A black-and-white photograph of a football team lining up before a match. Four players, wearing dark shirts, light shorts and dark socks, are seated. Four more players are standing immediately behind them, and three more are standing on a higher level on the back row. Two men in suits are standing either side of the players.
The Manchester United team at the start of the 1905–06 season, in which they were runners-up in the Second Division

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 1889–90 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.[1]

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. The team that Manchester United has met most in league competition is Arsenal, against whom they have contested 208 league matches (as of the end of the 2022–23 season).[2] Arsenal have also defeated Manchester United in league competition on 74 occasions,[3] which represents the most Manchester United have lost against any club. Manchester United have won 89 of their league matches against Aston Villa, the most Manchester United have won against any club.[4] Manchester United have drawn more matches with Chelsea than with any other club; out of the 162 league matches between the two teams, 53 have finished without a winner.[5][6]

Key

All-time league record

As of match played on 24 February 2024.[6][7][8]
Manchester United league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Ref(s)
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
Accrington ‡ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 0.00 [9]
Arsenal † 104 59 29 16 105 26 20 59 209 85 49 75 315 294 21 40.67 [3][A]
Aston Villa † 88 59 17 12 88 32 23 33 176 91 40 45 321 227 94 51.7 [4]
Barnsley 16 13 2 1 16 6 7 3 32 19 9 4 64 21 43 59.38 [10]
Birmingham City 47 30 8 9 47 13 19 15 94 43 27 24 138 101 37 45.74 [6][11][B]
Birmingham St George's ‡ 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 11 16 -5 50.00 [6]
Blackburn Rovers 49 28 11 10 49 17 14 18 98 45 25 28 183 140 43 45.92 [12]
Blackpool 41 27 8 6 41 18 9 14 82 45 17 20 156 98 58 54.88 [13]
Bolton Wanderers 59 33 10 16 59 19 15 25 118 52 25 41 192 156 36 44.07 [14]
Bootle ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 50.00 [6]
Bournemouth † 7 5 1 1 6 4 0 2 13 9 1 3 26 13 13 69.23 [15]
Bradford City 23 15 6 2 23 7 7 9 46 22 13 11 78 37 41 47.83 [16]
Bradford Park Avenue 9 5 0 4 9 3 1 5 18 8 1 9 30 36 -6 44.44 [17]
Brentford † 8 5 1 2 7 3 1 3 15 8 2 5 28 25 3 53.33 [18]
Brighton & Hove Albion † 11 8 1 2 10 4 1 5 21 12 2 7 32 23 9 57.14 [19]
Bristol City 17 9 3 5 17 5 7 5 34 14 10 10 47 39 8 41.18 [20]
Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 50.00 [21]
Burnley † 59 34 11 14 60 23 10 27 119 57 21 41 206 168 38 47.9 [22]
Burton Swifts ‡ 7 4 3 0 7 3 1 3 14 7 4 3 36 21 15 50.00 [6][23]
Burton United ‡ 6 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 12 8 3 1 29 10 19 66.67 [24]
Burton Wanderers ‡ 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 6 2 1 3 8 10 -2 33.33 [25]
Bury ‡ 19 9 2 8 19 10 5 4 38 19 7 12 58 46 12 50.00 [26]
Cardiff City 15 6 6 3 15 9 2 4 30 15 8 7 59 42 17 50.00 [27]
Charlton Athletic 28 20 5 3 28 15 6 7 56 35 11 10 113 59 54 62.50 [28]
Chelsea † 82 34 29 19 81 31 24 26 163 65 53 45 258 197 61 39.88 [5]
Chesterfield 10 10 0 0 10 3 1 6 20 13 1 6 41 22 19 65.00 [29][C]
Coventry City 37 23 8 6 37 16 8 13 74 39 16 19 124 70 54 52.70 [30]
Crewe Alexandra 5 4 0 1 5 4 1 0 10 8 1 1 32 11 21 80.00 [6][31]
Crystal Palace † 27 19 3 5 26 13 8 5 53 32 11 10 91 46 45 60.38 [32]
Darwen ‡ 8 6 1 1 8 2 2 4 16 8 3 5 35 22 13 50.00 [6][33]
Derby County 45 24 10 11 45 12 17 16 90 36 27 27 157 136 21 40.00 [34]
Doncaster Rovers 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 19 6 13 50.00 [35]
Everton † 94 53 25 16 95 31 21 43 189 84 46 59 283 257 26 44.44 [36]
Fulham † 38 30 5 3 38 17 11 10 76 47 16 13 151 80 71 61.84 [37]
Gainsborough Trinity 10 8 2 0 10 5 3 2 20 13 5 2 36 14 22 65.00 [38]
Glossop North End 7 6 1 0 7 5 1 1 14 11 2 1 34 10 24 78.57 [39][D]
Grimsby Town 21 13 3 5 21 4 5 12 42 17 8 17 73 80 -7 40.48 [6][40]
Huddersfield Town 23 13 9 1 23 7 7 9 46 20 16 10 85 64 21 43.48 [41]
Hull City 13 11 2 0 13 6 3 4 26 17 5 4 52 24 28 65.38 [42]
Ipswich Town 25 16 4 5 25 8 5 12 50 24 9 17 80 61 19 48.00 [43]
Leeds City ‡ 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 50.00 [44]
Leeds United 50 23 18 9 50 19 16 15 100 42 34 24 149 109 40 42.00 [45]
Leicester City 65 43 15 7 65 22 16 27 130 65 31 34 257 172 85 50.00 [46][E]
Leyton Orient 6 3 3 0 6 3 1 2 12 6 4 2 18 8 10 50.00 [47][F]
