11.74 | 30+5 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | |
| | England star weighed in with six goals last season |
| 19 | Dwight YORKE | 03.11.71 | 4+6 | 2+4 | 1 | | | |
| Romance and partying hindered his progress last season |
| 20 | Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER | 26.02.73 | 23+7 | 7+10 | 17 | 8 | 3 | |
| | Managed 11 goals in 19 starts last season |
| 21 | Diego FORLAN | 19.05.79 | 6+7 | 1+4 | | | | |
| Uruguayian striker who joined from Independiente for £6.9m |
| 22 | Ronnie WALLWORK | 10.09.77 | 0+1 | 2 | | | 2 | |
| | Defender managed to break into the first team after past disciplinary problems |
| 24 | Wes BROWN | 16.03.79 | 15+2 | 5+2 | | | 1 | |
| | Young defender is being tipped for England honours |
| 25 | Quinton FORTUNE | 21.05.77 | 8+6 | 3+2 | 1 | | | |
| | Looks to be on his way out of Old Trafford in search for first team football |
| 27 | Mickael SILVESTRE | 09.08.77 | 31+4 | 13+3 | | 1 | 4 | |
| Won 3rd France cap in 2-1 friendly defeat in Spain on Mar 28 2001 |
| 28 | Michael STEWART | 26.02.81 | 2+1 | 1+1 | | | | |
| | Made Premiership debut in win at Middlesbrough on April 28 2001 |
| 30 | John O'SHEA | 30.04.81 | 4+5 | 1+3 | | | 1 | |
| | 20 year old Republic of Ireland U21 international defender |
| 31 | Darren FLETCHER | 01.02.84 | | | | | | |
| Edinburgh-born midfielder, who is yet to make a senior appearance |
| 32 | Bojan DJORDIC | 06.02.82 | | 1 | | | | |
| Swedish midfielder - £1m from IF Brommapojkarna in Feb 1999 |
| 34 | Lee ROCHE | 28.10.80 | | 1 | | | | |
| Former trainee who made his first team debut v Arsenal in the Worthington Cup |
| 36 | Jimmy DAVIS | 06.02.82 | | 1 | | | | |
| A Young forward who joined the club as a trainee in July 1999 |
| 37 | Danny WEBBER | 28.12.81 | | 1 | | | | |
| Made his debut as a substitute against Sunderland in Nov 2000 |
| 40 | Daniel NARDIELLO | 22.10.82 | | 0+1 | | | | |
| Former trainee who turned professional in October 1999 |
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| | Departures | DoB | LA | CA | LG | CG | Discipline |
| | | | | | | | YC | RC |
| 6 | Jaap STAM | 17.07.72 | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| Transferred to Lazio for £16.5m - August 27 2001 |
| Jesper BLOMQVIST | 05.07.74 | | | | | | |
| Transferred to Everton on a free transfer - November 7 2001 |
| 9 | Andy COLE | 15.10.71 | 7+4 | 1+3 | 4 | 1 | | |
| Transferred to Blackburn Rovers - December 29 2001 |
| 23 | Michael CLEGG | 03.07.77 | | 0+1 | | | | |
| Transferred to Oldham Athletic - February 20 2002 |
| 3 | Denis IRWIN | 31.10.65 | 10+2 | 9+2 | | | 4 | |
| Released - May 11 2002 |
| 5 | Ronny JOHNSEN | 10.06.69 | 9+1 | 8+1 | 1 | | | |
| Released May 11 2002 |
| 17 | Raimond VAN DER GOUW | 24.03.63 | 0+1 | 0+1 | | | | |
| Released May 11 2002 |
| 33 | Paul RACHUBKA | 21.05.81 | | | | | | |
| | Transferred to Charlton - May 17 2002 |
| 22 | Ronnie WALLWORK | 10.09.77 | 0+1 | 2 | | | 2 | |
| | Transferred to West Bromwich A. - August 1 2002 |
| 19 | Dwight YORKE | 03.11.71 | 4+6 | 2+4 | 1 | | | |
| Transferred to Blackburn Rovers - August 1 2002 |
