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History

Early years (1878–1945)

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The Manchester United team at the start of the 1905–06 season in which they were runners up in Division 2 and promoted

The club was formed as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878 as the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. The club's shirts were green and gold halves. They played on a small, dilapidated field on North Road, near the future site of the Manchester Piccadilly railway station for fifteen years, before moving to Bank Street in the nearby town of Clayton in 1893. The club had entered the Football League the previous year and began to sever its links with the rail depot, becoming an independent company, appointing a club secretary and dropping the "L&YR" from their name to become simply Newton Heath F.C.. Not long afterwards, in 1902, the club neared bankruptcy, with debts of over £2500. At one point, their Bank Street ground was even closed by the bailiffs.<ref name="north_road">Modèle:Cite book</ref>

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4630489.stm |title=Man Utd's turbulent business history |accessdate=2007-06-08 |author=Bill Wilson |date=2005-06-29 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref> It was decided at one of the early board meetings that the club required a change of name to reflect the fresh start they had been afforded. Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were among the names suggested, before Louis Rocca, a young immigrant from Italy, said "Gentlemen, why don't we call ourselves Manchester United?"<ref>Modèle:Cite book</ref> The name stuck, and Manchester United officially came into existence on 26 April 1902. Davies also decided it would be appropriate to change the club's colours, abandoning the green and gold halves of Newton Heath, and picking red and white to be the colours of Manchester United.//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4630489.stm |title=Man Utd's turbulent business history |accessdate=2007-06-08 |author=Bill Wilson |date=2005-06-29 |publisher=BBC News }}</ref> It was decided at one of the early board meetings that the club required a change of name to reflect the fresh start they had been afforded. Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were among the names suggested, before Louis Rocca, a young immigrant from Italy, said "Gentlemen, why don't we call ourselves Manchester United?"<ref>Modèle:Cite book</ref> The name stuck, and Manchester United officially came into existence on 26 April 1902. Davies also decided it would be appropriate to change the club's colours, abandoning the green and gold halves of Newton Heath, and picking red and white to be the colours of Manchester United.

Ernest Mangnall was appointed as club secretary after James West had resigned as manager on 28 September 1902. Mangnall was charged with trying to get the club into the First Division, and fell just short of that target at the first attempt, finishing in 5th in Division Two. Mangnall decided that it was necessary to bring in some fresh faces to the club, and signed players such as Harry Moger in goal, Dick Duckworth at half-back and John Picken up front, but it was another new half-back by the name of Charlie Roberts who made the biggest impact. He cost the club a then-record £750 from Grimsby Town in April 1904, and helped them to a third place finish in the 1903–04 season, just a point short of the second promotion place.

It was not long, however, before the club was at last promoted to the First Division for the first time under their new name, finishing in second place in the 1905–06 Second Division. A season of consolidation followed, with the club finishing in 8th, before they finally won their first league title in 1908. Manchester City had recently been under investigation for paying some of their players a salary over the amount allowed by FA regulations. They were fined £250 and eighteen of their players were banned from playing for them ever again. United were quick to pounce on the situation, picking up Billy Meredith (the Welsh Wizard) and Sandy Turnbull, amongst others. The new boys from across town were ineligible to play until New Year's Day 1907, due to their suspension, so it was left until the 1907–08 season for them to make a proper impact on United's bid for the title. And that they did, getting the campaign off to a storming start, with a 2–1 victory over Sheffield United, beginning a run of ten consecutive victories. Despite a shaky end to the season, United managed to hang on and finished the season nine points ahead of their closest rivals, Aston Villa.

footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1907-08CharityShield.htm |title=1908 Charity Shield |accessdate=2007-08-12 |publisher=footballsite.co.uk }}</ref> and ended with another, the club's first FA Cup title, sowing the seeds for what has become a record number of FA Cup titles. Just as they were in the club's first title-winning campaign, Turnbull and Meredith were instrumental in this season, Turnbull scoring the winner in the FA Cup Final. The club had to wait another two years before winning any more silverware, winning the First Division for the second time in the 1910–11 season. In the meantime, United moved to their new ground at Old Trafford. They played their first game there on 19 February 1910 against Liverpool, but lost 4–3 having thrown away a 3–0 lead. They then went trophyless again in the 1911–12 season, which not only proved to be the last with Mangnall in charge (he moved to Manchester City after ten years with United), but also the last time the club won the First Division for 41 years, the longest time they have gone without winning the league in their history.//footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/CommunityShield/1907-08CharityShield.htm |title=1908 Charity Shield |accessdate=2007-08-12 |publisher=footballsite.co.uk }}</ref> and ended with another, the club's first FA Cup title, sowing the seeds for what has become a record number of FA Cup titles. Just as they were in the club's first title-winning campaign, Turnbull and Meredith were instrumental in this season, Turnbull scoring the winner in the FA Cup Final. The club had to wait another two years before winning any more silverware, winning the First Division for the second time in the 1910–11 season. In the meantime, United moved to their new ground at Old Trafford. They played their first game there on 19 February 1910 against Liverpool, but lost 4–3 having thrown away a 3–0 lead. They then went trophyless again in the 1911–12 season, which not only proved to be the last with Mangnall in charge (he moved to Manchester City after ten years with United), but also the last time the club won the First Division for 41 years, the longest time they have gone without winning the league in their history.

For the next ten years, the club went into a state of gradual decline before being relegated back down to Division Two in 1922. They were promoted again in 1925, but struggled to get into the top half of the table, and were relegated again in 1931. In the eight years leading up to World War II, the club became somewhat of a yo-yo club, reaching their all-time lowest position of 20th in Division Two in 1934. They were promoted and relegated once again before being promoted in the penultimate season before World War II. They guaranteed their place in the top flight for after the war by finishing in 14th in the 1938–39 season.

The Busby years (1945–1969)

1945 saw the appointment of Matt Busby to the manager's post at Old Trafford. He took an uncommon approach to his job, insisting that he be allowed to pick his own team, choose which players to sign and direct the team's training sessions himself. He had already missed out on the manager's job at his former club, Liverpool F.C., because the club saw those tasks as jobs for the directors, but United decided to take a chance on Busby's innovative ideas. Busby's first signing was not a player, but a new assistant manager by the name of Jimmy Murphy. The risk the club had taken in appointing Busby paid immediate dividends, with the club finishing second in the league in 1947, 1948 and 1949 and winning the FA Cup in 1948, thanks in part to the locally-born trio of Stan Pearson, Jack Rowley and Charlie Mitten (Rowley and Pearson both scored in the 1948 Cup Final), as well as the centre-half from the North-East, Allenby Chilton.

Charlie Mitten had fled to Colombia in search of a better salary, but the remainder of United's old heads managed to win the First Division title back in 1952. Busby knew, however, that football teams required more than just experience in the side, and so he adopted a policy of bringing in players from the youth team whenever possible. At first, the young players such as Roger Byrne, Bill Foulkes, Mark Jones and Dennis Viollet, took time to bed themselves into the side, sliding to a low of 8th place in 1953, but the team won the league again in 1956 with an average age of only 22, scoring 103 goals in the process. The youth policy set in motion by Busby has now become a hallmark of the most successful periods in the club's history (the mid-1950s, mid-to-late-1960s and 1990s). Busby's original "crop" of youth players was referred to as the Busby Babes, the jewel in the crown of which was a wing-half named Duncan Edwards. The boy from Dudley in the West Midlands made his United début at the age of just 16 back in 1953. It was said that Edwards could play at any position on the field, and many who saw him play said that he was the greatest player ever. The following season, 1956–57, they won the league again and reached the FA Cup final, losing to Aston Villa. They also became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, at the behest of the FA, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season, and reached the semi-final, only to be knocked out by Real Madrid. En route to the semi-final, United also recorded a win that still stands as their biggest win in all competitions, beating Belgian champions Anderlecht 10–0 at Maine Road.

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A plaque at Old Trafford in honour of the players who died in the Munich Air Disaster.

