Was Fergie time unique to Fergie?

  1. Fergie time

    Fergie time — goals after the 85th rose from 7% to 10% under Ferguson, and to 14% since, mostly in added time. Three nights: Wednesday, Barcelona, Brentford.

    1. 10 Apr 1993Sheffield Wednesday2–1 v Sheffield Wednesday · 90+6′Bruce twice in stoppage time — where they started saying it.
    2. 26 May 1999Barcelona2–1 v FC Bayern Munich · 90+3′Teddy, then Ole — the phrase at full volume.
    3. 7 Oct 2023Still happening2–1 v Brentford · 90+7′McTominay twice after the 90th — the habit outlasted the manager.
    672 late goals since 1950 — three nights pinned on the cloud
    86′90′93′96′99′7 Jan 1950 89′ Jack Rowley v Weymouth28 Jan 1950 89′ Jack Rowley v Watford8 Mar 1950 88′ Charlie Mitten v Aston Villa28 Oct 1950 86′ John Aston Sr v Everton29 Aug 1951 90′ Jack Rowley v Middlesbrough5 Sep 1951 87′ Jack Rowley v Charlton Athletic5 Sep 1951 90′ John Downie v Charlton Athletic8 Sep 1951 86′ Stan Pearson v Stoke City15 Sep 1951 88′ Harry McShane v Manchester City6 Oct 1951 87′ Johnny Berry v Derby County16 Feb 1952 88′ John Aston Sr v Derby County8 Mar 1952 88′ Jack Rowley v Sunderland8 Mar 1952 90′ Henry Cockburn v Sunderland8 Nov 1952 88′ Stan Pearson v Sheffield Wednesday10 Jan 1953 86′ Stan Pearson v Millwall7 Mar 1953 88′ Tommy Taylor v Preston North End3 Apr 1953 86′ Johnny Berry v Charlton Athletic4 Apr 1953 86′ Roger Byrne v Cardiff City14 Nov 1953 87′ Jackie Blanchflower v Cardiff City11 Sep 1954 88′ Colin Webster v Bolton Wanderers25 Sep 1954 86′ Jackie Blanchflower v Manchester City20 Nov 1954 87′ Jackie Blanchflower v Arsenal11 Dec 1954 88′ Dennis Viollet v Burnley1 Jan 1955 89′ Jackie Blanchflower v Blackpool2 Apr 1955 86′ Billy Whelan v Sheffield United8 Oct 1955 88′ Tommy Taylor v Wolverhampton Wanderers22 Oct 1955 89′ David Pegg v Huddersfield Town3 Dec 1955 86′ Dennis Viollet v Sunderland3 Mar 1956 89′ Tommy Taylor v Chelsea5 Sep 1956 86′ Billy Whelan v Chelsea26 Sep 1956 89′ Billy Whelan v R.S.C. Anderlecht27 Oct 1956 90′ Tommy Taylor v Blackpool24 Nov 1956 88′ Eddie Colman v Tottenham Hotspur30 Mar 1957 88′ Bobby Charlton v Leeds United20 Apr 1957 89′ Tommy Taylor v Sunderland22 Apr 1957 88′ Colin Webster v Burnley27 Apr 1957 86′ Alex Dawson v Cardiff City27 Apr 1957 90′ Albert Scanlon v Cardiff City31 Aug 1957 86′ Tommy Taylor v Manchester City18 Sep 1957 86′ Duncan Edwards v Blackpool25 Sep 1957 86′ David Pegg v Shamrock Rovers28 Sep 1957 89′ John Doherty v Wolverhampton Wanderers22 Oct 1957 87′ Johnny Berry v Aston Villa23 Nov 1957 88′ Tommy Taylor v Newcastle United21 Dec 1957 89′ Dennis Viollet v Leicester City18 Jan 1958 87′ Duncan Edwards v Bolton Wanderers5 Mar 1958 89′ Colin Webster v West Bromwich Albion26 Mar 1958 90′ Bobby Charlton v Fulham4 Apr 1958 88′ Alex Dawson v Sunderland8 Nov 1958 87′ Albert Quixall v Burnley21 Feb 1959 89′ Bobby Charlton v Wolverhampton Wanderers28 Feb 1959 89′ Warren Bradley v Arsenal4 Apr 1959 88′ Dennis Viollet v Bolton Wanderers25 Apr 1959 88′ Warren Bradley v Leicester City9 Sep 1959 89′ Albert Scanlon v Leeds United28 Dec 1959 89′ Albert Scanlon v Burnley28 Dec 1959 90′ Albert Scanlon v Burnley27 Feb 1960 88′ Bobby Charlton v Blackpool26 Mar 1960 88′ Alex Dawson v Fulham30 Mar 1960 89′ Bobby Charlton v Sheffield Wednesday2 Apr 1960 88′ Bobby Charlton v Bolton Wanderers16 Apr 1960 89′ Alex Dawson v Blackburn Rovers30 Apr 1960 86′ Albert Quixall v Everton30 Apr 1960 89′ Alex Dawson v Everton31 Aug 1960 86′ Alex Dawson v Everton31 Aug 1960 89′ Jimmy Nicholson v Everton14 Sep 1960 87′ Albert Quixall v West Ham United25 Mar 1961 89′ Bobby Charlton v Sheffield Wednesday22 Apr 1961 87′ Bobby Charlton v Preston North End26 Aug 1961 87′ Maurice Setters v Blackburn Rovers21 Oct 1961 86′ Dennis Viollet v Arsenal18 Nov 1961 90′ Sammy McMillan v Ipswich Town6 Jan 1962 90′ Jimmy Nicholson v Bolton Wanderers3 Feb 1962 89′ Nobby Lawton v Cardiff City3 Mar 1962 86′ David Herd v Birmingham City14 Apr 1962 88′ David Herd v Burnley24 Apr 1962 89′ Sammy McMillan v Sheffield United12 Sep 1962 89′ David Herd v Bolton Wanderers24 Oct 1962 87′ Albert Quixall v Tottenham Hotspur10 Nov 1962 90′ Johnny Giles v Liverpool8 Dec 1962 88′ Denis Law v Nottingham Forest7 Dec 1963 88′ Denis Law v Stoke City18 Jan 1964 89′ Denis Law v West Bromwich Albion19 Feb 1964 89′ David Herd v Bolton Wanderers4 Mar 1964 118′ Bobby Charlton v Sunderland7 Mar 1964 86′ David Herd v West Ham United29 Aug 1964 88′ Denis Law v Leicester City23 Sep 