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Season By Season League Stats
Review every recorded Manchester United season from Newton Heath to the Premier League era, with league finishes, cup runs and the leading goalscorer for each campaign.
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The winner column is the English top-flight champion. In seasons when United played below the top flight, United's own division and position remain shown alongside the top-flight winner.
One complete archive, ten landmark articles
All 128 recorded campaigns are preserved in the searchable table and interactive chart on this page. Ten landmark seasons also have standalone, source-led articles. Other campaign URLs have been consolidated here so readers receive the complete record without navigating through repetitive generated pages.
128league seasons listed
20English league titles
3longest title streak
3rdlatest listed finish
League Position Over Time
Position is plotted with 1st at the top. The abandoned 1939-40 season is included in the table but omitted from the trend line.
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Use the chart to inspect United's final league position and the English top-flight champion for each season.
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Season Table
128 seasons shown
| Season | Division | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Top scorer | League winner | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-89 | Combination | Not recorded | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 18 | Jack Doughty; Roger Doughty (6) | Preston North End | |
| 1889-90 | Alliance | 8th | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 20 | Willie Stewart (10) | Preston North End | |
| 1890-91 | Alliance | 9th | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 37 | 55 | 17 | Bob Ramsay (7) | Everton | |
| 1891-92 | Alliance | 2nd | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 33 | 31 | Bob Donaldson; Alf Farman (20) | Sunderland | |
| 1892-93 | Div 1 | 16th | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 18 | Bob Donaldson (16) | Sunderland | |
| 1893-94 | Div 1 relegated | 16th | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 14 | Bob Donaldson (10) | Aston Villa | |
| 1894-95 | Div 2 | 3rd | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 44 | 38 | Dick Smith (20) | Sunderland | |
| 1895-96 | Div 2 | 6th | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 66 | 57 | 33 | Joe Cassidy (16) | Aston Villa | |
| 1896-97 | Div 2 | 2nd | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 39 | Joe Cassidy (25) | Aston Villa | |
| 1897-98 | Div 2 | 4th | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 35 | 38 | Henry Boyd (22) | Sheffield United | |
| 1898-99 | Div 2 | 4th | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 43 | Joe Cassidy (20) | Aston Villa | |
| 1899-1900 | Div 2 | 4th | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 44 | Joe Cassidy (16) | Aston Villa | |
| 1900-01 | Div 2 | 10th | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 42 | 38 | 32 | Tommy Leigh (14) | Liverpool | |
| 1901-02 | Div 2 | 15th | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 53 | 28 | Stephen Preston (11) | Sunderland | |
| 1902-03 | Div 2 | 5th | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 38 | Jack Peddie (15) | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1903-04 | Div 2 | 3rd | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 48 | Tommy Arkesden (15) | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1904-05 | Div 2 | 3rd | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 30 | 53 | Jack Peddie (17) | Newcastle United | |
| 1905-06 | Div 2 promoted | 2nd | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 90 | 28 | 62 | Jack Picken (25) | Liverpool | |
| 1906-07 | Div 1 | 8th | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 56 | 42 | George Wall (13) | Newcastle United | |
| 1907-08 | Div 1 | 1st | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 52 | Sandy Turnbull (27) | Manchester United | Open season article |
| 1908-09 | Div 1 | 13th | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 37 | Jimmy Turnbull (22) | Newcastle United | |
| 1909-10 | Div 1 | 5th | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 | 61 | 45 | George Wall (14) | Aston Villa | |
| 1910-11 | Div 1 | 1st | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 40 | 52 | Enoch West (20) | Manchester United | |
| 1911-12 | Div 1 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 60 | 37 | Enoch West (23) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1912-13 | Div 1 | 4th | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 46 | Enoch West (22) | Sunderland | |
