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Manchester United F.C.
Full name Manchester United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Red Devils
Founded 1878, as Newton Heath L&YR F.C.
Ground Old Trafford
Trafford
Greater Manchester
England
Ground Capacity 75,653
Chairman Joel & Avram Glazer
Manager José Mourinho
League Premier League
2014/15 Premier League, 4th
Website Club website
Away colours
Third colours

Manchester United F.C. is a football club that plays in the English Premier League. They play at Old Trafford which is in Greater Manchester. The public nickname of this club is "the Red Devils". The club was first founded as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878. In 1902 it became Manchester United F.C..

Matt Busby led the club to lots of success by using the youth players until the Munich air disaster in 1958. Sir Alex Ferguson led the club to many titles, including the treble (Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League), from 1986 to 2013, when he retired. The club has 3 UEFA Champions League titles, 20 league titles, 11 FA Cups, and a FIFA Club World Cup.

History

Manchester United are the most successful club in England and have won 20 league titles, which is more than any other team. They have also won 11 FA Cups and 3 European Cups.

Manchester United Name History
Years used Name
1878-1892 Newton Heath L&YR F.C.
1892-1902 Newton Heath F.C.
1902-present Manchester United F.C.

The club started as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878. All of the team worked at Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. After nearly closing in 1902, John Henry Davies took over and changed the club's name to Manchester United F.C.. Manchester United made Matt Busby their manager after the Second World War. Matt Busby used the youth team to get new players, and this was very successful. The club won the Football League in 1956 and 1957.The success was stopped by the Munich air disaster in 1958, when eight of the club's players died. It was thought that the club might close, but it did not. They won the Football League in 1965 and 1967, and the European Cup in 1968.

Sir Alex Ferguson era

In 1986, manager Ron Atkinson was sacked by the club because they were in danger of being relegated. They brought in Sir Alex Ferguson. He did not win anything for the first couple years.

The team won their first trophy under Ferguson, the 1990 FA Cup, against Crystal Palace in the replay after a 3-3 draw. The next season, United won the UEFA Cup Winners Cup. In 1993, Manchester United won the very first Premier League. In 1999, Manchester United won the treble, made of the Premier League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League. Manchester United won the league 5 times again until Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

Recent history

David Moyes was made manager in 2013. In April 2014, he was sacked by the club and club legend Ryan Giggs became player-manager (when a player also is manager at the same time). They finished in 7th place. In 2014, Louis Van Gaal took over. He led United to a 4th place finish. In 2015, after winning 3-0 against Sunderland, Man United reached 1st place for the first time in over two years. However, after losing 0-3 to Arsenal, they dropped to 3rd place.

Honours

Domestic

League

  • First Division (until 1992) and Premier League: 20
    • 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
  • Second Division: 2
    • 1935–36, 1974–75

Cups

  • FA Cup: 11
    • 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
  • League Cup: 4
    • 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
  • FA Charity/Community Shield: 20 (16 outright, 4 shared)
    • 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 (* shared)

European

Worldwide

Doubles and Trebles

League position

Season League Position
2000/01 English Premier League 1st
2001/02 English Premier League 3rd
2002/03 English Premier League 1st
2003/04 English Premier League 3rd
2004/05 English Premier League 3rd
2005/06 English Premier League 2nd
2006/07 English Premier League 1st
2007/08 English Premier League 1st
2008/09 English Premier League 1st
2009/10 English Premier League 2nd
2010/11 English Premier League 1st
2011/12 English Premier League 2nd
2012/13 English Premier League 1st
2013/14 English Premier League 7th
2014/15 English Premier League 4th

Former position


Grounds

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Old Trafford seen from the South Stand

Manchester United play at Old Trafford. It became the club's home ground in 1909, and a stadium was constructed to a capacity of 77,000. In the Second World War, bombings damaged the stadium. While the stadium was being fixed, they played "home" games at Manchester City's Maine Road. The stadium was converted to have only seats in 1993 due to the Taylor Report, but the capacity fell to 44,000. In 1995, expansions in the North Stand raised the capacity to 55,000. In the middle of 1999, the East and West Stands were expanded to give the stadium a capacity of 67,000. Then between 2005 and 2006 8,000 more seats were added.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2015
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Manchester United players posing for a photo before the game against CSKA Moskva on 21 October, 2015.
Top row: David De Gea, Marcos Rojo, Anthony Martial, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, and Morgan Schneiderlin.
Bottom row: Antonio Valencia, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Wayne Rooney, and Bastian Schweinsteiger.
No. Position Player
1 Spain GK David de Gea
4 England DF Phil Jones
5 Argentina DF Marcos Rojo
7 Netherlands FW Memphis Depay
8 Spain MF Juan Mata
9 France FW Anthony Martial
10 England FW Wayne Rooney (captain)
12 England DF Chris Smalling (third captain)
16 England MF Michael Carrick (vice-captain)
17 Netherlands MF Daley Blind
18 England MF Ashley Young
19 England FW James Wilson
20 Argentina GK Sergio Romero
21 Spain MF Ander Herrera
No. Position Player
23 England DF Luke Shaw
25 Ecuador MF Antonio Valencia
27 Belgium MF Marouane Fellaini
28 France MF Morgan Schneiderlin
31 Germany MF Bastian Schweinsteiger
33 Northern Ireland DF Paddy McNair
35 England MF Jesse Lingard
36 Italy DF Matteo Darmian
44 Brazil MF Andreas Pereira
50 England GK Sam Johnstone
— Spain GK Víctor Valdés
— Uruguay DF Guillermo Varela
— England MF Nick Powell

