| 1878 |
Manchester United founded as Newton Heath L & YR F.C. |
1892/1893
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Elected into First Division of Football League
Maintained status after Test Matches
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| 1893/1894 |
Relegated after Test Match |
| 1894/1895 |
Not promoted after Test Match |
1896/1897
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Football League Division Two runners-up
Not promoted after Test Matches
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| 1902 |
Changed name to Manchester United |
1905/1906
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Football League Division Two runners-up
Promoted to Division One
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| 1907/1908 |
Football League champions |
| 1908/1909 |
F.A. Cup winners |
| 1910 |
Moved to Old Trafford |
| 1910/1911 |
Football League champions |
| 1921/1922 |
Relegated to Division Two |
1924/1925
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Football League Division Two champions
Promoted to Division One
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| 1925/1926 |
F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1930/1931 |
Relegated to Division Two |
1935/1936
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Football League Division Two champions
Promoted to Division One
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| 1936/1937 |
Relegated to Division Two |
1937/1938
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Football League Division Two runners-up
Promoted to Division One
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| 1945 |
Matt Busby appointed manager |
| 1946/1947 |
Football League runners-up |
1947/1948
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Football League runners-up
F.A. Cup winners
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1948/1949
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Football League runners-up
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
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| 1950/1951 |
Football League runners-up |
| 1951/1952 |
Football League champions |
| 1955/1956 |
Football League champions |
1956/1957
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Football League champions
European Cup semi-finalists
F.A. Cup runners-up
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1957/1958
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European Cup semi-finalists
F.A. Cup runners-up
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| 1958 |
Munich air disaster - 8 players killed in plane crash |
| 1958/1959 |
Football League runners-up |
| 1961/1962 |
F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1962/1963 |
F.A. Cup winners |
1963/1964
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Football League runners-up
European Cup Winners' Cup quarter finalists
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
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1964/1965
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Football League champions
European Inter Cities Fairs Cup semi-finalists
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
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1965/1966
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European Cup semi-finalists
F.A. Cup semii-finalists
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| 1966/1967 |
Football League winners
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1967/1968
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European Cup winners
Football League runners-up
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| 1968/1969 |
European Cup semi-finalists |
1969/1970
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F.A. Cup semi-finalists
League Cup semi-finalists
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| 1970/1971 |
League Cup semi-finalists |
| 1973/1974 |
Relegated to Division Two |
1974/1975
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Football League Division Two winners
Promoted to Division One
League Cup semi-finalists
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| 1975/1976 |
F.A. Cup runners-up |
| 1976/1977 |
F.A. Cup winners |
| 1978/1979 |
F.A. Cup runners-up |
| 1979/1980 |
Football League runners-up |
1982/1983
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F.A. Cup winners
League Cup runners-up
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| 1983/1984 |
European Cup Winners Cup semi-finalists |
1984/1985
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F.A. Cup winners
UEFA Cup quarter finalists
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| 1986 |
Alex Ferguson appointed manager |
| 1987/1988 |
Football League runners-up |
| 1989/1990 |
F.A. Cup winners |
1990/1991
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European Cup Winners Cup winners
League Cup runners-up
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1991/1992
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Football League runners-up
League Cup winners
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1992/1993
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Founder member of F.A. Premier League
F.A. Premier League winners |
1993/1994
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F.A. Premier League winners
F.A. Cup winners
League Cup runners-up
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1994/1995
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F A Premier League runners-up
F.A. Cup runners-up
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1995/1996
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F.A. Premier League winners
F.A. Cup winners
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1996/1997
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists
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1997/1998
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F.A. Premier League runners-up
UEFA Champions League quarter finalists
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1998/1999
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League winners
F.A. Cup winners
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1999/2000
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League quarter finalists
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2000/2001
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League quarter finalists
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| 2001/2002 |
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists |
2002/2003
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F.A. Premier League winners
League Cup runners-up
UEFA Champions League quarter finalists
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| 2003/2004 |
F.A. Cup winners |
2004/2005
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F.A. Cup runners-up
League Cup semi-finalists
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| 2005 |
Malcolm Glazer buys the club |
2005/2006
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F.A. Premier League runners-up
League Cup winners
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2006/2007
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F.A. Premier League winners
F.A. Cup runners-up
UEFA Champions League semi-finalists
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2007/2008
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League winners
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2008/2009
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F.A. Premier League winners
League Cup winners
UEFA Champions League runners-up
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
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2009/2010
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F.A. Premier League runners-up
League Cup winners
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2010/2011
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F.A. Premier League winners
UEFA Champions League runners-up
F.A. Cup semi-finalists
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