Manchester United are the most successful club in Community Shield history with 21 wins and 888sport look back through the years at the history of the trophy.
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The annual fixture is contested by the FA Cup winners and the Premier League winners from the previous season, so it always gives the season an early competitive edge and a neat snapshot of who has been setting the pace in English football.
Most Community Shield Wins:
- Manchester United - 21
- Arsenal - 17
- Liverpool - 16
- Everton - 9
- Manchester City - 7
- Tottenham Hotspur - 7
- Chelsea - 4
- Wolverhampton Wanderers - 4
- Leeds United - 2
- Leicester City - 2
- West Bromwich Albion - 2
- Burnley - 2
Manchester United sit at the top of the Community Shield winners list with 21 titles, while Arsenal and Liverpool trail behind as the next most successful clubs.
The Community Shield winners conversation is usually about legacy as much as the match itself. United, Arsenal, and Liverpool have all treated it like a chance to set the tone, and the record book reflects that.
Manchester United’s Community Shield wins remain the benchmark, with the club’s overall total still ahead of every rival in the competition’s long history.
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Manchester United’s record includes 17 outright wins and four shared titles, with the last coming in 2016. Many came during the club’s Premier League dominance in Sir Alex Ferguson’s era.
That blend of solitary victories and shared honours is why their total sits so far in front, and why the most Community Shield wins still belong to the Red Devils. Even if you strip out the shared trophies, United stay on top with 17 outright wins.
That matters because Arsenal’s Community Shield wins totals 17 overall, but only 16 are outright. Liverpool’s Community Shield wins also keep them firmly in the elite group, with 16 overall and 11 outright.
Will the 2026/27 Community Shield change the all-time list?
The 2026 Community Shield will be played by Arsenal and Manchester City. That makes it another tidy meeting of established winners, but it will not change the top spot on the all-time list, whatever the result.
If Arsenal win, they stay behind Manchester United, but tie on outright wins. If Manchester City win, they move within the chasing pack but still fall short of United’s 21.
Either way, the Community Shield winners order at the top remains the same, which is exactly what gives this old fixture a little extra spice every summer.
