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List of Manchester United F.C. seasons

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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 2024–25 season, the club has played a total of 6,001 competitive matches, and has competed in the top flight for 100 of their 126 seasons.

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

Winners	Runners-up	Promoted	Relegated

Seasons

Season	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Community
Shield	UEFA
FIFA	Top goalscorer(s)	Division	Tier	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	Pos	Player(s)	Goals	1886–87	1888–89	1889–90	1890–91	1891–92	1892–93	1893–94	1894–95	1895–96	1896–97	1897–98	1898–99	1899–1900	1900–01	1901–02	1902–03	1903–04	1904–05	1905–06	1906–07	1907–08	1908–09	1909–10	1910–11	1911–12	1912–13	1913–14	1914–15	1915–19	1919–20	1920–21	1921–22	1922–23	1923–24	1924–25	1925–26	1926–27	1927–28	1928–29	1929–30	1930–31	1931–32	1932–33	1933–34	1934–35	1935–36	1936–37	1937–38	1938–39	1939–40	1940–45	1945–46	1946–47	1947–48	1948–49	1949–50	1950–51	1951–52	1952–53	1953–54	1954–55	1955–56	1956–57	1957–58	1958–59	1959–60	1960–61	1961–62	1962–63	1963–64	1964–65	1965–66	1966–67	1967–68	1968–69	1969–70	1970–71	1971–72	1972–73	1973–74	1974–75	1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79	1979–80	1980–81	1981–82	1982–83	1983–84	1984–85	1985–86	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91	1991–92	1992–93	1993–94	1994–95	1995–96	1996–97	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13	2013–14	2014–15	2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020–21	2021–22	2022–23	2023–24	2024–25	2025–26
										R1	N/A	N/A	N/A
		12				27	13	18			Roger Doughty
		22			11	40	45	20		R1		10
		22			12	37	55	17		QR2
		22	12			69	33	31		QR4	Alf Farman	20
	1	30			18	50	85	18		R1		16
	30			22	36	72	14		R2		10
	2	30	15			78	44	38		R1		20
	30	15		12	66	57	33		R2		16
	30	17			56	34	39		R3		25
	30	16			64	35	38		R2		22
	34	19		10	67	43	43		R1		20
	34	20		10	63	27	44		QR3		16
	34	14		16	42	38	32		R1		14
	34	11		17	38	53	28				11
	34	15		11	53	38	38		R2		15
	34	20			65	33	48		R2		15
	34	24			81	30	53				17
	38	28			90	28	62		R4		25
	1	38	17		13	53	56	42		R1		13
	38	23			81	48	52		R4	Winners		27
	38	15		16	58	68	37		Winners			22
	38	19		12	69	61	45		R1			14
	38	22			72	40	52		R3			20
	38	13	11	14	45	60	37		R4	Winners		23
	38	19		11	69	43	46		R3			22
	38	15		17	52	62	36		R1	Not eligible		15
	38		12	17	46	62	30		R1			10
	42	13	14	15	54	50	40		R2			14
	42	15	10	17	64	68	40		R1		Teddy Partridge
	42		12	22	41	73	28		R1			15
	2	42	17	14	11	51	36	48		R2			14
	42	13	14	15	52	44	40		R2	Not eligible		14
	42	23	11		57	23	57		R1		14
	1	42	19		17	66	73	44		SF		20
	42	13	14	15	52	64	40		R3		19
	42	16		19	72	80	39		R6			24
	42	14	13	15	66	76	41		R4			20
	42	15		19	67	88	38		R3	Not eligible	Joe Spence	12
	42	7	8	27	53	115	22	22nd	R4			20
	2	42	17		17	71	72	42		R3			19
	42	15	13	14	71	68	43		R3			11
	42	14		22	59	85	34		R3
	42	23		15	76	55	50		R4			19
	42	22	12		85	43	56		R4			23
	1	42	10	12	20	55	78	32		R4			15
	2	42	22		11	82	50	53		R5		Tommy Bamford	15
	1	42	11	16	15	57	65	38		R3	Not eligible		12
											****
									R4		Jack RowleyBilly Wrigglesworth
	42	22	12		95	54	56		R4		28
	42	19	14		81	48	52		Winners		28
	42	21	11	10	77	44	53		SF	Runners-up		29
	42	18	14	10	69	44	50		R6			23
	42	24		10	74	40	56		R6			23
	42	23	11		95	52	57		R3			30
	42	18	10	14	69	72	46		R5	Winners		18
