List of Manchester United F.C. seasons

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, when they entered the First Round of the 1886–87 FA Cup. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.

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

The club has won a total of 66 major trophies, including the League Championship a record 20 times (a record 13 times in the Premier League era), the FA Cup 12 times, the League Cup five times, the Community Shield a record 21 times (including four shared titles), the European Cup three times, the UEFA Europa League once, the European Cup Winners' Cup once, the European Super Cup once, the FIFA Club World Cup once and the Intercontinental Cup once.[1] The club has also never been out of the top two divisions of English football since entering the Football League. As of the end of the 2019–20 season, they have played a total of 5,727 competitive matches.[2]

This list details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. Top scorers in bold were also the top scorers in the English league that season. Records of competitions such as the Lancashire Cup and the Manchester and District Challenge Cup are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup and the League Cup.

History

The club formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C.[3] At this time organised League football did not exist; "first class matches" were arranged on a largely ad-hoc basis and supplemented by cup competitions. Official records from these matches are sketchy at best, and are often extrapolated from newspaper reports at the time. In 1886, the club entered the FA Cup for the first time, but were knocked out in the first round. The club entered The Combination in 1888, but the league was wound up before the season could be completed.[4] The club then joined the Football Alliance in 1889, and in 1892 were elected to the newly formed Football League First Division. Upon joining the Football League, the club dropped the "LYR" from their name, before financial troubles forced the club to restructure in 1902, including a change of name to Manchester United F.C.[5]

In 1956–57, Manchester United became the first English club to enter European competition, entering the European Cup, following the Football Association's refusal to allow Chelsea to enter the previous year. Eleven years later, in 1968, they became the first English club to win the European Cup, and only the second British side after Celtic had won it the year before. Meanwhile, in 1960–61, Manchester United entered the inaugural Football League Cup, only to decline to enter for the next five years. In 1992–93, they became founder members and inaugural champions of the Premier League, and, in 1998–99, they won an unprecedented Treble of Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. This was followed by two more Premier League titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01, making Manchester United only the fourth club to win three consecutive English league titles. The club picked up their 10th Premier League title in the 2007–08 season, and followed it with a third Champions League title 10 days later. The following season, Manchester United became the first English club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before claiming a third consecutive Premier League title for a second time in 2008–09. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13. In 2016–17, Manchester United won their first UEFA Europa League trophy, making them only the fifth club to win the three main European club competitions.[6]

