Manchester United F.C. records and statistics

Manchester United F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. 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.cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/MANCHESU.HTM |title=MANCHESTER UNITED |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=Football Club History Database ] They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956. [cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/sportscotland/asportingnation/article/0043/ |title=Hibernian reach the first European Cup semi-finals 1956 |accessdate=2008-08-04 |work=A Sporting Nation |publisher=BBC Scotland ]

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,cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/History/Postings/2003/11/FACupStatistics.htm |title=Cup Final Statistics |accessdate=2008-02-16 |date=2007-05-19 |publisher=The Football Association ] and the most Premier League titles with 10. They also have the second highest number of English top-flight titles (17), one behind Liverpool. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who has made more than 750 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 4 October 2008."

Honours

Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath L&YR in 1886. [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.8 ] 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)ref label|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. They were also the first team to win the Premier League, as well as holding the record for the most Premier League titles (10), and became the first English team to win the European Cup when they won it in 1968. Their most recent trophies came in May 2008, when they won both the Premier League and the Champions League. The only major honour that Manchester United F.C. has not yet won is the UEFA Cup. [cite web |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={EE4D6083-FCB8-4FAB-A765-75E2B0F4B4E0} |title=Trophy Room |accessdate=2007-05-28 |year=2007 |publisher=Manchester United F.C. ]

Domestic

League

* Premier League:ref label|PremierLeague|B| 10
**1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08
*First Division:ref label|PremierLeague|B| 7
**1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67
*Second Division:ref label|PremierLeague|B| 2
**1935–36, 1974–75

Cups

*FA Cup: 11
**1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
*League Cup: 2
**1992, 2006
*FA Charity/Community Shield: 17 (13 outright, 4 shared)ref label|Shared|A|
**1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008 (* joint holders)

European

*European Cup / UEFA Champions League: 3
**1968, 1999, 2008
*UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
**1991
*European Super Cup: 1
**1991

International

*Intercontinental Cup: 1
**1999

Players

"All current players are in bold"

Appearances

*Youngest first-team player: David Gaskell, 16 years 19 days (against Manchester City, Charity Shield, 24 October 1956) [cite book |last=White |first=John |title=The United Miscellany |publisher=Carlton Books |date=2007 |location=London |isbn=978-1-84442-745-1 |pages=p.66 ]
*Oldest first-team player: Billy Meredith, 46 years 281 days (against Derby County, First Division, 7 May 1921)cite book |last=Mitten |first=Andy |title=The Man Utd Miscellany |year=2007 |publisher=Vision Sports Publishing |isbn=978-1-905326-27-3 |pages=p.29 ]
*Oldest post-Second World War player: Raimond van der Gouw, 39 years 48 days (against Charlton Athletic, Premier League, 11 May 2002)
*Most consecutive League appearances: 206 – Steve Coppell, 15 January 1977 – 7 November 1981 [cite book |last=White |first=John D. T. |title=The Official Manchester United Almanac |edition=1st edition |date=2008-05-29 |publisher=Orion Books |location=London |isbn=978-0-7528-9192-7 |pages=p.17 |chapter=January ]
*Shortest appearance: 80 seconds – Nick Culkin v Arsenal, Premier League, 22 August 1999 [cite book |last=White |first=Jim |title=Manchester United: The Biography |year=2008 |publisher=Sphere |location=London |isbn=978-1-84744-088-4 |pages=p.424 |chapter=Selected Records |quote=Nick Culkin. The man with the shortest first-team career in United history, the goalkeeper replaced Raimond van der Gouw for the final 80 seconds in a 2-1 victory at Arsenal in 1999. ]

Most appearances

"Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances as substitute (in parentheses) included in total."

Internationals

*First international: Jack Powell and Tom Burke for Wales against England (26 February 1887)cite book |last=White |first=John |title=The United Miscellany |publisher=Carlton Books |date=2007 |location=London |isbn=978-1-84442-745-1 |pages=p.60 ]
**All nine of Newton Heath's international players played for Wales. 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 on 25 February 1905 against Ireland.cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/ManUnited.html |title=England Players' Club Affiliations - Manchester United |accessdate=2008-04-21 |year=2008 |publisher=England Football Online ]
*Most international caps (total): 129 – Peter Schmeichel – Denmark (70 while with the club) [cite web |url=http://www.dbu.dk/lbase/playerInfo.aspx?playerid=1554&teamtypeid=330#match |title=Peter Schmeichel |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=DBU |language=Danish ]
*Most international caps as a United player: 106 – Bobby Charlton – England

Transfers

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,cite web |url=http://red11.org/mufc/alltransfer.htm |title=United All-Time Transfer List |accessdate=2008-08-03 |first=Paul |last=Hinson |year=2004 |month=June |publisher=Red11.org ] a world record for a defender. [cite web |url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/manchester-united-fc/player-profile/661/rioferdinand.html |title=Rio Ferdinand |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=Fast Web Media Ltd ] The signing of Wayne Rooney for £27 million in 2004 set a world record for the transfer of a teenager. [cite web |url=http://www.evertonfc.com/player-profile/wayne-rooney |title=Wayne Rooney |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=Everton F.C. ]

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 striker Joe Cassidy. The club's first £1,000 sale came 12 years later with the sale of Harold Halse to Aston Villa.

