Manchester United F.C. records and statistics
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Manchester United F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902. Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier.[1] They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.[2]
This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at Old Trafford, their home since 1910, and Maine Road, their temporary home from 1946 to 1949, are also included in the list.
The club currently holds the record for the most FA Cup triumphs with 11,[3] and the most Premier League titles with 11. They also are level with Liverpool for the highest number of English top-flight titles (18). The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who has made more than 800 appearances since his debut in 1991, and the club's record goalscorer is Bobby Charlton, who scored 249 goals in 758 games between 1956 and 1973.
All stats accurate as of match played 27 May 2009.
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[edit] Honours
Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath L&YR in 1886.[4] Their first national senior honour came in 1908, when they won the 1907–08 Football League First Division title. The club also won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of the number of trophies won, the 1990s was Manchester United's most successful decade, during which time they won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared)[A], one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.
The club currently holds the record for the most FA Cups, with 11, and the record for the most FA Cup Final appearances, with 18.[3] They were also the first team to win the Premier League, as well as holding the record for the most Premier League titles (11), and became the first English team to win the European Cup when they won it in 1968. Their most recent trophy came in May 2009, when they won the Premier League. The only major honour that Manchester United F.C. has not yet won is the UEFA Cup.[5]
[edit] Domestic
[edit] League
[edit] Cups
- FA Cup: 11
- League Cup: 3
- FA Charity/Community Shield: 17 (13 outright, 4 shared)[A]
[edit] European
[edit] Worldwide
[edit] Players
All current players are in bold
[edit] Appearances
- Youngest first-team player: David Gaskell, 16 years 19 days (against Manchester City, Charity Shield, 24 October 1956)[6]
- Oldest first-team player: Billy Meredith, 46 years 281 days (against Derby County, First Division, 7 May 1921)[7]
- Oldest post-Second World War player: Raimond van der Gouw, 39 years 48 days (against Charlton Athletic, Premier League, 11 May 2002)[7]
- Most consecutive League appearances: 206 – Steve Coppell, 15 January 1977 – 7 November 1981[8]
- Shortest appearance: 80 seconds – Nick Culkin v Arsenal, Premier League, 22 August 1999[9]
[edit] Most appearances
Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total.
| Name | Years | League[10] | FA Cup[11] | League Cup[12] | Europe[13] | Other[C][14] | Total[15] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ryan Giggs |
1991–present | 563 (79) | 64 (7) | 34 (6) | 129 (16) | 16 (1) | 806 (109) |
| 2 |  Bobby Charlton |
1956–1973 | 606 (2) | 78 (0) | 24 (0) | 45 (0) | 5 (0) | 758 (2) |
| 3 | Bill Foulkes |
1952–1970 | 566 (3) | 61 (0) | 3 (0) | 52 (0) | 6 (0) | 688 (3) |
| 4 | Paul Scholes |
1994–present | 416 (74) | 41 (13) | 19 (6) | 116 (15) | 13 (0) | 605 (108) |
| 5 | Gary Neville |
1992–present | 380 (18) | 46 (3) | 20 (1) | 111 (8) | 13 (2) | 570 (32) |
| 6 | Alex Stepney |
1966–1978 | 433 (0) | 44 (0) | 35 (0) | 23 (0) | 4 (0) | 539 (0) |
| 7 |  Tony Dunne |
1960–1973 | 414 (0) | 55 (1) | 21 (0) | 40 (0) | 5 (0) | 535 (1) |
| 8 | Denis Irwin |
1990–2002 | 368 (12) | 43 (1) | 31 (3) | 75 (2) | 12 (0) | 529 (18) |
| 9 | Joe Spence |
1919–1933 | 481 (0) | 29 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 510 (0) |
| 10 |  Arthur Albiston |
1974–1988 | 379 (15) | 36 (0) | 40 (2) | 27 (1) | 3 (0) | 485 (18) |
[edit] Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season in all competitions: 46 – Denis Law, 1963–64[16]
- Most League goals in a season: 32 – Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959–60[16]
- Most League goals in a 38-game season: 31 – Cristiano Ronaldo, Premier League, 2007–08[17]
- Top League scorer with fewest goals in a season: 6[18]
- Bobby Charlton, 1972–73
- Sammy McIlroy, 1973–74
- Most goals scored in a match: 6
- Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911[19]
- George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970[20]
- Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches – Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003[21]
- Fastest goal: 15 seconds – Ryan Giggs v Southampton, Premier League, 18 November 1995[22]