1964 87′ David Herd v Djurgårdens IF Fotboll26 Sep 1964 89′ Denis Law v Tottenham Hotspur24 Oct 1964 89′ Denis Law v Aston Villa27 Oct 1964 86′ George Best v Djurgårdens IF Fotboll27 Feb 1965 87′ Bobby Charlton v Wolverhampton Wanderers12 May 1965 88′ Denis Law v RC Strasbourg16 Jun 1965 86′ John Connelly v Ferencvárosi TC23 Oct 1965 88′ Bobby Charlton v Fulham23 Oct 1965 89′ David Herd v Fulham30 Oct 1965 89′ David Herd v Blackpool6 Nov 1965 88′ Denis Law v Blackburn Rovers20 Nov 1965 88′ Denis Law v Sheffield United1 Dec 1965 90′ David Herd v FC Viktoria Frankfurt15 Feb 1966 115′ John Connelly v Rotherham United5 Mar 1966 87′ David Herd v Wolverhampton Wanderers9 Mar 1966 89′ Bobby Charlton v S.L. Benfica30 Mar 1966 87′ Denis Law v Preston North End30 Mar 1966 89′ John Connelly v Preston North End23 Aug 1966 89′ Denis Law v Everton24 Sep 1966 86′ Paddy Crerand v Burnley24 Sep 1966 89′ David Sadler v Burnley8 Oct 1966 88′ Denis Law v Blackpool26 Nov 1966 88′ David Herd v Sunderland28 Mar 1967 86′ Bill Foulkes v Fulham1 Apr 1967 86′ George Best v West Ham United1 Apr 1967 89′ Denis Law v West Ham United19 Aug 1967 86′ Bobby Charlton v Everton9 Sep 1967 86′ Francis Burns v Burnley9 Sep 1967 90′ Paddy Crerand v Burnley23 Sep 1967 87′ George Best v Tottenham Hotspur14 Oct 1967 87′ Denis Law v Sheffield United9 Dec 1967 89′ Tony Dunne v Newcastle United3 Feb 1968 88′ Bobby Charlton v Tottenham Hotspur15 Apr 1968 86′ John Aston Jr v Fulham29 Apr 1968 88′ Brian Kidd v West Bromwich Albion29 May 1968 92′ George Best v S.L. Benfica29 May 1968 93′ Brian Kidd v S.L. Benfica29 May 1968 99′ Bobby Charlton v S.L. Benfica16 Oct 1968 89′ Willie Morgan v Estudiantes de La Plata18 Jan 1969 88′ George Best v Sunderland3 Feb 1969 87′ Denis Law v Watford19 Mar 1969 86′ Willie Morgan v Queens Park Rangers19 Mar 1969 88′ Brian Kidd v Queens Park Rangers19 Mar 1969 89′ John Aston Jr v Queens Park Rangers2 Apr 1969 89′ George Best v West Bromwich Albion30 Aug 1969 86′ Don Givens v Sunderland7 Feb 1970 86′ George Best v Northampton Town17 Mar 1970 88′ George Best v Burnley5 Jan 1971 89′ George Best v Middlesbrough9 Jan 1971 86′ Alan Gowling v Chelsea20 Feb 1971 88′ Alan Gowling v Southampton20 Aug 1971 89′ Alan Gowling v Arsenal11 Sep 1971 90′ Denis Law v Crystal Palace2 Oct 1971 86′ Alan Gowling v Sheffield United8 Jan 1972 86′ Sammy McIlroy v Wolverhampton Wanderers19 Jan 1972 94′ David Sadler v Southampton19 Jan 1972 115′ George Best v Southampton19 Jan 1972 118′ John Aston Jr v Southampton5 Feb 1972 88′ Alan Gowling v Preston North End12 Aug 1972 88′ Denis Law v Ipswich Town6 Sep 1972 87′ Bobby Charlton v Oxford United3 Oct 1972 87′ Willie Morgan v Bristol Rovers2 Dec 1972 88′ Ted MacDougall v Norwich City14 Apr 1973 87′ Willie Morgan v Stoke City3 Nov 1973 88′ Tony Young v Chelsea3 Nov 1973 90′ Brian Greenhoff v Chelsea3 Apr 1974 87′ Jim Holton v Burnley6 Apr 1974 86′ Brian Greenhoff v Norwich City24 Aug 1974 89′ Gerry Daly v Millwall13 Nov 1974 87′ Lou Macari v Burnley7 Jan 1975 114′ Sammy McIlroy v Walsall1 Mar 1975 88′ Lou Macari v Cardiff City29 Mar 1975 86′ Lou Macari v York City13 Dec 1975 87′ Lou Macari v Sheffield United20 Dec 1975 90′ Gordon Hill v Wolverhampton Wanderers31 Jan 1976 88′ Sammy McIlroy v Birmingham City28 Feb 1976 88′ Stuart Pearson v West Ham United9 Mar 1976 96′ Sammy McIlroy v Wolverhampton Wanderers4 Oct 1976 89′ Gerry Daly v Sunderland23 Mar 1977 90′ Steve Coppell v West Bromwich Albion30 Aug 1977 86′ Stuart Pearson v Arsenal10 Sep 1977 87′ Jimmy Nicholl v Manchester City26 Nov 1977 87′ Gordon Hill v Queens Park Rangers21 Jan 1978 88′ Martin Buchan v Derby County28 Jan 1978 89′ Steve Coppell v West Bromwich Albion1 Feb 1978 88′ Gordon Hill v West Bromwich Albion11 Feb 1978 90′ Gordon Hill v Chelsea30 Aug 1978 88′ Sammy McIlroy v Stockport County30 Aug 1978 90′ Jimmy Greenhoff v Stockport County2 Sep 1978 90′ Martin Buchan v Everton9 Sep 1978 87′ Jimmy Greenhoff v Queens Park Rangers30 Sep 1978 89′ Joe Jordan v Manchester City20 Feb 1979 86′ Jimmy Greenhoff v Colchester United20 Mar 1979 89′ Steve Coppell v Coventry City25 Apr 1979 88′ Lou Macari v Norwich City7 May 1979 86′ Steve Coppell v Wolverhampton Wanderers12 May 1979 86′ Gordon McQueen v Arsenal12 May 1979 88′ Sammy McIlroy v Arsenal8 Sep 1979 86′ Ashley Grimes v Aston Villa17 Nov 1979 90+2 Joe Jordan v Crystal Palace1 Dec 1979 87′ Steve Coppell v Tottenham Hotspur2 Feb 1980 90′ Own Goal v Derby County16 Aug 1980 90′ Ashley Grimes v Middlesbrough29 