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List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
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Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902. Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier.[1] They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.[2]
This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Old Trafford, their home since 1910, and Maine Road, their temporary home from 1946 to 1949, are also included in the list.
The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13, and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014, and the club's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney, who scored 253 goals in 559 appearances between 2004 and 2017.
All stats accurate as of match played 24 October 2021.
Honours[]
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Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886.[3] Their first national senior honour came in 1908, when they won the 1907–08 Football League First Division title. The club also won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of the number of trophies won, the 1990s was Manchester United's most successful decade, during which they won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Community Shields (one shared)[A], one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.
The club currently holds the record for most top-division titles, with 20. They were also the first team to win the Premier League, as well as holding the record for the most Premier League titles (13), and became the first English team to win the European Cup when they won it in 1968. Their most recent trophy came in May 2017, when they won the UEFA Europa League.[4]
Domestic[]
League[]
- First Division / Premier League (Level 1)[B]: 20 – record
- Second Division (Level 2)[B]: 2
Cups[]
- FA Cup: 12
- League Cup: 5
- FA Charity/Community Shield[A]: 21 (17 outright, 4 shared) – record
European[]
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 3
- 1967–68, 1998–99, 2007–08
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- UEFA Europa League: 1
- 2016–17
- European Super Cup: 1
- 1991
Worldwide[]
Players[]
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All current players are in bold
Appearances[]
- Youngest first-team player: David Gaskell – 16 years, 19 days (against Manchester City, Charity Shield, 24 October 1956)[5]
- Oldest first-team player: Billy Meredith – 46 years, 281 days (against Derby County, First Division, 7 May 1921)[6]
- Oldest post-Second World War player: Edwin van der Sar – 40 years, 211 days (against Barcelona, UEFA Champions League, 28 May 2011)[citation needed]
- Most consecutive League appearances: 206 – Steve Coppell, 15 January 1977 – 7 November 1981[7]
- Shortest appearance: 11 seconds – Chris Smalling v Norwich City, Premier League, 26 February 2012[8][citation needed]
Most appearances[]
Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.
Name | Years | League[9] | FA Cup[10] | League Cup[11] | Europe[12] | Other[C][13] | Total[14] | |
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1 | ![]() |
1991–2014 | 672 (117) | 74 (12) | 41 (6) | 157 (23) | 19 (3) | 963 (161) |
2 | ![]() |
1956–1973 | 606 (2) | 78 (0) | 24 (0) | 45 (0) | 5 (0) | 758 (2) |
3 | ![]() |
1994–2011 2012–2013 |
499 (95) | 49 (17) | 21 (7) | 134 (21) | 15 (1) | 718 (141) |
4 | ![]() |
1952–1970 | 566 (3) | 61 (0) | 3 (0) | 52 (0) | 6 (0) | 688 (3) |
5 | ![]() |
1992–2011 | 400 (21) | 47 (3) | 25 (2) | 117 (8) | 13 (2) | 602 (36) |
6 | ![]() |
2004–2017 | 393 (39) | 40 (7) | 20 (7) | 98 (8) | 8 (1) | 559 (62) |
7 | ![]() |
1966–1978 | 433 (0) | 44 (0) | 35 (0) | 23 (0) | 4 (0) | 539 (0) |
8 | ![]() |
1960–1973 | 414 (0) | 55 (1) | 21 (0) | 40 (0) | 5 (0) | 535 (1) |
9 | ![]() |
1990–2002 | 368 (12) | 43 (1) | 31 (3) | 75 (2) | 12 (0) | 529 (18) |
10 | ![]() |
1919–1933 | 481 (0) | 29 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 510 (0) |
Goalscorers[]
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- Most goals in a season in all competitions: 46 – Denis Law, 1963–64[15]
- Most League goals in a season: 32 – Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959–60[15]
- Most League goals in a 38-game season: 31 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Premier League, 2007–08[16]
- Top League scorer with fewest goals in a season: 6[17]
- Most goals scored in a match: 6
- Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911[18]
- George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970[19][citation needed]
- Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches – Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003[20]
