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Man United Facts

  • There were few people to play and manage Manchester United: Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch, Wilf McGuiness, Ryan Giggs, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick.

  • Old Trafford was bombed during World War 2 in 1941, United's first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748 spectators witnessed a 3–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.

  • The club captain’s St. Bernard dog wandered off during a fund raising event and John Henry Davies, a local brewer, found it and returned it. When he learned the club was on the verge of folding, he invested in it, and brought his own changes. It was then the club became Manchester United proper, and red shirts with white shorts became the norm.

  • Viv Anderson was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first signing and the first black player to play for England in an official match. Wilfried Zaha was his last Signing.

  • In 1998 Man United Bought Jaap Stam in a fee of 10,750,000 which made him the first player to come for more than 10m

  • The reason for Newton heath to play with the yellow and green colors was the corporate colors of their employer, they were known as the ‘The Railwaymen’. There’s a mention of ‘Newtonians’ in the Manchester Guardian in 1882 and ‘The Heathens in 1887 before ‘The Heathians’ became an established nickname.

  • Before 1902, Manchester United were known as Newton Heath, during which time they first played their football matches at North Road and then Bank Street in Clayton. In 1910 Man United moved to play at Old Trafford. The first match was agains out biggest rivals, Liverpool. The match ended with a lose of 4-3.

  • Fabio and Rafael Da Silva were the first non-British brothers to represent Manchester United.

  • Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007

  • Paul Ince and Michael Owen are the only player to play for Manchester United and Liverpool during the Premier League era.

  • During the years A lot of players wore the Captain armband. a.Johnny Carey was the first non-British captain b.Bryan Robson is the one who served the most as  the club captain c.Eric Cantona was the first non-British captain d.Antonio Valencia was the first captain from a non-European country

  • Sir Alex Ferguson hold the record of champions league finals of the club. 4 Finals, 2 Wins.

  • Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway). Among the other clubs that were founded on that year we can find Grimsby, Everton FC, Ipswich Town and West Bromich Albion

  • Zidane Iqbal became the first British-Asian player to play for Manchester United in Dec 2021. It was in The UEFA Champions League match VS Young Boys Bern from Switzerland.

  • Manchester United Are the highest Premier League holders. 2 times 9-0 wins. It was against Ipswich Town and Southampton.

  • Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United. 26 years, 1500 matches. The trophy list is very long.

  • Wayne Rooney is the top scorer of the club with 253 Goals.

  • Ryan Giggs has the most apps for the club, 963 apps.

  • 1902 was the year that the club changed its name to “Manchester United” after names such as Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were ruled out.

  • Jack and Roger Doughty were the first brothers to play for Manchester United.

  • Manchester United was the third club in history to win Treble in 1999. The 2 clubs that have done it before were Celtic (1967) and Ajax Amsterdam (1972).

  • Nikola Jovanovic is the first non-British player to join Manchester united. He came in 1980. During his time he had 21 Apps and 4 Goals.

  • Man United (including Newton Heath) were relegated 5 times to the second devision (seasons: 73/74, 36/37, 30/31, 21/22, 1893/94)

  • The nickname “The Red Devils” cameout during the Sir Matt Busby’s time. It was because of Salford’s Rugby team that were holding the same nickname.

  • Louis Van Gaal became the first non-British manager for Manchester United in 2015.

  • There were a few players to win the champions league with Man United and another team. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Edwin Van Der Sar (Ajax) and Gerrard Pique (FC Barcelona) among them.

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the first manager to come back from a lose at home of 2 goals difference in the knock out stage of the UEFA Champions League. He did it in 2019 against PSG.

  • Manchester United Highest win in European competition was against Anderlecht from Belgium. 10-0 to the red devils

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer broke the non-losing away record in the Premier League. His record stands on 29 away matches with no losing. He broke Arsenal’s record from 2004.

  • 6/2/1958 will always be a sad memory for this great club. After a match vs Red Star Belgrade the plane crashed in Munich. 23 people died in that crash, out of them, 8 players.

  • 10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892 is the Highest win for Man United.

  • Only 4 players won the World Cup while they were playing for Manchester United. Bobby, Charlton, Nobby Stiles and John Connelly did it with England in 1966. Paul Pogba won with France in 2018.

  • 69,591 fans came for Roy Keane’s testimonial. The highest amount of fans for a testimonial match of Man United player.

