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About Man Utd - an encyclopaedia of Manchester United Football Club

About Man Utd - an encyclopaedia of Manchester United Football Club
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About Man Utd is an online encyclopaedia of Manchester United

Introduction

Manchester 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 City

The 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: 2006-2007

The 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 Murphy

Murphy 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’ article

Ken 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 information

The 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:

About Man Utd - Manchester United Book Reviews

Jim White:
Manchester United - The Biography

About Man Utd - Manchester United Book Reviews

The Official Illustrated History
of Manchester United

About Man Utd - Manchester United Book Reviews

Andrew Endlar:
Manchester United: The Complete Record

About Man Utd - Manchester United Book Reviews

Ivan Ponting:
Manchester United Player by Player

About Man Utd - Manchester United Book Reviews

John White:
The Official Manchester United Almanac


.. and the following websites are useful sources of facts and figures:

The official club site:
www.manutd.com

The relevant wikipedia pages:
www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_united

The popular Manchester United statistics site:
www.stretfordend.co.uk

The site of the Association of Football Statisticians:
www.11v11.com

A few quiz questions

Which 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?

Latest news

06 FebManchester United defeats Portsmouth 5-0 to go top of the Premiership.
06 FebA hat-trick of own-goals helps Manchester United score five against Portsmouth.
06 FebA pre-match one-minute silence marks the 52nd anniversary of the Munich air-disaster.
05 FebRio Ferdinand becomes England captain following the dismissal of John Terry.
04 FebOwen Hargreaves is not included in the Manchester United squad for the later stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Latest matches

06 FebMan Utd  5 - 0  Portsmouth
31 JanArsenal  1 - 3  Man Utd
27 JanMan Utd  3 - 1  Manchester City

Next match

10 FebAston Villa  vs  Man Utd

Current season

  P W D L F A
Premiership 25 18 2 5 61 20
FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 1
League Cup 5 4 0 1 9 3
UEFA Champions League 6 4 1 1 10 6
FA Charity Shield 1 0 0 1 2 2
All matches 38 26 3 9 82 32
seasons
wins
draws
losses

Last year’s news

08 FebA superb goal by Ryan Giggs defeats West Ham United 0-1.
04 FebDanny Welbeck is called into the England under-21 squad for the forthcoming match against Ecuador.

On this day - 8 February

1936Former player, Tom Manley, scored four times in a 7-2 victory over Port Vale.

Matches played on 8 February

Manchester United has played 12 matches on 8 February, winning 3, drawing 6 and losing 3. To view a match in more detail, click the relevant year.

2009West Ham United  0 - 1  Man Utd
1993Leeds United  0 - 0  Man Utd
1992Man Utd  1 - 1  Sheffield Wednesday
1978Man Utd  1 - 1  Bristol City
1975Oxford United  1 - 0  Man Utd
1969Birmingham City  2 - 2  Man Utd
1964Leicester City  3 - 2  Man Utd
1936Man Utd  7 - 2  Port Vale
1930Manchester City  0 - 1  Man Utd
1913Blackburn Rovers  0 - 0  Man Utd
1908Man Utd  1 - 1  Newcastle United
1896Burton Swifts  4 - 1  Man Utd

A winning team from 8 February

Below is the successful team from 2009 that beat West Ham United at Upton Park. Ages and number of appearances are shown, and are correct as on this day in 2009. To view the match in more detail, click here.

Edwin van der Sar  (Holland)38  173  
Rafael da Silva  (Brazil)18  19  
John O'Shea  (Republic of Ireland)27  320  
Michael Carrick  (England)27  126  
Rio Ferdinand  (England)30  294  
Nemanja Vidic  (Serbia)27  133  
Cristiano Ronaldo  (Portugal)24  271  
Paul Scholes  (England)34  589  
Carlos Tevez  (Argentina)25  82  
Dimitar Berbatov  (Bulgaria)28  26  
Ryan Giggs  (Wales)35  787  
Ji-Sung Park  (Korea Republic)27  106  
average age28  -  
name
Manchester United
earlier name (pre 1902)
Newton Heath
earlier name (pre 1893)
Newton Heath L&YR
club first established
1878
ground
Old Trafford
(capacity 76,212)
club address
Sir Matt Busby Way
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 0RA
telephone
+44 (0)161 872 1661
offical website
www.manutd.com
owner
Malcolm Glazer
chief executive
David Gill
secretary
Ken Ramsden
manager
Sir Alex Ferguson
assistant manager
Mike Phelan
first team coach
Rene Meulensteen
club captain
Gary Neville
current players (this season)
Ben Amos
Oliveira Anderson
Dimitar Berbatov
Wes Brown
Michael Carrick
Fabio da Silva
Rafael da Silva
Ritchie De Laet
Mame Biram Diouf
Jonny Evans
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
Darren Fletcher
Ben Foster
Darron Gibson
Ryan Giggs
David Gray
Owen Hargreaves
Joshua King
Tomasz Kuszczak
Federico Macheda
Luis Nani
Gary Neville
John O'Shea
Gabriel Obertan
Michael Owen
Ji-Sung Park
Wayne Rooney
Paul Scholes
Zoran Tosic
Antonio Valencia
Edwin van der Sar
Nemanja Vidic
Danny Welbeck
most appearances
1827Ryan Giggs
2758Bobby Charlton
3688Bill Foulkes
4628Paul Scholes
5585Gary Neville
most goals
1249Bobby Charlton
2237Denis Law
3211Jack Rowley
4179George Best
5179Dennis Viollet
most matches managed
11314Alex Ferguson
21140Matt Busby
3368Ernest Mangnall
4292Ron Atkinson
5275Alf Albut
major honours
  1907-08 Championship
  1908-09 FA Cup
 
  1910-11 Championship
 
  1947-48 FA Cup
 
  1951-52 Championship
  1955-56 Championship
  1956-57 Championship
 
  1962-63 FA Cup
  1964-65 Championship
  1966-67 Championship
  1967-68 European Cup
 
  1976-77 FA Cup
 
  1982-83 FA Cup
  1984-85 FA Cup
  1989-90 FA Cup
 
  1990-91 Cup Winners Cup
  1991-92 League Cup
    Euro Super Cup
  1992-93 Premiership
  1993-94 Premiership
    FA Cup
  1995-96 Premiership
    FA Cup
  1996-97 Premiership
  1998-99 Premiership
    FA Cup
    Champions Lge
  1999-00 Premiership
    Intercon Cup
 
  2000-01 Premiership
  2002-03 Premiership
  2003-04 FA Cup
  2005-06 League Cup
  2006-07 Premiership
  2007-08 Premiership
    Champions Lge
  2008-09 Premiership
    FIFA Club Cup
    League Cup
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