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Manchester United

Tier 1Premier LeagueOld Trafford, Trafford, North West England, EnglandOn the globe

Founded
1878
Ground
Old Trafford74,158 seats · opened 1910
Full name
Manchester United Football Club
Website
manutd.com

Who owns Manchester United

Owned by NYSE-listed Manchester United plc, which the Glazer family trusts control (about 49% of shares, 67.9% of votes); INEOS has held about 29% with sporting control since February 2024.

Owned by investorsOwner based abroad: United States

As of 15 August 2026High confidenceSources: Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR, Companies House

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamManchester United Football Club LimitedPrivate limited company, England, Companies House 00095489
  • Stake not knowncontrols
    Manchester United plcPublic limited company, EnglandFigure as of 3 October 2026Through intermediate subsidiaries ending in Manchester United Limited (02570509), which holds 75% or more of the operatorHigh confidenceSources: Companies House, Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR
    • 48.9%controls
      Glazer family (trusts of six lineal descendants of Malcolm Glazer)Family, United StatesSince 2005, figure as of 15 August 2026Through irrevocable exempt trusts and LLCs of six Glazer siblings48.91% computed from the 20-F table (1,705,657 Class A + 82,655,710 Class B of 172,491,393 shares); 67.91% of voting power through 10-vote Class B shares. 'since 2005' is the Glazer takeover year (not restated in the filing).High confidenceSource: Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR
    • 28.9%significant
      INEOS LimitedPrivate limited company, EnglandSince February 2024, figure as of 15 August 2026Through wholly owned subsidiary INEOS Services Limited (Isle of Man; named INEOS Limited until 23 June 2026), record owner since Trawlers Limited (Ratcliffe's vehicle that closed the deal in Feb 2024) transferred its shares on 18 Dec 202428.92% = 49,880,646 of 172,491,393 Class A+B shares in the 20-F table (computed); filing states 28.83% of Class A, 28.96% of Class B and 28.95% of voting power. Governance agreement gives INEOS sporting control; Glazers retain voting control.High confidenceSources: Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR, SEC EDGAR

Changes of control

  1. 20 February 2024

    Jim Ratcliffe bought a minority stake from Glazer family (trusts of six lineal descendants of Malcolm Glazer).

    Bought through Trawlers Limited, solely owned by Jim Ratcliffe: Class B shares from the Glazer family, Class A shares in a tender offer and new shares; Trawlers assigned its rights to INEOS Limited on 18 December 2024.

    High confidenceSource: Manchester United plc / SEC EDGAR

    What the source says
    On 20 February 2024, Trawlers accepted for payment the full number of Class A ordinary shares subject to the Offer and completed the purchase of the Seller Shares and the Closing Subscription Shares.
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