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 five-fold 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.

:"Transfers in bold are also British record transfers"

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 1921cite web |url=http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/managers/managers.htm |title=Manchester United Managerial History |accessdate=2008-08-03 |first=Mark |last=Graham |publisher=MUFCINFO.com ]
*Longest-serving manager by time: Matt Busby – 24 years, 338 days in two spells from 1945 to 1969 and from 1970 to 1971
*Longest-serving manager by matches: Alex Ferguson – 1,210 matches (November 1986 to present) [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/managers/ferguson.html |title=UNITED under Sir Alex FERGUSON |accessdate=2008-07-25 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ]

Team records

Matches

*First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883 [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.7 ]
*First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, First Round, 30 October 1886 [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.9 ]
*First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888 [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.50 ]
*First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889 [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.15 ]
*First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892 [cite book |last=Shury |first=Alan |coauthors=& Landamore, Brian |title=The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. |publisher=SoccerData |date=2005 |isbn=1899468161 |pages=p.19 ]
*First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910 [cite book |last=Barnes |first=Justyn |coauthors=Adam Bostock, Cliff Butler, Jim Ferguson, David Meek, Andy Mitten, Sam Pilger, Frank Taylor OBE & Tom Tyrell |title=The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Manchester United Books |date=2001 |location=London |pages=p.44 |isbn=0-233-99964-7 ]
*First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup Preliminary Round, first leg, 12 September 1956 [cite book |last=Murphy |first=Alex |title=The Official Illustrated History of Manchester United |publisher=Orion Books |date=2006 |location=London |pages=p.73 |isbn=0-75287-603-1 ]
*First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, First Round, 19 October 1960 [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/competitions/leaguecup/matches8.html |title=United in the League Cup |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ]

Record wins

*Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/realtreat/bestandworst.html |title=Best and Worst |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ]
*Record League win: 10–1 v Wolves, First Division, 15 October 1892
*Record Premier League win: 9–0 v Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995
*Record FA Cup win: 8–0 v Yeovil Town, 12 February 1949
*Record European win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956
*Record home win 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956
*Record away win: 8–1 v Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999

Record defeats

*Record defeat: 0–7: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: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
*Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964 [cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/competitions/ecwc.html |title=United in the Cup-Winners' Cup |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk ]
*Record home defeat: 1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927
*Record away defeat: 0–7:v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926:v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930:v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931

treaks

*Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions)ref label|MajorComps|D|: 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999cite web |url=http://www.manutdzone.com/records/alltime.htm |title=Manchester United General Records |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=manutdzone.com ]
*Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches, 26 December 1998 to 25 September 1999cite book |last=Rollin |first=Glenda |coauthors=and Rollin, Jack |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-2009 |series=Sky Sports Football Yearbooks |year=2008 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-1820-9 |pages=pp.254–255 |chapter=The Clubs ]
*Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905
*Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
*Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988
*Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
*Longest scoring run (League): 27 matches, 11 October 1958 to 4 April 1959
*Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902

Wins/draws/losses in a season

*Most wins in a league season: 28 – 1905–06, 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2006–07
*Most draws in a league season: 18 – 1980–81
*Most defeats in a league season: 27 – 1930–31
*Fewest wins in a league season: 6 – 1892–93, 1893–94cite web |url=http://www.fchd.info/NEWTONH.HTM |title=NEWTON HEATH |accessdate=2008-08-03 |publisher=Football Club History Database ]
*Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1893–94
*Fewest defeats in a league season: 3 – 1998–99, 1999–2000

Goals

*Most League goals scored in a season: 103 – 1956–57, 1958–59
*Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 97 – 1999–2000
*Fewest League goals scored in a season: 36 – 1893–94
*Most League goals conceded in a season: 115 – 1930–31
*Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 22 – 2007–08 [cite news |first=Ben |last=Hibbs |title=Defence on for record |url=http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid={B4CEE8FA-9A47-47BC-B069-3F7A2F35DB70}&newsid=546310 |publisher=Manchester United F.C. |date=2008-04-03 |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]

Points

*Most points in a season::Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57:Three points for a win:::92 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1993–94::91 in 38 matches, Premier League, 1999–2000

*Fewest points in a season::Two points for a win:::22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31::14 in 30 matches, First Division, 1893–94:Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90

Attendances

*Record home attendance: 83,250 v Arsenal at Maine Road,ref label|OldTrafford|E| First Division, 7 January 1948
*Record home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007ref label|LeagueRecord|F|
*Record away attendance: 135,000 v Real Madrid, European Cup, 11 April 1957

eason-by-season performance

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. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/AboutTheShield/ |title=The Shield - A brief history |accessdate=2008-08-04 |publisher=The Football Association ] :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 all their home games at Maine Road, the home of Manchester City. [cite book |last=Barnes |first=Justyn |coauthors=Adam Bostock, Cliff Butler, Jim Ferguson, David Meek, Andy Mitten, Sam Pilger, Frank Taylor OBE & Tom Tyrell |title=The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Manchester United Books |date=2001 |location=London |pages=p.44 |isbn=0-233-99964-7 ] :F. This is also the Premier League's record attendance.

References

External links

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