Manchester United F.C. league record by opponent

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The Manchester United team at the start of the 1905–06 season, in which they were runners-up in the Second Division

Manchester United Football Club is an English association football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that competes in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. During the 1889–90 season, Manchester United joined the Football Alliance. The team was elected to The Football League in 1892, where the club remained until 1992, when the League's First Division was replaced as the top level of English football by the Premier League.[1]

Manchester United's first team has competed in a number of nationally contested leagues, and its record against each club faced in these competitions is listed below. The team that Manchester United has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 202 league matches (as of the end of the 2019–20 season).[2] Arsenal have also defeated Manchester United in league competition on 71 occasions,[3] which represents the most Manchester United have lost against any club. Manchester United have won 85 of their league matches against Aston Villa, the most Manchester United have won against any club.[4] Manchester United have drawn more matches with Manchester City than with any other club; out of the 162 league matches between the two teams, 51 have finished without a winner.[5][6]

Key[]

  • The records include the results of matches played in the Football Alliance (from 1889 to 1892), The Football League (from 1892 to 1992) and the Premier League (since 1992). Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1888–89 and 1939–40 seasons. Test Matches are not included.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Ardwick, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester City, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively.
  •    Premier League team Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2020–21 Premier League alongside Manchester United.
  •    Defunct team Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct.
  • Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won

All-time league record[]

