Season

2011-12

Manchester UnitedSir Alex Ferguson

2ndleague finish

of 20 in the Premier League

+1.2
goal difference
2.2 scored · 1.0 conceded
54
Played
65%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 20 in the Premier League, down from 1st the year before. Away form matched or beat home form: 64% won on the road, 64% at home. Wayne Rooney led the scoring with 34 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 120 United scored).

The Premier League table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Manchester City38P · 28W 5D 5L · GD +6489
  2. 2Manchester United38P · 28W 5D 5L · GD +5689
  3. 3Arsenal38P · 21W 7D 10L · GD +2570
  4. 4Tottenham Hotspur38P · 20W 9D 9L · GD +2569
  6. 19Blackburn Rovers38P · 8W 7D 23L · GD -3031
  7. 20Wolverhampton Wanderers38P · 5W 10D 23L · GD -4225

Slice: the final Premier League table for 2011-12, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

54 matches
7 Aug 2011 n Manchester City: 3–214 Aug 2011 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–122 Aug 2011 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–028 Aug 2011 v Arsenal: 8–210 Sep 2011 @ Bolton Wanderers: 5–014 Sep 2011 @ S.L. Benfica: 1–118 Sep 2011 v Chelsea: 3–120 Sep 2011 @ Leeds United: 3–024 Sep 2011 @ Stoke City: 1–127 Sep 2011 v FC Basel: 3–31 Oct 2011 v Norwich City: 2–015 Oct 2011 @ Liverpool: 1–118 Oct 2011 @ FC Oțelul Galați: 2–023 Oct 2011 v Manchester City: 1–625 Oct 2011 @ Aldershot Town: 3–029 Oct 2011 @ Everton: 1–02 Nov 2011 v FC Oțelul Galați: 2–05 Nov 2011 v Sunderland: 1–019 Nov 2011 @ Swansea City: 1–022 Nov 2011 v S.L. Benfica: 2–226 Nov 2011 v Newcastle United: 1–130 Nov 2011 v Crystal Palace: 1–23 Dec 2011 @ Aston Villa: 1–07 Dec 2011 @ FC Basel: 1–210 Dec 2011 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 4–118 Dec 2011 @ Queens Park Rangers: 2–021 Dec 2011 @ Fulham: 5–026 Dec 2011 v Wigan Athletic: 5–031 Dec 2011 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–34 Jan 2012 @ Newcastle United: 0–38 Jan 2012 @ Manchester City: 3–214 Jan 2012 v Bolton Wanderers: 3–022 Jan 2012 @ Arsenal: 2–128 Jan 2012 @ Liverpool: 1–231 Jan 2012 v Stoke City: 2–05 Feb 2012 @ Chelsea: 3–311 Feb 2012 v Liverpool: 2–116 Feb 2012 @ AFC Ajax: 2–023 Feb 2012 v AFC Ajax: 1–226 Feb 2012 @ Norwich City: 2–14 Mar 2012 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 3–18 Mar 2012 v Athletic Bilbao: 2–311 Mar 2012 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–015 Mar 2012 @ Athletic Bilbao: 1–218 Mar 2012 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 5–026 Mar 2012 v Fulham: 1–02 Apr 2012 @ Blackburn Rovers: 2–08 Apr 2012 v Queens Park Rangers: 2–011 Apr 2012 @ Wigan Athletic: 0–115 Apr 2012 v Aston Villa: 4–022 Apr 2012 v Everton: 4–430 Apr 2012 @ Manchester City: 0–16 May 2012 v Swansea City: 2–013 May 2012 @ Sunderland: 1–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.