- Fastest goal: 12 seconds – Bryan Robson v Burnley, League Cup, 26 September 1984[citation needed]
- Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes – Ernie Goldthorpe v Notts County, Second Division, 10 February 1923[21]
- Fastest four goals: 13 minutes – Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999[22][citation needed]
- Most hat-tricks: 18 – Denis Law (3 November 1962 – 17 April 1971)[23]
Overall scorers[]
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name | Years | League[24] | FA Cup[25] | League Cup[26] | Europe[27] | Other[C][28] | Total[29] | Goals per game | |
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1 | ![]() |
2004–2017 | 183 (393) | 22 (40) | 5 (20) | 39 (98) | 4 (8) | 253 (559) | 0.45 |
2 | ![]() |
1956–1973 | 199 (606) | 19 (78) | 7 (24) | 22 (45) | 2 (5) | 249 (758) | 0.33 |
3 | ![]() |
1962–1973 | 171 (309) | 34 (46) | 3 (11) | 28 (33) | 1 (5) | 237 (404) | 0.59 |
4 | ![]() |
1937–1955 | 182 (380) | 26 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 211 (424) | 0.50 |
5 | ![]() |
1952–1962 | 159 (259) | 5 (18) | 1 (2) | 13 (12) | 1 (2) | 179 (293) | 0.61 |
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1963–1974 | 137 (361) | 21 (46) | 9 (25) | 11 (34) | 1 (4) | 179 (470) | 0.38 | |
7 | ![]() |
1919–1933 | 158 (481) | 10 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 168 (510) | 0.33 |
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1991–2014 | 114 (672) | 12 (74) | 12 (41) | 29 (157) | 1 (19) | 168 (963) | 0.17 | |
9 | ![]() |
1983–1986 1988–1995 |
120 (345) | 17 (46) | 16 (38) | 9 (33) | 1 (5) | 163 (467) | 0.35 |
10 | ![]() |
1994–2011 2012–2013 |
107 (499) | 13 (49) | 9 (21) | 26 (134) | 0 (15) | 155 (718) | 0.22 |
Award winners[]
Ballon d’Or
The following players have won the Ballon d'Or while playing for Manchester United:[30]
European Golden Shoe
The following players have won the European Golden Shoe while playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo (31 goals) �� 2008[31]
FIFA World Player of the Year
The following players have won the FIFA World Player of the Year award while playing for Manchester United:
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
The following players have won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award while playing for Manchester United:[33]
David Beckham – 1999
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2008
FIFA Puskás Award
The following players have won the FIFA Puskás Award while playing for Manchester United:
Cristiano Ronaldo – 2009[34]
Internationals[]
- First international: Jack Powell and Tom Burke for Wales against England (26 February 1887)[35]
- All nine of Newton Heath's international players played for Wales.[35] The first non-Welshman to be capped, and the first after the club's change of name to Manchester United, was Charlie Roberts, who was capped for England against Ireland on 25 February 1905.[36]
- Most international caps (total): 170 – Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal (61 while with the club)[citation needed]
- Most international caps as a United player: 106 – Bobby Charlton – England[36]
Transfers[]
Highest transfer fees paid[]
Manchester United's record signing is Paul Pogba, who signed for the club from Juventus for a world record fee of £89.3 million in August 2016.[37][38] The signing of Anthony Martial for £36 million in 2015 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager,[39] and the £80 million paid for Harry Maguire in 2019 was a world record for a defender.[40]
Player | From | Fee | Date | |
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1 | ![]() |
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£89.3 million[37][38] | August 2016 |
2 | ![]() |
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£80 million[40] | August 2019 |
3 | ![]() |
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£75 million[41] | July 2017 |
4 | ![]() |
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£73 million[42] | July 2021 |
5 | ![]() |
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£59.7 million[43] | August 2014 |
6 | ![]() |
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£50 million[44] | June 2019 |
7 | ![]() |
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£47 million[45] | June 2018 |
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£47 million[46] | January 2020 | |
9 | ![]() |
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£40 million[47] | July 2017 |
10 | ![]() |
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£37.1 million[48] | January 2014 |
Progression of record fee paid[]