- Fastest hat-trick: 4 minutes – Ernie Goldthorpe v Notts County, Second Division, 10 February 1923[23]
- Fastest four goals: 13 minutes – Ole Gunnar Solskjær v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999[24]
- Most hat-tricks: 18 – Denis Law (3 November 1962 – 17 April 1971)[25]
[edit] Overall scorers
- Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
| Name | Years | League[26] | FA Cup[27] | League Cup[28] | Europe[29] | Other[C][30] | Total[31] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Charlton |
1956–1973 | 199 (606) | 19 (78) | 7 (24) | 22 (45) | 2 (5) | 249 (758) |
| 2 | Denis Law |
1962–1973 | 171 (309) | 34 (46) | 3 (11) | 28 (33) | 1 (5) | 237 (404) |
| 3 | Jack Rowley |
1937–1955 | 182 (380) | 26 (42) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (2) | 211 (424) |
| 4= | Dennis Viollet |
1952–1962 | 159 (259) | 5 (18) | 1 (2) | 13 (12) | 1 (2) | 179 (293) |
| 4= |  George Best |
1963–1974 | 137 (361) | 21 (46) | 9 (25) | 11 (34) | 1 (4) | 179 (470) |
| 6 | Joe Spence |
1919–1933 | 158 (481) | 10 (29) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 168 (510) |
| 7 | Mark Hughes |
1983–1986 1988–1995 |
120 (345) | 17 (46) | 16 (38) | 9 (33) | 1 (5) | 163 (467) |
| 8 |  Ruud van Nistelrooy |
2001–2006 | 95 (150) | 14 (14) | 2 (6) | 38 (47) | 1 (2) | 150 (219) |
| 9 | Stan Pearson |
1937–1954 | 127 (312) | 21 (30) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 148 (343) |
| 10 | Ryan Giggs |
1991–present | 103 (563) | 10 (64) | 8 (34) | 26 (129) | 1 (16) | 148 (806) |
[edit] Internationals
- First international: Jack Powell and Tom Burke for Wales against England (26 February 1887)[32]
- All nine of Newton Heath's international players played for Wales.[32] The first non-Welshman to be capped, and the first after the club's change of name to Manchester United, was Charlie Roberts, who was capped for England against Ireland on 25 February 1905.[33]
- Most international caps (total): 130 – Edwin van der Sar – Netherlands (24 while with the club)[34]
- Most international caps as a United player: 106 – Bobby Charlton – England[33]
[edit] Transfers
[edit] Highest transfer fees paid
Manchester United's record signing is Dimitar Berbatov, who signed for the club from Tottenham Hotspur for £30.75 million in September 2008. This beat the previous record of £29.1 million, which the club paid Leeds United for Rio Ferdinand in 2002,[35] a world record for a defender.[36] The signing of Wayne Rooney for £27 million in 2004 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager.[37]
| Player | From | Fee[35][38] | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dimitar Berbatov |
Tottenham Hotspur | £30.75 million | September 2008 |
| 2 | Rio Ferdinand |
Leeds United | £29.1 million | July 2002 |
| 3 |  Juan Sebastián Verón |
Lazio | £28.1 million | July 2001 |
| 4 | Wayne Rooney |
Everton | £27 million | August 2004 |
| 5 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
PSV Eindhoven | £19 million | June 2001 |
| 6 |  Anderson |
Porto | £17.3 million | July 2007 |
| 7 | Owen Hargreaves |
Bayern Munich | £17 million | May 2007 |
| 8 |  Antonio Valencia |
Wigan Athletic | £16 million | June 2009[39] |
| 9 |  Nani |
Sporting | £14.7 million | July 2007 |
| 10 | Michael Carrick |
Tottenham Hotspur | £14 million | July 2006 |
[edit] Progression of record fee paid
The first transfer for which Manchester United (then Newton Heath) had to pay a fee was the transfer of Gilbert Godsmark from Ashford in January 1900. Manchester United paid Ashford a fee of £40 for Godsmark.[35] The club's first £1,000 transfer came in 1910, when they signed Leslie Hofton from Glossop.[35] When the club signed Tommy Taylor from Barnsley in 1953, the fee was intended to be £30,000. However, Matt Busby did not want to burden the young player with the "£30,000 man" tag, and Barnsley agreed for the fee to be reduced by £1 to £29,999. Busby then took the extra pound from his wallet and gave it to the lady who had been serving the teas.[40]
Manchester United made their first £100,000 signing in August 1962 with the transfer of Denis Law from Torino for £110,000,[35] a new British record.[41] The club broke the British transfer record again in 1981 with the £1.5 million signing of Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion.[42] When Andy Cole signed for United in January 1995, the club paid £7 million, almost double their previous record of £3.75 million, which they paid for Roy Keane 18 months earlier.[35] In the summer of 2001, the club broke their transfer record twice in the space of a month, first paying PSV Eindhoven £19 million for Ruud van Nistelrooy, and then £28.1 million to Lazio for Juan Sebastián Verón.
