Every Manchester United season on record, from 1889–90 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889–90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Willie Stewart (10) | ||
| 1892–93 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 56 | 92 | Bob Donaldson (16) | ||
| 1893–94 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 41 | 79 | Bob Donaldson (10) | ||
| 1894–95 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 80 | 50 | Dick Smith (20) | ||
| 1895–96 | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 70 | 64 | Joe Cassidy (16) | ||
| 1896–97 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 68 | 44 | Joe Cassidy (25) | ||
| 1897–98 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 66 | 37 | Henry Boyd (22) | ||
| 1898–99 | 36 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 71 | 49 | Joe Cassidy (20) | ||
| 1899–00 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 27 | Joe Cassidy (16) | ||
| 1900–01 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 43 | 45 | Tommy Leigh (14) | ||
| 1901–02 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 53 | Stephen Preston (11) | ||
| 1902–03 | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | Jack Peddie (15) | ||
| 1903–04 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 43 | Tommy Arkesden (15) | ||
| 1904–05 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 30 | Jack Peddie (17) | ||
| 1905–06 | 42 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 107 | 34 | Jack Picken (25) | ||
| 1906–07 | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 60 | George Wall (13) | ||
| 1907–08 | 42 | 26 | 6 | 10 | 88 | 51 | Sandy Turnbull (27) | ||
| 1908–09 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 71 | 71 | Jimmy Turnbull (22) | ||
| 1909–10 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 69 | 63 | George Wall (14) | ||
| 1910–11 | 41 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 77 | 44 | Enoch West (20) | ||
| 1911–12 | 44 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 68 | Enoch West (23) | ||
| 1912–13 | 43 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 75 | 47 | Enoch West (22) | ||
| 1913–14 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 52 | 63 | George Anderson (15) | ||
| 1914–15 | 39 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 63 | George Anderson (10) | ||
| 1919–20 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 52 | Joe Spence (14) | ||
| 1920–21 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 71 | Tom Miller Teddy Partridge | ||
| 1921–22 | 43 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 77 | Joe Spence (15) | ||
| 1922–23 | 45 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 41 | Ernie Goldthorpe (14) | ||
| 1923–24 | 44 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 47 | Arthur Lochhead (14) | ||
| 1924–25 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 57 | 25 | William Henderson (14) | ||
| 1925–26 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 80 | 85 | Frank McPherson (20) | ||
| 1926–27 | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 56 | 69 | Joe Spence (19) | ||
| 1927–28 | 47 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 82 | 84 | Joe Spence (24) | ||
| 1928–29 | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 77 | Jimmy Hanson (20) | ||
| 1929–30 | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 90 | Harry Rowley Joe Spence (12) | ||
| 1930–31 | 46 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 60 | 121 | 22 | Tommy Reid (20) | |
| 1931–32 | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 72 | 76 | Joe Spence (19) | ||
| 1932–33 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 72 | 72 | Bill Ridding (11) | ||
| 1933–34 | 44 | 14 | 7 | 23 | 61 | 90 | Neil Dewar | ||
| 1934–35 | 45 | 24 | 5 | 16 | 79 | 59 | George Mutch (19) | ||
| 1935–36 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 88 | 46 | George Mutch (23) | ||
| 1936–37 | 44 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 56 | 83 | Tommy Bamford (15) | ||
| 1937–38 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 88 | 54 | Harry Baird Tommy Bamford (15) | ||
| 1938–39 | 44 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 58 | 70 | Jimmy Hanlon (12) | ||
| 1945–46 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Jimmy Hanlon Jack Rowley Billy Wrigglesworth | ||
| 1946–47 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 98 | 56 | Jack Rowley (28) | ||
| 1947–48 | 48 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 103 | 56 | Jack Rowley (28) | ||
| 1948–49 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 100 | 48 | Jack Rowley (29) | ||
| 1949–50 | 47 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 80 | 50 | Jack Rowley (23) | ||
| 1950–51 | 46 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 83 | 42 | Stan Pearson (23) | ||
| 1951–52 | 43 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 95 | 54 | Jack Rowley (30) | ||
| 1952–53 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 77 | 77 | Stan Pearson (18) | ||
| 1953–54 | 43 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 63 | Tommy Taylor (23) | ||
| 1954–55 | 45 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 89 | 78 | Dennis Viollet (21) | ||
| 1955–56 | 43 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 83 | 55 | Tommy Taylor (25) | ||
| 1956–57 | 48 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 118 | 60 | Tommy Taylor (34) | ||
| 1957–58 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 103 | 85 | Dennis Viollet (23) | ||
| 1958–59 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 103 | 69 | Bobby Charlton (29) | ||
| 1959–60 | 45 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 109 | 84 | Dennis Viollet | ||
| 1960–61 | 48 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 100 | 88 | Bobby Charlton (21) | ||
| 1961–62 | 49 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 80 | 80 | David Herd (17) | ||
| 1962–63 | 48 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 82 | 84 | Denis Law (29) | ||
| 1963–64 | 49 | 27 | 9 | 13 | 112 | 74 | Denis Law (46) | ||
| 1964–65 | 49 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 99 | 45 | Denis Law (39) | ||