Nov 1980 88′ Joe Jordan v Southampton14 Mar 1981 88′ Sammy McIlroy v Aston Villa24 Oct 1981 89′ Arthur Albiston v Liverpool7 Nov 1981 89′ Garry Birtles v Sunderland23 Jan 1982 88′ Garry Birtles v Stoke City17 Apr 1982 87′ Scott McGarvey v Tottenham Hotspur24 Apr 1982 87′ Ray Wilkins v Brighton & Hove Albion1 Sep 1982 88′ Bryan Robson v Nottingham Forest30 Oct 1982 90′ Kevin Moran v West Ham United1 Dec 1982 88′ Norman Whiteside v Southampton19 Jan 1983 86′ Bryan Robson v Nottingham Forest29 Jan 1983 89′ Kevin Moran v Luton Town23 Feb 1983 90′ Kevin Moran v Arsenal12 Mar 1983 90+2 Frank Stapleton v Everton27 Aug 1983 90′ Arnold Mühren v Queens Park Rangers14 Sep 1983 89′ Ray Wilkins v Dukla Prague2 Jan 1984 89′ Norman Whiteside v Liverpool17 Mar 1984 89′ Bryan Robson v Arsenal9 Oct 1984 86′ Jesper Olsen v Burnley7 Nov 1984 97′ Gordon Strachan v PSV Eindhoven10 Nov 1984 89′ Gordon Strachan v Leicester City22 Dec 1984 86′ John Gidman v Ipswich Town15 Feb 1985 87′ Paul McGrath v Blackburn Rovers9 Mar 1985 88′ Norman Whiteside v West Ham United6 Apr 1985 89′ Norman Whiteside v Stoke City13 Apr 1985 98′ Frank Stapleton v Liverpool11 May 1985 90′ Alan Brazil v Queens Park Rangers13 May 1985 90+2 Kevin Moran v Watford18 May 1985 110′ Norman Whiteside v Everton26 Apr 1986 87′ Peter Davenport v Leicester City7 Oct 1986 89′ Remi Moses v Port Vale4 Nov 1986 88′ Peter Davenport v Southampton7 Dec 1986 88′ Peter Davenport v Tottenham Hotspur1 Jan 1987 90′ Jesper Olsen v Newcastle United24 Jan 1987 90′ Terry Gibson v Arsenal14 Mar 1987 88′ Bryan Robson v Luton Town4 Apr 1987 90′ Bryan Robson v Oxford United20 Apr 1987 88′ Peter Davenport v Liverpool10 Feb 1988 88′ Norman Whiteside v Derby County26 Mar 1988 90′ Bryan Robson v West Ham United11 Jan 1989 104′ Deiniol Graham v Queens Park Rangers2 May 1989 89′ Brian McClair v Wimbledon28 Jan 1990 86′ Clayton Blackmore v Hereford United24 Mar 1990 88′ Mark Robins v Southampton31 Mar 1990 87′ Mark Robins v Coventry City8 Apr 1990 92′ Danny Wallace v Oldham Athletic11 Apr 1990 114′ Mark Robins v Oldham Athletic12 May 1990 113′ Mark Hughes v Crystal Palace26 Sep 1990 87′ Brian McClair v Halifax Town26 Sep 1990 88′ Neil Webb v Halifax Town17 Nov 1990 86′ Mark Hughes v Sheffield United15 Dec 1990 89′ Danny Wallace v Coventry City22 Dec 1990 88′ Steve Bruce v Wimbledon26 Dec 1990 90′ Brian McClair v Norwich City1 Jan 1991 90′ Brian McClair v Tottenham Hotspur24 Feb 1991 90′ Lee Sharpe v Leeds United2 Apr 1991 88′ Brian McClair v Wimbledon6 May 1991 90′ Steve Bruce v Arsenal21 Sep 1991 87′ Mark Hughes v Luton Town28 Sep 1991 86′ Bryan Robson v Tottenham Hotspur2 Oct 1991 109′ Mark Hughes v Athinaikos2 Oct 1991 111′ Brian McClair v Athinaikos30 Oct 1991 89′ Mark Robins v Portsmouth5 Feb 1992 90′ Brian McClair v Southampton26 Feb 1992 87′ Mark Hughes v Chelsea11 Mar 1992 106′ Ryan Giggs v Middlesbrough24 Aug 1992 88′ Dion Dublin v Southampton2 Sep 1992 88′ Mark Hughes v Crystal Palace18 Oct 1992 89′ Mark Hughes v Liverpool27 Feb 1993 86′ Eric Cantona v Middlesbrough10 Apr 1993 86′ Steve Bruce v Sheffield Wednesday21 Apr 1993 89′ Paul Ince v Crystal Palace3 May 1993 90′ Gary Pallister v Blackburn Rovers1 Sep 1993 88′ Steve Bruce v West Ham United25 Sep 1993 90′ Mark Hughes v Swindon Town6 Oct 1993 88′ Brian McClair v Stoke City27 Oct 1993 86′ Steve Bruce v Leicester City7 Nov 1993 87′ Roy Keane v Manchester City19 Dec 1993 89′ Eric Cantona v Aston Villa19 Dec 1993 90′ Paul Ince v Aston Villa26 Dec 1993 88′ Paul Ince v Blackburn Rovers26 Feb 1994 87′ Paul Ince v West Ham United10 Apr 1994 119′ Mark Hughes v Oldham Athletic4 May 1994 89′ Mark Hughes v Southampton14 May 1994 90′ Brian McClair v Chelsea1 Oct 1994 88′ Lee Sharpe v Everton10 Nov 1994 89′ Andrei Kanchelskis v Manchester City7 Dec 1994 88′ Own Goal v Galatasaray S.K.4 Mar 1995 89′ Andy Cole v Ipswich Town9 Apr 1995 97′ Gary Pallister v Crystal Palace15 Apr 1995 90′ Paul Ince v Leicester City16 Sep 1995 86′ Paul Scholes v Bolton Wanderers26 Sep 1995 89′ Peter Schmeichel v FC Rotor Volgograd28 Oct 1995 88′ Andy Cole v Middlesbrough16 Jan 1996 90′ Andy Cole v Sunderland27 Jan 1996 90′ Eric Cantona v Reading25 Feb 1996 90′ Nicky Butt v Bolton Wanderers11 Mar 1996 90′ Lee Sharpe v Southampton16 Mar 1996 90′ Eric Cantona v Queens Park Rangers13 Apr 1996 89′ Ryan Giggs v Southampton28 Apr 1996 90′ Eric Cantona v Nottingham Forest11 May 1996 86′ Eric Cantona v Liverpool11 Aug 1996 86′ David Beckham v Newcastle United11 Aug 1996 88′ Roy Keane