Transfers in bold are also records for fees paid by British clubs[43][44]
| Date | Player | Bought from | Fee[35][38] |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1900 | Gilbert Godsmark |
Ashford F.C. | £40 |
| January 1903 | Alex Bell |
Ayr Parkhouse | £700 |
| July 1910 | Leslie Hofton |
Glossop | £1,000 |
| March 1914 | George Hunter |
Chelsea | £1,300 |
| September 1920 | Tom Miller |
Liverpool | £2,000 |
| November 1921 | Neil McBain |
Ayr United | £6,000 |
| February 1938 | Jack Smith |
Newcastle United | £6,500 |
| March 1949 | John Downie |
Bradford Park Avenue | £18,000 |
| March 1953 | Tommy Taylor |
Barnsley | £29,999 |
| September 1958 | Albert Quixall |
Sheffield Wednesday | £45,000 |
| August 1962 | Denis Law |
Torino | £110,000 |
| August 1968 | Willie Morgan |
Burnley | £117,000 |
| February 1972 | Martin Buchan |
Aberdeen | £125,000 |
| March 1972 | Ian Storey-Moore |
Nottingham Forest | £200,000 |
| January 1978 | Joe Jordan |
Leeds United | £350,000 |
| February 1978 | Gordon McQueen |
Leeds United | £495,000 |
| August 1979 | Ray Wilkins |
Chelsea | £825,000 |
| October 1980 | Gary Birtles |
Nottingham Forest | £1,250,000 |
| October 1981 | Bryan Robson |
West Bromwich Albion | £1,500,000 |
| June 1988 | Mark Hughes |
Barcelona | £1,800,000 |
| August 1989 | Gary Pallister |
Middlesbrough | £2,300,000 |
| September 1989 | Paul Ince |
West Ham United | £2,400,000 |
| July 1993 | Roy Keane |
Nottingham Forest | £3,750,000 |
| January 1995 | Andy Cole |
Newcastle United | £7,000,000 |
| July 1998 | Jaap Stam |
PSV Eindhoven | £10,750,000 |
| August 1998 |  Dwight Yorke |
Aston Villa | £12,600,000 |
| June 2001 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
PSV Eindhoven | £19,000,000 |
| July 2001 | Juan Sebastián Verón |
Lazio | £28,100,000 |
| July 2002 | Rio Ferdinand |
Leeds United | £29,100,000 |
| September 2008 | Dimitar Berbatov |
Tottenham Hotspur | £30,750,000 |
[edit] Highest transfer fees received
The club's record sale came in July 2009, when they sold Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid for £80 million.[35][45]
| Player | To | Fee[35][38] | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Real Madrid | £80 million | July 2009[45] |
| 2 | David Beckham |
Real Madrid | £25 million | June 2003 |
| 3 | Jaap Stam |
Lazio | £15.25 million | August 2001 |
| 4 | Juan Sebastián Verón |
Chelsea | £15 million | August 2003 |
| 5 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
Real Madrid | £10.3 million | July 2006 |
| 6 | Gabriel Heinze |
Real Madrid | £8.1 million | August 2007 |
| 7 | Andy Cole |
Blackburn Rovers | £7.5 million | December 2001 |
| 8 | Paul Ince |
Internazionale | £7 million | July 1995 |
| 9 | Alan Smith |
Newcastle United | £6.7 million | August 2007 |
| 10 |  Giuseppe Rossi |
Villarreal | £6.6 million | August 2007 |
[edit] Progression of record fee received
The first player for whom Manchester United, then Newton Heath, received a fee was William Bryant, who moved to Blackburn Rovers for just £50 in April 1900. That same month, Manchester City paid five times more for Scottish forward Joe Cassidy. The club's first £1,000 sale came 12 years later with the sale of Harold Halse to Aston Villa.[35]
The club's first British record sale came in March 1949, when Derby County paid £24,500 for Johnny Morris. However, 35 years passed before Manchester United next broke the record for the biggest sale by a British club; the sale of Ray Wilkins to Milan for £1.5 million in June 1984 was also the club's first million-pound sale. Another British record followed two years later with the sale of Mark Hughes to Barcelona for £2.5 million. The club's record sale increased fivefold in the space of two transfers over the next 15 years; first with the £7 million sale of Paul Ince to Internazionale in 1995, and then the 2001 transfer of Jaap Stam to Lazio for £15.25 million.[35] Manchester United broke the world transfer record for the first time in July 2009 with the £80 million sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid.[45]
- Transfers in bold are also British record transfers
[edit] Managerial records
- First full-time manager: Jack Robson – Robson was manager of Manchester United for 6 years and 10 months, starting on 28 December 1914, before pneumonia forced his retirement in October 1921.[46]
- Longest-serving manager by time: Matt Busby – 24 years, 338 days in two spells from 1945 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1971[46]
- Longest-serving manager by matches: Alex Ferguson – 1,276 matches (November 1986 to present)[47]
[edit] Team records
[edit] Matches
- First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883[48]
- First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, First Round, 30 October 1886[49]
- First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888[50]
- First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889[51]
- First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892[52]
- First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910[53]
