Manchester United

I don't know about you guys, but this is the football team i like the most, one of the team i've known since early days i ever heard the sport named football. Many asked me why i like this club so much. Well the truth is,i admire the quality of this club which seldomly have in other club anywhere in the world. Now, i want to share some fact about this great club that only few people know including MANCHESTER UNITED supporter itself.


Established - 1887

Former known as - Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)[1887],
Names before workers in the railway yard at Newton Heath indulged their passion for association football with games against other departments of the LYR or other railway companies


Current Official Name - Manchester United Football Club (MUFC) since [1902],
A.K.A - ManU, Man Utd, MU, Manchester United FC, Red Devils etc. After a couple of alternative names to replace 'Newton Heath LYR' was rejected such as Manchester Celtic & Manchester Central in 1902

Call Sign - The Red Devils


Managers:

1. Ernest Mangnall - First club manager ( 1903 - 1912 )
2. JJ Bentley - Second club manager ( 1912 - 1914 )
3. John Robson - Third club manager ( 1914 - 1921 )
4. John Chapman - Fourth club manager ( 1921 - 1927 )
5. Clarence Hilditch - Temporary manager after John Chapman suspended by FA
6. Herbert Bamlett - Fifth club manager ( 1927 - 1931 )
7. Scott Duncan - Sixth club manager ( 1931 - 1945 )
8. Sir Matt Busby - Seventh club manager ( 1945 - 1969 )
9. Frank O'Farrell - Eighth club manager ( 1969 - 1972 )
10. Tommy Docherty - Ninth club manager ( 1972 - 1977 )
11. Dave Sexton - Tenth club manager ( 1977 - 1981 )
12. Ron Atkinson - Eleventh club manager ( 1981 - 1986 )
13. Sir Alex Ferguson - Twelve club manager ( 1986 - Current )

Stadium:

Name - Old Trofford
A.K.A - 'The Theatre of Dreams' Was given by Sir Bobby Charlton

• Start Build: 1908 - Finished: 1910

• Manchester United’s home since 1910, damage when it was bombed during World War II in 1941. rebuilding of Old Trafford was completed in 1949.

• Capacity - 80,000 Crowds

• First game - 19 February 1910 - Between MU vs Liverpool (Unfortunately MU lost 4-3)
  

• The largest club ground in Britain, One of the finest in the world.
  

Archivement:

FA PREMIER LEAGUE / FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008

FA Cup
1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004


FOOTBALL LEAGUE CUP
1992, 2006, 2009, 2010


FA CHARITY / COMMUNITY SHIELD
1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008


EUROPEAN CUP / UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
1968, 1999, 2008


FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP
2008


UEFA SUPER CUP
1991


EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS' CUP
1991


INTERCONTINENTAL CUP
1999


Darkest Day :

6th February 1958. a charter plane carrying MU's personnel from Belgrade for semi final match against Red Star Balgrade of 1958 european cup, crashed shortly after refulling in Munich while on the way back to england claimed 23 lives, among them were 8 MU players Roger Byrne (28), Eddie Colman (21), Mark Jones (24), David Pegg (22), Tommy Taylor (26), Geoff Bent (25), Liam Whelan (22) and Duncan Edwards (21) & 3 Club Officials, Club Secretary Walter Crickmer, Trainer Tom Curry and Coach Bert Whalley. among other who lost thier lives were Eight journalists, Alf Clarke, Tom Jackson, Don Davies, George Fellows, Archie Ledbrook, Eric Thompson, Henry Rose, and Frank Swift who was a former Manchester City player. Plane captain Ken Rayment, Willie Satinoff, Travel agent Bela Miklos and crew member Tom Cable


Official Anthem:

Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
As the reds go marching on on on!

Just like the busby babes in days gone by,
We’ll keep the red flags flying high,
Your gonna see us all from far and wide,
Your gonna hear the masses sing with pride.

United, Man united,
We’re the boys in red and we're on our way to Wembley!

Wembley, Wembley,
We're the famous Man united and we're going to Wembley,
Wembley, Wembley,
We're the famous Man united and we're going to Wembley

In Seventy-Seven it was Docherty
Atkinson will make it Eighty-Three
And everyone will no just who we are,
They'll be singing que sera sera

United, Man united,
We’re the boys in red and we're on our way to Wembley!

Wembley, Wembley,
We're the famous Man united and we're going to Wembley,
Wembley, Wembley,
We're the famous Man united and we're going to Wembley

Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
As the reds go marching on on on!

Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
As the reds go marching on on on!

Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
Glory glory Man united,
As the reds go marching on on on!

Source: http://www.manutd.com/

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