History of Manchester United

Old Trafford Stadium, also known as the Dream Theatre by fans

Seating capacity: 76,212

Current manager: Sir Alex Ferguson

History: Manchester United were the first European champions of English soccer, winning the European Champions Cup in 1968. winning the European Champions Cup in 1968. It was United again who got their first European trophy, the Cup Winners' Cup, in the 1990s after English soccer was banned by UEFA for five years.

1. 1878-1902: The predecessor of Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club was founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (LYR is the familiar acronym for Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway).

Newton Heath was the name of a common railroad site in England. The workers on the site unleashed their passion for soccer by playing against teams from other divisions or other railroad companies. They had no idea that their team would later take its place in the English soccer world and even in the international game and become one of the world's top giants, but from the day the team was formed, it was destined to play Manchester United's style of attacking soccer with emphasis on teamwork and passion.

Newton Heath dabbled in the glory of their big brother, Manchester City, and had to change their name to Manchester Central, but Manchester's city council refused to approve it for one simple reason: you're not good enough. Then, Newton Schiff proposed to change the name of Manchester Celtic (Mancheseter Celtic), and this time the Scottish Celtic FC refused to do so.

Celtic are a truly ecclesiastical team, run by Brother Walfrid. Walfrid was an early priest in the Marist Brothers. Marist Brothers. Scotland's Celtic club has this layer of religious background, is not good to mess with the Lord, on August 8, 1898, Walfrid directly to run to the court in London to sue: Newton Heath, do not know this layer of background of Catholicism, actually in vain called "Celtic"! Newton Heath Club, face to face apologies, public apologies to all parties a *** have 8 times, face basically lose face. 1902 April 26, Newton Heath sensational lasted 5 years of "name movement" finally came to an end. They eventually named themselves "Manchester United", and in the 2006-07 season, Manchester United met Celtic in the Champions League. Celtic fans posed with the number "8" in a gesture designed to poke fun at everything that had happened since August 8, 1898, when they were in the Champions League.

When the Football League was formed in 1888, the members who founded Newton Heath humbly believed that they were not worthy of joining Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End in forming the Football League. Newton Heath did not join the Football League until 1892.

2. 1902-1909: The birth and early glory of Manchester United

Newton Heath were in a difficult financial situation and by the early 1900s the team was struggling to stay afloat. It was a local distiller, John Henry Davies, who saved the team. |

Davies decided to inject money into the club, which allowed him to make a profit from the running of the team. Since then, the team has changed its name from Manchester Central to Manchester Celtic. It was only in April/May 1902 that the name Manchester United came into being, a name that would become famous throughout the world of soccer.

3. The Rise of the Red Devils

One of the most important figures to join United after Davies was Ernest Manganer. Manganer became the club's secretary in 1903 and to this day he is widely recognized as the club's first manager. His team included recently signed goalkeeper Harry Moger and striker Charlie Sagar. The team finished third in the Second Division for two consecutive seasons, 1903-1904 and 1904-1905. The following season, 1905-1906, was one of United's finest early seasons, with the forward line of Dick Duckworth, Alex Bell and captain Charlie Roberts helping the team reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. And more importantly, the team was able to emerge from the Second Division and finally make it to the First Division after twelve years of playing in the Football League.

To celebrate the victory, Manganer poached Billy Meredith from crosstown rivals Manchester City. Meredith, nicknamed the Welsh wonderkid, was arguably United's original star, but at the time he was embroiled in a City bribery case, and because of that, it seemed destined that many of United's future stars would be shrouded in a unique personality not found in any other footballing superstar. The addition of the winger boosted United's morale, and Meredith assisted Sandy Turnbull in the 1907-1908 season, which culminated in the team's first-ever league title. United made their first appearance in the 1908 Charity Shield as league champions, where Jimmy Turnbull, who shared the same surname as Sandy Turnbull, scored a hat-trick to help United win the Charity Shield with a 4-0 thrashing of FA Cup winners Queens Park Rangers.