- First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup Preliminary Round, first leg, 12 September 1956[54]
- First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, First Round, 19 October 1960[55]
[edit] Record wins
- Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956[56]
- Record League win: 10–1 v Wolves, First Division, 15 October 1892[56]
- Record Premier League win: 9–0 v Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995[56]
- Record FA Cup win: 8–0 v Yeovil Town, 12 February 1949[56]
- Record European win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956[56]
- Record home win 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956[56]
- Record away win: 8–1 v Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999[56]
[edit] Record defeats
- Record defeat: 0–7[56]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
- Record League defeat: 0–7[56]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
- Record FA Cup defeat: 1–7 v Burnley, First Round, 13 February 1901[56]
- Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964[57]
- Record home defeat: 1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927[56]
- Record away defeat: 0–7[56]
- v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
- v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
- v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
[edit] Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions)[D]: 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999[58]
- Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches, 26 December 1998 to 25 September 1999[59]
- Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905[59]
- Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930[59]
- Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988[59]
- Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930[59]
- Longest scoring run (League): 27 matches, 11 October 1958 to 4 April 1959[59]
- Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902[59]
- Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 14 matches, 15 November 2008 to 18 February 2009[60]
[edit] Wins/draws/losses in a season
- Most wins in a league season: 28 – 1905–06, 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2006–07[1]
- Most draws in a league season: 18 – 1980–81[1]
- Most defeats in a league season: 27 – 1930–31[1]
- Fewest wins in a league season: 6 – 1892–93, 1893–94[61]
- Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1893–94[61]
- Fewest defeats in a league season: 3 – 1998–99, 1999–2000[1]
[edit] Goals
- Most League goals scored in a season: 103 – 1956–57, 1958–59[58]
- Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 97 – 1999–2000[58]
- Fewest League goals scored in a season: 36 – 1893–94[61]
- Most League goals conceded in a season: 115 – 1930–31[1]
- Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 22 – 2007–08[62]
[edit] Points
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57[1]
- Three points for a win:
- 92 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1993–94[1]
- 91 in 38 matches, Premier League, 1999–2000[1]
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win:
- 22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31[1]
- 14 in 30 matches, First Division, 1893–94[61]
- Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90[1]
[edit] Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 83,260 v Arsenal at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 17 January 1948[63]
- Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007[58][F]
- Highest away attendance: 135,000 v Real Madrid, European Cup, 11 April 1957[58]
- Lowest post-War home league attendance: 8,456 v Stoke City at Maine Road,[E] First Division, 5 February 1947[64]
[edit] Season-by-season performance
[edit] Footnotes
- A. ^ Between 1949 and 1993, when the Charity Shield finished in a draw, the Shield would be shared by the two teams. In the 1980s and early 1990s, the Shield itself was held by each club for six months.[65]
- B. ^ The Premier League took over from the First Division as the top tier of the English football league system upon its formation in 1992. The First Division then became the second tier of English football, the Second Division became the third tier, and so on. The First Division is now known as the Football League Championship, while the Second Division is now known as Football League One.
- C. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FA Charity Shield, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Championship.
- D. ^ Major competitions include the Premier League, the FA Cup, the League Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
- E. ^ Due to bomb damage to Old Trafford, in the period between the end of the Second World War and 1949, Manchester United played their home games at Maine Road, the home of Manchester City,[66] with the exception of two FA Cup matches in the 1947–48 season, which were played at Goodison Park, Liverpool, and Leeds Road, Huddersfield, respectively.
- F. ^ This is also the Premier League's record attendance.
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