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  • 01 Jan, 1970
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Man United Facts

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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

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

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

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

  • 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).

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

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • 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

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

On This Day

RIP
01 Mar, 2001

Manchester United player Colin Webster died ,RIP

RIP
01 Mar, 1988

Manchester United player Thomas Breen died ,RIP

Birthday
01 Mar, 1905

Manchester United player Joseph Curry was born. He has 14 appearances and 0 goals for the club

Birthday
01 Mar, 1882

Manchester United manager Herbert Bamlett was born.

Event
01 Mar, 1953

Manchester United signs Tommy Taylor from Barnsley. Although manager Matt Busby agrees a 30,000 fee with the Tykes he did not want the player saddled with the tag of the "30,000 Tommy Taylor" so he gave a pound to the tea lady serving up the cuppas during negotiations, meaning United end up paying 29,999 for the striker.

Transfer
01 Mar, 1983

Peter Beardsley left the club to Vancouver Whitecaps

Transfer
01 Mar, 1977

Colin Waldron was signed from Bohemians

Transfer
01 Mar, 1974

Paddy Roche was signed from Wolves

Transfer
01 Mar, 1953

Johnny Berry was signed from Barnsley FC

Match Event
01 Mar, 2023

FA cup - 5th Round: Man United played VS West Ham United at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Erik Ten Hag

Match Event
01 Mar, 2020

Premier League: Man United played VS Everton at Goodison Park
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Match Event
01 Mar, 2011

Premier League: Man United played VS Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
01 Mar, 2009

League Cup - Final: Man United played VS Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
01 Mar, 2008

Premier League: Man United played VS Fulham at Craven Cottage
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
01 Mar, 2000

European Cup - Second Group Stage: Man United played VS Bordeaux at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson
First ever meeting between the teams

Match Event
01 Mar, 1997

Premier League: Man United played VS Coventry City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
01 Mar, 1986

League Division One: Man United played VS Southampton at The Dell
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was Ron Atkinson

Match Event
01 Mar, 1980

League Division One: Man United played VS Ipswich Town at Portman Road
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 6
The manager was Dave Sexton
Gary Bailey saved 3 penalties on that match. Bailey was born in Ipswitch and his father Roy, also a keeper, was in the Tractor Boys' side managed by Alf Ramsey

Match Event
01 Mar, 1978

League Division One: Man United played VS Leeds United at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was Dave Sexton

Match Event
01 Mar, 1975

League Division Two: Man United played VS Cardiff City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 4 - 0
The manager was Tommy Docherty
Debut for Steve Coppell

Match Event
01 Mar, 1969

FA cup - Quater Final: Man United played VS Everton at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
01 Mar, 1958

FA cup - Quater Final: Man United played VS West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 2 - 2
The manager was Jimmy Murphy

Match Event
01 Mar, 1952

League Division One: Man United played VS Aston Villa at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
01 Mar, 1947

League Division One: Man United played VS Sunderland at Roker Park
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
01 Mar, 1930

League Division One: Man United played VS Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 4
The manager was Herbert Bamlett

Match Event
01 Mar, 1924

League Division Two: Man United played VS Nelson at Seed Hill
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was John Chapman

Match Event
01 Mar, 1913

League Division One: Man United played VS Middlesbrough at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 2 - 3
The manager was John J. Bentley
Debut for John Mew

Match Event
01 Mar, 1902

League Division Two: Man United played VS Lincoln City at Bank Street
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was James West
James Higson becomes the last player that is signed by Newton Heath before the club declared bankrupt. He made his debut on this match.
Debut for James Higson

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

  • “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

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

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

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

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "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

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

    Michael Owen

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

    Eric Cantona

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

    Paul Scholes

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

    Javier Chicharito Hernandez

  • "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

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

    Clive Tyldesley

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

    Gordon McQueen

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

    Sir Alex Ferguson

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

    Sir Alex Ferguson

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

    Jimmy Murphy

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

    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

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

    Eric Cantona

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

    George Best

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

    George Best

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

    Sir Alex Ferguson

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

    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

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

    Martin Tyler
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