Lincoln City 15 11 3 1 15 4 1 10 30 15 4 11 62 42 20 50.00 [6][48]
Liverpool † 90 44 28 18 91 25 23 43 181 69 51 61 242 245 -3 38.12 [49]
Loughborough ‡ 5 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 1 29 7 22 70.00 [50]
Long Eaton Rangers ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 100.00 [6]
Luton Town † 20 19 0 1 20 10 7 3 40 29 7 4 91 27 64 72.5 [51]
Manchester City † 85 35 27 23 84 31 25 28 169 66 52 51 238 237 1 39.05 [52][6][G]
Middlesbrough 52 31 10 11 52 22 12 18 104 53 22 29 186 152 34 50.96 [53]
Millwall 6 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 12 8 3 1 28 7 21 66.67 [54]
Nelson 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 50.00 [55]
New Brighton Tower ‡ 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 66.67 [56]
Newcastle United † 83 51 22 10 84 31 19 34 167 82 41 44 316 236 80 49.1 [57]
Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 50.00 [58]
Norwich City 31 21 6 4 31 17 6 8 62 38 12 12 110 51 59 61.29 [59]
Nottingham Forest † 50 30 11 9 50 17 12 21 100 47 23 30 182 130 52 47 [6][60]
Notts County 24 11 9 4 24 9 5 10 48 20 14 14 74 60 14 41.67 [61]
Oldham Athletic 18 11 3 4 18 6 6 6 36 17 9 10 74 45 29 47.22 [62]
Oxford United 4 4 0 0 4 2 0 2 8 6 0 2 18 7 11 75.00 [63]
Plymouth Argyle 6 4 1 1 6 2 1 3 12 6 2 4 20 20 0 50.00 [64]
Port Vale 18 16 1 1 18 5 4 9 36 21 5 10 76 37 39 58.33 [65][H]
Portsmouth 29 20 3 6 29 8 10 11 58 28 13 17 91 60 31 48.28 [66]
Preston North End 33 15 11 7 33 11 9 13 66 26 20 20 107 90 17 39.39 [67]
Queens Park Rangers 22 18 3 1 22 10 7 5 44 28 10 6 82 42 40 63.64 [68]
Reading 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 11 6 5 66.67 [69]
Rotherham Town ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 10 6 4 75.00 [70]
Rotherham County ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 50.00 [71]
Sheffield United † 46 28 6 12 47 15 10 22 93 43 16 34 157 133 24 46.24 [72]
Sheffield Wednesday 59 37 15 7 59 15 12 32 118 52 27 39 197 161 36 44.07 [6][73][I]
South Shields ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 10 3 7 66.67 [74]
Southampton 56 34 13 9 56 22 18 16 112 56 31 25 193 124 69 50.00 [75]
Stockport County 9 7 2 0 9 2 0 7 18 9 2 7 29 18 11 50.00 [76]
Stoke City 45 26 14 5 45 13 15 17 90 39 29 22 145 106 39 43.33 [6][77][J]
Sunderland 64 38 14 12 64 22 15 27 128 60 29 39 220 183 37 46.88 [78]
Sunderland Albion ‡ 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 6 10 -4 25.00 [6]
Swansea City 15 11 3 1 15 4 3 8 30 15 6 9 51 32 19 50.00 [79][K]
Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 50.00 [80]
Tottenham Hotspur † 87 58 15 14 87 28 30 29 174 86 45 43 281 222 59 49.43 [81]
Walsall 9 7 2 0 9 3 3 3 18 10 5 3 46 19 27 55.56 [6][82][L]
Watford 14 11 3 0 14 7 2 5 28 18 5 5 49 29 20 64.29 [83]
West Bromwich Albion 63 33 16 14 63 22 14 27 126 55 30 41 225 184 41 43.65 [84]
West Ham United † 68 47 9 12 68 18 20 30 136 65 29 42 246 168 78 47.79 [85]
Wigan Athletic 8 8 0 0 8 7 0 1 16 15 0 1 50 5 45 93.75 [86]
Wimbledon ‡ 14 9 3 2 14 7 4 3 28 16 7 5 51 26 25 57.14 [87]
Wolverhampton Wanderers † 50 33 7 10 50 16 10 24 100 49 17 34 167 139 28 49 [88]
York City 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 100.00 [89]

Overall record

As of match played on 24 February 2024.
Manchester United F.C. overall league record by competition
Competition Home Away Total Win% Ref(s)
Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA GD
Premier League 608 424 114 70 608 316 151 141 1,216 740 265 211 2,279 1,145 1,134 60.86 [90]
Football League First Division 1,370 758 339 273 1,370 404 365 601 2,740 1,162 704 874 4,523 3,875 648 42.41 [90]
Football League Second Division 408 278 71 59 408 128 97 183 816 406 168 242 1,433 966 467 49.75 [90]
Football Alliance 33 19 7 7 33 9 5 19 66 28 12 26 146 132 14 42.42 [6]
Total 2,419 1,479 531 408 2,419 857 618 944 4,838 2,336 1,149 1,353 8,381 6,118 2,263 48.28 [6][90]

Footnotes

A. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
B. ^ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
C. ^ Record against Chesterfield Town included
D. ^ Record against Glossop included
E. ^ Record against Leicester Fosse included
F. ^ Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included
G. ^ Record against Ardwick included
H. ^ Record against Burslem Port Vale included
I. ^ Record against The Wednesday included
J. ^ Record against Stoke included
K. ^ Record against Swansea Town included
L. ^ Record against Walsall Town Swifts included

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