Statistics correct as of match played on 8 March 2020.[6][7][8]
Manchester United F.C. league record by opponent
Club Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Accrington Defunct team 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 5 0.00 [9]
Arsenal Premier League team 101 57 29 15 101 26 19 56 202 83 48 71 305 281 41.09 [3][A]
Aston Villa Premier League team 84 56 17 11 83 29 22 32 167 85 39 43 304 216 50.90 [4]
Barnsley 16 13 2 1 16 6 7 3 32 19 9 4 64 21 59.38 [10]
Birmingham City 50 32 9 9 50 13 20 17 100 45 29 26 157 112 45.00 [6][11][B]
Birmingham St George's Defunct team 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 11 16 50.00 [6]
Blackburn Rovers 49 28 11 10 49 17 14 18 98 45 25 28 183 140 45.92 [12]
Blackpool 41 27 8 6 41 18 9 14 82 45 17 20 156 98 54.88 [13]
Bolton Wanderers 59 33 10 16 59 19 15 25 118 52 25 41 192 156 44.07 [14]
Bootle Defunct team 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 11 50.00 [6]
Bournemouth 4 3 1 0 5 3 0 2 9 6 1 2 17 8 66.67 [15]
Bradford City 23 15 6 2 23 7 7 9 46 22 13 11 78 37 47.83 [16]
Bradford Park Avenue 9 5 0 4 9 3 1 5 18 8 1 9 30 36 44.44 [17]
Brentford 5 2 1 2 5 2 1 2 10 4 2 4 19 19 40.00 [18]
Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League team 7 6 1 0 6 2 1 3 13 8 2 3 20 10 61.54 [19]
Bristol City 17 9 3 5 17 5 7 5 34 14 10 10 47 39 41.18 [20]
Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 50.00 [21]
Burnley Premier League team 57 32 11 14 57 21 9 27 114 53 20 41 197 165 56.14 [22]
Burton Swifts Defunct team 8 5 3 0 8 3 1 4 16 8 4 3 41 25 50.00 [6][23]
Burton United Defunct team 5 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 1 25 8 70.00 [24]
Burton Wanderers Defunct team 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 6 2 1 3 8 10 33.33 [25]
Bury 19 9 2 8 19 10 5 4 38 19 7 12 58 46 50.00 [26]
Cardiff City 15 6 6 3 15 9 2 4 30 15 8 7 59 42 50.00 [27]
Charlton Athletic 28 20 5 3 28 15 6 7 56 35 11 10 113 59 62.50 [28]
Chelsea Premier League team 78 32 27 19 78 31 21 26 156 63 48 45 249 192 40.38 [29]
Chesterfield 10 10 0 0 10 3 1 6 20 13 1 6 41 22 65.00 [30][C]
Coventry City 37 23 8 6 37 16 8 13 74 39 16 19 124 70 52.70 [31]
Crewe Alexandra 5 4 0 1 5 4 1 0 10 8 1 1 32 11 80.00 [6][32]
Crystal Palace Premier League team 23 17 3 3 22 12 6 4 45 29 9 7 84 39 64.44 [33]
Darwen Defunct team 8 6 1 1 8 2 2 4 16 8 3 5 35 22 50.00 [6][34]
Derby County 45 24 10 11 45 12 17 16 90 36 27 27 157 136 40.00 [35]
Doncaster Rovers 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 19 6 50.00 [36]
Everton Premier League team 91 52 23 16 91 28 21 42 182 80 44 58 280 257 43.96 [37]
Fulham Premier League team 35 29 4 2 35 14 11 10 70 43 15 12 143 76 61.43 [38]
Gainsborough Trinity 10 8 2 0 10 5 3 2 20 13 5 2 36 14 65.00 [39]
Glossop North End 7 6 1 0 7 5 1 1 14 11 2 1 34 10 78.57 [40][D]
Grimsby Town 21 13 3 5 21 4 5 12 42 17 8 17 73 80 40.48 [6][41]
Huddersfield Town 23 13 9 1 23 7 7 9 46 20 16 10 85 64 43.48 [42]
Hull City 13 11 2 0 13 6 3 4 26 17 5 4 52 24 65.38 [43]
Ipswich Town 25 16 4 5 25 8 5 12 50 24 9 17 80 61 48.00 [44]
Leeds City Defunct team 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 50.00 [45]
Leeds United Premier League team 46 21 17 8 46 16 15 15 92 37 32 23 127 98 40.22 [46]
Leicester City Premier League team 62 42 14 6 61 20 15 26 123 62 29 32 245 163 50.41 [47][E]
Leyton Orient 6 3 3 0 6 3 1 2 12 6 4 2 18 8 50.00 [48][F]
Lincoln City 15 11 3 1 15 4 1 10 30 15 4 11 62 42 50.00 [6][49]
Liverpool Premier League team 87 43 28 16 87 25 21 41 174 68 49 57 238 224 39.08 [50]
Loughborough Defunct team 5 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 1 29 7 70.00 [51]
Long Eaton Rangers Defunct team 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 100.00 [6]
Luton Town 19 18 0 1 19 9 7 3 38 27 7 4 88 26 71.05 [52]
Manchester City Premier League team 81 34 26 21 81 30 25 26 162 64 51 47 230 221 39.51 [5][6][G]
Middlesbrough 52 31 10 11 52 22 12 18 104 53 22 29 186 152 50.96 [53]
Millwall 6 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 12 8 3 1 28 7 66.67 [54]
Nelson 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 50.00 [55]
New Brighton Tower Defunct team 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 0 2 11 6 66.67 [56]
Newcastle United Premier League team 80 49 21 10 80 30 18 32 160 79 39 42 304 229 49.38 [57]
Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 7 3 50.00 [58]
Norwich City 30 20 6 4 30 16 6 8 60 36 12 12 106 49 60.00 [59]
Nottingham Forest 51 28 13 10 51 17 12 22 102 45 25 32 183 143 44.12 [6][60]
Notts County 24 11 9 4 24 9 5 10 48 20 14 14 74 60 41.67 [61]
Oldham Athletic 18 11 3 4 18 6 6 6 36 17 9 10 74 45 47.22 [62]
Oxford United 4 4 0 0 4 2 0 2 8 6 0 2 18 7 75.00 [63]
Plymouth Argyle 6 4 1 1 6 2 1 3 12 6 2 4 20 20 50.00 [64]
Port Vale 18 16 1 1 18 5 4 9 36 21 5 10 76 37 58.33 [65][H]
Portsmouth 29 20 3 6 29 8 10 11 58 28 13 17 91 60 48.28 [66]
Preston North End 33 15 11 7 33 11 9 13 66 26 20 20 107 90 39.39 [67]
Queens Park Rangers 22 18 3 1 22 10 7 5 44 28 10 6 82 42 63.64 [68]
Reading 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 11 6 66.67 [69]
Rotherham Town Defunct team 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 10 6 75.00 [70]
Rotherham County Defunct team 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 50.00 [71]
Sheffield United Premier League team 44 27 6 11 45 13 10 22 89 40 16 33 148 128 44.94 [72]
Sheffield Wednesday 59 37 15 7 59 15 12 32 118 52 27 39 197 161 44.07 [6][73][I]
South Shields Defunct team 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 10 3 66.67 [74]
Southampton Premier League team 52 33 10 9 53 20 17 16 105 53 27 25 176 118 50.48 [75]
Stockport County 9 7 2 0 9 2 0 7 18 9 2 7 29 18 50.00 [76]
Stoke City 45 26 14 5 45 13 15 17 90 39 29 22 145 106 43.33 [6][77][J]
Sunderland 64 38 14 12 64 22 15 27 128 60 29 39 220 183 46.87 [78]
Sunderland Albion Defunct team 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 6 10 25.00 [6]
Swansea City 15 11 3 1 15 4 3 8 30 15 6 9 51 32 50.00 [79][K]
Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 4 50.00 [80]
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League team 83 56 14 13 82 26 28 28 165 82 42 41 264 206 49.70 [81]
Walsall 9 7 2 0 9 3 3 3 18 10 5 3 46 19 55.56 [6][82][L]
Watford 13 11 2 0 13 7 2 4 26 18 4 4 48 25 69.23 [83]
West Bromwich Albion Premier League team 62 32 16 14 62 22 13 27 124 54 29 41 223 183 43.55 [84]
West Ham United Premier League team 63 43 8 12 64 16 20 28 127 59 28 40 234 162 46.46 [85]
Wigan Athletic 8 8 0 0 8 7 0 1 16 15 0 1 50 5 93.75 [86]
Wimbledon Defunct team 14 9 3 2 14 7 4 3 28 16 7 5 51 26 57.14 [87]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League team 46 30 7 9 46 12 10 24 92 42 17 33 155 134 40.48 [88]
York City 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 100.00 [89]

Overall record[]

Statistics correct as of 28 February 2020.
Manchester United F.C. overall league record by competition
Competition Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Premier League 534 381 99 54 533 279 134 120 1,067 660 233 174 2,033 959 61.86 [90]
Football League First Division 1,370 758 339 273 1,370 404 365 601 2,740 1,162 704 874 4,523 3,875 42.41 [90]
Football League Second Division 408 278 71 59 408 128 97 183 816 406 168 242 1,433 966 49.75 [90]
Football Alliance 33 19 7 7 33 8 4 21 66 28 12 26 146 132 42.42 [6]
Total 2,345 1,436 516 393 2,344 819 600 925 4,689 2,256 1,117 1316 8,135 5,932 48.11 [6][90]

Footnotes[]

A. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
B. ^ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
C. ^ Record against Chesterfield Town included
D. ^ Record against Glossop included
E. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included
F. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included
G. ^ Record against Ardwick included
H. ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included
I. ^ Record against The Wednesday included
J. ^ Record against Stoke included
K. ^ Record against Swansea Town included
L. ^ Record against Walsall Town Swifts included

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