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 one of the first English clubs 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 (2010-2011) 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 126 seasons, been led by 19 different managers, played 5,281 competitive matches and been represented by 855 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: Ji-Sung Park Born and brought up in South Korea, Park joined his first senior club on leaving school. Though short in stature, he was strong - and also possessed phenomenal endurance. In 2000 he first played for his national side, and went ... more > From the matches database: 2006 vs FulhamThis was the first game of the 2006-2007 season. With the previous season not having been one of Manchester United’s best, supporters were hoping for better things. But there were questions. Could Rooney and Saha score the goals previously scored ... more > From the seasons database: 2008-2009The 2008-2009 season brought four trophies, including a third successive Premiership title. Manchester United also reached the final of the UEFA Champions League for the second season running. ... more > From the managers database: Wilf McGuinnessMcGuinness was one of Busby’s babes. He joined Manchester United in 1953, aged sixteen, and played as a defensive wing-half. His playing career was short. He broke his leg in a reserve game in 1960, when only in his early ... 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 title-winning season did Manchester United lose 5-0 to Chelsea? Alex Stepney is the only goalkeeper in what 'top ten'? Who was the first choice left full-back in the successful team of the sixties? Which Manchester United assistant won the FIFA under-20 World Cup with Portugal? Which locally born player missed the whole of the 1999-2000 season with a knee injury? |
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