news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6/newsid_2535000/2535961.stm |title=Munich Air Disaster |accessdate=2007-08-12| publisher=BBC News }}</ref> There had already been two attempted take-offs before the fatal third, which was caused by a build-up of slush at the end of the runway slowing the plane down to a speed insufficient for take-off. The plane skidded off the end of the runway, through a fence and into an unoccupied house. United goalkeeper Harry Gregg managed to maintain consciousness after the crash, and through fear of the plane exploding at any second, he grabbed both Bobby Charlton — who had made his United début less than 18 months earlier — and Dennis Viollet by their waistbands and dragged them to safety. Seven United players died at the scene, while Duncan Edwards died a fortnight later in hospital. Right-winger Johnny Berry also survived the accident, but injuries sustained in the accident brought his football career to a premature end. Matt Busby was not given much hope of survival by the Munich doctors, and was even given the Last Rites at one point, but recovered miraculously and was finally let out of hospital after having spent over two months there.//news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/6/newsid_2535000/2535961.stm |title=Munich Air Disaster |accessdate=2007-08-12| publisher=BBC News }}</ref> There had already been two attempted take-offs before the fatal third, which was caused by a build-up of slush at the end of the runway slowing the plane down to a speed insufficient for take-off. The plane skidded off the end of the runway, through a fence and into an unoccupied house. United goalkeeper Harry Gregg managed to maintain consciousness after the crash, and through fear of the plane exploding at any second, he grabbed both Bobby Charlton — who had made his United début less than 18 months earlier — and Dennis Viollet by their waistbands and dragged them to safety. Seven United players died at the scene, while Duncan Edwards died a fortnight later in hospital. Right-winger Johnny Berry also survived the accident, but injuries sustained in the accident brought his football career to a premature end. Matt Busby was not given much hope of survival by the Munich doctors, and was even given the Last Rites at one point, but recovered miraculously and was finally let out of hospital after having spent over two months there.

There were rumours of the club folding and withdrawing from competitions, but with Jimmy Murphy taking over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries, the club continued playing with a makeshift side. Despite the accident, they reached the FA Cup final again, where they lost to Bolton Wanderers. At the end of the season, UEFA offered the FA the opportunity to submit both United and the eventual champions, Wolverhampton Wanderers, for the 1958–59 European Cup as a tribute to the victims, but the FA declined. United managed to push Wolves right to the wire the following season, finishing in a creditable 2nd place; not bad for a team that had lost nine first-team players to the Munich air disaster.

Busby rebuilt the team throughout the early 1960s, signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand, all the while nurturing his new generation of youngsters. Perhaps the most famous of this new batch was a young man from Belfast named George Best. Best had a natural athleticism rarely seen, but his most valuable asset was his close control of a football. His quick feet allowed him to pass through almost any gap in the opposition defence, no matter how small. The team won the FA Cup in 1963, albeit finishing in 19th place in the First Division. The FA Cup triumph seemed to reinvigorate the players, who helped the club to 2nd place in 1964, and then went one better by winning the league in 1965 and 1967. United won the European Cup in 1968, beating Eusébio's SL Benfica 4–1 in the final, becoming the first English club to win the competition. This United team was notable for containing three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best. Matt Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve-team coach and former United player, Wilf McGuinness.

1969–1986

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Manchester United badge in the 1960s and early 1970s

United struggled to replace Busby, and the team struggled under Wilf McGuinness in the 1969–70 season, finishing a disappointing 8th, and following a poor start to the 1970–71 season, McGuinness was demoted back to the position of reserve team coach. Busby was coaxed back to the club, albeit only for six months. Results got better with Busby's guidance, but he finally left the club for the last time in the summer of 1971. In the meantime, United had lost a number of high-profile players such as Nobby Stiles and Pat Crerand.

Despite approaching Celtic's European Cup-winning manager, Jock Stein, for the manager's job — Stein had agreed a verbal contract to join United, but pulled out at the last minute — Frank O'Farrell was appointed as Busby's successor. However, like McGuinness, O'Farrell only lasted less than 18 months, the only difference between the two being that O'Farrell reacted to the team's poor form by bringing in some fresh talent, most specifically Martin Buchan from Aberdeen for £125,000. Tommy Docherty became manager at the end of 1972. Docherty, or "the Doc", saved United from relegation that season but United were relegated in 1974, by which time the golden trio of Best, Law and Charlton had left the club. Denis Law had moved to Manchester City in the summer of 1973, and ended up scoring the goal that many people say relegated United, and politely refused to celebrate the goal with his team mates. Players like Lou Macari, Stewart Houston and Brian Greenhoff were brought in to replace Best, Law and Charlton, but none could live up to the stature of the three that came before.

