Legend Collection – Top 5 Manchester United Shirts

Iconic shirts from Old Trafford’s finest

Manchester United is more than a football club, it’s a global phenomenon.

And match-worn Man United shirts are some of the most popular among collectors, with the MWS Legend Collection providing unrivalled opportunities to get ahold of shirts from the club’s world-class alumni.

This list of the top 5 Manchester United shirts auctioned by MWS includes some of the most famous names in modern football – collectibles from elite Old Trafford names, title-winning campaigns and historic matches.

Every Wednesday, The Legend Collection gives you rare opportunities to own worn & signed shirts from football icons.

Wayne Rooney 

£8,330 | Match-worn

Manchester United 1-4 Liverpool, March 2010.

It speaks volumes about Wayne Rooney’s stature at Old Trafford that the most expensive shirt on this list comes from one of his and United’s darkest days.

Trigger warning: Humbling home defeat to Liverpool. But the shirt itself – worn by Rooney in the Northwest derby – comes from an iconic season in which they won the Premier League, League Cup and Club World Cup.

That’s the sort of prestige that gets collectors going, that and details like the gold Premier League champions badge on the right sleeve and stains from the battle on the pitch.

Ryan Giggs

£7,429 | Match-worn & signed

Manchester United vs. Olympiakos, October 2002. 

If you want a United shirt with a unique story, you can’t get much more special than this.

In 2002, Ryan Giggs and Co. took to the pitch at Old Trafford not in red, but blue – only the second time ever they didn’t don their famous red for a home match.

Giggs for his part added some extra collector sauce with two goals in this cruisy Champions League win, making for a United shirt that’s well worth its spot in this top 5. 

Carlos Tevez

£6,854 | Match-worn & signed 

Manchester United 3-0 Fulham, February 2009.

The Premier League and Champions League-winning season – these shirts come at a premium. Especially when the name on the back is Carlos Tevez.

It comes from an era in which Manchester United’s attacking trio of Tevez, Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney were an unstoppable force.

Ryan Giggs

£6,710 | Match-worn 

Manchester United vs. Liverpool, March 2010. 

Giggsy’s second appearance in the top 5, this time with a shirt in the more traditional Manchester United red.

The Welshman was a substitute for this one, coming on as a controlling presence in a 2-1 Old Trafford win over Liverpool.

One of United’s greatest-ever players, in a home win over the old enemy? Yeah, that’s got big collector appeal. No surprise this one makes the top 5.

Paul Scholes

£6,533 | Match-worn & signed 

Manchester United vs. Fulham, February 2009.

Your favourite midfielder’s favourite midfielder. Paul Scholes was so good he was the GOAT for the likes of Xavi and Zinedine Zidane. Not a bad seal of approval.

So when a match-worn United shirt from the prime Scholes era comes around, the community takes notice.

This classic United shirt was worn in the 2008/09 league-winning season in a match against Fulham that saw the Ginger Prince score the opening goal – gold champions badges on the sleeves and a gold-standard signature on his famous #18.

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