v Newcastle United17 Aug 1996 87′ David Beckham v Wimbledon7 Sep 1996 90′ Eric Cantona v Leeds United14 Sep 1996 90′ Eric Cantona v Nottingham Forest26 Oct 1996 89′ Paul Scholes v Southampton30 Nov 1996 87′ Nicky Butt v Leicester City25 Jan 1997 89′ Paul Scholes v Wimbledon30 Aug 1997 90′ Karel Poborský v Coventry City17 Sep 1997 88′ Andy Cole v MFK Košice24 Sep 1997 86′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Chelsea1 Oct 1997 90′ Ryan Giggs v Juventus27 Nov 1997 90′ Teddy Sheringham v MFK Košice18 Feb 1998 89′ Ryan Giggs v Aston Villa28 Mar 1998 90′ Paul Scholes v Wimbledon6 Apr 1998 90′ David Beckham v Blackburn Rovers15 Aug 1998 90′ David Beckham v Leicester City17 Oct 1998 88′ Andy Cole v Wimbledon24 Oct 1998 86′ Jordi Cruijff v Derby County28 Oct 1998 106′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Bury28 Oct 1998 115′ Erik Nevland v Bury3 Jan 1999 90′ Ryan Giggs v Middlesbrough16 Jan 1999 86′ Dwight Yorke v Leicester City16 Jan 1999 90′ Jaap Stam v Leicester City24 Jan 1999 88′ Dwight Yorke v Liverpool24 Jan 1999 90+2 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Liverpool31 Jan 1999 89′ Dwight Yorke v Charlton Athletic6 Feb 1999 88′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest6 Feb 1999 90+1 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest6 Feb 1999 90+4 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest17 Mar 1999 88′ Paul Scholes v Inter Milan7 Apr 1999 90+2 Ryan Giggs v Juventus14 Apr 1999 109′ Ryan Giggs v Arsenal26 May 1999 90+1 Teddy Sheringham v FC Bayern Munich22 Aug 1999 88′ Roy Keane v Arsenal26 Dec 1999 88′ Andy Cole v Bradford City26 Dec 1999 89′ Roy Keane v Bradford City28 Dec 1999 87′ Nicky Butt v Sunderland6 Jan 2000 88′ Dwight Yorke v Club Necaxa29 Jan 2000 87′ David Beckham v Middlesbrough10 Apr 2000 88′ Quinton Fortune v Middlesbrough19 Apr 2000 88′ Paul Scholes v Real Madrid C.F.29 Apr 2000 87′ Jordi Cruyff v Watford14 Oct 2000 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Leicester City18 Oct 2000 87′ Dwight Yorke v PSV Eindhoven21 Nov 2000 90′ Paul Scholes v Panathinaikos6 Dec 2000 89′ Ryan Giggs v SK Sturm Graz7 Jan 2001 89′ Teddy Sheringham v Fulham13 Jan 2001 87′ Luke Chadwick v Bradford City20 Jan 2001 87′ Teddy Sheringham v Aston Villa25 Feb 2001 90′ Teddy Sheringham v Arsenal7 Mar 2001 90+1 Paul Scholes v Panathinaikos13 Mar 2001 86′ Roy Keane v SK Sturm Graz17 Mar 2001 88′ Dwight Yorke v Leicester City17 Mar 2001 90′ Mikaël Silvestre v Leicester City14 Apr 2001 87′ Paul Scholes v Coventry City26 Aug 2001 90′ Own Goal v Aston Villa8 Sep 2001 90′ David Beckham v Everton18 Sep 2001 90′ David Beckham v Lille OSC22 Sep 2001 89′ Andy Cole v Ipswich Town22 Sep 2001 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Ipswich Town29 Sep 2001 87′ David Beckham v Tottenham Hotspur23 Oct 2001 88′ Ryan Giggs v Olympiacos23 Oct 2001 90+4 Ruud van Nistelrooy v Olympiacos27 Oct 2001 89′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Leeds United12 Dec 2001 89′ Paul Scholes v Derby County20 Feb 2002 90+4 Ruud van Nistelrooy v FC Nantes16 Mar 2002 89′ David Beckham v West Ham United20 Apr 2002 86′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Chelsea18 Sep 2002 89′ Diego Forlán v Maccabi Haifa28 Sep 2002 90+3 Ruud van Nistelrooy v Charlton Athletic7 Oct 2002 86′ Paul Scholes v Everton7 Oct 2002 90′ Paul Scholes v Everton7 Oct 2002 90′ Ruud van Nistelrooy v Everton5 Nov 2002 90′ Kieran Richardson v Leicester City1 Jan 2003 90′ Paul Scholes v Sunderland4 Jan 2003 89′ Paul Scholes v Portsmouth18 Jan 2003 90′ Diego Forlán v Chelsea22 Feb 2003 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Bolton Wanderers22 Mar 2003 90′ Ruud van Nistelrooy v Fulham5 Apr 2003 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Liverpool27 Apr 2003 90+2 Ruud van Nistelrooy v Tottenham Hotspur16 Aug 2003 87′ Ruud van Nistelrooy v Bolton Wanderers28 Oct 2003 108′ Diego Forlán v Leeds United28 Oct 2003 117′ Eric Djemba-Djemba v Leeds United6 Dec 2003 90′ Diego Forlán v Aston Villa6 Dec 2003 90+3 Diego Forlán v Aston Villa7 Feb 2004 89′ Ruud van Nistelrooy v Everton20 Mar 2004 89′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Tottenham Hotspur20 Mar 2004 90+3 David Bellion v Tottenham Hotspur28 Mar 2004 86′ Louis Saha v Arsenal28 Aug 2004 90+3 Alan Smith v Blackburn Rovers11 Sep 2004 90+2 David Bellion v Bolton Wanderers24 Oct 2004 90+3 Wayne Rooney v Arsenal3 Nov 2004 90+1 Ruud van Nistelrooy v AC Sparta Prague14 Nov 2004 90+4 Wayne