The team won promotion at the first attempt, with a young Steve Coppell making his début towards the end of that season, having joined from Tranmere Rovers, and reached the FA Cup final in 1976, but were beaten by Southampton. They reached the final again in 1977, beating Liverpool 2–1. In spite of this success and his popularity with the supporters, Docherty was sacked soon after the final when he was found to have had an affair with the physiotherapist's wife.

Dave Sexton replaced Docherty as manager in the summer of 1977, and made the team play in a more defensive formation. This style was unpopular with supporters, who were used to the attacking football preferred by Docherty and Busby. Major signings under Sexton included Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Gary Bailey and Ray Wilkins, but Sexton's defensive United failed to break out of mid-table obscurity, only once finishing in the top two, and only reached the FA Cup final once, losing to Arsenal. Because of this lack of trophies, Sexton was sacked in 1981, even though he won his last seven games in charge.

He was replaced by the flamboyant Ron Atkinson, whose extrovert attitude was reflected in the clubs he managed. He immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign Bryan Robson from his old club, West Brom. Robson would come to be touted in the future as United's best midfield player since Duncan Edwards. Atkinson's team featured new signings such as Jesper Olsen, Paul McGrath and Gordon Strachan playing alongside former youth-team players Norman Whiteside and Mark Hughes. United won the FA Cup twice in three years, in 1983 and 1985, and were overwhelming favourites to win the league in the 1985–86 season after winning their first ten league games, opening a ten-point gap over their rivals as early as October. The team's form collapsed, however, and United finished the season in fourth place. The poor form continued into the following season, and with United on the edge of the First Division's relegation zone by the beginning of November 1986, Atkinson was sacked.

Alex Ferguson era, pre-Treble (1986–1998)

Alex Ferguson arrived from Aberdeen to replace Atkinson and guided the club to an 11th place finish. The following season (1987–88), United finished second, with Brian McClair becoming the first United player since George Best to score twenty league goals in a season.

However, United struggled throughout the next two seasons, with many of Ferguson's signings not reaching the expectations of the fans. Alex Ferguson was reportedly on the verge of being sacked at the beginning of 1990 but a Mark Robins goal gave United a narrow 1–0 win in the third round of the FA Cup over Nottingham Forest. This kept the season alive, and the team went on to win the competition, beating Crystal Palace in a replay in the final.

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The arrival of Eric Cantona in November 1992 provided the crucial spark for United, and blending with the best of trusted talent in Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin and Paul Ince, as well as budding stars like Ryan Giggs, they finished the 1992–93 season as champions for the first time since 1967. They won the double (the league and the FA Cup) for the first time the following season, aided by the capture of Roy Keane, a determined midfielder from Nottingham Forest, who would go on to become the team captain. In the same year, however, the club was plunged into mourning following the death of legendary manager and club president Sir Matt Busby, who died on 20 January 1994.

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They won the league in 1996–97, and Eric Cantona announced his retirement from football at the age of 30. They started the following season (1997–98) well, but they finished in second place, behind the double-winning champions Arsenal.

The Treble (1998–99)

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/353842.stm|title=United crowned kings of Europe|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> After a very tense Premier League season, Manchester United won the title on the final day beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1, whilst Arsenal won 1–0 against Aston Villa.<ref name="SI"> Man United stands alone

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> Winning the Premiership was the first part of the Treble in place, the one part that manager Alex Ferguson described as the hardest.<ref name="SI"/> In the FA Cup Final United faced Newcastle United and won 2–0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes.<ref> Two down, one to go

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> In the final match of that season, the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final they defeated Bayern Munich in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks ever witnessed, losing going into injury time and scoring twice to win 2–1.<ref name="BBC"/> Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football.<ref> Ferguson and Magnier:a truce in the internal warfare at United

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> Rounding out that record breaking year, Manchester United also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1–0 in Tokyo.<ref> Other News in Soccer in 1999


. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref>//news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/353842.stm|title=United crowned kings of Europe|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> After a very tense Premier League season, Manchester United won the title on the final day beating Tottenham Hotspur 2–1, whilst Arsenal won 1–0 against Aston Villa.<ref name="SI"> Man United stands alone

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> Winning the Premiership was the first part of the Treble in place, the one part that manager Alex Ferguson described as the hardest.<ref name="SI"/> In the FA Cup Final United faced Newcastle United and won 2–0 with goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes.<ref> Two down, one to go

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> In the final match of that season, the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final they defeated Bayern Munich in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks ever witnessed, losing going into injury time and scoring twice to win 2–1.<ref name="BBC"/> Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football.<ref> Ferguson and Magnier:a truce in the internal warfare at United

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref> Rounding out that record breaking year, Manchester United also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1–0 in Tokyo.<ref> Other News in Soccer in 1999


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After the Treble (1999–present)

www.g14.com/G14members/index.asp |title=G-14's members |publisher=G14.com |accessdate=2006-09-12 }}</ref> Ferguson adopted more defensive tactics to make United harder to beat in Europe but it was not a success and United finished the 2001–02 Premiership season in third place. They regained the league the following season (2002–03) and started the following season well, but their form dropped significantly when Rio Ferdinand received a controversial eight month suspension for missing a drugs test. They did win the 2004 FA Cup, however, knocking out Arsenal (that season's eventual champions) on their way to the final in which they beat Millwall.//www.g14.com/G14members/index.asp |title=G-14's members |publisher=G14.com |accessdate=2006-09-12 }}</ref> Ferguson adopted more defensive tactics to make United harder to beat in Europe but it was not a success and United finished the 2001–02 Premiership season in third place. They regained the league the following season (2002–03) and started the following season well, but their form dropped significantly when Rio Ferdinand received a controversial eight month suspension for missing a drugs test. They did win the 2004 FA Cup, however, knocking out Arsenal (that season's eventual champions) on their way to the final in which they beat Millwall.

The 2004–05 season was characterised by a failure to score goals, mainly due to the injury of striker Ruud van Nistelrooy and United finished the season trophyless and in third place in the league. This time, even the FA Cup eluded them as Arsenal beat United on penalties after a goalless draw after 120 minutes. Off the pitch, the main story was the possibility of the club being taken over and at the end of the season, Tampa businessman Malcolm Glazer, acquired a controlling interest in the club.

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football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Report/0,,2054231,00.html |date=2007-04-11 }}</ref> with hopes for a second Treble; however, upon reaching the semi-finals, United lost to A.C. Milan 3–5 on aggregate.<ref> Caroline Cheese



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Four years after their last championship, United claimed back the Premier League title on 6 May 2007, after Chelsea drew away with Arsenal, leaving the Blues seven points behind with two games to go, following United's 1–0 victory in the Manchester derby the previous day, making it their ninth Premiership title in the 15 seasons of its existence. However, an unprecedented fourth Double was not to be, as Chelsea beat United 1–0 in extra time in the first FA Cup Final to be held at the new Wembley Stadium; the first to be held in England since the old stadium was demolished seven years earlier.

The Malcolm Glazer takeover

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4550141.stm|title=Glazer Man Utd stake exceeds 75% |publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2007-08-11}}</ref><ref name="CBS"> Manchester United's new owner

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. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. </ref> On 16 May, he increased his share to the 75% necessary to de-list the club from the Stock Exchange, making it private again, and announced his intention to do so within 20 days.<ref name="CBS"/> On 8 June he appointed his sons to the Manchester United board as non-executive directors.<ref> Glazer's sons join Man U board

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. Retrieved on 2007-08-11. </ref> On 16 May, he increased his share to the 75% necessary to de-list the club from the Stock Exchange, making it private again, and announced his intention to do so within 20 days.<ref name="CBS"/> On 8 June he appointed his sons to the Manchester United board as non-executive directors.<ref> Glazer's sons join Man U board

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www.footballeconomy.com/archive/archive_2006_jul_08.htm|title=Glazers Tighten Grip On United With Debt Refinancing|publisher=The Political Economy of Football|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> This result of this new financing plan will be a 30% reduction of annual payments.<ref name="RTE"> Manchester United reveal refinancing plans

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. Retrieved on 2008-08-11. </ref>//www.footballeconomy.com/archive/archive_2006_jul_08.htm|title=Glazers Tighten Grip On United With Debt Refinancing|publisher=The Political Economy of Football|accessdate=2008-08-11}}</ref> This result of this new financing plan will be a 30% reduction of annual payments.<ref name="RTE"> Manchester United reveal refinancing plans

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Club crest and colours

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Manchester United badge up to the most recent revision

During its days as Newton Heath, the club's home jerseys were yellow and green; this strip was revived as an away kit in the early 1990s. In 1902, in conjunction with the name change to Manchester United, the club changed their colours to red jerseys, white shorts and black socks, which has become the standard for most Man Utd home kits ever since. The most notable exception to this is the shirt that the team wore in the 1909 FA Cup Final against Bristol City, which was white with a thin red V-neck. This design was resurrected in the 1920s before United reverted back to the all-red shirts.

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The United third kit is traditionally all-blue in homage to the kit that the 1968 European Cup was won in. Exceptions to this rule have included a bright yellow kit worn in the early 1970s, the aforementioned blue and white striped shirt from 1996, which proved to be a firm favourite with the fans, and a white shirt with black and red horizontal pinstripes from 2004. United have also used what were originally used as training shirts as their third kit in the past, having adopted an all-black kit in the 1998–99 season and a dark blue shirt with maroon sides in 2001 for games against Southampton and PSV Eindhoven.

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Players

First-team squad

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For recent transfers, see List of English football transfers 2007-08.

On loan

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Reserves and academy

For the reserve and academy squads, see Manchester United F.C. Reserves & Academy.

Former players

For details on former players, see List of Manchester United F.C. players and Category:Manchester United F.C. players.

Club captains

Dates Name Notes
1878–1896 Unknown
1896–1903 Modèle:Country data ENG Harry Stafford Captain of Newton Heath and first captain of Manchester United
1903–1904 Unknown
1904–1907 Modèle:Country data SCO Jack Peddie
1907–1913 Modèle:Country data ENG Charlie Roberts
1913–1919 Modèle:Country data ENG George Stacey
1919–1922 Modèle:Country data ENG George Hunter
1922–1928 Modèle:Country data ENG Frank Barson
1928–1932 Modèle:Country data ENG Jack Wilson
1932–1936 Modèle:Country data ENG Hugh McLenahan
1936–1939 Modèle:Country data SCO Jimmy Brown
1939–1946 None No football was played during the Second World War
1946–1953 Modèle:Country data IRL Johnny Carey First post-war captain, and first from outside the United Kingdom
1953–1954 Modèle:Country data ENG Allenby Chilton Made captain for only one season, after Johnny Carey retired
1954–1958 Modèle:Country data ENG Roger Byrne Died in the 1958 Munich Air Disaster
1958–1966 Modèle:Country data ENG Bill Foulkes
1966–1973 Modèle:Country data ENG Bobby Charlton
1973–1979 Modèle:Country data SCO Martin Buchan
1979–1982 Modèle:Country data NIR Sammy McIlroy
1982–1994 Modèle:Country data ENG Bryan Robson Longest-serving captain in United's history
1994–1996 Modèle:Country data ENG Steve Bruce Co-captained with Bryan Robson from 1991 to 1994
1996–1997 Modèle:Country data FRA Eric Cantona First United captain from outside the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland
1997–2005 Modèle:Country data IRL Roy Keane Won more trophies than any other United captain
2005–present Modèle:Country data ENG Gary Neville First club captain to be born in Greater Manchester since Roger Byrne

Player records

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Most appearances

# Name Career Appearances Goals
1 Modèle:Country data ENG Sir Bobby Charlton 1956 – 1973 759 249
2 Modèle:Country data WAL Ryan Giggs 1991 – present 737 143
3 Modèle:Country data ENG Bill Foulkes 1952 – 1970 688 9
4 Modèle:Country data ENG Paul Scholes 1994 – present 548 138
5 Modèle:Country data ENG Gary Neville 1992 – present 540 7
6 Modèle:Country data ENG Alex Stepney 1966 – 1978 539 2
7 Modèle:Country data IRL Tony Dunne 1960 – 1973 535 2
8 Modèle:Country data IRL Denis Irwin 1990 – 2002 529 33
9 Modèle:Country data ENG Joe Spence 1919 – 1933 510 168
10 Modèle:Country data SCO Arthur Albiston 1974 – 1988 485 7

Most goals

# Name Career Appearances Goals Goals/Game
Ratio
1 Modèle:Country data ENG Sir Bobby Charlton 1956 – 1973 759 249 0.328
2 Modèle:Country data SCO Denis Law 1962 – 1973 404 237 0.587
3 Modèle:Country data ENG Jack Rowley 1937 – 1955 424 211 0.498
4= Modèle:Country data ENG Dennis Viollet 1953 – 1962 293 179 0.611
4= Modèle:Country data NIR George Best 1963 – 1974 470 179 0.381
6 Modèle:Country data ENG Joe Spence 1919 – 1933 510 168 0.329
7 Modèle:Country data WAL Mark Hughes 1983 – 1986
1988 – 1995
467 163 0.349
8 Modèle:Country data NED Ruud van Nistelrooy 2001 – 2006 219 150 0.685
9 Modèle:Country data ENG Stan Pearson 1937 – 1954 343 148 0.431
10 Modèle:Country data SCO David Herd 1961 – 1968 265 145 0.547

European Footballers of the Year (Ballon d'Or)

The following players have won the European Footballer of the Year award (Ballon d'Or) whilst playing for Manchester United:

Ladies team

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Club officials

Manchester United Limited

Manchester United football club

  • Directors: David Gill, Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Maurice Watkins
  • Club Secretary: Ken Ramsden
  • Assistant Club Secretary: Ken Merrett

Coaching and Medical Staff

Managerial history

Dates Name Notes
1878–1892 Unknown
1892–1900 Modèle:Country data ENG A. H. Albut
1900–1903 Modèle:Country data ENG James West
1903–1912 Modèle:Country data ENG J. Ernest Mangnall
1912–1914 Modèle:Country data ENG John Bentley
1914–1922 Modèle:Country data ENG Jack Robson
1922–1926 Modèle:Country data ENG John Chapman
1926–1927 Modèle:Country data ENG Lal Hilditch
1927–1931 Modèle:Country data ENG Herbert Bamlett
1931–1932 Modèle:Country data ENG Walter Crickmer
1932–1937 Modèle:Country data SCO Scott Duncan First manager from outside of England
1937–1945 Modèle:Country data ENG Walter Crickmer
1945–1969 Modèle:Country data SCO Sir Matt Busby First post-World War II manager and longest serving manager in United's history
1969–1970 Modèle:Country data ENG Wilf McGuinness
1970–1971 Modèle:Country data SCO Sir Matt Busby
1971–1972 Modèle:Country data IRL Frank O'Farrell First manager from outside the United Kingdom
1972–1977 Modèle:Country data SCO Tommy Docherty
1977–1981 Modèle:Country data ENG Dave Sexton
1981–1986 Modèle:Country data ENG Ron Atkinson
1986–present Modèle:Country data SCO Sir Alex Ferguson Most successful manager in terms of trophies

Support

Before World War II, few English football supporters travelled to away games because of time, cost, and logistical constraints such as the scarcity of cars amongst the population. As City and United played home matches on alternate Saturdays, many Mancunians would watch United one week and City the next, but after the war, a stronger rivalry developed and it became more common for a supporter to choose to follow one team exclusively.

When United won the league in 1956, they had the highest average home attendance in the league, a record that had been held by Newcastle United for the previous few years. Following the Munich air disaster in 1958, more people began to support United and many started to go to matches. This caused United's support to swell and is one reason why United have had the highest league attendances in English football for almost every season since then, even as a Second Division side in 1974–75.<ref name="attendance"> More poignantly, for two of the seasons that United did not have the league's largest attendance, Old Trafford was undergoing major building work (1971–72 and 1992–93).

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Stadium

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When the club was first founded, Newton Heath played their home games on a small field on North Road in Newton Heath, near to where Manchester Piccadilly Station is currently located. However, visiting teams often complained about the state of the pitch, which was "a bog at one end and rocky as a quarry at the other".<ref name="north_road"/> The changing rooms were also nothing to be proud of, being located ten minutes walk away at the Three Crowns pub on Oldham Road. They were later moved to the Shears Hotel, another pub on Oldham Road, but a change was needed if the club was to continue in the Football League.

The Heathens remained at their North Road ground for fifteen years from 1878 to 1893, a year after entering the Football League, before moving to a new home at Bank Street in nearby Clayton. The new ground was not much better, only a few tufts of grass sticking up through the sandy surface, and clouds of smoke coming down from the factory next door. On one occasion, the Walsall Town Swifts even refused to play, the conditions were so bad. A layer of sand was put down by the groundsman and the visitors were finally persuaded to play, eventually losing 14–0. They protested against the result, citing the poor conditions as the reason for their loss and the match was replayed. The conditions were not much better the second time around, and the Walsall team lost again, although this time they only lost 9–0.<ref name="north_road"/>

In 1902, the club went close to bankruptcy and the Bank Street ground was closed by bailiffs due to its insolvency. The club was saved at the last minute by captain Harry Stafford, who managed to scrape together enough money to pay for the club's next away game at Bristol City and found a temporary ground at neighbouring Harpurhey for the next home game against Blackpool.<ref name="temporary_home">Modèle:Cite book</ref>

Following investment to get the club back on an even keel, they renamed as Manchester United, though still with a desire for a passable ground. Six weeks before United's first FA Cup title in April 1909, Old Trafford was named as the home of Manchester United, following the purchase of the necessary land for around £60,000. Architect Archibald Leitch was hired by United chairman John Henry Davies, and given a budget of £30,000 for construction. Original plans indicated that the stadium would hold around 100,000, though this was scaled back to 77,000. Despite this, a record attendance of 76,962 was recorded, which is more than even the current stadium officially supports. Construction was carried out by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester. At the opening of the stadium, standing tickets cost sixpence, while the most expensive seats in the grandstand would have set you back five shillings. The inaugural game was played on 19 February 1910 against Liverpool F.C., and resulted in a 4–3 win for the visitors. As it happened, the change of ground could not have come soon enough. Only a few days after the club played their last game at Bank Street, the main stand was blown down in a storm.<ref>Modèle:Cite book</ref>

Bombing during the Second World War, on 11 March 1941, destroyed much of the stadium, notably the main stand. The central tunnel in the South Stand was all that remained of that quarter of the ground. Though the ground was rebuilt in 1949, it meant that a game had not been played at Old Trafford for nearly 10 years as the team played all their "home" games in that period at Manchester City's ground, Maine Road. Man City charged the club £5000 per year for the use of their stadium, plus a nominal percentage of the gate receipts. United filed a report with the War Damage Commission and received compensation to the value of £22,278 for the reconstruction of the ground.<ref>Modèle:Cite book</ref>

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Floodlights were first installed at the ground in the mid-1950s. Four 180-foot-tall pylons were erected, each housing 54 individual floodlights. The whole lighting system cost the club £40,000, and was first used for a match on 25 March 1957. However, the old style floodlights were dismantled in 1987, to be replaced by a new lighting system embedded in the roof of each of the stands, which has survived to this day.

In 1990, following the Hillsborough disaster, a report was issued which demanded all stadia must be all-seater stadia, leading to subsequent renovation, which dropped capacity to around 44,000. However, the club's popularity ensured that further development would occur. In 1995, the North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, bringing the capacity up to approximately 55,000. This was followed by expansions of first the East and then West Stands to reach a total capacity of 68,000. The most recent expansion was completed in 2006, when the North-East and North-West Quadrants were opened, allowing the current record of 76,098, only 104 short of the stadium's maximum capacity.<ref name="expansion"/>

It has been estimated that for any further development to be attempted on the stadium, specifically the South Stand which is still only one tier high, development costs would almost equal the £114 million already spent on the stadium in the last fourteen years. This is due to the fact that up to fifty houses would have to be bought out by the club, which would cause a lot of disruption to local residents, and any extension would have to be built over the top of the railway line that runs adjacent to the stadium. Ideally, the expansion would include bringing the South Stand up to at least two tiers and filling in the South-West and South-East quadrants to restore the "bowl" effect of the stadium. Present estimates put the projected capacity of the completed stadium at approximately 96,000, more than the new Wembley Stadium.<ref name="expansion"/>

Sponsorship

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  • AIG — Principal Sponsor
  • Nike — Official Sportswear Partner
  • Audi — Official Car Supplier and Dugout Seat Provider
  • Budweiser — Official Beer
  • Betfred — Official Betting Partner

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Rivalries

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Whilst based in traditional Yorkshire-Lancashire rivalry, the competition with Leeds United began during the late 1960s when Leeds emerged as a top side, and continued through the 1970s and 1980s before arguably reaching its apex when Leeds pipped United to the league title in 1992. The rivalry with Arsenal is more recent and based more on battles on the pitch; it has been particularly intense since Arsenal pipped United to the 1998, 2002 and 2004 Premier League titles.

Honours

Domestic

League

Cups

European

International

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Club records

For a full list of Manchester United F.C.'s records and statistics, see Manchester United F.C. statistics.

See also

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