Manchester United F.C. league record by opponent

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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, which competes in the Premier League during the 2011–12 season. 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 189 league matches.[2] Arsenal have also defeated Manchester United in league competition on 67 occasions,[3] which represents the most Manchester United have lost against any club. Manchester United have won 81 of the league matches against Aston Villa, which represents the most Manchester United have won against any club.[4] Manchester United have drawn more matches with Manchester City than with any other club; out of the 151 league matches between the two teams, 50 have finished without a winner.[5][6]

Key

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 21 December 2013.[6][7][8]
Manchester United F.C. league record by opponent
Club P W D L P W D L P W D L F A Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Accrington Defunct team 101010102020550.00[9]
Arsenal Premier League team 955525159424185218979436729026241.80[3][A]
Aston Villa Premier League team 805316118128213216181374329221150.31[4]
Barnsley 16132116673321994642159.38[10]
Birmingham City 5032995013201710045292615711245.00[6][11][B]
Birmingham St George's Defunct team 320131026303111650.00[6]
Blackburn Rovers 49281110491714189845252818314045.92[12]
Blackpool 4127864118914824517201569854.88[13]
Bolton Wanderers 593310165919152511852254119215644.07[14]
Bootle Defunct team 330030126312111150.00[6]
Bradford City 2315622377946221311783747.83[15]
Bradford Park Avenue 9504931518819303644.44[16]
Brentford 5212521210424191940.00[17]
Brighton & Hove Albion 43104211852112462.50[18]
Bristol City 179351757534141010473941.18[19]
Bristol Rovers 1100101021103150.00[20]
Burnley Premier League team 5231813521782710448164018315846.15[21]
Burton Swifts Defunct team 8530831416843412550.00[6][22]
Burton United Defunct team 550052211072125870.00[23]
Burton Wanderers Defunct team 31113102621381033.33[24]
Bury 199281910543819712584650.00[25]
Cardiff City 1466214824281486543950.00[26]
Charlton Athletic 282053281567563511101135962.50[27]
Chelsea Premier League team 722924197130192214359434123317741.26[28]
Chesterfield 10100010316201316412265.00[29][C]
Coventry City 3723863716813743916191247052.70[30]
Crewe Alexandra 5401541010811321180.00[6][31]
Crystal Palace Premier League team 16122216754321976603259.38[32]
Darwen 8611822416835352250.00[6][33]
Derby County 45241011451217169036272715713640.00[34]
Doncaster Rovers 43104121843119650.00[35]
Everton Premier League team 854821168426193916974405526324243.79[36]
Fulham 33283234131110674114121347361.19[37]
Gainsborough Trinity 1082010532201352361465.00[38]
Glossop North End 76107511141121341078.57[39][D]
Grimsby Town 2113352145124217817738040.48[6][40]
Huddersfield Town 211191217684218159786042.86[41]
Hull City Premier League team 1091010424201334422165.00[42]
Ipswich Town 2516452585125024917806148.00[43]
Leeds City Defunct team 1001110021013450.00[44]
Leeds United 462117846161515923732231279840.22[45]
Leicester City Premier League team 56371365618132511255263122215149.11[46][E]
Leyton Orient 633063121264218850.00[47][F]
Lincoln City 1511311541103015411624250.00[48]
Liverpool Premier League team 804025158123193916163445422421139.13[49]
Loughborough Defunct team 550052211072129770.00[50]
Long Eaton Rangers Defunct team 11001100220061100.00[6]
Luton Town 19180119973382774882671.05[51]
Manchester City Premier League team 753325177627252415160504122020639.74[5][6][G]
Middlesbrough 513010115121121810251222918115050.00[52]
Millwall 651063211283128766.67[53]
Nelson 1001110021012150.00[54]
New Brighton Tower Defunct team 32013201640211666.67[55]
Newcastle United Premier League team 754520107427173014972374028021948.32[56]
Northampton Town 1100101021107350.00[57]
Norwich City 27186327136854311211924657.41[58]
Nottingham Forest 512813105117122210245253218314344.12[6][59]
Notts County 24119424951048201414746041.67[60]
Oldham Athletic 181134186663617910744547.22[61]
Oxford United 44004202860218775.00[62]
Plymouth Argyle 6411621312624202050.00[63]
Port Vale 181611185493621510763758.33[64][H]
Portsmouth 292036298101158281317916048.28[65]
Preston North End 33151173311913662620201079039.39[66]
Queens Park Rangers Premier League team 211731219754226106764261.90[67]
Reading 32103210642011666.67[68]
Rotherham Town Defunct team 22002101430110675.00[69]
Rotherham County Defunct team 1100101021104150.00[70]
Sheffield United 442761144139228840153314512545.45[71]
Sheffield Wednesday 59371575915123211852273919716144.07[6][72][I]
South Shields 32103201641110366.67[73]
Southampton Premier League team 473197461713169348222316110751.61[74]
Stockport County 9720920718927291850.00[75]
Stoke City Premier League team 422313641131216833625221329943.37[6][76][J]
Sunderland Premier League team 603514116121142612156283720717846.28[77]
Sunderland Albion Defunct team 21012002410361025.00[6]
Swansea City Premier League team 1082011236211056342347.62[78][K]
Swindon Town 1100101021106450.00[79]
Tottenham Hotspur Premier League team 765114117725272515376413625319349.67[80]
Walsall 97209333181053461955.56[6][81][L]
Watford 86208422161042301562.50[82]
West Bromwich Albion Premier League team 583115125719122611550273821217743.48[83]
West Ham United Premier League team 58406125714182511554243721715046.96[84]
Wigan Athletic 8800870116150150593.75[85]
Wimbledon Defunct team 1493214743281675512657.14[86]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 44305944129238742153215213048.28[87]
York City 11001100220031100.00[88]

Overall record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 21 December 2013.
Manchester United F.C. overall league record by competition
Competition P W D L P W D L P W D L F A Win% Ref(s)
Home Away Total
Premier League 4143096837413227104828275361721191,65572264.81 [89]
Football League First Division 1,3707583392731,3704043656012,7401,1627048744,5233,87542.41 [89]
Football League Second Division 4082787159408128971838164061682421,43396649.75 [89]
Football Alliance 3319773384216628122614713342.42 [6]
Total 2,2251,3644853762,2247675708874,4492,1321,0561,2617,7545,69647.92 [6][89]

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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