In 1907, United's rise continued, and they were well on their way to becoming a major force in English soccer. It's worth noting that United's rise had nothing to do with the turmoil at city rivals Manchester City, which was the beginning of a feud between the two teams. In that year, the FA found out that City had violated the rules of paying players' wages, when the salary of the players of the first division team was regulated to be ￡4 per week, but City had been secretly paying ￡6 to ￡7 in order to enlist the best players, and as a result, the FA severely punished City, with five officials removed from their posts, and 17 players were sentenced to never be allowed to play for City again.

The confusion gave United an opportunity. Manager Manganore responded immediately by poaching five players from City, including Billy Meredith, and the team rapidly improved, finishing a historic eighth that season.

A year later, in 1908, United realized their wish, winning the first top-flight title in their history. The Red Devils were unstoppable that year, beating Newcastle by six goals, Blackburn by five, Everton by four, Arsenal by four and Birmingham by four, scoring a then-record 82 goals in the season.

In 1909, United made another breakthrough in their historic style of play, beating the likes of Newcastle and Bristol to win the first FA Cup trophy in the club's history. Interestingly, in the final, United wore a white shirt with a red "V" on the chest, which has become one of the Red Devils' classics. After the last round of the league that year, the chairman of the Manchester United club used the trophy of the FA Cup filled with champagne, brought to the rival Arsenal dressing room to ask the Gunners' players to drink, and **** wish United's achievements.

Four months later, United upped the ante even further. The players' union and the FA were at loggerheads at the time, and the FA demanded that all players quit the union, which other clubs complied with, but not United, whose players were adamant in their support of the union's interests, and for this reason, the FA even decided to give United a full team ban. With United's persistence and push, eventually, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland and many other clubs came around and rejoined the union, and the FA had to compromise and reach an agreement with the union, and United won great popularity because of their steadfastness and indomitability in this crisis.

4. The ups and downs of Old Trafford

Before 1909, Manchester United had been playing at Creighton Stadium, which was a stadium in poor condition, hardly suitable for the development needs of Manchester United. 1909, the new stadium was completed at Trafford Park, and the original plan was to have a capacity of 100,000 people, but due to the budget overruns the stadium was reduced to 60,000 people. 1910 February 19th, Manchester United officially On February 19, 1910, Manchester United officially opened the new stadium, named "Old Trafford", and Liverpool became the first visiting team to play in this venue, from this year, a new era began.

Manchester United won the league again in the 1911-12 season, the first at Old Trafford, a year in which they finished one point ahead of Aston Villa, and manager Alex Manganore won his second league trophy in his time in charge.

5, 80 years ago, a showdown of the greats

Manganore is considered the first great manager in United's history, and his departure came as a surprise when he suddenly switched to city rivals Manchester City in 1911, which was a surprise because the same week he had just rejected City's bid to buy United's captain, Charlie Roberts, and eight months later he was leading the way. league title, with United sitting in 12th place after losing their leader.

Manganore's departure dealt a huge blow to United, who then embarked on an up-and-down journey.

6. Busby's children

On February 19, 1945, the Manchester Evening News carried the news that "Matt Busby signed an agreement today to become manager of Manchester United ......

Busby's rebuilding began with the reintroduction of youngsters, and in 1951, Jackie Blanchflower and Roger Byrne, two players under the age of 20, entered the United first team, marking the beginning of the rejuvenation of the team. Tom Jackson of the Manchester Evening News wrote: "United's 'kids' are calm and confident ...... "For the first time, Busby's youngsters were used "kids" (Babes).The Red Devils were back in 1952 when a United team combining old and new won the First Division title.

7. Sir Busby

In the early to mid-50s, United's youth teams won five consecutive Youth FA Cups, and they provided the first team with a steady stream of outstanding talent. Under Busby's strong support, a number of young Shiremen such as Duncan Edwards broke into the first team and got a taste of the league, at a time when United captain Byrne was no more than 25 years old, and Tommy Taylor, who had been signed at great expense, was also very young.

From 1956, "The Busby's Babes" (The Busby's Babes) began to take over the hegemony of English soccer, the 1955-56 season, Manchester United won the league title by 11 points ahead of Blackpool, the young champions conquered England, the surprising thing is that the average age of this team is only 22 years old, the average age of the team is only 22 years old, the average age of the team is only 22 years old, the average age of the team is only 22 years old, the average age of the team is only 22 years old. With an average age of just 22, Busby's youngsters made a name for themselves.

