List of Manchester United F.C. seasons

A black-and-white photo of a football team. The players are on three levels, with four on the bottom row, four on the middle row and three on the top row. The player sitting second from the left on the bottom row has a ball at his feet, and the player in the middle of the top row is wearing a flat cap.
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.

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 club has won a total of 64 major trophies, including the League Championship a record 20 times (a record 13 times in the Premier League era), the FA Cup a joint record 12 times, the League Cup four times, the Charity Shield a record 21 times (including four shared titles), the European Cup three times, the European Cup Winners Cup once, the European Super Cup once, the FIFA Club World Cup once and the Intercontinental Cup once.[1] Manchester United is the only English club to have been crowned world champions, in 1999 and 2008. 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 2013–14 season, they have played a total of 5,390 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, the club became the first English club to enter European competition, entering the European Cup, following the Football Association's refusal to allow Chelsea F.C. 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 F.C. had won it in 1967. 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 its tenth Premier League title in the 2007–08 season, and followed it with a third Champions League title ten 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 gained its nineteenth top division title while passing Liverpool's record. In 2011–12, United almost won the title but two goals in injury time for Manchester City against Queens Park Rangers meant they finished second. In 2012–13, Manchester United gained its twentieth top division title.

Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position

  • F = Final
  • Group = Group stage
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • QR1 = First Qualifying Round
  • QR2 = Second Qualifying Round
  • QR3 = Third Qualifying Round
  • QR4 = Fourth Qualifying Round
  • RInt = Intermediate Round

  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • R6 = Round 6
  • SF = Semi-finals