| 1913-14 | Div 1 | 14th | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 36 | George Anderson (15) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1914-15 | Div 1 | 18th | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 62 | 30 | George Anderson (10) | Everton | |
| 1919-20 | Div 1 | 12th | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 50 | 40 | Joe Spence (14) | West Bromwich Albion | |
| 1920-21 | Div 1 | 13th | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 40 | Tom Miller; Teddy Partridge (8) | Burnley | |
| 1921-22 | Div 1 relegated | 22nd | 42 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 73 | 28 | Joe Spence (15) | Liverpool | |
| 1922-23 | Div 2 | 4th | 42 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 36 | 48 | Ernie Goldthorpe (14) | Liverpool | |
| 1923-24 | Div 2 | 14th | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 44 | 40 | Arthur Lochhead (14) | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1924-25 | Div 2 promoted | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 23 | 57 | William Henderson (14) | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1925-26 | Div 1 | 9th | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 66 | 73 | 44 | Frank McPherson (20) | Huddersfield Town | |
| 1926-27 | Div 1 | 15th | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 52 | 64 | 40 | Joe Spence (19) | Newcastle United | |
| 1927-28 | Div 1 | 18th | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 39 | Joe Spence (24) | Everton | |
| 1928-29 | Div 1 | 12th | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 66 | 76 | 41 | Jimmy Hanson (20) | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1929-30 | Div 1 | 17th | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 67 | 88 | 38 | Harry Rowley; Joe Spence (12) | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 1930-31 | Div 1 relegated | 22nd | 42 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 53 | 115 | 22 | Tommy Reid (20) | Arsenal | |
| 1931-32 | Div 2 | 12th | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 42 | Joe Spence (19) | Everton | |
| 1932-33 | Div 2 | 6th | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 68 | 43 | Bill Ridding (11) | Arsenal | |
| 1933-34 | Div 2 | 20th | 42 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 59 | 85 | 34 | Neil Dewar (8) | Arsenal | |
| 1934-35 | Div 2 | 5th | 42 | 23 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 55 | 50 | George Mutch (19) | Arsenal | |
| 1935-36 | Div 2 promoted | 1st | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 43 | 56 | George Mutch (23) | Sunderland | |
| 1936-37 | Div 1 relegated | 21st | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 78 | 32 | Tommy Bamford (15) | Manchester City | |
| 1937-38 | Div 2 promoted | 2nd | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 50 | 53 | Harry Baird; Tommy Bamford (15) | Arsenal | |
| 1938-39 | Div 1 | 14th | 42 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 38 | Jimmy Hanlon (12) | Everton | |
| 1939-40 | Div 1 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Billy Bryant (2) | No official champion | |
| 1946-47 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 95 | 54 | 56 | Jack Rowley (28) | Liverpool | |
| 1947-48 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 52 | Jack Rowley (28) | Arsenal | Open season article |
| 1948-49 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 77 | 44 | 53 | Jack Rowley (29) | Portsmouth | |
| 1949-50 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 69 | 44 | 50 | Jack Rowley (23) | Portsmouth | |
| 1950-51 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 74 | 40 | 56 | Stan Pearson (23) | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1951-52 | Div 1 | 1st | 42 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 95 | 52 | 57 | Jack Rowley (30) | Manchester United | |
| 1952-53 | Div 1 | 8th | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 69 | 72 | 46 | Stan Pearson (18) | Arsenal | |
| 1953-54 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 58 | 48 | Tommy Taylor (23) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1954-55 | Div 1 | 5th | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 84 | 74 | 47 | Dennis Viollet (21) | Chelsea | |
| 1955-56 | Div 1 | 1st | 42 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 83 | 51 | 60 | Tommy Taylor (25) | Manchester United | |
| 1956-57 | Div 1 | 1st | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 54 | 64 | Tommy Taylor (34) | Manchester United | |
| 1957-58 | Div 1 | 9th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 75 | 43 | Dennis Viollet (23) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Open season article |