From the 1956-57 season, Busby led Manchester United to the European Clubs' Cup (predecessor of the Champions Cup) despite the FA's objections, and the "Busby boys" swept through Anderlecht, Borussia Dortmund, and Bilbao, only to lose in the semifinals to Real Madrid (who had Stefano, Kopa, Pusch, and Hunto). Real Madrid with Stefano, Kopa, Puskás and Hunto (1-3 on the road, 2-2 at home). In that year, another young man who would become famous throughout the world began to make a name for himself at United: Bobby Charlton.

In 1957, United were crowned champions of the First Division, and Busby's team swept across England. In fact, the team had been under construction since 1952, and the United youth team, which won the Youth FA Cup from '52 to '57, provided fresh blood for the first team, and the "Busby boys" have gone down in United history as a legend.

8, reborn from the plane crash

God's jealousy, February 6, 1958, the terrible disaster befell the "Busby's Boys". After playing in the European Club Cup and eliminating Red Star Belgrade, the United team changed planes in Munich to fly back to England. On that afternoon of bad weather, the G-Alsu-609 airplane in which United was flying made two unsuccessful attempts to take off, and on the third attempt the plane ran off the end of the runway and crashed into the buildings there. Twenty-three of the 43 passengers on board perished in the disaster.

Head coaches Busby and Duncan Edwards were rescued from the rubble and doctors in Germany revived the former, but the latter died 16 days later at the age of 21. Edwards was considered one of the most talented young men in the history of English soccer and his death is still mourned by United and the English.

Other United players who lost their lives in the crash were Tommy Taylor, who cost Busby ￡29,999 to sign in the first place, and when asked why he didn't round up to the nearest whole number, Busby explained that it was to take the pressure off the boy.

Bill Whelan, Geoff Bent, Eddie Coleman, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Walter Creekmore, Tom Curry, Porter Wylie - all players who died in the crash - struck an unprecedented blow for United. In the second half of that season, the club made some fire signings, along with some reserve and youth team players, to cobble together a squad capable of playing. In the end, United finished runners-up and Bobby Charlton, who scored 29 goals, was their new hero.

9. The Age of Genius

The following seasons were a slow recovery, with United finishing 7th and 15th in the league, and only the 1963 FA Cup being a surprise, with the 'dark horse' United beating Leicester in the final.

From the mid-1960s onwards, Busby led a revival of United's fortunes. The Red Devils won two league titles in 1965 and 1967, and United rose from the ashes of the Munich air disaster.

The 1968 Champions League title is Busby's most glorious memory of United, in which the Red Devils had a number of outstanding players such as Bobby Charlton and George Best. On May 19, United beat Benfica 4-1 in the Champions League final, with Charlton scoring two goals, Best one, and Kidd scoring as well, making United the first team to English team to win the European Champions Cup.

10, the long wait

In 1969, Busby left his position as manager and was promoted to general manager, but his successor, McGuinness, could not get the support of the players, and United ended up eighth, with Busby having to return to the helm after one season. But in the 1970-71 season, United lost their mojo and finished eighth again, and Busby retired again after a brief stint on the club's board.

With the retirement of George Best and Bobby Charlton, and Denis Law's move to Manchester City, United hit another low point.The 1972-73 season was agonizing, and United were relegated to League Two after nearly 40 years. In a crucial relegation battle with City, Dennis Law scored a heel strike to make it 1-0 and relegate the Red Devils in what has become the most famous example of an anticlimax.

Although United returned to the First Division after the second season, they never seemed to recapture the glory of the Busby era. With the exception of two FA Cup wins in 1977 and 1983, the Red Devils were asleep for nearly two decades until someone woke them up. In those days, another red team, Liverpool, dominated England and United struggled to compete with them.

11. Ferguson opens an era

Ferguson once said that the greatest achievement of my life was that his United pulled Liverpool off the championship seat. Just as he said, the 80s belonged to Liverpool and the 90s saw United take their place.