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos FA Cup League
Cup
Community
Shield
UEFA
FIFA
Name Goals
League Top goalscorer[6]
1886–87 n/a[7] n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a R1 Doughty, JackJack Doughty2
1888–89[8] Combination 12822271318 n/a[8] n/a Doughty, JackJack Doughty
Roger Doughty
6
1889–90 Alliance 229211404520 8th R1 Stewart, WillieWillie Stewart10
1890–91 Alliance 227312375517 9th QR2 Ramsay, RobertRobert Ramsay7
1891–92 Alliance 221273693331 2nd[9] QR4 Donaldson, BobBob Donaldson
Alf Farman
20
1892–93 Div 1 30661850851816th[10] R1 Donaldson, BobBob Donaldson16
1893–94 Div 1 306222367214 16th[11] R2 Donaldson, BobBob Donaldson10
1894–95 Div 2 3015877844383rd[12] R1 Smith, DickDick Smith20
1895–96 Div 2 30153126657336th R2 Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy16
1896–97 Div 2 3017585634392nd[13] R3 Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy25
1897–98 Div 2 3016686435384th R2 Boyd, HenryHenry Boyd22
1898–99 Div 2 34195106743434th R1 Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy20
1899–1900 Div 2 34204106327444th QR3 Cassidy, JoeJoe Cassidy16
1900–01 Div 2 341441642383210th R1 Leigh, TomTom Leigh14
1901–02 Div 2 341161738532815th RInt Preston, StephenStephen Preston11
1902–03 Div 2 34158115338385th R2 Peddie, JackJack Peddie15
1903–04 Div 2 3420866533483rd R2 Arkesden, TommyTommy Arkesden15
1904–05 Div 2 3424558130533rd RInt Peddie, JackJack Peddie17
1905–06 Div 2 382864902862 2nd R4 Picken, JackJack Picken25
1906–07 Div 1 3817813535642 8th R1 Wall, GeorgeGeorge Wall13
1907–08 Div 1 382369814852 1st R4 Winners Turnbull, SandySandy Turnbull27
1908–09 Div 1 381571658683713th Winners Turnbull, JimmyJimmy Turnbull22
1909–10 Div 1 38197126961455th R1 Wall, GeorgeGeorge Wall14
1910–11 Div 1 382288724052 1st R3 West, EnochEnoch West20
1911–12 Div 1 3813111445603713th R4 Winners West, EnochEnoch West23
1912–13 Div 1 38198116943464th R3 West, EnochEnoch West22
1913–14 Div 1 381561752623614th R1 Anderson, GeorgeGeorge Anderson15
1914–15 Div 1 389121746623018th R1 Anderson, GeorgeGeorge Anderson10
1915–19[14] Not held
1919–20 Div 1 4213141554504012th R2 Spence, JoeJoe Spence14
1920–21 Div 1 4215101764684013th R1 Miller, TomTom Miller
Teddy Partridge
8
1921–22 Div 1 4281222417328 22nd R1 Spence, JoeJoe Spence15
1922–23 Div 2 421714115136484th R2 Goldthorpe, ErnieErnie Goldthorpe14
1923–24 Div 2 4213141552444014th R2 Lochhead, ArthurArthur Lochhead14
1924–25 Div 2 4223118572357 2nd R1 Henderson, WilliamWilliam Henderson14
1925–26 Div 1 4219617667344 9th SF McPherson, FrankFrank McPherson20
1926–27 Div 1 4213141552644015th R3 Spence, JoeJoe Spence19
1927–28 Div 1 421671972803918th R6 Spence, JoeJoe Spence24
1928–29 Div 1 4214131566764112th R4 Hanson, JimmyJimmy Hanson20
1929–30 Div 1 421581967883817th R3 Rowley, HarryHarry Rowley
Joe Spence
12
1930–31 Div 1 4278275311522 22nd R4 Thomas ReidTom Reid20
1931–32 Div 2 421781771724212th R3 Spence, JoeJoe Spence19
1932–33 Div 2 421513147168436th R3 Ridding, BillBill Ridding11
1933–34 Div 2 421462259853420th R3 Dewar, NeilNeil Dewar8
1934–35 Div 2 42234157655505th R4 Mutch, GeorgeGeorge Mutch19
1935–36 Div 2 4222128854356 1st R4 Mutch, GeorgeGeorge Mutch23
1936–37 Div 1 42101220557832 21st R4 Bamford, TommyTommy Bamford15
1937–38 Div 2 4222911825053 2nd R5 Baird, HarryHarry Baird
Tommy Bamford
15
1938–39 Div 1 4211161557653814th R3 Hanlon, JimmyJimmy Hanlon12
1939–40[15] Div 131115339th[15] n/a Bryant, BillyBilly Bryant2
1940–45[16] Not held
1945–46 n/a[17] n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a R4 Hanlon, JimmyJimmy Hanlon
Jack Rowley
Billy Wrigglesworth
2
1946–47 Div 1 4222128955456 2nd R4 Rowley, JackJack Rowley28
1947–48 Div 1 4219149814852 2nd Winners Rowley, JackJack Rowley28
1948–49 Div 1 42211110774453 2nd SF Runners-up Rowley, JackJack Rowley29
1949–50 Div 1 421814106944504th R6 Rowley, JackJack Rowley23
1950–51 Div 1 4224810744056 2nd R6 Pearson, StanStan Pearson23
1951–52 Div 1 4223118955257 1st R3 Rowley, JackJack Rowley30
1952–53 Div 1 42181014697246 8th R5 Winners Pearson, StanStan Pearson18
1953–54 Div 1 421812127358484th R3 Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor23
1954–55 Div 1 42207158474475th R4 Viollet, DennisDennis Viollet21
1955–56 Div 1 4225107835160 1st R3 Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor25
1956–57 Div 1 4228861035464 1st Runners-up Winners European CupSF Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor34
1957–58 Div 1 42161115857543 9th Runners-up Winners European CupSF Viollet, DennisDennis Viollet23
1958–59 Div 1 42247111036655 2nd R3 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton29
1959–60 Div 1 42197161028045 7th R5 Viollet, DennisDennis Viollet32[18]
1960–61 Div 1 4218915887645 7th R4 R2 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton21
1961–62 Div 1 421591872753915th SF n/a[19] Herd, DavidDavid Herd17
1962–63 Div 1 4212102067813419th Winners n/a[19] Law, DenisDenis Law29
1963–64 Div 1 4223712906253 2nd SF n/a[19] Runners-up Cup Winners' CupQF Law, DenisDenis Law46
1964–65 Div 1 422697893961 1st SF n/a[19] Inter-Cities Fairs CupSF Law, DenisDenis Law39
1965–66 Div 1 42181598459514th SF n/a[19] Shared[20] European CupSF Herd, DavidDavid Herd33
1966–67 Div 1 4224126844560 1st R4 R2 Law, DenisDenis Law25
1967–68 Div 1 4224810895556 2nd R3 Shared[20] European CupWinners Best, GeorgeGeorge Best[21]32[22]
1968–69 Div 1 4215121557534211th R6

Law, DenisDenis Law30
1969–70 Div 1 42141711666145 8th Third place SF Best, GeorgeGeorge Best23
1970–71 Div 1 42161115656643 8th R3 SF Best, GeorgeGeorge Best21
1971–72 Div 1 42191013696148 8th R6 R4 Best, GeorgeGeorge Best26
1972–73 Div 1 4212131744603718th R3 R3 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton7
1973–74 Div 1 42101220384832 21st R4 R2 Macari, LouLou Macari
Sammy McIlroy
6
1974–75 Div 2 422697663061 1st R3 SF Macari, LouLou Macari
Stuart Pearson
18
1975–76 Div 1 4223109684256 3rd Runners-up R4 Macari, LouLou Macari15
1976–77 Div 1 42181113716247 6th Winners R5 UEFA CupR2 Hill, GordonGordon Hill22
1977–78 Div 1 42161016676342 10th R4 R2 Shared[20] Cup Winners' CupR2 Hill, GordonGordon Hill19
1978–79 Div 1 42151512606345 9th Runners-up R3 Greenhoff, JimmyJimmy Greenhoff17
1979–80 Div 1 4224108653558 2nd R3 R3 Jordan, JoeJoe Jordan13
1980–81 Div 1 4215189513648 8th R4 R2 UEFA CupR1 Jordan, JoeJoe Jordan15
1981–82 Div 1 4222128592978[23] 3rd R3 R2 Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton13
1982–83 Div 1 42191310563870 3rd Winners Runners-up UEFA CupR1 Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton19
1983–84 Div 1 42201487141744th R3 R4 Winners Cup Winners' CupSF Stapleton, FrankFrank Stapleton19
1984–85 Div 1 422210107747764th Winners R3 UEFA CupQF Hughes, MarkMark Hughes24
1985–86 Div 1 422210107036764th R5 R4 Runners-up Hughes, MarkMark Hughes18
1986–87 Div 1 4214141452455611th R4 R3 Davenport, PeterPeter Davenport16
1987–88 Div 1 4023125713881 2nd R5 R5 McClair, BrianBrian McClair31
1988–89 Div 1 3813121345355111th R6 R3 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes
Brian McClair
16
1989–90 Div 1 381391646474813th Winners R3 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes15
1990–91 Div 1 38161210584559[24] 6th R5 Runners-up Shared[20] Cup Winners' CupWinners Hughes, MarkMark Hughes
Brian McClair
21
1991–92 Div 1 4221156633378 2nd R4 Winners