Rooney v Newcastle United4 Dec 2004 87′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Southampton18 Dec 2004 90′ John O'Shea v Crystal Palace26 Dec 2004 89′ Paul Scholes v Bolton Wanderers19 Jan 2005 87′ Wayne Rooney v Exeter City1 Feb 2005 89′ John O'Shea v Arsenal12 Mar 2005 87′ Paul Scholes v Southampton28 Aug 2005 90+1 Ruud van Nistelrooy v Newcastle United15 Oct 2005 87′ Giuseppe Rossi v Sunderland26 Oct 2005 89′ Sylvan Ebanks-Blake v Barnet29 Oct 2005 90+4 Cristiano Ronaldo v Middlesbrough31 Dec 2005 90′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Bolton Wanderers18 Jan 2006 90+1 Giuseppe Rossi v Burton Albion22 Jan 2006 90′ Rio Ferdinand v Liverpool4 Feb 2006 86′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Fulham6 Mar 2006 90′ Own Goal v Wigan Athletic23 Aug 2006 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Charlton Athletic14 Oct 2006 90+3 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Wigan Athletic25 Oct 2006 119′ Kieran Lee v Crewe Alexandra28 Oct 2006 89′ Wayne Rooney v Bolton Wanderers29 Nov 2006 88′ John O'Shea v Everton7 Jan 2007 90+1 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Aston Villa24 Feb 2007 88′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Fulham3 Mar 2007 90+1 John O'Shea v Liverpool31 Mar 2007 90′ Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Blackburn Rovers7 Apr 2007 90+1 John O'Shea v Portsmouth24 Apr 2007 90+1 Wayne Rooney v A.C. Milan28 Apr 2007 90′ Chris Eagles v Everton23 Sep 2007 89′ Louis Saha v Chelsea7 Nov 2007 88′ Cristiano Ronaldo v FC Dynamo Kyiv27 Nov 2007 90+2 Cristiano Ronaldo v Sporting Clube de Portugal8 Dec 2007 90+2 Cristiano Ronaldo v Derby County23 Dec 2007 88′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Everton5 Jan 2008 89′ Wayne Rooney v Aston Villa12 Jan 2008 88′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Newcastle United12 Jan 2008 90+1 Carlos Tevez v Newcastle United19 Jan 2008 90+3 Cristiano Ronaldo v Reading27 Jan 2008 88′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Tottenham Hotspur2 Feb 2008 90+4 Carlos Tevez v Tottenham Hotspur10 Feb 2008 90+2 Michael Carrick v Manchester City20 Feb 2008 87′ Carlos Tevez v Olympique Lyonnais23 Feb 2008 90+1 Louis Saha v Newcastle United19 Apr 2008 88′ Carlos Tevez v Blackburn Rovers23 Sep 2008 90+5 Nani v Middlesbrough18 Oct 2008 90′ Nani v West Bromwich Albion8 Nov 2008 90′ Rafael v Arsenal15 Nov 2008 89′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Stoke City3 Dec 2008 90+4 Carlos Tevez v Blackburn Rovers6 Dec 2008 90+1 Nemanja Vidić v Sunderland11 Jan 2009 86′ Dimitar Berbatov v Chelsea17 Jan 2009 90′ Dimitar Berbatov v Bolton Wanderers20 Jan 2009 87′ Cristiano Ronaldo v Derby County5 Apr 2009 90+3 Federico Macheda v Aston Villa13 May 2009 86′ Michael Carrick v Wigan Athletic9 Aug 2009 92′ Wayne Rooney v Chelsea22 Aug 2009 90+2 Nani v Wigan Athletic20 Sep 2009 90+6 Michael Owen v Manchester City3 Oct 2009 90+4 Own Goal v Sunderland21 Oct 2009 86′ Antonio Valencia v PFC CSKA Moscow31 Oct 2009 87′ Wayne Rooney v Blackburn Rovers3 Nov 2009 90+2 Antonio Valencia v PFC CSKA Moscow28 Nov 2009 87′ Ryan Giggs v Portsmouth8 Dec 2009 90+1 Michael Owen v VfL Wolfsburg16 Jan 2010 90+1 Mame Biram Diouf v Burnley23 Jan 2010 86′ Wayne Rooney v Hull City23 Jan 2010 90+3 Wayne Rooney v Hull City27 Jan 2010 90+2 Wayne Rooney v Manchester City10 Mar 2010 88′ Darren Fletcher v A.C. Milan14 Mar 2010 89′ Dimitar Berbatov v Fulham17 Apr 2010 90+3 Paul Scholes v Manchester City24 Apr 2010 86′ Ryan Giggs v Tottenham Hotspur8 Aug 2010 90+2 Dimitar Berbatov v Chelsea24 Oct 2010 86′ Javier Hernández v Stoke City26 Oct 2010 90′ Javier Hernández v Wolverhampton Wanderers6 Nov 2010 90+3 Park Ji-sung v Wolverhampton Wanderers24 Nov 2010 87′ Wayne Rooney v Rangers25 Jan 2011 88′ Dimitar Berbatov v Blackpool26 Feb 2011 87′ Fabio v Wigan Athletic6 Mar 2011 90+2 Javier Hernández v Liverpool19 Mar 2011 88′ Dimitar Berbatov v Bolton Wanderers7 Aug 2011 90+4 Nani v Manchester City22 Aug 2011 87′ Wayne Rooney v Tottenham Hotspur28 Aug 2011 90+1 Ashley Young v Arsenal27 Sep 2011 90′ Ashley Young v FC Basel1 Oct 2011 87′ Danny Welbeck v Norwich City18 Oct 2011 90+2 Wayne Rooney v FC Oțelul Galați2 Nov 2011 87′ Own Goal v FC Oțelul Galați7 Dec 2011 89′ Phil Jones v FC Basel21 Dec 2011 88′ Wayne Rooney v Fulham21 Dec 2011 90′ Dimitar Berbatov v Fulham26 Feb 2012 90+2 Ryan Giggs v Norwich City8 Mar 2012 90+2 Wayne Rooney v Athletic Bilbao2 Apr 2012 86′ Ashley Young v Blackburn