Player
David Sadler
United 1963–1973#6Defender
- 335
- apps7 sub
- 1.28
- conceded / game
- 29%
- clean sheet rate
- 27
- goals
Verified competitive record
Suggest correction →Remember this? · 0–1 v Górnik Zabrze · 13 Mar 1968 · European Cup
Clean sheets and goals conceded by season
Assists first recorded from 87/88 onwards.
Limited coverage of goals during seasons 68/69–69/70.
United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Team goals against in matches started — lower is better.
Season by season
94 clean sheets in 327 starts · 11 of 11 seasons coveredPeak clean sheets — 69/70 · 19 clean sheetsFewest conceded — 73/74 · 3 goals
- 63/6421 apps · 5 CS · 27 conc · 24% CS5
- 64/656 apps · 1 CS · 7 conc · 17% CS1
- 65/6610 apps · 1 CS · 16 conc · 10% CS1
- 66/6739 apps · 16 CS · 38 conc · 42% CS16
- 67/6852 apps · 16 CS · 61 conc · 31% CS16
- 68/6933 apps · 9 CS · 44 conc · 27% CS9
- 69/70PEAK (CS)56 apps · 19 CS · 66 conc · 34% CS19
- 70/7139 apps · 8 CS · 57 conc · 21% CS8
- 71/7249 apps · 14 CS · 62 conc · 29% CS14
- 72/7322 apps · 5 CS · 37 conc · 23% CS5
- 73/74BEST (GC)3 apps · 3 conc · 0% CS—
Matches where he scored
25 matchesMost goals v Hibernians — 2 · Longest scoring run: 2 in a row (31 Aug 1963–3 Sep 1963)
- 1–1@ Sheff Utd04/04/1972
First Division
1 goal72' - 4–1v Southampton19/01/1972
FA CupRound 3
1 goal94' - 2–2v Stoke07/11/1970
First Division
1 goal71' - 2–2v Leeds26/01/1970
First Division
1 goal54' - 2–2@ Arsenal20/09/1969
First Division
1 goal79' - 1–0v Middlesbrough03/09/1969
League CupRound 2
1 goal73' - 3–3@ Real Madrid15/05/1968
European CupSemi-final2nd
1 goal - 6–0v Newcastle04/05/1968
First Division
1 goal65' - 3–1v Everton16/12/1967
First Division
1 goal3' - 4–0v Hibernians20/09/1967
European CupFirst round1st
brace12' 58' - 3–1@ West Ham02/09/1967
First Division
1 goal59' - 3–0v Southampton18/04/1967
First Division
1 goal80' - 5–2v Leicester18/03/1967
First Division
1 goal85' - 1–1@ Burnley04/02/1967
First Division
1 goal33' - 1–0v Arsenal29/10/1966
First Division
1 goal30' - 4–1v Burnley24/09/1966
First Division
1 goal89' - 6–1v Aston Villa09/05/1966
First Division
brace15' 55' - 4–1@ Blackburn07/05/1966
First Division
1 goal70' - 1–3@ Sheff Utd16/04/1966
First Division
1 goal71' - 2–2@ Leicester29/08/1964
First Division
1 goal71' - 2–0@ West Ham07/03/1964
First Division
1 goal72' - 1–2v Birmingham11/01/1964
First Division
1 goal29' - 1–0v West Brom14/09/1963
First Division
1 goal64' - 7–2@ Ipswich03/09/1963
First Division
1 goal4' - 5–1v Everton31/08/1963
First Division
1 goal52'
- 1–1D@Sheff UtdSheff UtdSheffield UnitedFirst Division·4 Apr 1972 · 1971-721 goal72'1971-72First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1WvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFA Cup·19 Jan 1972 · 1971-721 goal94'1971-72FA CupFA CupRound 3
- 2–2DvStokeStokeStoke CityFirst Division·7 Nov 1970 · 1970-711 goal71'1970-71First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2DvLeedsLeedsLeeds UnitedFirst Division·26 Jan 1970 · 1969-701 goal54'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2D@ArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·20 Sep 1969 · 1969-701 goal79'1969-70First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–0WvMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughMiddlesbroughLeague Cup·3 Sep 1969 · 1969-701 goal73'1969-70League CupLeague CupRound 2
- 3–3D@Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid C.F.European Cup·15 May 1968 · 1967-681 goal1967-68European CupEuropean CupSemi-final2nd
- 6–0WvNewcastleNewcastleNewcastle UnitedFirst Division·4 May 1968 · 1967-681 goal65'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–1WvEvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·16 Dec 1967 · 1967-681 goal3'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–0WvHiberniansHiberniansHiberniansEuropean Cup·20 Sep 1967 · 1967-68brace12' 58'1967-68European CupEuropean CupFirst round1st
- 3–1W@West HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedFirst Division·2 Sep 1967 · 1967-681 goal59'1967-68First DivisionFirst Division
- 3–0WvSouthamptonSouthamptonSouthamptonFirst Division·18 Apr 1967 · 1966-671 goal80'1966-67First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–2WvLeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityFirst Division·18 Mar 1967 · 1966-671 goal85'1966-67First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–1D@BurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·4 Feb 1967 · 1966-671 goal33'1966-67First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–0WvArsenalArsenalArsenalFirst Division·29 Oct 1966 · 1966-671 goal30'1966-67First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1WvBurnleyBurnleyBurnleyFirst Division·24 Sep 1966 · 1966-671 goal89'1966-67First DivisionFirst Division
- 6–1WvAston VillaAston VillaAston VillaFirst Division·9 May 1966 · 1965-66brace15' 55'1965-66First DivisionFirst Division
- 4–1W@BlackburnBlackburnBlackburn RoversFirst Division·7 May 1966 · 1965-661 goal70'1965-66First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–3L@Sheff UtdSheff UtdSheffield UnitedFirst Division·16 Apr 1966 · 1965-661 goal71'1965-66First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–2D@LeicesterLeicesterLeicester CityFirst Division·29 Aug 1964 · 1964-651 goal71'1964-65First DivisionFirst Division
- 2–0W@West HamWest HamWest Ham UnitedFirst Division·7 Mar 1964 · 1963-641 goal72'1963-64First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–2LvBirminghamBirminghamBirmingham CityFirst Division·11 Jan 1964 · 1963-641 goal29'1963-64First DivisionFirst Division
- 1–0WvWest BromWest BromWest Bromwich AlbionFirst Division·14 Sep 1963 · 1963-641 goal64'1963-64First DivisionFirst Division
- 7–2W@IpswichIpswichIpswich TownFirst Division·3 Sep 1963 · 1963-641 goal4'1963-64First DivisionFirst Division
- 5–1WvEvertonEvertonEvertonFirst Division·31 Aug 1963 · 1963-641 goal52'1963-64First DivisionFirst Division
Transfer record
2 recorded- from Maidstone UnitedNov 1962—
- £25kto Preston North EndNov 1973
Data coverageshowhide
Club record — verified competitive apps, starts, and defensive record in the hero plate. Recorded splits below are drawn from match coverage we can evidence, not necessarily a full career total.
Defensive record — United didn't concede in matches the player started. Team goals against are shared across every starter in the side.
Slice: all competitions, per season