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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