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  • 01 Jan, 1970
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Man United Facts

  • 1902 was the year that the club changed its name to “Manchester United” after names such as Manchester Central and Manchester Celtic were ruled out.

  • The club captain’s St. Bernard dog wandered off during a fund raising event and John Henry Davies, a local brewer, found it and returned it. When he learned the club was on the verge of folding, he invested in it, and brought his own changes. It was then the club became Manchester United proper, and red shirts with white shorts became the norm.

  • Zidane Iqbal became the first British-Asian player to play for Manchester United in Dec 2021. It was in The UEFA Champions League match VS Young Boys Bern from Switzerland.

  • Jack and Roger Doughty were the first brothers to play for Manchester United.

  • There were a few players to win the champions league with Man United and another team. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Edwin Van Der Sar (Ajax) and Gerrard Pique (FC Barcelona) among them.

  • Manchester United Are the highest Premier League holders. 2 times 9-0 wins. It was against Ipswich Town and Southampton.

  • Viv Anderson was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first signing and the first black player to play for England in an official match. Wilfried Zaha was his last Signing.

  • Old Trafford was bombed during World War 2 in 1941, United's first game back at Old Trafford was played on 24 August 1949, as 41,748 spectators witnessed a 3–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers.

  • There were few people to play and manage Manchester United: Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch, Wilf McGuiness, Ryan Giggs, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick.

  • Sir Alex Ferguson hold the record of champions league finals of the club. 4 Finals, 2 Wins.

  • Nikola Jovanovic is the first non-British player to join Manchester united. He came in 1980. During his time he had 21 Apps and 4 Goals.

  • Man United (including Newton Heath) were relegated 5 times to the second devision (seasons: 73/74, 36/37, 30/31, 21/22, 1893/94)

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the first non-British man to be a player and a manger of Manchester United.

  • The nickname “The Red Devils” cameout during the Sir Matt Busby’s time. It was because of Salford’s Rugby team that were holding the same nickname.

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer broke the non-losing away record in the Premier League. His record stands on 29 away matches with no losing. He broke Arsenal’s record from 2004.

  • Ryan Giggs has the most apps for the club, 963 apps.

  • During the years A lot of players wore the Captain armband. a.Johnny Carey was the first non-British captain b.Bryan Robson is the one who served the most as  the club captain c.Eric Cantona was the first non-British captain d.Antonio Valencia was the first captain from a non-European country

  • Before 1902, Manchester United were known as Newton Heath, during which time they first played their football matches at North Road and then Bank Street in Clayton. In 1910 Man United moved to play at Old Trafford. The first match was agains out biggest rivals, Liverpool. The match ended with a lose of 4-3.

  • Manchester United Highest win in European competition was against Anderlecht from Belgium. 10-0 to the red devils

  • Louis Van Gaal became the first non-British manager for Manchester United in 2015.

  • Highest home attendance at Old Trafford: 76,098 v Blackburn Rovers, 31 March 2007

  • 10–1 v Wolverhampton Wanderers, First Division, 15 October 1892 is the Highest win for Man United.

  • Wayne Rooney is the top scorer of the club with 253 Goals.

  • Sir Alex Ferguson is the longest serving manager of Manchester United. 26 years, 1500 matches. The trophy list is very long.

  • Manchester United was the third club in history to win Treble in 1999. The 2 clubs that have done it before were Celtic (1967) and Ajax Amsterdam (1972).

  • In 1998 Man United Bought Jaap Stam in a fee of 10,750,000 which made him the first player to come for more than 10m

  • Paul Ince and Michael Owen are the only player to play for Manchester United and Liverpool during the Premier League era.

  • Manchester United PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway). Among the other clubs that were founded on that year we can find Grimsby, Everton FC, Ipswich Town and West Bromich Albion

  • 69,591 fans came for Roy Keane’s testimonial. The highest amount of fans for a testimonial match of Man United player.

  • Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is the first manager to come back from a lose at home of 2 goals difference in the knock out stage of the UEFA Champions League. He did it in 2019 against PSG.

  • Fabio and Rafael Da Silva were the first non-British brothers to represent Manchester United.