On loan

No. Position Player
11 Belgium MF Adnan Januzaj (at Borussia Dortmund until 30 June 2016)
42 England DF Tyler Blackett (at Celtic until 30 June 2016)
No. Position Player
— England FW Will Keane (at Preston North End until 30 June 2016)

Club records

  • Record League victory: 10-1 v Wolves, Division 1, 15 October 1892
  • Record Premiership victory: 9-0 v Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995
  • Record European Cup victory: 10-0 v Anderlecht, European Champion Clubs' Cup, Preliminary Round, 26 September 1956
  • Record European Cup (Champions League era) victory: 7-1 v AS Roma, 10 April 2007
  • Record home win 10-0 v Anderlecht, 26 September 1956
  • Record away win: 8-1 v Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999
  • Record League defeat: 0-7 v Blackburn Rovers, Division 1, 10 April 1926 / v Aston Villa, Division 1, 27 December 1930 / v Wolves, Division 2, 26 December 1931
  • Record Cup defeat: 1-7 v Burnley, FA Cup, 1st Round, 13 February 1901
  • Record 'Home' attendance: 83,250 v Arsenal, Division 1, Maine Road, 7 January 1948
  • Record League attendance (at Old Trafford): 76,998 v Arsenal, April 2008
  • Longest unbeaten run : 45 (all competitions), 24 December 1998 to 3 October 1999
  • Most appearances : 900 Ryan Giggs
  • Most League appearances: 606 - Bobby Charlton
  • Most goals scored : 247 - Bobby Charlton
  • Most League goals: 199 - Bobby Charlton
  • Most League goals in a season: 32 - Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959-60
  • Most goals in a season in all competitions: 46 - Denis Law, 1963-64
  • Most goals scored in a match: 6 - George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970 / Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911
  • Most goals scored in European competition: 38 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
  • Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches - Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003
  • Highest transfer fee paid: £59.7 million - Angel Di Maria (from Real Madrid C.F.)
  • Most League goals in a season (by team): 103 (1956/57, 1958/59)
  • Most points in a 42-game season: 92 - 1993/94
  • Most points in a 38-game Season: 91 - 1999/2000
  • Most capped player: 129 - Peter Schmeichel - Denmark
  • Fastest goal: 15 seconds - Ryan Giggs v Southampton, Premiership, 18 November 1995
  • Fastest four goals: 13 minutes - Ole Gunnar Solksjær v Nottingham Forest, Premiership, 6 February 1999[34]

Images for kids

  • A black-and-white photograph of a football team lining up before a match. Four players, wearing dark shirts, light shorts and dark socks, are seated. Four more players are standing immediately behind them, and three more are standing on a higher level on the back row. Two men in suits are standing on either side of the players.

    The Manchester United team at the start of the 1905–06 season, in which they were runners-up in the Second Division

  • A black-and-white photograph of several people in suits and overcoats on the steps of an aircraft.

    The Busby Babes in Denmark in 1955

  • A stone tablet, inscribed with the image of a football pitch and several names. It is surrounded by a stone border in the shape of a football stadium. Above the tablet is a wooden carving of two men holding a large wreath.

    A plaque at Old Trafford in memory of those who died in the Munich air disaster, including players' names

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    Manchester United (1963)

  • A smiling man with dark hair wearing a white, green and blue tracksuit top over a blue shirt. He is holding a washbag under his right arm.

    Bryan Robson was the captain of Manchester United for 12 years, longer than any other player.

  • The torso and head of a grey-haired white man. He is wearing spectacles and a black coat.

    Alex Ferguson managed the team between 1986 and 2013.

  • A white football player with short, dark, greying hair. He is wearing a red shirt, white shorts, white socks and white football boots. He is running and has puffed-out cheeks.

    Ryan Giggs is the most decorated player in English football history.

  • A football crest. In the centre is a shield with a ship in full sail above a red field with three diagonal black lines. Either side of the shield are two stylised roses, separating two scrolls. The upper scroll is red and reads "Manchester United" in black type, while the lower scroll is white with "Football Club" also written in black.

    Manchester United badge in the 1960s

  • Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 RA-89002 SVO 2012-4-6

    Aeroflot is an official carrier of the club.

  • A photograph of three medals sitting on a stand. One medal is gold and two are silver.

    Winners' and runners-up medals from Manchester United's UEFA Champions League final appearances in 2008, 2009 and 2011


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