League record 1889-1957

FA = Football Alliance
FL1 = Football League Division 1
FL2 = Football League Division 2

For the first 13 seasons, the club played under the name of Newton Heath.

Season
League
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Posn

1889-90
FA
22
9
2
11
40
45
20
8th

1890-91
FA
22
7
3
12
37
55
17
9th

1891-92
FA
22
12
7
3
69
33
31
2nd

1892-93
FL1
30
6
6
18
50
85
18
16th

1893-94
FL1
30
6
2
22
36
72
14
16th

1894-95
FL2
30
15
8
7
78
44
38
3rd

1895-96
FL2
30
15
3
12
66
57
33
6th

1896-97
FL2
30
17
5
8
56
34
39
2nd

1897-98
FL2
30
16
6
8
64
35
38
5th

1898-99
FL2
34
19
5
10
67
43
43
4th

1899-00
FL2
34
20
4
10
63
27
44
4th

1900-01
FL2
34
14
4
16
42
38
32
10th

1901-02
FL2
34
11
6
17
38
53
28
15th

At the end of the 1901-02 season, Newton Heath changed their name to Manchester United.

Season
League
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Posn

1902-03
FL2
34
15
8
11
53
38
38
5th

1903-04
FL2
34
20
8
6
65
33
48
3rd

1904-05
FL2
34
24
5
5
81
30
53
3rd

1905-06
FL2
38
28
6
4
90
28
62
2nd

1906-07
FL1
38
17
8
13
53
56
42
8th

1907-08
FL1
38
23
6
9
81
48
52
1st

1908-09
FL1
38
15
7
16
58
68
37
13th

1909-10
FL1
38
19
7
12
69
61
45
5th

1910-11
FL1
38
22
8
8
72
40
52
1st

1911-12
FL1
38
13
11
14
45
60
37
13th

1912-13
FL1
38
19
8
11
69
43
46
4th

1913-14
FL1
38
15
6
17
52
62
36
14th

1914-15
FL1
38
9
12
17
46
62
30
18th

1919-20
FL1
42
13
14
15
54
50
40
12th

1920-21
FL1
42
15
10
17
64
68
40
13th

1921-22
FL1
42
8
12
22
41
73
28
22nd

1922-23
FL2
42
17
14
11
51
36
48
4th

1923-24
FL2
42
13
14
15
52
44
40
14th

1924-25
FL2
42
23
11
8
57
23
57
2nd

1925-26
FL1
42
19
6
17
66
73
44
9th

1926-27
FL1
42
13
14
15
52
64
40
15th

1927-28
FL1
42
16
7
19
80
39
39
18th

1928-29
FL1
42
14
13
15
66
76
41
12th

1929-30
FL1
42
15
8
19
67
88
38
17th

1930-31
FL1
42
7
8
27
53
115
22
22nd

1931-32
FL2
42
17
8
17
71
72
42
12th

1932-33
FL2
42
15
13
14
71
68
43
6th

1933-34
FL2
42
14
6
22
59
85
34
20th

1934-35
FL2
42
23
4
15
765
55
50
5th

1935-36
FL2
42
22
12
8
85
43
56
1st

1936-37
FL1
42
10
12
20
55
78
32
21st

1937-38
FL2
42
22
9
11
82
50
53
2nd

1938-39
FL1
42
11
16
15
57
65
38
14th

1946-47
FL1
42
22
12
8
95
54
56
2nd

1947-48
FL1
42
19
14
9
81
48
52
2nd

1948-49
FL1
42
21
11
10
77
44
53
2nd

1949-50
FL1
42
18
14
10
69
44
50
4th

1950-51
FL1
42
24
8
10
74
40
56
2nd

1951-52
FL1
42
23
11
8
95
52
57
1st

1952-53
FL1
42
18
10
14
69
72
46
8th

1953-54
FL1
42
18
12
12
73
58
48
4th

1954-55
FL1
42
20
7
15
84
74
47
5th

1955-56
FL1
42
25
10
7
83
51
60
1st

1956-57
FL1
42
28
8
6
103
54
64
1st

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