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IntroductionManchester United is a highly successful English football club, with supporters across the world. Its current players include Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand, and among its former players are Bobby Charlton, David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United is presently managed by Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful manager in English football. Manchester United was the first English club to play in Europe (1956) and the first to win the European Cup (1968). Returning from a European tie in 1958, Manchester United lost eight players and various club officials in the Munich air disaster. Manchester United is the only English club to have won the Premiership, the FA Cup and the UEFA Campions League in the same season (1998-1999), and is the current holder (2008-2009) of the Premier League title. This website‘About Man Utd’ is an online encyclopaedia of Manchester United. It comprises profiles and articles, backed by a huge database of facts and figures. Since 1886, Manchester United has competed in 124 seasons, been led by 19 different managers, played 5,149 competitive matches and been represented by 841 players. At ‘About Man Utd’, each of these seasons, managers, matches and players has its own page - over six thousand of them! To enjoy the site, use the menu bar at the top of each page or any of the numerous links. From the players database: Dennis Viollet Viollet was a local boy. He was born and brought up in Manchester, albeit as a Manchester City supporter. He was a successful schoolboy footballer, captaining Manchester and representing England. He was one of the early products of the Joe ... more > From the matches database: 2008 vs Man CityThe computer generating the fixtures for 2007-2008 delivered a Manchester derby for the match at Old Trafford nearest to 6 February. An all-Manchester occasion was fitting, especially as one of the reporters to die at Munich was Frank Swift, a ... more > From the seasons database: 2006-2007The 2006-2007 season proved a complete contrast to the one that preceded it. To the surprise of many, Manchester United returned to the top of the Premiership. Just when it was looking as if the Ferguson era might end, the ... more > From the managers database: Jimmy MurphyMurphy came from the Rhonda valley in South Wales. He was born at Ton Pentre in 1908. As a young man he played football for West Bromwich Albion and Wales, before his playing days were ended by the second world ... more > From an ‘About Man Utd’ articleKen Ramsden is the current Club Secretary at Manchester United. He has been Secretary since 2007 and is due to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 season. ... more > Sources of further informationThe facts, figures, dates and occasions that tell the Manchester United story are presented in many publications and on many websites. The following are useful reference works:
The official club site: The relevant wikipedia pages: The popular Manchester United statistics site: The site of the Association of Football Statisticians: A few quiz questionsWhich left full-back has made the most appearances for Manchester United? Under which manager did Manchester United always finish in the top four? For which season was Juan Sebastian Veron added to the Manchester United squad? Which centre-forward had the nickname ‘the gunner’? Who holds the record of most goals scored for Manchester United? Which Canadian-born player joined Manchester United after spending most of his career in Germany? |
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