McClair, BrianBrian McClair24
1992–93 Prem 4224126673184 1st R5 R3 UEFA CupR1 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes16
1993–94 Prem 4227114803892 1st Winners Runners-up Winners Champions LeagueR2 Cantona, EricEric Cantona25
1994–95 Prem 4226106772888 2nd Runners-up R3 Winners Champions LeagueGroup Kanchelskis, AndreiAndrei Kanchelskis15
1995–96 Prem 382576733582 1st Winners R2 UEFA CupR1 Cantona, EricEric Cantona19
1996–97 Prem 3821125764475 1st R4 R4 Winners Champions LeagueSF Solskjaer, Ole GunnarOle Gunnar Solskjær19
1997–98 Prem 382387732677 2nd R5 R3 Winners Champions LeagueQF Cole, AndyAndy Cole25
1998–99 Prem 3822133803779 1st Winners R5 Runners-up Champions LeagueWinners Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke[25]29[26]
1999–2000 Prem 382873974591 1st n/a[27] R3 Runners-up

Yorke, DwightDwight Yorke24
2000–01 Prem 382486793180 1st R4 R4 Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Sheringham, TeddyTeddy Sheringham21
2001–02 Prem 382459874577 3rd R4 R3 Runners-up Champions LeagueSF Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy36
2002–03 Prem 382585743483 1st R5 Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy44[28]
2003–04 Prem 382369643575 3rd Winners R4 Winners Champions LeagueRound of 16 Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy30
2004–05 Prem 3822115582677 3rd Runners-up SF Runners-up Champions LeagueRound of 16 Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney17
2005–06 Prem 382585723483 2nd R5 Winners Champions LeagueGroup Nistelrooy, Ruud vanRuud van Nistelrooy24
2006–07 Prem 382855832789 1st Runners-up R4 Champions LeagueSF Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney
Cristiano Ronaldo
23
2007–08 Prem 382765802287 1st R6 R3 Winners Champions LeagueWinners Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo42[29]
2008–09 Prem 382864682490 1st SF Winners Winners

Ronaldo, CristianoCristiano Ronaldo26
2009–10 Prem 382747862885 2nd R3 Winners Runners-up Champions LeagueQF Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney34
2010–11 Prem 3823114783780 1st SF R5 Winners Champions LeagueRunners-up Berbatov, DimitarDimitar Berbatov[30]21[31]
2011–12 Prem 382855893389 2nd R4 R5 Winners

Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney34
2012–13 Prem 382855864389 1st R6 R4

Persie, Robin vanRobin van Persie30[32]
2013–14 Prem 3819712644364 7th R3 SF Winners

Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney19
2014–15 Prem 3820108623770 4th R6 R2 Rooney, WayneWayne Rooney14
2015–16 Prem 3819910493566 5th Winners R4

Martial, AnthonyAnthony Martial17

Notes and references

Bibliography
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Footnotes
  1. "Trophy Room". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  2. "Won, Drawn, Lost". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2013. 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. Goals in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, European and FA Community Shield) are counted.
  7. The club did not start playing league football until 1888.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
  15. 1 2 The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played; Manchester United were ninth in the table at the time.
  16. No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
  17. The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  18. 32 goals in the First Division
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  20. 1 2 3 4 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.
  21. Joint top scorer with Ron Davies of Southampton
  22. 28 goals in the First Division
  23. The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win
  24. Manchester United were deducted one point after a brawl in a game with Arsenal on 20 October 1990.
  25. Joint top scorer with Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink of Leeds United and Michael Owen of Liverpool
  26. 18 goals in the Premier League
  27. Manchester United did not enter the 1999–2000 FA Cup due to their commitment to the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship in Brazil.
  28. 25 goals in the Premier League
  29. 31 goals in the Premier League
  30. Joint top scorer with Carlos Tevez of Manchester City
  31. 20 goals in the Premier League
  32. 26 goals in the Premier League

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