| 1958-59 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 66 | 55 | Bobby Charlton (29) | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
| 1959-60 | Div 1 | 7th | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 102 | 80 | 45 | Dennis Viollet (32) | Burnley | |
| 1960-61 | Div 1 | 7th | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 88 | 76 | 45 | Bobby Charlton (21) | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 1961-62 | Div 1 | 15th | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 39 | David Herd (17) | Ipswich Town | |
| 1962-63 | Div 1 | 19th | 42 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 81 | 34 | Denis Law (29) | Everton | |
| 1963-64 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 53 | Denis Law (46) | Liverpool | |
| 1964-65 | Div 1 | 1st | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 89 | 39 | 61 | Denis Law (39) | Manchester United | |
| 1965-66 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 84 | 59 | 51 | David Herd (33) | Liverpool | |
| 1966-67 | Div 1 | 1st | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 84 | 45 | 60 | Denis Law (25) | Manchester United | |
| 1967-68 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 55 | 56 | George Best (32) | Manchester City | Open season article |
| 1968-69 | Div 1 | 11th | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 53 | 42 | Denis Law (30) | Leeds United | |
| 1969-70 | Div 1 | 8th | 42 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 66 | 61 | 45 | George Best (23) | Everton | |
| 1970-71 | Div 1 | 8th | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 65 | 66 | 43 | George Best (21) | Arsenal | |
| 1971-72 | Div 1 | 8th | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 61 | 48 | George Best (26) | Derby County | |
| 1972-73 | Div 1 | 18th | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 44 | 60 | 37 | Bobby Charlton (7) | Liverpool | |
| 1973-74 | Div 1 relegated | 21st | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 48 | 32 | Lou Macari; Sammy McIlroy (6) | Leeds United | |
| 1974-75 | Div 2 promoted | 1st | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 30 | 61 | Lou Macari; Stuart Pearson (18) | Derby County | |
| 1975-76 | Div 1 | 3rd | 42 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 68 | 42 | 56 | Lou Macari (15) | Liverpool | |
| 1976-77 | Div 1 | 6th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 71 | 62 | 47 | Gordon Hill (22) | Liverpool | |
| 1977-78 | Div 1 | 10th | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 67 | 63 | 42 | Gordon Hill (19) | Nottingham Forest | |
| 1978-79 | Div 1 | 9th | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 63 | 45 | Jimmy Greenhoff (17) | Liverpool | |
| 1979-80 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 65 | 35 | 58 | Joe Jordan (13) | Liverpool | |
| 1980-81 | Div 1 | 8th | 42 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 51 | 36 | 48 | Joe Jordan (15) | Aston Villa | |
| 1981-82 | Div 1 | 3rd | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 78 | Frank Stapleton (13) | Liverpool | |
| 1982-83 | Div 1 | 3rd | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 70 | Frank Stapleton (19) | Liverpool | |
| 1983-84 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 71 | 41 | 74 | Frank Stapleton (19) | Liverpool | |
| 1984-85 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 47 | 76 | Mark Hughes (24) | Everton | |
| 1985-86 | Div 1 | 4th | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 36 | 76 | Mark Hughes (18) | Liverpool | |
| 1986-87 | Div 1 | 11th | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 45 | 56 | Peter Davenport (16) | Everton | |
| 1987-88 | Div 1 | 2nd | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 38 | 81 | Brian McClair (31) | Liverpool | |
| 1988-89 | Div 1 | 11th | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | 35 | 51 | Mark Hughes; Brian McClair (16) | Arsenal | |
| 1989-90 | Div 1 | 13th | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 47 | 48 | Mark Hughes (15) | Liverpool | |
| 1990-91 | Div 1 | 6th | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 59 | Mark Hughes; Brian McClair (21) | Arsenal | |
| 1991-92 | Div 1 | 2nd | 42 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 63 | 33 | 78 | Brian McClair (24) | Leeds United | |
| 1992-93 | Prem | 1st | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 67 | 31 | 84 | Mark Hughes (16) | Manchester United | Open season article |
| 1993-94 | Prem | 1st | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 38 | 92 | Eric Cantona (25) | Manchester United | |
| 1994-95 | Prem | 2nd | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 77 | 28 | 88 | Andrei Kanchelskis (15) | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 1995-96 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 73 | 35 | 82 | Eric Cantona (19) | Manchester United | |
