| 1902 | Newton Heath changed name |
| 1905-06 | Football League Division Two runner-up |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1907-08 | Football League Champions |
| 1908-09 | F.A. Cup Winners |
| 1910-11 | Football League Champions (2nd time) |
| 1922 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1924-25 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1925-26 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1931 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1935-36 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1937 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1937-38 | Football League Divisiion Two runner-up |
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| Promoted to Division One |
| 1939-40 | Football League programme abandoned due to outbreak of war |
| 1946-47 | Football League runner-up (on goal average) |
| 1947-48 | Football League runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (2nd time) |
| 1948-49 | Football League runner-up (3rd successive year) |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1950-51 | Football League runner-up |
| 1951-52 | Football League Champions (3rd time) |
| 1955-56 | Football League Champions (4th time) |
| 1956-57 | Football League Champions (5th time) |
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| European Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1957-58 | European Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1958-59 | Football League runner-up |
| 1961-62 | F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1962-63 | F.A. Cup Winners (3rd time) |
| 1963-64 | Football League runner-up |
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| European Cup Winners Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1964-65 | Football League Champions (6th time) (on goal average) |
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| European Inter Cities Fairs Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1965-66 | European Cup Semi-Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1966-67 | Football League Champions (7th time) |
| 1967-68 | Football League runner-up |
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| European Cup Winners |
| 1968-69 | European Cup Semi-Finalists |
| 1969-70 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
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| F.A. Cup semi-finalists |
| 1970-71 | Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 1974 | Relegated to Division Two |
| 1974-75 | Football League Division Two Champions |
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| Promoted to Division One |
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| Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 1975-76 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1976-77 | F.A. Cup Winners (4th time) |
| 1978-79 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1979-80 | Football League runner-up |
| 1982-83 | Football League Cup runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (5th time) |
| 1983-84 | European Cup Winners Cup Semi-Finalists |
| 1984-85 | UEFA Cup Quarter Finalists |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (6th time) |
| 1987-88 | Football League runner-up |
| 1989-90 | F.A. Cup Winners (7th time) |
| 1990-91 | One point deducted for players fighting against Arsenal |
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| European Cup Winners Cup Winners |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1991-92 | Football League runner-up |
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| Football League Cup Winners |
| 1992-93 | Founder members of F.A. Premiership |
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| F.A. Premiership Champions |
| 1993-94 | F.A. Premiership Champions (2nd time) |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (8th time) |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
| 1994-95 | F A Premiership runner-up |
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| F.A. Cup runner-up |
| 1995-96 | F.A. Premiership Champions (3rd time) |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (9th time) |
| 1996-97 | F.A. Premiership Champions (4th time) |
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| European Cup Semi-Finalists |
| 1997-98 | F.A. Premiership runner-up |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
| 1998-99 | F.A. Premiership Champions (5th time) |
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| European Cup Winners (2nd time) |
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| F.A. Cup Winners (10th time) |
| 1999-00 | European Super Cup runner-up |
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| Competed in inaugural FIFA World Club Championship |
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| F.A. Premiership Champions (6th time) |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
| 2000-01 | F.A. Premiership Champions (7th time) |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
| 2001-02 | European Cup semi-finalists |
| 2002-03 | F.A. Premiership Champions (8th time) |
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| Football League Cup runner-up |
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| European Cup Quarter Finalists |
| 2003-04 | F.A. Cup Winners (11th time) |
| 2004-05 | F.A. Cup runner-up |
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| Football League Cup semi-finalists |
| 2005-06 | F.A. Premiership runner-up |
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| Football League Cup winners (2nd time) |