Rovers15 Apr 2012 90+3 Nani v Aston Villa2 Sep 2012 87′ Robin van Persie v Southampton2 Sep 2012 90+1 Robin van Persie v Southampton31 Oct 2012 120′ Ryan Giggs v Chelsea7 Nov 2012 90′ Chicharito v S.C. Braga10 Nov 2012 87′ Chicharito v Aston Villa9 Dec 2012 90+2 Robin van Persie v Manchester City26 Dec 2012 90′ Chicharito v Newcastle United29 Dec 2012 90′ Robin van Persie v West Bromwich Albion1 Jan 2013 88′ Robin van Persie v Wigan Athletic5 Jan 2013 90+1 Robin van Persie v West Ham United2 Mar 2013 87′ Shinji Kagawa v Norwich City2 Mar 2013 90′ Wayne Rooney v Norwich City12 May 2013 87′ Rio Ferdinand v Swansea City17 Aug 2013 90+2 Danny Welbeck v Swansea City22 Sep 2013 87′ Wayne Rooney v Manchester City29 Oct 2013 88′ Phil Jones v Norwich City29 Oct 2013 90+5 Fábio Pereira da Silva v Norwich City27 Nov 2013 88′ Nani v Bayer 04 Leverkusen22 Jan 2014 121′ Javier Hernández v Sunderland29 Mar 2014 90′ Chicharito v Aston Villa5 Apr 2014 90′ Adnan Januzaj v Newcastle United6 May 2014 87′ Robin van Persie v Hull City20 Oct 2014 87′ Daley Blind v West Bromwich Albion26 Oct 2014 90+4 Robin van Persie v Chelsea4 Jan 2015 90′ Ángel Di María v Yeovil17 Jan 2015 90+4 James Wilson v Queens Park Rangers8 Feb 2015 90+2 Daley Blind v West Ham United16 Feb 2015 88′ Wayne Rooney v Preston North End4 Mar 2015 89′ Ashley Young v Newcastle United4 Apr 2015 90+2 Ander Herrera v Aston Villa18 Aug 2015 90+4 Marouane Fellaini v Club Brugge KV12 Sep 2015 86′ Anthony Martial v Liverpool23 Sep 2015 90+2 Anthony Martial v Ipswich Town26 Sep 2015 90′ Juan Mata v Sunderland7 Nov 2015 90′ Juan Mata v West Bromwich Albion21 Nov 2015 90′ Own Goal v Watford9 Jan 2016 90+2 Wayne Rooney v Sheffield United25 Feb 2016 87′ Ander Herrera v FC Midtjylland25 Feb 2016 90′ Memphis Depay v FC Midtjylland23 Apr 2016 90+3 Anthony Martial v Everton17 May 2016 87′ Ashley Young v Bournemouth21 May 2016 110′ Jesse Lingard v Crystal Palace27 Aug 2016 90+2 Marcus Rashford v Hull City3 Nov 2016 89′ Wayne Rooney v Fenerbahçe S.K.24 Nov 2016 90′ Jesse Lingard v Feyenoord30 Nov 2016 90+3 Zlatan Ibrahimović v West Ham United8 Dec 2016 88′ Zlatan Ibrahimović v FC Zorya Luhansk14 Dec 2016 88′ Zlatan Ibrahimović v Crystal Palace26 Dec 2016 86′ Henrikh Mkhitaryan v Sunderland31 Dec 2016 86′ Paul Pogba v Middlesbrough10 Jan 2017 87′ Marouane Fellaini v Hull City21 Jan 2017 90+4 Wayne Rooney v Stoke City16 Feb 2017 88′ Zlatan Ibrahimović v AS Saint-Étienne26 Feb 2017 87′ Zlatan Ibrahimović v Southampton19 Mar 2017 90+3 Antonio Valencia v Middlesbrough4 Apr 2017 90+4 Zlatan Ibrahimović v Everton9 Apr 2017 89′ Marcus Rashford v Sunderland20 Apr 2017 107′ Marcus Rashford v R.S.C. Anderlecht13 Aug 2017 87′ Anthony Martial v West Ham United13 Aug 2017 90′ Paul Pogba v West Ham United17 Sep 2017 89′ Romelu Lukaku v Everton17 Sep 2017 90+2 Anthony Martial v Everton30 Sep 2017 86′ Romelu Lukaku v Crystal Palace28 Nov 2017 86′ Jesse Lingard v Watford26 Dec 2017 90+1 Jesse Lingard v Burnley5 Jan 2018 90′ Romelu Lukaku v Derby County26 Jan 2018 89′ Jesse Lingard v Yeovil26 Jan 2018 90+3 Romelu Lukaku v Yeovil5 Mar 2018 90+1 Nemanja Matić v Crystal Palace29 Apr 2018 90+1 Marouane Fellaini v Arsenal19 Aug 2018 90′ Paul Pogba v Brighton & Hove Albion25 Sep 2018 95′ Marouane Fellaini v Derby County6 Oct 2018 90′ Alexis Sánchez v Newcastle United3 Nov 2018 90+2 Marcus Rashford v AFC Bournemouth7 Nov 2018 86′ Juan Mata v Juventus7 Nov 2018 90′ Own Goal v Juventus27 Nov 2018 90+1 Marouane Fellaini v BSC Young Boys12 Dec 2018 87′ Marcus Rashford v Valencia CF22 Dec 2018 90′ Jesse Lingard v Cardiff City29 Jan 2019 87′ Paul Pogba v Burnley29 Jan 2019 90+2 Victor Lindelöf v Burnley2 Mar 2019 88′ Romelu Lukaku v Southampton6 Mar 2019 90+4 Marcus Rashford v Paris Saint-Germain16 Mar 2019 90+5 Marcus Rashford v Wolverhampton Wanderers24 Aug 2019 89′ Daniel James v Crystal Palace28 Dec 2019 90+4 Marcus Rashford v Burnley27 Feb 2020 90+3 Fred v Club Brugge KV8 Mar 2020 90+6 Scott McTominay v Manchester City12 Mar 2020 90+1 Mason Greenwood v LASK12 Mar 2020 90+3 Andreas Pereira v LASK27 Jun 2020 118′ Harry Maguire v Norwich City26 Jul 2020 90+8 Jesse Lingard v Leicester City5 Aug 2020 88′ Anthony Martial v LASK10 Aug 2020 95′ Bruno Fernandes v F.C. Copenhagen22 Sep 2020 88′ Marcus Rashford v Luton Town22 Sep 2020 90+2 Mason Greenwood v Luton Town26 Sep 2020 90′ Bruno Fernandes v Brighton & Hove Albion17 Oct 2020 86′ Bruno Fernandes v Newcastle United17 Oct 2020 90′ Aaron Wan-Bissaka v Newcastle