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. In total, United has faced 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 2025–26 season).[2][3][4] In those games United have suffered 78 league defeats,[5] which represents the most they have lost against any club, as well as conceded 301 goals—also a 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.[6] Out of the 167 league matches between Manchester United and Chelsea, 54 have been drawn (32.34%)—more than with any other club.[7]

Key

All-time league records

As of 15 March 2026[2][3][4]
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 [8]
Arsenal † 107 59 30 18 107 27 20 60 214 86 50 78 319 301 18 40.19 [5][A]
Aston Villa † 90 61 17 12 90 32 24 34 180 93 41 46 327 230 97 51.67 [6]
Barnsley 16 13 2 1 16 6 7 3 32 19 9 4 64 21 43 59.38 [9]
Birmingham City 47 30 8 9 47 13 19 15 94 43 27 24 138 101 37 45.74 [10][B]
Birmingham St George's ‡ 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 6 3 0 3 11 16 –5 50.00
Blackburn Rovers 49 28 11 10 49 17 14 18 98 45 25 28 183 140 43 45.92 [11]
Blackpool 41 27 8 6 41 18 9 14 82 45 17 20 156 98 58 54.88 [12]
Bolton Wanderers 59 33 10 16 59 19 15 25 118 52 25 41 192 156 36 44.07 [13]
Bootle ‡ 3 3 0 0 3 0 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 50.00
Bournemouth † 9 5 2 2 8 4 2 2 17 9 4 4 33 23 10 52.94 [14]
Bradford City 23 15 6 2 23 7 7 9 46 22 13 11 78 37 41 47.83 [15]
Bradford Park Avenue 9 5 0 4 9 3 1 5 18 8 1 9 30 36 –6 44.44 [16]
Brentford † 9 6 1 2 10 3 2 5 19 9 3 7 35 34 1 47.37 [17]
Brighton & Hove Albion † 13 9 1 3 12 5 1 6 25 14 2 9 40 30 10 56 [18]
Bristol City 17 9 3 5 17 5 7 5 34 14 10 10 47 39 8 41.18 [19]
Bristol Rovers 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 50.00 [20]
Burnley † 61 35 12 14 61 23 11 27 122 58 23 41 212 173 39 47.54 [21]
Burton Swifts ‡ 7 4 3 0 7 3 1 3 14 7 4 3 36 21 15 50.00 [22][23]
Burton United ‡ 6 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 12 8 3 1 29 10 19 66.67 [24][25]
Burton Wanderers ‡ 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 6 2 1 3 8 10 –2 33.33 [26]
Bury 19 9 2 8 19 10 5 4 38 19 7 12 58 46 12 50.00 [27]
Cardiff City 15 6 6 3 15 9 2 4 30 15 8 7 59 42 17 50.00 [28]
Charlton Athletic 28 20 5 3 28 15 6 7 56 35 11 10 113 59 54 62.50 [29]
Chelsea † 84 35 30 19 83 31 23 28 167 66 54 47 264 204 60 39.52 [7]
Chesterfield 10 10 0 0 10 3 1 6 20 13 1 6 41 22 19 65.00 [30][C]
Coventry City 37 23 8 6 37 16 8 13 74 39 16 19 124 70 54 52.7 [31]
Crewe Alexandra 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 15 1 14 100.00 [32]
Crystal Palace † 29 20 3 6 29 14 9 6 58 34 12 12 95 54 41 58.62 [33]
Darwen ‡ 6 4 1 1 6 2 2 2 12 6 3 3 27 13 14 50.00 [34]
Derby County 45 24 10 11 45 12 17 16 90 36 27 27 157 136 21 40.00 [35]
Doncaster Rovers 4 3 1 0 4 1 2 1 8 4 3 1 19 6 13 50.00 [36]
Everton † 97 55 25 17 97 32 22 43 194 87 47 60 303 267 36 44.85 [37][38]
Fulham † 40 32 5 3 40 18 12 10 80 50 17 13 158 85 73 62.5 [39][40]
Gainsborough Trinity 10 8 2 0 10 5 3 2 20 13 5 2 36 14 22 65.00 [41]
Glossop North End 7 6 1 0 7 5 1 1 14 11 2 1 34 10 24 78.57 [42][D]
Grimsby Town 18 12 2 4 18 4 4 10 36 16 6 14 64 63 1 40.48 [43]
Huddersfield Town 23 13 9 1 23 7 7 9 46 20 16 10 85 64 21 43.48 [44]
Hull City 13 11 2 0 13 6 3 4 26 17 5 4 52 24 28 65.38 [45]
Ipswich Town 26 17 4 5 26 8 6 12 52 25 10 17 84 64 19 48.08 [46]
Leeds City ‡ 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 –1 50.00 [47]
Leeds United † 50 23 18 9 51 19 17 15 101 42 35 24 150 110 40 41.58 [48]
Leicester City 66 44 15 7 66 23 16 27 132 67 31 34 263 172 91 50.76 [49][E]
Leyton Orient 6 3 3 0 6 3 1 2 12 6 4 2 18 8 10 50.00 [50][F]
Lincoln City 14 10 3 1 14 3 1 10 28 13 4 11 46 40 6 46.43 [51][52]