| 1996-97 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 76 | 44 | 75 | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (19) | Manchester United | |
| 1997-98 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 26 | 77 | Andy Cole (25) | Arsenal | |
| 1998-99 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 80 | 37 | 79 | Dwight Yorke (29) | Manchester United | Open season article |
| 1999-2000 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 45 | 91 | Dwight Yorke (24) | Manchester United | |
| 2000-01 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 79 | 31 | 80 | Teddy Sheringham (21) | Manchester United | |
| 2001-02 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 87 | 45 | 77 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (36) | Arsenal | |
| 2002-03 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 74 | 34 | 83 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (44) | Manchester United | |
| 2003-04 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 35 | 75 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (30) | Arsenal | |
| 2004-05 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 58 | 26 | 77 | Wayne Rooney (17) | Chelsea | |
| 2005-06 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 72 | 34 | 83 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (24) | Chelsea | |
| 2006-07 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 83 | 27 | 89 | Wayne Rooney; Cristiano Ronaldo (23) | Manchester United | |
| 2007-08 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 80 | 22 | 87 | Cristiano Ronaldo (42) | Manchester United | Open season article |
| 2008-09 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 24 | 90 | Cristiano Ronaldo (26) | Manchester United | |
| 2009-10 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 86 | 28 | 85 | Wayne Rooney (34) | Chelsea | |
| 2010-11 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 78 | 37 | 80 | Dimitar Berbatov (21) | Manchester United | |
| 2011-12 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 33 | 89 | Wayne Rooney (34) | Manchester City | |
| 2012-13 | Prem | 1st | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 86 | 43 | 89 | Robin van Persie (30) | Manchester United | Open season article |
| 2013-14 | Prem | 7th | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 43 | 64 | Wayne Rooney (19) | Manchester City | |
| 2014-15 | Prem | 4th | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 37 | 70 | Wayne Rooney (14) | Chelsea | |
| 2015-16 | Prem | 5th | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 66 | Anthony Martial (17) | Leicester City | |
| 2016-17 | Prem | 6th | 38 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 54 | 29 | 69 | Zlatan Ibrahimovic (28) | Chelsea | |
| 2017-18 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 28 | 81 | Romelu Lukaku (27) | Manchester City | |
| 2018-19 | Prem | 6th | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 65 | 54 | 66 | Paul Pogba (16) | Manchester City | |
| 2019-20 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 66 | 36 | 66 | Anthony Martial (23) | Liverpool | |
| 2020-21 | Prem | 2nd | 38 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 73 | 44 | 74 | Bruno Fernandes (28) | Manchester City | |
| 2021-22 | Prem | 6th | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 58 | Cristiano Ronaldo (24) | Manchester City | |
| 2022-23 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 75 | Marcus Rashford (30) | Manchester City | |
| 2023-24 | Prem | 8th | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 57 | 58 | 60 | Rasmus Hojlund (16) | Manchester City | |
| 2024-25 | Prem | 15th | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 54 | 42 | Bruno Fernandes (19) | Liverpool | Open season article |
| 2025-26 | Prem | 3rd | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 50 | 71 | Bryan Mbeumo; Benjamin Sesko (12) | Arsenal | Open season article |
How to use this archive
Season By Season League Stats gathers related archive pages into one place so readers can move between eras, biographies and record sets without relying on search results or filtered states. Use the links on this page as the canonical route into the topic.
Editorial attribution: Maintained by United History editorial team. Where summaries on hub pages compress longer histories, the archive expects readers to follow through to the underlying page-level source notes and corrections links.
Source hierarchy
- Manchester United official history
- Premier League archive and tables
- RSSSF English league archive, historical table cross-check.