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The first transfer for which Manchester United (then Newton Heath) had to pay a fee was the transfer of Gilbert Godsmark from Ashford in January 1900, paying £40 for the forward.}[citation needed] The club's first £1,000 transfer came in 1910, when they signed Leslie Hofton from Glossop.[citation needed] When the club signed Tommy Taylor from Barnsley in 1953, the fee was intended to be £30,000. However, Matt Busby did not want to burden the young player with the "£30,000-man" tag, and Barnsley agreed for the fee to be reduced by £1 to £29,999. Busby then took the extra pound from his wallet and gave it to the lady who had been serving the teas.[49]
Manchester United made their first six-figure signing in August 1962 with the transfer of Denis Law from Torino for £110,000,[citation needed] a new British record.[50] The club broke the British transfer record again in 1981 with the £1.5 million signing of Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion.[51] When Andy Cole signed for United in January 1995, the club paid £7 million, almost double their previous record of £3.75 million, which they paid for Roy Keane 18 months earlier.[citation needed] In the summer of 2001, the club broke their transfer record twice in the space of a month, first paying PSV Eindhoven £19 million for Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then £28.1 million to Lazio for Juan Sebastián Verón. Manchester United have broken the British transfer record three times since buying Verón, with the signings of Rio Ferdinand in July 2002,[52] Ángel Di María[citation needed] in August 2014 and Paul Pogba in August 2016.[citation needed]
Transfers in bold are also records for fees paid by British clubs[53][54]
Date | Player | Bought from | Fee[55][56] |
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January 1900 | ![]() |
£40[citation needed] | |
January 1903 | ![]() |
Ayr Parkhouse | £700[citation needed] |
July 1910 | ![]() |
Glossop | £1,000[citation needed] |
March 1914 | ![]() |
Chelsea | £1,300[citation needed] |
September 1920 | ![]() |
Liverpool | £2,000[citation needed] |
November 1921 | ![]() |
Ayr United | £6,000[citation needed] |
February 1938 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | £6,500[citation needed] |
March 1949 | ![]() |
Bradford Park Avenue | £18,000[citation needed] |
March 1953 | ![]() |
Barnsley | £29,999[citation needed] |
September 1958 | ![]() |
Sheffield Wednesday | £45,000[citation needed] |
August 1962 | ![]() |
Torino | £110,000 |
August 1968 | ![]() |
Burnley | £117,000 |
February 1972 | ![]() |
Aberdeen | £125,000 |
March 1972 | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | £200,000 |
January 1978 | ![]() |
Leeds United | £350,000 |
February 1978 | ![]() |
Leeds United | £495,000 |
August 1979 | ![]() |
Chelsea | £825,000 |
October 1980 | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | £1,250,000 |
October 1981 | ![]() |
West Bromwich Albion | £1,500,000 |
June 1988 | ![]() |
Barcelona | £1,800,000 |
August 1989 | ![]() |
Middlesbrough | £2,300,000 |
July 1993 | ![]() |
Nottingham Forest | £3,750,000 |
January 1995 | ![]() |
Newcastle United | £7,000,000 |
July 1998 | ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven | £10,750,000 |
August 1998 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | £12,600,000 |
June 2001 | ![]() |
PSV Eindhoven | £19,000,000 |
July 2001 | ![]() |
Lazio | £28,100,000 |
July 2002 | ![]() |
Leeds United | £29,300,000 |
September 2008 | ![]() |
Tottenham Hotspur | £30,750,000 |
January 2014 | ![]() |
Chelsea | £37,100,000 |
August 2014 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | £59,700,000 |
August 2016 | ![]() |
Juventus | £89,300,000 |
Highest transfer fees received[]
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The club's record sale came in July 2009, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million.[57]
Player | To | Fee | Date | |
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£80 million | July 2009[57] |
2 | ![]() |
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£74 million | August 2019[58] |
3 | ![]() |
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£44.3 million | August 2015[59] |
4 | ![]() |
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£25 million | August 2021[60] |
5 | ![]() |
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£24.5 million | June 2003[61] |
6 | ![]() |
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£24 million | January 2017[62] |
7 | ![]() |
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£16 million | January 2017[63] |
8 | ![]() |