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Community
Shield
UEFA
FIFA
Top goalscorer(s)[lower-alpha 1]
Division P W D L GF GA Pts Pos Name(s) Goals
1886–87[lower-alpha 2] R1 Jack Doughty2
1888–89[lower-alpha 3] Combination 12822271318 Jack Doughty
Roger Doughty
6
1889–90 Alliance 229211404520 8th R1 Willie Stewart10
1890–91 Alliance 227312375517 9th QR2 Bob Ramsay7
1891–92 Alliance 221273693331 2nd[lower-alpha 4] QR4 Bob Donaldson
Alf Farman
20
1892–93 Div 1 30661850851816th[lower-alpha 5] R1 Bob Donaldson16
1893–94 Div 1 306222367214 16th[lower-alpha 6] R2 Bob Donaldson10
1894–95 Div 2 3015877844383rd[lower-alpha 7] R1 Dick Smith20
1895–96 Div 2 30153126657336th R2 Joe Cassidy16
1896–97 Div 2 3017585634392nd[lower-alpha 8] R3 Joe Cassidy25
1897–98 Div 2 3016686435384th R2 Henry Boyd22
1898–99 Div 2 34195106743434th R1 Joe Cassidy20
1899–1900 Div 2 34204106327444th QR3 Joe Cassidy16
1900–01 Div 2 341441642383210th R1 Tommy Leigh14
1901–02 Div 2 341161738532815th RInt Stephen Preston11
1902–03 Div 2 34158115338385th R2 Jack Peddie15
1903–04 Div 2 3420866533483rd R2 Tommy Arkesden15
1904–05 Div 2 3424558130533rd RInt Jack Peddie17
1905–06 Div 2 382864902862 2nd R4 Jack Picken25
1906–07 Div 1 3817813535642 8th R1 George Wall13
1907–08 Div 1 382369814852 1st R4 Winners Sandy Turnbull27
1908–09 Div 1 381571658683713th Winners Jimmy Turnbull22
1909–10 Div 1 38197126961455th R1 George Wall14
1910–11 Div 1 382288724052 1st R3 Enoch West20
1911–12 Div 1 3813111445603713th R4 Winners Enoch West23
1912–13 Div 1 38198116943464th R3 Enoch West22
1913–14 Div 1 381561752623614th R1 George Anderson15
1914–15 Div 1 389121746623018th R1 George Anderson10
1915–19[lower-alpha 9]
1919–20 Div 1 4213141554504012th R2 Joe Spence14
1920–21 Div 1 4215101764684013th R1 Tom Miller
Teddy Partridge
8
1921–22 Div 1 4281222417328 22nd R1 Joe Spence15
1922–23 Div 2 421714115136484th R2 Ernie Goldthorpe14
1923–24 Div 2 4213141552444014th R2 Arthur Lochhead14
1924–25 Div 2 4223118572357 2nd R1 William Henderson14
1925–26 Div 1 4219617667344 9th SF Frank McPherson20
1926–27 Div 1 4213141552644015th R3 Joe Spence19
1927–28 Div 1 421671972803918th R6 Joe Spence24
1928–29 Div 1 4214131566764112th R4 Jimmy Hanson20
1929–30 Div 1 421581967883817th R3 Harry Rowley
Joe Spence
12
1930–31 Div 1 4278275311522 22nd R4 Tommy Reid20
1931–32 Div 2 421781771724212th R3 Joe Spence19
1932–33 Div 2 421513147168436th R3 Bill Ridding11
1933–34 Div 2 421462259853420th[lower-alpha 10] R3 Neil Dewar8
1934–35 Div 2 42234157655505th R4 George Mutch19
1935–36 Div 2 4222128854356 1st R4 George Mutch23
1936–37 Div 1 42101220557832 21st R4 Tommy Bamford15
1937–38 Div 2 4222911825053 2nd R5 Harry Baird
Tommy Bamford
15
1938–39 Div 1 4211161557653814th R3 Jimmy Hanlon12
1939–40[lower-alpha 11] Div 1311153310th Billy Bryant2
1940–45[lower-alpha 12]
1945–46[lower-alpha 13] R4 Jimmy Hanlon
Jack Rowley
Billy Wrigglesworth
2
1946–47 Div 1 4222128955456 2nd R4 Jack Rowley28
1947–48 Div 1 4219149814852 2nd Winners Jack Rowley28
1948–49 Div 1 42211110774453 2nd SF Runners-up Jack Rowley29
1949–50 Div 1 421814106944504th R6 Jack Rowley23
1950–51 Div 1 4224810744056 2nd R6 Stan Pearson23
1951–52 Div 1 4223118955257 1st R3 Jack Rowley30
1952–53 Div 1 42181014697246 8th R5 Winners Stan Pearson18
1953–54 Div 1 421812127358484th R3 Tommy Taylor23
1954–55 Div 1 42207158474475th R4 Dennis Viollet21
1955–56 Div 1 4225107835160 1st R3 Tommy Taylor25
1956–57 Div 1 4228861035464 1st Runners-up Winners European CupSF Tommy Taylor34
1957–58 Div 1 42161115857543 9th Runners-up Winners European CupSF Dennis Viollet23
1958–59 Div 1 42247111036655 2nd R3 Bobby Charlton29
1959–60 Div 1 42197161028045 7th R5 Dennis Viollet32[lower-alpha 14]
1960–61 Div 1 4218915887645 7th R4 R2 Bobby Charlton21
1961–62 Div 1 421591872753915th SF n/a[lower-alpha 15] David Herd17
1962–63 Div 1 4212102067813419th Winners n/a[lower-alpha 15] Denis Law29
1963–64 Div 1 4223712906253 2nd SF n/a[lower-alpha 15] Runners-up Cup Winners' CupQF Denis Law46
1964–65 Div 1 422697893961 1st SF n/a[lower-alpha 15] Inter-Cities Fairs CupSF Denis Law39
