Editing Denis Irwin (section)

===Manchester United===
[[File:The Cliff (Denis Irwin).JPG|thumb|upright|Irwin outside [[The Cliff (training ground)|The Cliff]] in 1992]]

In 12 years at [[Old Trafford]], he made 296 [[Premier League]] appearances and won seven Premier League title medals, as well as two FA Cup winner's medals (1994 and 1996), a League Cup winner's medal, and [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] honours. He was comfortable in either of the [[Full back (association football)|full back]] positions and an expert at [[Direct free kick|free kicks]] and [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalties]], and even in his mid-thirties he was still United's first-choice [[left back]] in preference to the younger [[Phil Neville]].{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

He scored a total of 22 league goals for Manchester United, including several penalties. The first of these came on 7 September 1991 in a 3–0 home win over [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] in the First Division.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.manchester-united-fans-site.com/manchester-united-results-1991-1992.html |title=Manchester United Results 1991-1992, Division One, FA Cup, League Cup, European |access-date=12 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515043036/http://www.manchester-united-fans-site.com/manchester-united-results-1991-1992.html |archive-date=15 May 2011}}</ref>

Notable goals came on 26 December 1991, when he scored twice in a 6–3 away league win over his old club Oldham Athletic, and his late winner against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] in May 1995<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-need-new-denis-9177768|title=Manchester United need a new Denis Irwin for penalty duties|work=[[Manchester Evening News]]|date=4 May 2015}}</ref> which kept the league title race open until the final match.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BthVDwAAQBAJ&q=manchester+united+2-1+southampton+%22denis+irwin%22+1995&pg=PT116|title=Fifty Cup Finals: My Life in Football|isbn=9781785314193|last1=Collins|first1=Nick|date=May 2018|publisher=Pitch }}</ref>

Irwin was awarded a [[testimonial match]] for Manchester United – played on 16 August 2000 against Manchester City at Old Trafford. Despite testimonials being [[Friendly (association football)|friendly]] matches, due to the match being between local rivals it was a physical affair. Irwin went off injured in the 37th minute after a bad challenge by City striker [[George Weah]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Irwin's affair turns sour |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/irwin-s-affair-turns-sour-1.1259618 |access-date=18 August 2023 |work=Irish Times |date=17 August 2000}}</ref>

Irwin made his last appearance for Manchester United at Old Trafford against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] on the final day of the [[2001–02 Premier League]] season (11 May 2002), which ended in a 0–0 draw. For his final appearance as a Manchester United player, Alex Ferguson awarded him the captain's armband.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/1978531.stm|title=Charlton hold Man Utd|date=11 May 2002|access-date=16 October 2023|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>