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£16 million | September 2014[64] |
9 | ![]() |
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£15.25 million | August 2001[65] |
10 | ![]() |
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£15 million | August 2003[66] |
Progression of record fee received[]
The first player for whom Manchester United, then Newton Heath, received a fee was William Bryant, who moved to Blackburn Rovers for just £50 in April 1900. That same month, Manchester City paid five times more for Scottish forward Joe Cassidy. The club's first £1,000 sale came 12 years later with the sale of Harold Halse to Aston Villa.[citation needed]
The club's first British record sale came in March 1949, when Derby County paid £24,500 for Johnny Morris. However, 35 years passed before Manchester United next broke the record for the biggest sale by a British club; the sale of Ray Wilkins to Milan for £1.5 million in June 1984 was also the club's first million-pound sale. Another British record followed two years later with the sale of Mark Hughes to Barcelona for £2.5 million. The club's record sale increased fivefold in the space of two transfers over the next 15 years; first with the £7 million sale of Paul Ince to Internazionale in 1995, and then the 2001 transfer of Jaap Stam to Lazio for £15.25 million.[citation needed] Manchester United broke the world transfer record for the first time in July 2009 with the £80 million sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.[57]
- Transfers in bold are also British record transfers
Date | Player | Sold to | Fee[55] |
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April 1900 | ![]() |
Blackburn Rovers | £50[citation needed] |
April 1900 | ![]() |
Manchester City | £250[citation needed] |
October 1909 | ![]() |
Oldham Athletic | £600[citation needed] |
June 1911 | ![]() |
Sheffield United | £750[citation needed] |
July 1912 | ![]() |
Aston Villa | £1,200[citation needed] |
August 1913 | ![]() |
Oldham Athletic | £1,750[citation needed] |
December 1920 | ![]() |
Chelsea | £3,300[citation needed] |
September 1937 | ![]() |
Preston North End | £5,000[citation needed] |
March 1948 | ![]() |
Preston North End | £10,000[citation needed] |
March 1949 | ![]() |
Derby County | £24,500[citation needed] |
January 1962 | ![]() |
Stoke City | £25,000[citation needed] |
March 1962 | ![]() |
Bury | £40,000[citation needed] |
June 1972 | ![]() |
Southampton | £50,000 |
June 1972 | ![]() |
Huddersfield Town | £60,000 |
March 1973 | ![]() |
West Ham United | £130,000 |
March 1977 | ![]() |
Derby County | £175,000 |
April 1978 | ![]() |
Derby County | £250,000 |
August 1979 | ![]() |
Leeds United | £350,000 |
October 1980 | ![]() |
Brighton & Hove Albion | £500,000 |
June 1984 | ![]() |
Milan | £1,500,000 |
August 1986 | ![]() |
Barcelona | £2,500,000 |
July 1995 | ![]() |
Internazionale | £7,000,000 |
August 2001 | ![]() |
Lazio | £15,250,000[65] |
June 2003 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | £24,500,000[61] |
July 2009 | ![]() |
Real Madrid | £80,000,000[57] |
Managerial records[]
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- First full-time manager: Jack Robson – Robson was manager of Manchester United for 6 years and 10 months, starting on 28 December 1914, before pneumonia forced his retirement in October 1921.[67]
- Longest-serving manager: Sir Alex Ferguson – 26 years, 194 days (1,500 matches; 6 November 1986 to 19 May 2013)[68][69]
Team records[]
Matches[]
- First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883[70]
- First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, first round, 30 October 1886[71]
- First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888[72]
- First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889[73]
- First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892[74]
- First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910[75]
- First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup preliminary round, first leg, 12 September 1956[76]
- First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, first round, 19 October 1960[77]
Record wins[]
- Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956[78]
- Record League win:[78]
- 10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892
- 9–0 v Walsall, Second Division, 3 April 1895
- 9–0 v Darwen, Second Division, 24 December 1898
- 9–0 v Ipswich Town, Premier League, 4 March 1995
- 9–0 v Southampton, Premier League, 2 February 2021
- Record FA Cup win: 8–0 v Yeovil Town, 12 February 1949[78]
- Record European win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956[78]
