Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford , in 1910. Manchester United have won a record 20 League titles , 12 FA Cups , 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields . The club has also won three UEFA Champions Leagues , one UEFA Europa League , one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup . In 1998–99 , the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League. [3] ...