Liverpool † 92 44 29 19 93 26 23 43 185 70 53 62 248 253 –5 37.84 [53]
Loughborough ‡ 5 5 0 0 5 2 2 1 10 7 2 1 29 7 22 70.00 [54]
Long Eaton Rangers ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 5 100.00
Luton Town 20 19 0 1 20 10 7 3 40 29 7 4 91 27 64 72.5 [55]
Manchester City † 87 36 28 23 87 32 25 30 174 68 53 53 243 244 –1 39.08 [56][G]
Middlesbrough 52 31 10 11 52 22 12 18 104 53 22 29 186 152 34 50.96 [57]
Millwall 6 5 1 0 6 3 2 1 12 8 3 1 28 7 21 66.67 [58]
Nelson 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 50.00 [59]
New Brighton Tower ‡ 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 6 4 0 2 11 6 5 66.67 [60]
Newcastle United † 86 53 22 11 86 31 19 36 172 84 41 47 322 246 76 48.84 [61]
Northampton Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 7 3 4 50.00 [62]
Norwich City 31 21 6 4 31 17 6 8 62 38 12 12 110 51 59 61.29 [63]
Nottingham Forest † 51 30 11 10 52 17 13 22 103 47 24 32 189 138 51 45.63 [64]
Notts County 24 11 9 4 24 9 5 10 48 20 14 14 74 60 14 41.67 [65]
Oldham Athletic 18 11 3 4 18 6 6 6 36 17 9 10 74 45 29 47.22 [66]
Oxford United 4 4 0 0 4 2 0 2 8 6 0 2 18 7 11 75.00 [67]
Plymouth Argyle 6 4 1 1 6 2 1 3 12 6 2 4 20 20 0 50.00 [68]
Port Vale 18 16 1 1 18 5 4 9 36 21 5 10 76 37 39 58.33 [69][H]
Portsmouth 29 20 3 6 29 8 10 11 58 28 13 17 91 60 31 48.28 [70]
Preston North End 33 15 11 7 33 11 9 13 66 26 20 20 107 90 17 39.39 [71]
Queens Park Rangers 22 18 3 1 22 10 7 5 44 28 10 6 82 42 40 63.64 [72]
Reading 3 2 1 0 3 2 1 0 6 4 2 0 11 6 5 66.67 [73]
Rotherham County ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 3 50.00 [74]
Rotherham Town ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 10 6 4 75.00 [75]
Sheffield United 47 29 6 12 47 15 10 22 94 44 16 34 161 135 26 46.81 [76]
Sheffield Wednesday 59 37 15 7 59 15 12 32 118 52 27 39 197 161 36 44.07 [77][78][I]
South Shields ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 10 3 7 66.67 [79]
Southampton 57 35 13 9 57 23 18 16 114 58 31 25 199 125 74 50.88 [80]
Stockport County 9 7 2 0 9 2 0 7 18 9 2 7 29 18 11 50.00 [81]
Stoke City 45 26 14 5 45 13 15 17 90 39 29 22 145 106 39 43.33 [82][83][J]
Sunderland † 65 39 14 12 64 22 15 27 129 61 29 39 222 183 37 47.29 [84]
Sunderland Albion ‡ 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 3 6 10 –4 25.00
Swansea City 15 11 3 1 15 4 3 8 30 15 6 9 51 32 19 50.00 [85][86][K]
Swindon Town 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 6 4 2 50.00 [87]
Tottenham Hotspur † 89 59 15 15 89 28 31 30 178 87 46 45 285 228 57 48.88 [88]
Walsall 6 5 1 0 6 2 3 1 12 7 4 1 31 8 23 58.33 [89][90][L]
Watford 14 11 3 0 14 7 2 5 28 18 5 5 49 29 20 64.29 [91]
West Bromwich Albion 63 33 16 14 63 22 14 27 126 55 30 41 225 184 41 43.65 [92]
West Ham United † 70 47 10 13 70 18 21 31 140 65 31 44 249 174 77 46.43 [93]
Wigan Athletic 8 8 0 0 8 7 0 1 16 15 0 1 50 5 45 93.75 [94]
Wimbledon ‡ 14 9 3 2 14 7 4 3 28 16 7 5 51 26 25 57.14 [95]
Wolverhampton Wanderers † 52 33 8 11 52 17 10 25 104 50 18 36 172 144 28 48.08 [96]
York City 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 100.00 [97]

Overall record

As of match played on 15 March 2026
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 648 444 122 82 648 326 165 157 1,296 770 287 239 2,398 1,262 1,236 59.41 [2]
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 [3]
Football League Second Division 408 278 71 59 408 128 97 183 816 406 168 242 1,433 966 467 49.75 [4]
Football Alliance 33 19 7 7 33 9 5 19 66 28 12 26 146 132 14 42.42 [98]
Total 2,459 1,499 539 421 2,459 867 632 960 4,918 2,366 1,171 1,381 8,500 6,235 2,265 48.11 [98]

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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