- Record Champions League win: 7–1 v Roma, Champions League quarter-final, second leg, 10 April 2007[78]
- Record home win 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup preliminary round, second leg, 26 September 1956[78]
- Record away win:[78]
- 7–0 v Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1899
- 8–1 v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999
Record defeats[]
- Record defeat: 0–7[78]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
- Record League defeat: 0–7[78]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
- 0–5 v Newcastle United, 20 October 1996
- 0–5 v Chelsea, 3 October 1999
- 1–6 v Manchester City, 23 October 2011
- 1–6 v Tottenham Hotspur, 4 October 2020
- 0–5 v Liverpool, 24 October 2021[80]
- Record FA Cup defeat:[78]
- 1–7 v Burnley, first round, 13 February 1901
- 0–6 v Sheffield Wednesday, second round, 20 February 1904
- Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting CP, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964[81]
- Record home defeat:[78]
- 0–6 v Aston Villa, First Division, 14 March 1914
- 1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927
- 0–6 v Huddersfield Town, First Division, 10 September 1930
- Record away defeat: 0–7[78]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
Streaks[]
- Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions)[D]: 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999[82]
- Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches
- Longest unbeaten home run (League): 36 matches, 26 December 1998 to 17 December 2000[85]
- Longest unbeaten away run (League): 29 matches, 17 February 2020 to 16 October 2021[86]
- Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905[83]
- Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930[83]
- Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988[83]
- Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930[83]
- Longest scoring run (League): 36 matches, 3 December 2007 to 15 November 2008[83]
- Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902;[83] 7 February 1981 to 14 March 1981[87]
- Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 14 matches, 15 November 2008 to 18 February 2009[citation needed]
Wins/draws/losses in a season[]
- Most wins in a league season: 28 – 1905–06, 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13[1]
- Most draws in a league season: 18 – 1980–81[1]
- Most defeats in a league season: 27 – 1930–31[1]
- Fewest wins in a league season: 6 – 1892–93, 1893–94[88]
- Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1893–94[88]
- Fewest defeats in a league season: 3 – 1998–99, 1999–2000[1]
Goals[]
- Most League goals scored in a season: 103 – 1956–57, 1958–59[82]
- Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 97 – 1999–2000[82]
- Fewest League goals scored in a season: 36 – 1893–94[88]
- Most League goals conceded in a season: 115 – 1930–31[1]
- Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 22 – 2007–08[89]
Points[]
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57[1]
- Three points for a win:
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win:
- 22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31[1]
- 14 in 30 matches, First Division, 1893–94[88]
- Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90[1]
Attendances[]
- Highest home attendance: 83,260 v Arsenal at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 17 January 1948[90]
- Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007[82]
- Highest away attendance: 135,000 v Real Madrid, European Cup, 11 April 1957[82]
- Lowest post-War home league attendance: 8,456 v Stoke City at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 5 February 1947[91]
Season-by-season performance[]
League record by opponent[]
Footnotes[]
- A. Charity Shield finished in a draw, the Shield would be shared by the two teams. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Shield itself was held by each club for six months.[92] Between 1949 and 1993, when the
- B. ^ The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
- C. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances in the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
- D. ^ Major competitions include the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
- E. ^ Due to bomb damage to Old Trafford, in the period between the end of the Second World War and 1949, Manchester United played their home games at Maine Road, the home of Manchester City,[75] with the exception of two FA Cup matches in the 1947–48 season, which were played at Goodison Park, Liverpool, and Leeds Road, Huddersfield, respectively.
References[]
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