1965–66 Div 1 42181598459514th SF n/a[lower-alpha 15] Shared[lower-alpha 16] European CupSF David Herd33
1966–67 Div 1 4224126844560 1st R4 R2 Denis Law25
1967–68 Div 1 4224810895556 2nd R3 Shared[lower-alpha 16] European CupWinners George Best[lower-alpha 17]32[lower-alpha 18]
1968–69 Div 1 4215121557534211th R6 Denis Law30
1969–70 Div 1 42141711666145 8th Third place SF George Best23
1970–71 Div 1 42161115656643 8th R3 SF George Best21
1971–72 Div 1 42191013696148 8th R6 R4 George Best26
1972–73 Div 1 4212131744603718th R3 R3 Bobby Charlton7
1973–74 Div 1 42101220384832 21st R4 R2 Lou Macari
Sammy McIlroy
6
1974–75 Div 2 422697663061 1st R3 SF Lou Macari
Stuart Pearson
18
1975–76 Div 1 4223109684256 3rd Runners-up R4 Lou Macari15
1976–77 Div 1 42181113716247 6th Winners R5 UEFA CupR2 Gordon Hill22
1977–78 Div 1 42161016676342 10th R4 R2 Shared[lower-alpha 16] Cup Winners' CupR2 Gordon Hill19
1978–79 Div 1 42151512606345 9th Runners-up R3 Jimmy Greenhoff17
1979–80 Div 1 4224108653558 2nd R3 R3 Joe Jordan13
1980–81 Div 1 4215189513648 8th R4 R2 UEFA CupR1 Joe Jordan15
1981–82 Div 1 4222128592978[lower-alpha 19] 3rd R3 R2 Frank Stapleton13
1982–83 Div 1 42191310563870 3rd Winners Runners-up UEFA CupR1 Frank Stapleton19
1983–84 Div 1 42201487141744th R3 R4 Winners Cup Winners' CupSF Frank Stapleton19
1984–85 Div 1 422210107747764th Winners R3 UEFA CupQF Mark Hughes24
1985–86 Div 1 422210107036764th R5 R4 Runners-up Mark Hughes18
1986–87 Div 1 4214141452455611th R4 R3 Peter Davenport16
1987–88 Div 1 4023125713881 2nd R5 R5 Brian McClair31
1988–89 Div 1 3813121345355111th R6 R3 Mark Hughes
Brian McClair
16
1989–90 Div 1 381391646474813th Winners R3 Mark Hughes15
1990–91 Div 1 38161210584559[lower-alpha 20] 6th R5 Runners-up Shared[lower-alpha 16] Cup Winners' CupWinners Mark Hughes
Brian McClair
21
1991–92 Div 1 4221156633378 2nd R4 Winners Brian McClair24
1992–93 Prem 4224126673184 1st R5 R3 UEFA CupR1 Mark Hughes16
1993–94 Prem 4227114803892 1st Winners Runners-up Winners Champions LeagueR2 Eric Cantona25
1994–95 Prem 4226106772888 2nd Runners-up R3 Winners Champions LeagueGroup Andrei Kanchelskis15
1995–96 Prem 382576733582 1st Winners R2 UEFA CupR1 Eric Cantona19
1996–97 Prem 3821125764475 1st R4 R4 Winners Champions LeagueSF Ole Gunnar Solskjær19
1997–98 Prem 382387732677 2nd R5 R3 Winners Champions LeagueQF Andy Cole25
1998–99 Prem 3822133803779 1st Winners R5 Runners-up Champions LeagueWinners Dwight Yorke[lower-alpha 21]29[lower-alpha 22]
1999–2000 Prem 382873974591 1st n/a[lower-alpha 23] R3 Runners-up Dwight Yorke24
2000–01 Prem 382486793180 1st R4 R4 Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Teddy Sheringham21
2001–02 Prem 382459874577 3rd R4 R3 Runners-up Champions LeagueSF Ruud van Nistelrooy36
2002–03 Prem 382585743483 1st R5 Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Ruud van Nistelrooy44[lower-alpha 24]
2003–04 Prem 382369643575 3rd Winners R4 Winners Champions LeagueRound of 16 Ruud van Nistelrooy30
2004–05 Prem 3822115582677 3rd Runners-up SF Runners-up Champions LeagueRound of 16 Wayne Rooney17
2005–06 Prem 382585723483 2nd R5 Winners Champions LeagueGroup Ruud van Nistelrooy24
2006–07 Prem 382855832789 1st Runners-up R4 Champions LeagueSF Wayne Rooney
Cristiano Ronaldo
23
2007–08 Prem 382765802287 1st R6 R3 Winners Champions LeagueWinners Cristiano Ronaldo42[lower-alpha 25]
2008–09 Prem 382864682490 1st SF Winners Winners Cristiano Ronaldo26
2009–10 Prem 382747862885 2nd R3 Winners Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Wayne Rooney34
2010–11 Prem 3823114783780 1st SF R5 Winners Champions LeagueRunners-up Dimitar Berbatov[lower-alpha 26]21[lower-alpha 27]
2011–12 Prem 382855893389 2nd R4 R5 Winners Wayne Rooney34
2012–13 Prem 382855864389 1st R6 R4 Robin van Persie30[lower-alpha 28]
2013–14 Prem 3819712644364 7th R3 SF Winners Wayne Rooney19
2014–15 Prem 3820108623770 4th R6 R2 Wayne Rooney14
2015–16 Prem 3819910493566 5th Winners R4 Anthony Martial17
2016–17 Prem 3818155542969 6th R6 Winners Winners Zlatan Ibrahimović28
2017–18 Prem 382567682881 2nd Runners-up R5 Romelu Lukaku27
2018–19 Prem 3819910655466 6th R6 R3 Paul Pogba16
2019–20 Prem 3818128663666 3rd SF SF Anthony Martial23