	42	18	12	12	73	58	48		R3			23
	42	20		15	84	74	47		R4			21
	42	25	10		83	51	60		R3				25
	42	28			103	54	64			Winners			34
	42	16	11	15	85	75	43			Winners			23
	42	24		11	103	66	55		R3				29
	42	19		16	102	80	45		R5			****	32
	42	18		15	88	76	45		R4	R2				21
	42	15		18	72	75	39		SF					17
	42	12	10	20	67	81	34		Winners					29
	42	23		12	90	62	53		SF	N/A	Runners-up			46
	42	26			89	39	61		SF	N/A				39
	42	18	15		84	59	51		SF	N/A	Shared			33
	42	24	12		84	45	60		R4	R2				25
	42	24		10	89	55	56		R3	N/A	Shared		****	32
	42	15	12	15	57	53	42	11th	R6	N/A		{{plainlist	1=		30
	42	14	17	11	66	61	45		Third place	SF				23
	42	16	11	15	65	66	43		R3	SF				21
	42	19	10	13	69	61	48		R6	R4				26
	42	12	13	17	44	60	37		R3	R3
	42	10	12	20	38	48	32		R4	R2			Sammy McIlroy
	2	42	26			66	30	61		R3	SF			Stuart Pearson	18
	1	42	23	10		68	42	56			R4				15
	42	18	11	13	71	62	47		Winners	R5				22
	42	16	10	16	67	63	42		R4	R2	Shared			19
	42	15	15	12	60	63	45			R3				17
	42	24	10		65	35	58		R3	R3				13
	42	15	18		51	36	48		R4	R2				15
	42	22	12		59	29	78		R3	R2				13
	42	19	13	10	56	38	70		Winners					19
	42	20	14		71	41	74		R3	R4	Winners			19
	42	22	10	10	77	47	76		Winners	R3				24
	42	22	10	10	70	36	76		R5	R4	Runners-up	Ban on
English teams		18
	42	14	14	14	52	45	56		R4	R3			16
	40	23	12		71	38	81		R5	R5			31
	38	13	12	13	45	35	51		R6	R3		Brian McClair	16
	38	13		16	46	47	48		Winners	R3			15
	38	16	12	10	58	45	59		R5		Shared		Brian McClair	21
	42	21	15		63	33	78		R4	Winners		{{plainlist	1=		24
	42	24	12		67	31	84		R5	R3				16
	42	27	11		80	38	92		Winners		Winners			25
	42	26	10		77	28	88			R3	Winners			15
	38	25			73	35	82		Winners	R2				19
	38	21	12		76	44	75		R4	R4	Winners		{{sortname	Ole Gunnar	Solskjær	Solskjaer, Ole Gunnar}}	19
	38	23			73	26	77		R5	R3	Winners			25
	38	22	13		80	37	79		Winners	R5	Runners-up		****	29
	38	28	7	3	97	45	91	1st		R3	Runners-up	{{plainlist	1=		24
	38	24			79	31	80		R4	R4	Runners-up			21
	38	24			87	45	77		R4	R3	Runners-up			36
	38	25			74	34	83		R5				****	44
	38	23			64	35	75		Winners	R4	Winners			30
	38	22	11		58	26	77			SF	Runners-up			17
	38	25			72	34	83		R5	Winners				24
	38	28			83	27	89			R4			Cristiano Ronaldo	23
	38	27			80	22	87		R6	R3	Winners		****	42
	38	28			68	24	90		SF	Winners	Winners	{{plainlist	1=		26
	38	27			86	28	85		R3	Winners	Runners-up			34
	38	23	11		78	37	80		SF	R5	Winners		****	21
	38	28	5	5	89	33	89	2nd	R4	R5	Winners	{{plainlist	1=		34
	38	28	5	5	86	43	89	1st	R6	R4		{{plainlist	1=	****	30
	38	19		12	64	43	64		R3	SF	Winners	{{plainlist	1=		19
	38	20	10		62	37	70		R6	R2				14
	38	19		10	49	35	66		Winners	R4		{{plainlist	1=		17
	38	18	15	5	54	29	69	06	6th	R6	Winners	Winners	{{plainlist	1=		28
Prem	38	25	6	7	68	28	81	2nd	Runners-up	R5		{{plainlist	1=		27
Prem	38	19	9	10	65	54	66	06	6th	R6	R3		{{plainlist	1=		16
Prem	38	18	12	8	66	36	66	03	3rd	SF	SF		{{plainlist	1=		23
Prem	38	21	11	6	73	44	74	2nd	R6	SF		{{plainlist	1=		28
Prem	38	16	10	12	57	57	58	06	6th	R4	R3		{{plainlist	1=		24
Prem	38	23	6	9	58	43	75	03	3rd	Runners-up	Winners		{{plainlist	1=		30
Prem	38	18	6	14	57	58	60	08	8th	Winners	R4		{{plainlist	1=		16
Prem	38	11	9	18	44	54	42	15	15th	R5	R5	Runners-up			19
Prem	21	8	8	5	36	32	32	7th	R3	R2

Notes

References

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"Won, Drawn, Lost". Barn End Media.
Murphy, Alex. (2006). "The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United". [[Orion Publishing Group.
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