United17 Oct 2020 90+6 Marcus Rashford v Newcastle United20 Oct 2020 87′ Marcus Rashford v Paris Saint-Germain28 Oct 2020 87′ Anthony Martial v RB Leipzig28 Oct 2020 90′ Marcus Rashford v RB Leipzig7 Nov 2020 90+5 Edinson Cavani v Everton24 Nov 2020 90+2 Daniel James v İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.29 Nov 2020 90+2 Edinson Cavani v Southampton23 Dec 2020 88′ Edinson Cavani v Everton23 Dec 2020 90+6 Anthony Martial v Everton29 Dec 2020 90+3 Marcus Rashford v Wolverhampton Wanderers2 Feb 2021 87′ Bruno Fernandes v Southampton2 Feb 2021 90′ Anthony Martial v Southampton2 Feb 2021 90′ Daniel James v Southampton9 Feb 2021 97′ Scott McTominay v West Ham United18 Feb 2021 90′ Daniel James v Real Sociedad8 Apr 2021 90′ Bruno Fernandes v Granada CF11 Apr 2021 90+6 Mason Greenwood v Tottenham Hotspur15 Apr 2021 90′ Own Goal v Granada CF18 Apr 2021 90+3 Edinson Cavani v Burnley29 Apr 2021 86′ Mason Greenwood v A.S. Roma9 May 2021 87′ Edinson Cavani v Aston Villa11 Sep 2021 90+2 Jesse Lingard v Newcastle United19 Sep 2021 89′ Jesse Lingard v West Ham United29 Sep 2021 90+5 Cristiano Ronaldo v Villarreal CF30 Oct 2021 86′ Marcus Rashford v Tottenham Hotspur2 Nov 2021 90+1 Cristiano Ronaldo v Atalanta B.C.23 Nov 2021 90′ Jadon Sancho v Villarreal CF22 Jan 2022 90+3 Marcus Rashford v West Ham United15 Feb 2022 90+7 Bruno Fernandes v Brighton & Hove Albion20 Feb 2022 88′ Anthony Elanga v Leeds United2 Oct 2022 90′ Anthony Martial v Manchester City13 Oct 2022 90+3 Scott McTominay v AC Omonia22 Oct 2022 90+4 Casemiro v Chelsea10 Nov 2022 90+1 Scott McTominay v Aston Villa13 Nov 2022 90+3 Alejandro Garnacho v Fulham27 Dec 2022 87′ Fred v Nottingham Forest3 Jan 2023 86′ Marcus Rashford v AFC Bournemouth6 Jan 2023 90′ Marcus Rashford v Everton10 Jan 2023 90′ Marcus Rashford v Charlton Athletic10 Jan 2023 90+4 Marcus Rashford v Charlton Athletic25 Jan 2023 89′ Bruno Fernandes v Nottingham Forest1 Mar 2023 90′ Fred v West Ham United1 Mar 2023 90′ Alejandro Garnacho v West Ham United19 Mar 2023 90+6 Bruno Fernandes v Fulham13 May 2023 90+4 Alejandro Garnacho v Wolverhampton Wanderers20 Sep 2023 88′ Casemiro v FC Bayern Munich20 Sep 2023 90+5 Casemiro v FC Bayern Munich7 Oct 2023 90+3 Scott McTominay v Brentford4 Nov 2023 90+1 Bruno Fernandes v Fulham28 Jan 2024 90′ Rasmus Højlund v Newport County1 Feb 2024 90+7 Kobbie Mainoo v Wolverhampton Wanderers11 Feb 2024 86′ Scott McTominay v Aston Villa24 Feb 2024 89′ Harry Maguire v Fulham28 Feb 2024 89′ Casemiro v Nottingham Forest17 Mar 2024 87′ Antony v Liverpool17 Mar 2024 112′ Marcus Rashford v Liverpool17 Mar 2024 120′ Amad Diallo v Liverpool30 Mar 2024 90+6 Mason Mount v Brentford19 May 2024 88′ Rasmus Højlund v Brighton & Hove Albion16 Aug 2024 87′ Joshua Zirkzee v Fulham14 Sep 2024 90+6 Alejandro Garnacho v Southampton3 Oct 2024 90+1 Harry Maguire v FC Porto12 Dec 2024 88′ Rasmus Højlund v FC Viktoria Plzeň15 Dec 2024 88′ Bruno Fernandes v Manchester City15 Dec 2024 90′ Amad Diallo v Manchester City19 Dec 2024 90+4 Jonny Evans v Tottenham Hotspur16 Jan 2025 90′ Amad Diallo v Southampton16 Jan 2025 90+4 Amad Diallo v Southampton23 Jan 2025 90′ Bruno Fernandes v Rangers7 Feb 2025 90+3 Harry Maguire v Leicester City13 Mar 2025 87′ Bruno Fernandes v Real Sociedad13 Mar 2025 90+1 Diogo Dalot v Real Sociedad16 Mar 2025 90′ Bruno Fernandes v Leicester City10 Apr 2025 88′ Joshua Zirkzee v Olympique Lyonnais17 Apr 2025 114′ Bruno Fernandes v Olympique Lyonnais17 Apr 2025 120′ Kobbie Mainoo v Olympique Lyonnais17 Apr 2025 120′ Harry Maguire v Olympique Lyonnais27 Apr 2025 90+6 Rasmus Højlund v AFC Bournemouth4 May 2025 90+5 Amad Diallo v Brentford8 May 2025 90+1 Mason Mount v Athletic Bilbao25 May 2025 87′ Christian Eriksen v Aston Villa27 Aug 2025 89′ Harry Maguire v Grimsby Town30 Aug 2025 90′ Bruno Fernandes v Burnley25 Oct 2025 90+6 Bryan Mbeumo v Brighton & Hove Albion8 Nov 2025 90+6 Matthijs de Ligt v Tottenham Hotspur25 Jan 2026 87′ Matheus Cunha v Arsenal1 Feb 2026 90+4 Benjamin Šeško v Fulham10 Feb 2026 90+6 Benjamin Šeško v West Ham United6 Sep 2026 88′ Benjamin Šeško v EvertonThe original — 10 Apr 1993 90+6 Steve Bruce v Sheffield WednesdayThe Treble — 26 May 1999 90+3 Ole Gunnar Solskjær v FC Bayern MunichSince Ferguson — 7 Oct 2023 90+7 Scott McTominay v Brentford19501960197019801990200020102020
    Bruce90+6Solskjær90+3McTominay90+7
    672 goals after 85′86–90′Stoppage / extra timeDashed verticals = Ferguson era · solid line = 90′ whistle · 3 nights labelled