| 1965–66 | 49 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 98 | 66 | David Herd (33) | ||
| 1966–67 | 45 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 88 | 52 | Denis Law (25) | ||
| 1967–68 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 91 | 58 | George Best | ||
| 1968–69 | 48 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 71 | 60 | 11 | Denis Law (30) | |
| 1969–70 | 58 | 22 | 23 | 13 | 89 | 70 | George Best (23) | ||
| 1970–71 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 78 | 75 | George Best (21) | ||
| 1971–72 | 55 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 88 | 71 | George Best (26) | ||
| 1972–73 | 47 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 51 | 67 | Bobby Charlton | ||
| 1973–74 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 50 | Lou Macari Sammy McIlroy | ||
| 1974–75 | 51 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 39 | Lou Macari Stuart Pearson (18) | ||
| 1975–76 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 85 | 55 | Lou Macari (15) | ||
| 1976–77 | 55 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 77 | Gordon Hill (22) | ||
| 1977–78 | 47 | 17 | 12 | 18 | 77 | 73 | Gordon Hill (19) | ||
| 1978–79 | 53 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 78 | 74 | Jimmy Greenhoff (17) | ||
| 1979–80 | 47 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 71 | 44 | Joe Jordan (13) | ||
| 1980–81 | 47 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 55 | 41 | Joe Jordan (15) | ||
| 1981–82 | 45 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 32 | Frank Stapleton (13) | ||
| 1982–83 | 58 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 91 | 49 | Frank Stapleton (19) | ||
| 1983–84 | 49 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 79 | 47 | Frank Stapleton (19) | ||
| 1984–85 | 52 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 101 | 55 | Mark Hughes (24) | ||
| 1985–86 | 51 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 41 | Mark Hughes (18) | ||
| 1986–87 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 61 | 52 | Peter Davenport (16) | ||
| 1987–88 | 48 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 45 | Brian McClair (31) | ||
| 1988–89 | 48 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 63 | 41 | Mark Hughes Brian McClair (16) | ||
| 1989–90 | 49 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 64 | 61 | Mark Hughes (15) | ||
| 1990–91 | 50 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 83 | 58 | Mark Hughes Brian McClair (21) | ||
| 1991–92 | 53 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 81 | 39 | Brian McClair (24) | ||
| 1992–93 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 73 | 35 | Mark Hughes (16) | ||
| 1993–94 | 58 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 117 | 50 | Eric Cantona (25) | ||
| 1994–95 | 52 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 97 | 37 | Andrei Kanchelskis (15) | ||
| 1995–96 | 47 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 90 | 44 | Eric Cantona (19) | ||
| 1996–97 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 87 | 52 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær (19) | ||
| 1997–98 | 49 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 100 | 41 | Andy Cole (25) | ||
| 1998–99 | 55 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 117 | 55 | Dwight Yorke | ||
| 1999–00 | 55 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 119 | 62 | |||
| 2000–01 | 54 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 106 | 45 | Teddy Sheringham (21) | ||
| 2001–02 | 53 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 113 | 62 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (36) | ||
| 2002–03 | 59 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 120 | 54 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | ||
| 2003–04 | 52 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 93 | 44 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (30) | ||
| 2004–05 | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 94 | 38 | Wayne Rooney (17) | ||
| 2005–06 | 54 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 100 | 44 | Ruud van Nistelrooy (24) | ||
| 2006–07 | 54 | 38 | 7 | 9 | 110 | 43 | Wayne Rooney Cristiano Ronaldo (23) | ||
| 2007–08 | 49 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 102 | 30 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ||
| 2008–09 | 55 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 103 | 36 | Cristiano Ronaldo (26) | ||
| 2009–10 | 52 | 37 | 5 | 10 | 110 | 41 | Wayne Rooney (34) | ||
| 2010–11 | 51 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 96 | 46 | Dimitar Berbatov | ||
| 2011–12 | 49 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 47 | Wayne Rooney (34) | ||
| 2012–13 | 52 | 36 | 7 | 9 | 112 | 62 | Robin van Persie | ||
| 2013–14 | 50 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 87 | 51 | Wayne Rooney (19) | ||
| 2014–15 | 44 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 71 | 44 | Wayne Rooney (14) | ||
| 2015–16 | 53 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 73 | 47 | Anthony Martial (17) | ||
| 2016–17 | 54 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 90 | 41 | Zlatan Ibrahimović (28) | ||
| 2017–18 | Premier League | 53 | 37 | 6 | 10 | 99 | 36 | Romelu Lukaku (27) | |
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 53 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 84 | 70 | Paul Pogba (16) | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 44 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 38 | Anthony Martial (23) | |
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 44 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 54 | Bruno Fernandes (28) | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 68 | 65 | Cristiano Ronaldo (24) | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 44 | 28 | 6 | 10 | 68 | 46 | Marcus Rashford (30) | |
| 2023–24 | Premier League | 44 | 19 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 73 | Rasmus Højlund (16) | |
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 63 | Bruno Fernandes (19) | |
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 50 | Bryan Mbeumo Benjamin Šeško (12) | |
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |