Manchester United F.C.

   

Manchester United
Full nameManchester United Football Club
NicknameThe Red Devils
Founded1878, as Newton Heath
GroundOld Trafford, Manchester
Capacity68,936
ChairmanSir Roy Gardner
ManagerSir Alex Ferguson
LeagueFA Premier League
2003-04Premier League, 3rd
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Manchester United's emblem
Manchester United's emblem

Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-you) is an English football club based at Old Trafford, Greater Manchester.

Formed as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878, as the works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath, becoming Manchester United in 1902.

Whilst traditionally amongst the stronger clubs in England, since the beginning of the 1990s Manchester United have, under manager Alex Ferguson achieved a degree of dominance in domestic competitions unseen since the great Liverpool F.C. sides of the mid 1970s and early 1980s.

In 2004, Manchester United qualified for the group stage of the Champions League for the ninth successive year, breaking a record held by Norway's Rosenborg. Unlike those Liverpool sides, however, Manchester United have been largely unable to transfer their domestic dominance to European competition; in fact qualifying for the European Cup final, like Steaua and Reims, on only two occasions in their history.

Their last success in this competition was in 1999, when they came from behind in the last minutes of the UEFA Champions League final to beat Bayern Munich 2-1. United also won the League and FA Cup in that season, a "Treble" achievement unprecedented in English football.

History

Main article: History of Manchester United

Manchester United began life in 1878 as Newton Heath, formed by workers of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. They went bankrupt in 1902 and were resurrected as Manchester United.

United have had three successful eras, under Ernest Magnall in the 1900s, in the 50s and 60s under Sir Matt Busby, and in the 90s to present under Sir Alex Ferguson. They have won the FA Cup 11 times, the most of any team, and 15 league championships.

The 1958 Manchester United team was nicknamed the "Busby Babes". On February 6, they were flying home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade when the plane crashed on takeoff in a snow storm in Munich, Germany (see Munich air disaster). Eight team members were killed, and 2 players suffered career-ending injuries. Amongst the dead was Duncan Edwards, a 21-year-old who many believe was on his way to establishing himself as one of England's greatest players ever. A survivor, Bobby Charlton would help England to win the Football World Cup in 1966.

Players

Current Squad

as of 16/10/2004

  • Goalkeepers
    • American 1 - Tim Howard
    • Northern Irish 13 - Roy Carroll
    • Spanish 35 - Ricardo Lopez Felipe
    • English 30 - Luke Steele
    • English 38 - Thomas Heaton

Noted Players

Pre-Busby

1950s-60s

1970s-80s

  • Norman Whiteside
  • Lou Macari
  • Martin Buchan
  • Alex Stepney
  • Gordon McQueen
  • Gordon Strachan
  • Arthur Albiston
  • Ray Wilkins
  • Steve Coppell

1990s

2000s

Successful Managers

Managerial History

  • James West: 1900 - 28 September 1903
  • J. Ernest Mangnall: 30 September 1903 – 19 August 1912
  • John J Bentley: August 1912 – December 1914
  • John Robson: 21 December 1914 – October 1921
  • John Chapman: 1 November 1921 – 7 October 1926 (suspended by the FA for undisclosed reason)
  • Clarence Hilditch: October 1926 - April 1927 (United’s only ever player-manger)
  • Herbert Bamlett: April 1927 – April 1931
  • Walter Crickmer: April 1931 – July 1932
  • Scott Duncan: 1 August 1932 – November 1937
  • Walter Crickmer: Nov 1937 – 1938
  • Jimmy Porter: (with Crickmer) 1938 – 1944
  • Walter Crickmer: 1944 – 1945
  • Matt Busby: 19 February 1945 – June 1969
  • Jimmy Murphy: February – August 1958 (Caretaker-Manager while Busby recovered from Munich crash)
  • Wilfred McGuinness: June 1969 – 29 December 1970
  • Matt Busby: 29 December 1970 – June 1971
  • Frank O’Farrell: 9 June 1971 – 19 December 1972
  • Tommy Docherty: 30 December 1972 – 4 July 1977
  • Dave Sexton: 14 July 1977 – 30 April 1981
  • Ron Atkinson: June 1981 – 6 November 1986
  • Alex Ferguson: 6 November 1986 - to present

Achievements

Fans Organizations

Fanzines

External links

FA Premier League 2004/05

Arsenal | Aston Villa | Birmingham City | Blackburn Rovers | Bolton Wanderers | Charlton Athletic | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Everton | Fulham | Liverpool | Manchester City | Manchester United | Middlesbrough | Newcastle United | Norwich City | Portsmouth | Southampton | Tottenham Hotspur | West Bromwich Albion

FA Premier League seasons

1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05

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Football in England

League competitions

The FA

Cup competitions

FA Premier League FA Cup
The Football League (Champ, 1, 2) England
team 		League Cup
Football Conference (Nat, N, S) FA Community Shield
Northern Premier League (Prem, 1) List of
clubs 		Football League Trophy
Southern League (Prem, 1W, 1E) FA Trophy
Isthmian League (Prem, 1, 2) Records FA Vase
English football league system FA NLS Cup

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