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1–7 v Burnley, first round, 13 February 1901 0–6 v Sheffield Wednesday, second round, 20 February 1904. Record European defeat: 0–5 v Sporting CP, Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final, 18 March 1964 [132] Record home defeat: [129] 0–6 v Aston Villa, First Division, 14 March 1914 1–7 v Newcastle United, First Division, 10 September 1927
Meanwhile, in 1960–61, Manchester United entered the inaugural Football League Cup, only to decline to enter for the next five years. In 1992–93 , they became founder members and inaugural champions of the Premier League , and, in 1998–99 , they won an unprecedented Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League.
The 1999 UEFA Champions League final was an association football match between Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany, played at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, on 26 May 1999, to determine the winner of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League.
The record was pushed steadily upwards before reaching its peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, with just 114 seats (0.15 per cent of the total capacity of 76,212) unoccupied. [131] In 2009, reorganisation of the seating resulted in a reduction of capacity by 255 to 75,957.
Manchester United's record appearance-maker is Ryan Giggs, who made a total of 963 appearances over a 23-year playing career; he broke Bobby Charlton's previous appearance record in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final. [7] Giggs also holds the record for the most starts (802 matches), and for the most matches played as a substitute (161).
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The only other team to have scored nine times in a match are Tottenham Hotspur, in their 9–1 victory over Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane on 22 November 2009. This game boasts the record of total number of goals scored in one half of Premier League football (nine), and by one team in one half of Premier League football (eight, by Tottenham).
That season, Manchester United broke both the English and European league records for the most time played without conceding a goal. On 1 March, the club beat Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties in the 2009 League Cup Final. On 16 May, United secured their 11th Premier League title – and 18th league title overall (equalling the record held ...