Statistics and Records
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Goalscorers
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1 Wayne Rooney 252
2 Bobby Charlton 249
3 Denis Law 237
4 Jack Rowley 211
5 Dennis Viollet 179
6 George Best 179
7 Ryan Giggs 168
7 Joe Spence 168
9 Mark Hughes 163
10 Ruud van Nistelrooy 150
10 Paul Scholes 150
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Most appearances
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1 Ryan Giggs 963
2 Bobby Charlton 758
3 Bill Foulkes 688
4 Paul Scholes 622
5 Gary Neville 582
6 Alex Stepney 539
7 Tony Dunne 535
8 Denis Irwin 529
9 Joe Spence 510
10 Arthur Albiston 485
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Team records
Matches
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First competitive match: Newton Heath 2–7 Blackburn Olympic Reserves, Lancashire Cup, 27 October 1883
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First FA Cup match: Fleetwood Rangers 2–2 Newton Heath, First Round, 30 October 1886
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First Combination match: Newton Heath 4–3 Darwen, 22 September 1888
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First Football Alliance match: Newton Heath 4–1 Sunderland Albion, 21 September 1889
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First Football League match: Blackburn Rovers 4–3 Newton Heath, 3 September 1892
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First match at Old Trafford: Manchester United 3–4 Liverpool, 19 February 1910
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First European match: Anderlecht 0–2 Manchester United, European Cup Preliminary Round, first leg, 12 September 1956
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First League Cup match: Exeter City 1–1 Manchester United, First Round, 19 October 1960
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Record wins
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Record win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956
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Record League win:
10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892
9–0 v Walsall, Second Division, 3 April 1895
9–0 v Darwen, Second Division, 24 December 1898
9–0 v Ipswich Town, Premier League, 4 March 1995
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Record FA Cup win: 8–0 v Yeovil Town, 12 February 1949
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Record European win: 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956
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Record Champions League win: 7–1 v Roma, Champions League Quarter-final, second leg, 10 April 2007
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Record home win 10–0 v Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, second leg, 26 September 1956
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Record away win:
7–0 v Grimsby Town, Second Division, 26 December 1899
8–1 v Nottingham Forest, Premier League, 6 February 1999
Record defeats
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Record defeat: 0–7
v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
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Record League defeat: 0–7
v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
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Record Premier League defeat:
0–5 v Newcastle United, 20 October 1996
0–5 v Chelsea, 3 October 1999
1–6 v Manchester City, 23 October 2011
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Record FA Cup defeat:
1–7 v Burnley, First Round, 13 February 1901
0–6 v Sheffield Wednesday, Second Round, 20 February 1904
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Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964
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Record friendly defeat: 0-6 v Hajduk Split, 27 January 1980
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Record home defeat
0–6 v Aston Villa, First Division, 14 March 1914
1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927
0–6 v Huddersfield Town, First Division, 10 September 1930
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Record away defeat: 0–7
v Blackburn Rovers, First Division, 10 April 1926
v Aston Villa, First Division, 27 December 1930
v Wolverhampton Wanderers, Second Division, 26 December 1931
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Streaks
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Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 45 matches, 26 December 1998 to 3 October 1999[
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Longest unbeaten run (League): 29 matches –
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26 December 1998 to 25 September 1999
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11 April 2010 to 5 February 2011
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Longest winning streak (League): 14 matches, 15 October 1904 to 3 January 1905
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Longest losing streak (League): 14 matches, 26 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
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Longest drawing streak (League): 6 matches, 30 October 1988 to 27 November 1988
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Longest streak without a win (League): 16 matches, 19 April 1930 to 25 October 1930
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Longest scoring run (League): 36 matches, 3 December 2007 to 15 November 2008
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Longest non-scoring run (League): 5 matches, 22 February 1902 to 17 March 1902; 7 February 1981 to March 14 1981
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Longest streak without conceding a goal (League): 14 matches, 15 November 2008 to 18 February 2009
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Wins/draws/losses in a season
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Most wins in a league season: 28 – 1905–06, 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13
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Most draws in a league season: 18 – 1980–81
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Most defeats in a league season: 27 – 1930–31
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Fewest wins in a league season: 6 – 1892–93, 1893–94
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Fewest draws in a league season: 2 – 1893–94
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Fewest defeats in a league season: 3 – 1998–99, 1999–2000
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Goals
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Most League goals scored in a season: 103 – 1956–57, 1958–59
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Most Premier League goals scored in a season: 97 – 1999–2000
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Fewest League goals scored in a season: 36 – 1893–94
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Most League goals conceded in a season: 115 – 1930–31
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Fewest League goals conceded in a season: 22 – 2007–08
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Points
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Most points in a season:
Two points for a win: 64 in 42 matches, First Division, 1956–57
Three points for a win:
92 in 42 matches, Premier League, 1993–94
91 in 38 matches, Premier League, 1999–2000
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Fewest points in a season:
Two points for a win:
22 in 42 matches, First Division, 1930–31
14 in 30 matches, First Division, 1893–94
Three points for a win: 48 in 38 matches, First Division, 1989–90
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Attendances
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Highest home attendance: 83,260 v Arsenal at Maine Road, First Division, 17 January 1948
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Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007
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Highest away attendance: 135,000 v Real Madrid, European Cup, 11 April 1957
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Lowest post-War home league attendance: 8,456 v Stoke City at Maine Road, First Division, 5 February 1947