    Every dot is a United goal after the 85th with a recorded minute. Quiet for decades, then the reds stack up past the 90′ line from the Ferguson era on — the three labelled nights are unpacked below.

  2. Answer

    For decades about 7% of United goals came after the 85th; under Ferguson it rose to 10%, and since he left it has climbed to 14% — mostly in added time, not the last five regulation minutes. Bruce against Sheffield Wednesday is where the phrase stuck; Teddy and Ole in Barcelona made it myth; McTominay against Brentford shows the habit outlived the manager.

  3. The evidence

    Three nights — coined, crowned, continued

    Where the phrase was born, where it became legend, and where it kept landing after Ferguson left — minute by minute.

    The original10 AprvSheffield Wednesday2–1
    86′Bruce
    90+6′Bruce
    64′Sheridan (P)
    0′HT90FT
    1. 64' John Sheridan (penalty)
    2. 86' Steve Bruce
    3. 90+6' Steve Bruce

    Bruce's stoppage-time brace — where 'Fergie time' was coined.

    The Treble26 MaynFC Bayern Munich2–1
    90+1′Sheringham
    90+3′Solskjær
    6′Basler
    0′HT90FT
    1. 6' Mario Basler
    2. 90+1' Teddy Sheringham
    3. 90+3' Ole Gunnar Solskjær

    Solskjaer's stoppage-time winner — the myth at full volume.

    Since Ferguson7 OctvBrentford2–1
    90+3′McTominay
    90+7′McTominay
    26′Jensen
    0′HT90FT
    1. 26' Mathias Jensen
    2. 90+3' Scott McTominay, assist Harry Maguire
    3. 90+7' Scott McTominay

    McTominay twice in stoppage time — the habit outlasted the manager.

    Did it leave with him?

    Busby (7%) and the years between (7%) are the long-run baseline. Ferguson (10%) marks the jump; since (14%) goes further — mostly in stoppage time as the clock itself gets longer, not a regulation-minute edge unique to Old Trafford.

    last 5 min (86–90) · stoppage (90+)

    By decade — the 2020s surge

    The 1990s brought the phrase; the 2020s brought longer added time — the red cap now stacks as high as the gold base.

    Where in the match — minute by minute

    An even spread would put 6% in every five-minute window. The 86–90 bar clears that baseline; the stoppage cap on the final column is the lengthening closing window, not a United-only trait.

  4. Definition

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    United goals with a recorded minute — penalties and own goals included — grouped by manager era and by decade. The post-85th window is split between minutes 86–90 and stoppage time (90+, with added time folded into the final minute).

  5. Coverage

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    8,628 of 10,453 recorded United goals carry a minute, and that data thins quickly before the 1990s. Stoppage-time goals are only separable where a source marks them "90+" — largely a modern convention — so the stoppage segment reads near zero in the early decades partly because it went unrecorded, not only because added time was shorter.

  6. The matches

    Every match with a late United goal700 matches behind this answer

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