At the start of the 1986-87 season, the Atkinson-coached United team had a terrible record, languishing at the bottom of the table, with another early exit from the League Cup and elimination from the FA Cup. United made a decision in November and Alex Ferguson became the new manager. Prior to that, Ferguson had a convincing managerial record in Scotland, leading Aberdeen to break the rotation of Celtic and Rangers. In eight years in charge of Aberdeen, Ferguson led the team to three Scottish League titles (1980, 84, 85), four Scottish Cups (1982-84, 1986) and one Scottish League Cup (1983), as well as winning the European Cup Winners' Cup (1983) (beating Real Madrid in the final).

12. The Big Story

Ferguson began his revamping of the team in the 1987-88 season by making three major signings, Brian McClair from Celtic, Viv Anderson from Arsenal and Steve Bruce from Norwich. During the season, McClair scored 31 league and cup goals, becoming the next United player after George Best to score more than 20 league goals. By 1996, McClair had made 447 appearances for United, scoring 126 goals. Bruce, on the other hand, went on to become one of the best center backs under Ferguson and was a key contributor to the start of United's dynasty in the 1990s.

After finishing runners-up in the 87-88 season, United went into a slump that saw Ferguson almost lose his job, finishing 11th in the 88-89 season and failing to perform in the League Cup and FA Cup. Meanwhile, Ferguson was still buying the players he wanted, with Webber joining from Nottingham Forest, Gary Pallister from Middlesbrough and Paul Ince from West Ham.

The 89-90 season was a pivotal year for Ferguson, with his reputation falling after last season's poor results, and this season's continued slump in the league caused United to start thinking about sacking Ferguson.Ferguson's toughest time at United came at the beginning of 1990, but was rescued by a victory in the FA Cup, with the Quarter-Final being the turning point in everything, as United defeated Nottingham Forest 1-0, away from home. Mark Robins' goal brought Ferguson back from the dead, and it was later revealed by those in the know that United would have fired Ferguson had the game been lost. Later, in the FA Cup final, United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace and won 1-0 in extra time, a title that saved Ferguson's job, although United finished 13th in the league.

United's cup success continued in 1990-91, when they beat Barcelona 2-1 in the final to win the European Cup Winners' Cup, their first European trophy since 1968. In the league, United improved on last season, eventually claiming sixth, having been docked a point in the interim for fighting with Arsenal on the pitch. Of course, Ferguson's squad building was still in order, with Peter Schmeichel joining from Brondby, Andrei Kanchelskis from Shakhtar Donetsk, and England right-back Paul Parker joining from Real Garden Rangers. By this time, no one had realized that a new dynasty of unprecedented strength was in the making.

13, unforgettable moment

1991-92 season, Manchester United got the league runner-up, Cantona (Eric Cantona) led the Leeds United team took the trophy, however, the League Cup winner gave the Red Devils consolation. 1992 December, Manchester United completed the last signing of the dynasty construction, they dug from Leeds Cantona, difficult to conquer you. Just recruit you, Ferguson's acquisition brought United the king of the future. It is also worth noting that a group of youngsters trained in United's youth system won the Youth FA Cup, and in that youth team were such names that would later ring a bell: "Lee Sharp, Beckham, Giggs, the Neville brothers, Scholes, Bart ...... "

14. The Red Devils Era

In the 1992-93 season, United ended a 26-year wait, beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 at home on April 10, 1993. They were behind at one point in the game, but two goals from center back Bruce rallied to win the match and bring the Red Devils the laurels they had dreamed of for years, with Alex Ferguson claiming the his first league title since taking charge of United. In a year when United continued to build their squad, Ferguson spent a then-British record ￡3.75 million to poach Roy Keane from Nottingham Forest, and for the next ten years, this Irish hard man held up the Red Devils' back.

In the 93-94 season, United won back-to-back league titles, but the death of Sir Matt Busby in the middle of the season left the Red Devils inconsolable.

The death of Sir Matt Busby, who had created the first generation of United in the 50s and 60s, and the "Busby Boys" will remain in the annals of history, came at the end of the season. At the end of the season, United won the double, and in addition to finishing eight points ahead of runners-up Blackburn in the league, they swept aside Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final to win the trophy, with their only regret being the League Cup final, which they lost 1-3 to Aston Villa, one step short of the treble. After this season, Bryan Robson left United after 13 years with the club to become a player and coach at Middlesbrough, although the signing of Keane the year before had set United up well.