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the first non-British man to be a player and a manger of Manchester United.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United in 2009 with a world record of transfer fee of 80 mil GBP.

  • Only 4 players of Man United won the Ballon d’or. Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), Cristiano Ronaldo (2008).

  • Manchester United PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

On This Day

Event
25 Jan, 1995

Eric Cantona kicking a Crystal Palace fan and getting a punishment of 7 months out of football fields

Transfer
25 Jan, 2014

Juan Mata was signed from Chelsea

Transfer
25 Jan, 2013

Wilfred Zaha was signed from Crystal Palace

Match Event
25 Jan, 2023

League Cup - Semi Final (1): Man United played VS Nottingham Forest at City Ground | Nottingham
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Erik Ten Hag

Match Event
25 Jan, 2019

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Arsenal at Emirates Stadium
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Match Event
25 Jan, 2011

Premier League: Man United played VS Blackpool at Bloomfield Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 2
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
25 Jan, 2006

League Cup - Semi Final (2): Man United played VS Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Nemanja Vidic makes his debut for the club
Debut for Nemanja Vidic

Match Event
25 Jan, 2004

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
25 Jan, 1997

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Wimbledon at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
25 Jan, 1995

Premier League: Man United played VS Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
Eric Cantona was sent off after kicking a fan. He was susspended for 8 months

Match Event
25 Jan, 1986

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Sunderland at Roker Park
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Ron Atkinson

Match Event
25 Jan, 1969

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Watford at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
25 Jan, 1964

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Bristol Rovers at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
25 Jan, 1958

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Ipswich Town at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
First ever meeting between the teams

Match Event
25 Jan, 1947

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Nottingham Forest at Maine Road
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 2
The manager was Sir Matt Busby
Debut for William Fielding

Match Event
25 Jan, 1936

FA cup - Fourth Round: Man United played VS Stoke City at Victoria Ground
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Scott Duncan

Match Event
25 Jan, 1930

League Division One: Man United played VS Liverpool at Anfield
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was Herbert Bamlett

Match Event
25 Jan, 1913

League Division One: Man United played VS Sheffield Wednesday at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was John J. Bentley

Match Event
25 Jan, 1908

League Division One: Man United played VS Chelsea at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall

Match Event
25 Jan, 1902

League Division Two: Man United played VS Blackpool at Bank Street
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was James West

Famous Quotes

players, managers, commentators quotes

  • "I never wanted Manchester United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be good enough."

    Sir Matt Busby

  • "Football, Bloody Hell" After winning the champions league against Bayern Munich

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster."

    Michael Owen

  • "99% of footballers want to play for Manchester United. The rest are liars."

    Gordon McQueen

  • "Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world."

    Eric Cantona

  • "If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both."

    George Best

  • "Here there are no heroes. It is about the team"

    Javier Chicharito Hernandez

  • “When I arrived down here I went to see Jimmy Murphy. Both Matt and Jimmy were at stages in their careers where they had time to offer me advice. Jimmy was still scouting for the club and I went and had lunch with him and he expressed this great desire to see youth coming back into the club. He was a very emotional man, a great servant to the club, and I would have liked to have listened to him more over the years”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "Manchester United Will Never Die" 1958 after the aircrash at Munich

    Jimmy Murphy

  • "The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United!"

    Martin Tyler

  • "You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team."

    Eric Cantona

  • “We spoke to him, but his reply was short and simple: ‘If you want me to play for you, you would have to buy this club.’ Scholes on moving to Inter Milan

    Paul Scholes

  • "When I used to hear Muhammed Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest I used to smile. You see, the greatest of them all was an English footballer named Duncan Edwards"

    Jimmy Murphy

  • "I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."

    George Best

  • "You can change your your wife, your politics, your religion. But you can't change your favorite football team"

    Eric Cantona

  • "Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."

    George Best

  • "This is Manchester United football club, this is the theatre of dreams."

    Sir Bobby Charlton

  • "Mountains are there to be climbed, are'nt they?" After coming back against PSG In the Champions league

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  • “you learn more from defeats than you do from victories”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "Winning the Ballon d'Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United."

    Paul Scholes

  • “I've never played for a draw in my life.”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

    George Best

  • "My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*cking perch. And you can print that."

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "when the seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

    Eric Cantona

  • "Name On The Trophy!" Commentating the final of 99

    Clive Tyldesley
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