Manchester United F.C. Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
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Manchester United F.C. (originally Newton Heath LYR F.C.) is an English football club based at Old Trafford, Greater Manchester.
Formed as Newton Heath 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.
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2 Players 3 Successful Managers 4 All Manchester United's Managers 5 Achievements 6 Fans Organizations 7 Fanzines 8 External links |
Main article: History of Manchester United
See also: Munich Air Disaster
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.
Pre-Busby
Ernest Mangnall: September 1903 – August 1912
John J Bentley: August 1912 – December 1914
John Robson: December 1914 – October 1921
John Chapman: October 1921 – October 1926
(suspended by the FA for undisclosed reason)
Clarence Hilditch: 1926 -1927
(United’s only ever player-manger)
Herbert Bamlett: 1927 – April 1931
Walter Crickmer: April 1931 – 1932
Scott Duncan: August 1932 – November 1937
Walter Crickmer: Nov 1937 – 1938
Jimmy Porter: (with Crickmer) 1938 – 1944
Walter Crickmer: 1944 – 1945
Matt Busby: October 1945 – June 1969
Jimmy Murphy: February – August 1958
(Manager while Busby recovered from Munich crash)
Wilfred McGuinness: June 1969 – December 1970
Sir Matt Busby: December 1970 – June 1971
Frank O’Farrell: June 1971 – 19 December 1972
Tommy Docherty: December 1972 – 3 June 1977
Dave Sexton: June 1977 – 30 April 1981
Ron Atkinson: June 1981 – 6 November 1986
Alex Ferguson: 6 November 1986 - to present
Sir Alex Furguson: Knighted 1999
Source: Various football books on Manchester United
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Players
Current Squad
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1950s-60s
1970s-80s
1990s
2000s
Successful Managers
All Manchester United's Managers
Achievements
Fans Organizations
Fanzines
External links