Notes

  1. Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, European and FA Community Shield) are counted.
  2. The club did not start playing league football until 1888.
  3. The 1888–89 season was cut short for Newton Heath, as the Combination was wound up in April 1889, and so the team was unable to complete its programme of 16 matches. However, records show that the club had the best record of all the teams in the league at that point.
  4. In 1892, the Football Alliance and the Football League decided to merge. Due to their second place finish in the 1891–92 Football Alliance, Newton Heath were elected to the Football League First Division for the following season.
  5. Formal promotion and relegation had not yet been established, and so the bottom team in the Football League First Division would play a so-called "Test match" against the top team in the Second Division, Small Heath. Newton Heath drew the original Test match 1–1, then won the replay 5–2, and retained their place in the First Division.
  6. Formal promotion and relegation had still not been introduced, and so another Test match was played between Newton Heath and Liverpool, the winners of the Second Division. Newton Heath lost, and were relegated.
  7. As a reward for finishing in 3rd place, Newton Heath played yet another Test match against the team that finished third from bottom in the First Division, Stoke City. They lost, and remained in the Second Division.
  8. For finishing in 2nd place, Newton Heath had to play Test matches against Burnley and Sunderland in order to gain promotion to Division One. They beat Burnley over two legs, but lost to Sunderland and remained in Division Two.
  9. No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.
  10. Lowest League finish
  11. The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played; Manchester United were tenth in the table at the time.
  12. No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War.
  13. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  14. 32 goals in the First Division
  15. Despite entering the first League Cup in 1960–61, like many other major clubs Manchester United declined to take part again until the 1966–67 season.
  16. From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months.
  17. Joint top scorer with Ron Davies of Southampton
  18. 28 goals in the First Division
  19. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  20. Manchester United were deducted one point after a brawl in a game with Arsenal on 20 October 1990.
  21. Joint top scorer with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of Leeds United and Michael Owen of Liverpool
  22. 18 goals in the Premier League
  23. Manchester United did not enter the 1999–2000 FA Cup due to their commitment to the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil.
  24. 25 goals in the Premier League
  25. 31 goals in the Premier League
  26. Joint top scorer with Carlos Tevez of Manchester City
  27. 20 goals in the Premier League
  28. 26 goals in the Premier League

References

General

  • Murphy, Alex (2006). The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United. London: Orion Books. ISBN 0-7528-7603-1.
  • Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005) [2002]. The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. 'Definitive' Club Histories (2nd ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.
  • "StretfordEnd.co.uk". Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  • Rundle, Richard. "Manchester United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  • D'Angelo, Maurizio (2016). 1886-2016, Manchester United. Lulu. ISBN 978-1-326-66579-1.

Specific

  1. "Trophy Room". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  2. "Won, Drawn, Lost". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Barn End Media. Retrieved 16 August 2020. Excludes matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season
  3. Murphy, Alex (2006). "1878-1915: From Newton Heath to Old Trafford". The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United. London: Orion Books. p. 11. ISBN 0-7528-7603-1.
  4. Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005) [2002]. "History of Newton Heath F.C.". The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. 'Definitive' Club Histories (Second ed.). Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 1-899468-16-1. ...the Combination was wound up in April 1889. From Newton Heath's viewpoint, that was a pity. They had almost completed their programme of 16 games and had the best record of the 20 clubs.
  5. Murphy, Alex (2006). "1878-1915: From Newton Heath to Old Trafford". The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United. London: Orion Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-7528-7603-1.
  6. "Manchester United achieve European clean sweep". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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