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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. This was followed by two more Premier League titles in 1999–2000 and 2000–01 , making Manchester United only the fourth club to win three ...
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league ...
Winners' and runners-up medals from Manchester United's UEFA Champions League final appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2011 Trophy cabinet of United on display in the Old Trafford museum. Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886. [3]
In winning the UEFA Europa League under José Mourinho in 2016–17, they became one of five clubs to have won the original three main UEFA club competitions (the Champions League, Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup). Manchester United are one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world [11] [12] and have rivalries with Liverpool ...
Ten players have won the title with more than one club. Having won 13 Premier League championships, Manchester United have more title-winning players to their name than any other club, with 86 players awarded 247 medals. Ryan Giggs, who spent his entire career at the club, [10] has won more medals than any other player with 13. Over a third of ...
First Premier League goal: Brian Deane (for Sheffield United v. Manchester United, 15 August 1992) [92] Most Premier League goals: 260, Alan Shearer [93] Most Premier League goals at one club: 213, Harry Kane (for Tottenham Hotspur) Oldest goalscorer: 40 years and 268 days, Teddy Sheringham (for West Ham United v. Portsmouth, 26 December 2006) [94]
Following their league title win the previous season, Manchester United first competed in European football competition in 1956–57. 1954–55 Football League winners Chelsea had been denied the opportunity to take part in the inaugural European Cup by The Football League's chairman Alan Hardaker, who feared that European football would damage the integrity of the English game.
Known as the FA Premier League Asia Cup from 2003 to 2007, [43] and the Barclays Asia Trophy from 2007 until 2015. [44] PLSS Premier League Summer Series. [45] A friendly competition held for the first time in 2023, involving Premier League sides invited to compete in the United States. [46] Winners of each competition are referenced above.