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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 5,156 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: Stan Pearson Pearson was born in Salford and grew-up supporting Manchester United. He joined the club at sixteen, turned professional at eighteen and made his first senior appearance before he was nineteen. He helped Manchester United win promotion from the second division ... more > From the matches database: 1963 vs LeicesterIn 1962-1963, Manchester United appeared in the FA Cup Final for the first time in five years. They had lost in 1957-1958, post-Munich. They had also lost in 1956-1957. They hadn’t actually won the FA Cup since 1947-1948, when Matt ... more > From the seasons database: 1990-1991In 1990-1991, Manchester United won their first European trophy since 1967-1968. They reached the final of the League Cup and moved from thirteenth to sixth in the league. It wasn’t a bad season, although it was yet another without winning ... more > From the managers database: Ron AtkinsonAtkinson was a completely different character to his predecessor, Dave Sexton. He was easy-going and extrovert, he enjoyed conversation and could tell a good joke. In comparison with Sexton, he sparkled (literally, in fact, with his large collection of rings ... more > From an ‘About Man Utd’ articleJimmy Murphy was Sir Matt Busby’s assistant throughout Busby’s years at Old Trafford. He served MU for twenty-six years as coach and assistant manager. ... 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 questionsIn which season did David Beckham miss training to look after his family? Who was part of a legendary back-four ahead of the 2006 World Cup finals? Who is third (after Charlton and Law) in the list of top Manchester United goalscorers? In which season did Roy Keane first appear for Manchester United? Which full-back played for Docherty, Sexton, Atkinson and Ferguson? |
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