The 94-95 season had its ups and downs, with Cantona receiving a nine-month ban from the FA for flying at a Crystal Palace fan in January. In the league, United and Blackburn bit the bullet, and in the last round Blackburn lost at Liverpool, which gave United a chance to overtake, but the Red Devils could only face West Ham on the road to get a draw, and eventually missed out on the league title by one point, with Dalglish and Shearer lifting the trophy for Blackburn. In a season of big changes in personnel, United signed Andy Cole from Newcastle for a record ￡7 million in January, and at the end of the season, Ince went to Inter Milan in a surprise move, Mark Hughes moved to Chelsea, and Kanchelskiy joined Everton.

15. Back then, they

In the 95-96 season, United made one of the great comebacks that are still talked about. Newcastle, led by Keegan, were 12 points clear at Christmas, but United made an incredible leap in the second half of the season and bounced back to overtake their rivals in April. In a season that also saw United win the FA Cup, becoming the first team in England to win the double twice, Cantona's overhead kick four minutes from the end of the FA Cup final beat Liverpool.

This year was also a year of renewal for Manchester United. At the beginning of the season, youngsters such as Bart, Gary Neville, Beckham, and Scholes became the mainstay of the first team, and the first half of the season became a period of time for the youngsters to get used to the Premier League, but under Cantona's leadership, the newcomers burst out with amazing energy in the second half of the year, which firmly established Ferguson's determination to change the blood. At the end of the season, Sharp went to Leeds, Parker was released, Bruce joined Birmingham, and the youngsters began to take over in full, while new additions such as Solskjaer and Bobowski joined.

With the young FA Cup generation taking over, the Manchester United dynasty gradually moved towards the peak. 1997, the Red Devils defended the league title, and from 1999 to 2001, it was a dominant triple crown in the league. 1998-99 season was the pride of all the Manchester United people, and in this year, they realized the incredible triple crown greatness. In the league, Manchester United took the lead in locking up the title, the victory against Tottenham Hotspur let them realize the top; in the FA Cup, the semi-final and Arsenal's thrilling battle, 90 minutes before the end of the moment, the score is still 1-1, at this time, Arsenal got a penalty, Schmeichel magically Bergkamp's shot to pounce out in extra time, Giggs staged a thousand-mile ride in the classic shutout, Manchester United went into the final and finally won the second title of the season. eventually lifted their second title of the season.

16, the top of Europe

May 26, 1999, Barcelona Camp Nou, Manchester United against Bayern Munich, which is one of the most classic Champions League finals in history. Suspended for Keane and Scholes, United were 0-1 down for 90 minutes and had several chances to seal the win. The miracle came in the second half of extra time, Beckham's two corners, successively let Sheringham and Solskjaer goal, United created a miraculous reversal. Coincidentally, this day is the 90th birthday of Sir David Busby, Manchester United people look up to the heavens with tears in their eyes, thanking the eyes that blessed them in the underworld. In fact, this is not the first time United have risen from adversity. Against Juventus in the semifinals, Keane was the first to fire, and Cole and Yorke made the comeback after being 1-1 at home and 0-2 down at one point on the road.

17, 21st Century

In the first decade of the new millennium, Manchester United were first in the world again when they traveled to Brazil to compete in a brand new soccer tournament: the FIFA Club World Championship. To do so, they gave up the chance to defend the FA Cup.

United didn't take home the trophy as they had hoped when they traveled to South America in January - after all, it was too much of a challenge to beat the Brazilian team on their doorstep in the sweltering heat of the climate. But United had an extremely valuable break in the South American sunshine. They returned to England refreshed for the league and led their rivals all the way to an early league trophy in April. But the new problem facing United was that the goalkeeping position had been unsuitable since the departure of Schmeichel.

In the 1999/2000 season, several goalkeepers, including Mark Bosnich, were unable to secure a place at United. It was no surprise then that Fabien Barthez was able to join United in July 2000 after France won the World Cup and European Championships.

Barthez, the French regular goalkeeper, was a good-natured, but good-natured player, and Barthez, despite a number of Champions League failures, helped United to a third consecutive league title in 2000/2001, a feat that only a handful of clubs in England's history have been able to achieve. The most recent treble winners were Liverpool from 1982 to 1984, but Liverpool achieved the treble under two managers, Bob Paisley and Joe Fagan.

