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 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.
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. In total, Red Devils had 88 different league opponents.
The team that Manchester United has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 214 league matches (as of the end of the season). In those games United have suffered 78 league defeats, which represents the most they have lost against any club, as well as conceded 301 goals – also club record. Manchester United have won more league matches (93) and scored more league goals (327) against Aston Villa than they have against any other club. Out of the 168 league matches between Manchester United and Chelsea, 54 have been drawn (%) – more than with any other club.
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 and 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. Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2026–27 Premier League alongside Manchester United. 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; GD = Goal difference; of total matches won
All-time league records
+Manchester United league record by opponentClubHomeAwayTotalPldWDLPldWDLPldWDLGFGAGDWin%Accrington 101010102020550Arsenal 10759301810727206021486507831930118 Aston Villa 906117129032243418093414632723097Barnsley16132116673321994642143Birmingham City473089471319159443272413810137 Birmingham St George's 3201310263031116–5Blackburn Rovers49281110491714189845252818314043Blackpool4127864118914824517201569858Bolton Wanderers593310165919152511852254119215636Bootle 33003012631211110Bournemouth 9522943218954352510Bradford City2315622377946221311783741Bradford Park Avenue95049315188193036–6Brentford 107121032520103737352Brighton & Hove Albion 1391313616261529433013Bristol City17935175753414101047398Bristol Rovers110010102110312Burnley613512146123112712258234121217339Burton Swifts 7430731314743362115Burton United 6510632112831291019Burton Wanderers 311131026213810–2Bury 199281910543819712584612Cardiff City1566315924301587594217Charlton Athletic282053281567563511101135954Chelsea 843530198432242816867544726520461Chesterfield10100010316201316412219 Coventry City 3723863716813743916191247054Crewe Alexandra5401541010811321121Crystal Palace 29203629149658341212955441Darwen 8611822416835352213Derby County45241011451217169036272715713621Doncaster Rovers43104121843119613Everton 975525179732224319487476030326736Fulham 40325340181210805017131588573Gainsborough Trinity1082010532201352361422Glossop North End76107511141121341024 Grimsby Town21133521451242178177380–7Huddersfield Town2313912377946201610856421Hull City 13112013634261754522428Ipswich Town 26174526861252251017846419Leeds City 10011100210134–1Leeds United 50231895018171510041352414810840Leicester City66441576623162713267313426317291 Leyton Orient633063121264218810 Lincoln City1511311541103015411624220Liverpool 9345291993262343186715362251255–4Loughborough 550052211072129722Long Eaton Rangers 110011002200615Luton Town201901201073402974912764Manchester City 8736282387322530174685353243244–1 Middlesbrough523110115222121810453222918615234Millwall651063211283128721Nelson100111002101211New Brighton Tower 3201320164021165Newcastle United 865322118631193617284414732224676Northampton Town110010102110734Norwich City312164311768623812121105159Nottingham Forest 523111105217132210448243219214052Notts County24119424951048201414746014Oldham Athletic181134186663617910744529Oxford United44004202860218711Plymouth Argyle641162131262420200Port Vale181611185493621510763739 Portsmouth292036298101158281317916031Preston North End33151173311913662620201079017Queens Park Rangers2218312210754428106824240Reading3210321064201165Rotherham Town 2200210143011064Rotherham County 110010102110413Sheffield United4729612471510229444163416113526Sheffield Wednesday59371575915123211852273919716136 South Shields 3210320164111037Southampton57351395723181611458312519912574Stockport County9720920718927291811Stoke City4526145451315179039292214510639 Sunderland 653914126522162713061303922218339Sunderland Albion 210120024103610–4Swansea City15113115438301569513219 Swindon Town110010102110642Tottenham Hotspur 895915158928313017887464528522857Walsall97209333181053461927 Watford14113014725281855492920West Bromwich Albion633316146322142712655304122518441West Ham United704710137018213114065314424917477Wigan Athletic8800870116150150545Wimbledon 149321474328167551262552338115217102510450183617214428York City110011002200312
Overall record
+Manchester United F.C. overall league record by competitionCompetition Home Away TotalWin%Ref(s)PldWDLPldWDLPldWDLGFGAGD652447122836523281671571,3047752892402,4131,2711,1421,3707583392731,3704043656012,7401,1627048744,5233,8756484082787159408128971838164061682421,4339664673319773395196628122614613214Total2,4631,5025394222,4638696349604,9262,3711,1731,3828,5156,2442,271
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