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 68 major trophies: the League Championship a joint-record twenty times (seven times in the Football League era and a record thirteen times in the Premier League era), the FA Cup thirteen times, the League Cup six 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 Intercontinental Cup once and the FIFA Club World Cup once. 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 2025–26 season, the club has played a total of 6,041 competitive matches, and has competed in the top flight for 101 of their 127 seasons. Excludes matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season

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. 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. They entered The Combination in 1888, but the league was wound up before the season could be completed. 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.

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 the 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 British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. 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.

Key

Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Alliance = Football Alliance Combination = The Combination Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Prem = Premier League

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

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Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupCommunityShieldUEFAFIFATop goalscorer(s)DivisionTierPldWDLGFGAPtsPosPlayer(s)Goals1886–87R1 N/A N/A N/A1888–8912271318Roger Doughty1889–902211404520R1101890–912212375517QR21891–922212693331QR4Alf Farman201892–9313018508518R1161893–943022367214R2101894–9523015784438R1201895–96301512665733R2161896–973017563439R3251897–983016643538R2221898–99341910674343R1201899–1900342010632744QR3161900–01341416423832R1141901–02341117385328111902–03341511533838R2151903–043420653348R2151904–053424813053171905–063828902862R4251906–071381713535642R1131907–083823814852R4Winners271908–09381516586837Winners221909–10381912696145R1141910–113822724052R3201911–1238131114456037R4Winners231912–13381911694346R3221913–14381517526236R1Not eligible151914–15381217466230R1101915–191919–2042131415545040R2141920–2142151017646840R1Teddy Partridge1921–22421222417328R1151922–23242171411513648R2141923–2442131415524440R2Not eligible141924–25422311572357R1141925–261421917667344SF201926–2742131415526440R3191927–28421619728039R6241928–2942141315667641R4201929–30421519678838R3Not eligibleJoe Spence121930–31427827531152222ndR4201931–322421717717242R3191932–3342151314716843R3111933–34421422598534R31934–35422315765550R4191935–36422212854356R4231936–37142101220557832R4151937–382422211825053R5Tommy Bamford151938–39142111615576538R3Not eligible121939–401940–451945–46R4 Jack RowleyBilly Wrigglesworth1946–47422212955456R4281947–48421914814852Winners281948–4942211110774453SFRunners-up291949–5042181410694450R6231950–51422410744056R6231951–52422311955257R3301952–5342181014697246R5Winners181953–5442181212735848R3231954–55422015847447R4211955–56422510835160R3251956–5742281035464Winners341957–5842161115857543Winners231958–594224111036655R3291959–604219161028045R5321960–61421815887645R4R2211961–62421518727539SF171962–6342121020678134Winners291963–64422312906253SFN/ARunners-up461964–654226893961SFN/A391965–66421815845951SFN/AShared331966–67422412844560R4R2251967–68422410895556R3N/AShared321968–694215121557534211thR6N/A301969–7042141711666145Third placeSF231970–7142161115656643R3SF211971–7242191013696148R6R4261972–7342121317446037R3R31973–7442101220384832R4R2Sammy McIlroy1974–7524226663061R3SFStuart Pearson181975–761422310684256R4151976–7742181113716247WinnersR5221977–7842161016676342R4R2Shared191978–7942151512606345R3171979–80422410653558R3R3131980–81421518513648R4R2151981–82422212592978R3R2131982–8342191310563870Winners191983–84422014714174R3R4Winners191984–8542221010774776WinnersR3241985–8642221010703676R5R4Runners-up Ban onEnglish teams181986–8742141414524556R4R3161987–88402312713881R5R5311988–8938131213453551R6R3Brian McClair161989–90381316464748WinnersR3151990–9138161210584559R5SharedBrian McClair211991–92422115633378R4Winners241992–93422412673184R5R3161993–94422711803892WinnersWinners251994–95422610772888R3Winners151995–96 3825733582WinnersR2191996–97382112764475R4R4Winners191997–983823732677R5R3Winners251998–99382213803779WinnersR5Runners-up293828739745911stR3Runners-up242000–013824793180R4R4Runners-up212001–023824874577R4R3Runners-up362002–033825743483R5442003–043823643575WinnersR4Winners302004–05382211582677SFRunners-up172005–063825723483R5Winners242006–073828832789R4Cristiano Ronaldo232007–083827802287R6R3Winners422008–093828682490SFWinnersWinners262009–103827862885R3WinnersRunners-up342010–11382311783780SFR5Winners212011–12382855893389R4R5Winners342012–13382855864389R6R4302013–14381912644364R3SFWinners192014–15382010623770R6R2142015–16381910493566WinnersR4172016–173818155542969R6WinnersWinners282017–18Prem382567682881Runners-upR5272018–19Prem3819910655466R6R3162019–20Prem3818128663666SFSF232020–21Prem3821116734474R6SF282021–22Prem38161012575758R4R3242022–23Prem382369584375Runners-upWinners302023–24Prem3818614575860WinnersR4162024–25Prem3811918445442R5R5Runners-up192025–26Prem3820117695071R3R2Bryan MbeumoBenjamin Šeško12

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