And Ferguson was the man behind United's treble, becoming the first team manager in English soccer history to complete a hat trick. After winning his third consecutive league trophy, Ferguson announced that he would step down as manager at the end of the 2001/2002 season. At the same time, his assistant Steve McClaren announced that he would be heading to Middlesbrough to replace Bryan Robson as manager of the team.

To fill the void left by McClaren, Ferguson promoted Jim Ryan and Mike Phelan, who had played for United, to assistant manager and United first team coach respectively. But while Jennings has queered the coaching staff, he has added leaks on the team side. He moved defender Jaap Stam to Lazio. The decision took all by surprise, even Stam himself was y surprised.

Barthez's teammate in France, Laurent Blanc, who played in the 1998 World Cup, moved to United, where he replaced Stam in the team with Wes Brown, Gary Neville and Ronny Johnsen.

Many thought that Blanco would be the last of Ferguson's managerial acquisitions after he spent big on Ruud van Nistelrooy and Veron in quick succession. But Lord made another splash in January 2002, signing Uruguayan striker Forlan, who played for Independiente.

But Forlan's place in the team was difficult to finalize, as Van Nistelrooy had scored in a record eight consecutive league games. United have won all eight of those games. After eight consecutive victories, United regained the confidence of defending the league title, however, at the end of the 2001/02 season, the team was not able to regain its former style of riding the crest of the clouds and leading the pack, eliminated from the FA Cup by Middlesbrough, the Champions Cup stopped at the semi-finals, and the Premier League was only the third place, which was the reason why veteran manager Alex Ferguson announced that he would continue to stay in office and was determined to lead the 2002/03 season. The team was determined to lead Manchester United to glory in the 2002/03 season.

In the 2002/03 season, United came back from an 11-point deficit to overtake Arsenal in the league, and eventually regained the title.

In the summer of 2003, Abramovich joined Chelsea, and the Blues rose to power; in 2004, Arsenal dominated the Premier League with an undefeated record; Chelsea won back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and '06, while United only won the FA Cup and the League Cup in the interim; and in the summer of 2005, the American Glazer made United a privately-owned club, and a new era was set in motion.

In the 06-07 season, United managed to top the Premier League two rounds ahead of schedule in an unfavorable scenario. It was United's ninth Premier League title in 15 years, and Giggs became the player with the most titles since the inception of the Premier League, winning nine Premier League titles in one ****!

In the summer of 2007, United spent a lot of money on four players: Owen Hargreaves, Anderson Luisde Abreu Oliveira, Luís Carlos Almeidada Cunha and Carlos Tevez. The four stars, including Hargreaves can solve the Red Devils have been plagued by the problem of strong waist, and Anderson, Nani, two talented young stars introduced not only to make the Red Devils midfield further rejuvenation, injected fresh blood, but also makes the veteran Giggs, Scholes has a rotation and rest opportunities, plus Fletcher and Park Ji-sung, the thickness of the midfield champion of the Premier League! Carlos Tevez rounds out the United front line. The Red Devils' technical and tactical strength will be further strengthened, the tactics will be more diversified, and the team's spectacle will continue to increase.

In the 07-08 season, facing Arsenal's competition in the first half of the season and Chelsea's hot pursuit in the second half, the United team inspired high morale and a strong sense of teamwork, and with a series of incredible tactical decisions by Ferguson, United beat their rivals in the last round of the league, and ultimately won the 07-08 Premier League Championship with a 2-point advantage.

In the first Premier League derby in the subsequent Champions League final, the Champions League title was won on penalties 7:6 over Chelsea in the Champions League final. Manchester United again bagged the double and reached the top of Europe for the third time.

In '08, United introduced Berbatov.... ...Crowe won his first, the fourth Ballon d'Or in United's history and his first Mr. World Footballer. Crowe won his first Ballon d'Or, the fourth in United's history, and the first World Footballer of the Year. He also won his team's first World Club Cup in England's history, and became the King of the World.

On May 16, 2009, Manchester United won the Premier League trophy with a home draw against Arsenal. This was the 11th time in 17 years that United had won the Premier League, and the third consecutive title.