  • Only 4 players of Man United won the Ballon d’or. Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), Cristiano Ronaldo (2008).

  • Only 4 players won the World Cup while they were playing for Manchester United. Bobby, Charlton, Nobby Stiles and John Connelly did it with England in 1966. Paul Pogba won with France in 2018.

  • The reason for Newton heath to play with the yellow and green colors was the corporate colors of their employer, they were known as the ‘The Railwaymen’. There’s a mention of ‘Newtonians’ in the Manchester Guardian in 1882 and ‘The Heathens in 1887 before ‘The Heathians’ became an established nickname.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United in 2009 with a world record of transfer fee of 80 mil GBP.

  • 6/2/1958 will always be a sad memory for this great club. After a match vs Red Star Belgrade the plane crashed in Munich. 23 people died in that crash, out of them, 8 players.

On This Day

Birthday
08 Apr, 1958

Manchester United player Steve Paterson was born. Today: 68 years old. He has 10 appearances and 0 goals for the club

Birthday
08 Apr, 1920

Manchester United player Harry McShane was born. He has 57 appearances and 8 goals for the club

RIP
08 Apr, 1907

Manchester United player Thomas Blackstock died ,RIP
Tommy Blackstock , a Manchester United reserve full-back with thirty-eight first-team appearances since his move to the club from Cowdenbeath in June 1903, died during the course of a Lancashire Combination fixture against St Helens Recs. Blackstock collapsed during the first half of the match after heading a ball. His teammates were outraged when they entered the dressing room at the interval and discovered he had already been transported to the Mill Street mortuary. His family left with no compensation. the Manchester City coroner concluded Tommy Blackstock had ‘died of natural causes’ a possible fatal seizure after heading the ball. Manchester United player, Buckley, who was just a couple of yards away from Blackstock, believed he had died of a heart-attack or seizure. This was one of the reason to form the Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union. Thomas Blackstock RIP 1882 - April 8th 1907.

Event
08 Apr, 1907

Tommy Blackstock , a Manchester United reserve full-back with thirty-eight first-team appearances since his move to the club from Cowdenbeath in June 1903, died during the course of a Lancashire Combination fixture against St Helens Recs. Blackstock collapsed during the first half of the match after heading a ball. His teammates were outraged when they entered the dressing room at the interval and discovered he had already been transported to the Mill Street mortuary. His family left with no compensation. the Manchester City coroner concluded Tommy Blackstock had ‘died of natural causes’ a possible fatal seizure after heading the ball. Manchester United player, Buckley, who was just a couple of yards away from Blackstock, believed he had died of a heart-attack or seizure. This was one of the reason to form the Association of Football Players' and Trainers' Union. Thomas Blackstock RIP 1882 - April 8th 1907.

Match Event
08 Apr, 2023

Premier League: Man United played VS Everton at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Erik Ten Hag

Match Event
08 Apr, 2021

UEFA Europa League - Quarter-final: Man United played VS Granada CF at Nuevo Los Carmenes Stadium
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
First ever meeting between the teams

Match Event
08 Apr, 2013

Premier League: Man United played VS Manchester City at Old Trafford
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 2012

Premier League: Man United played VS Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 2003

European Cup - Quarter-final: Man United played VS Real Madrid CF at Bernabeu Stadium
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 3
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 1996

Premier League: Man United played VS Coventry City at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 1990

FA cup - Semi Final: Man United played VS Oldham Athletic at Maine Road
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 3 - 3
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 1989

League Division One: Man United played VS Millwall at The Den
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Sir Alex Ferguson

Match Event
08 Apr, 1978

League Division One: Man United played VS Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Dave Sexton

Match Event
08 Apr, 1972

League Division One: Man United played VS Leicester City at Filbert Street
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 2
The manager was Frank O'Farell

Match Event
08 Apr, 1970

League Division One: Man United played VS West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 7 - 0
The manager was Wilf McGuiness

Match Event
08 Apr, 1969

League Division One: Man United played VS Coventry City at Highfield Road
Man United lost the match.
The score: 1 - 2
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
08 Apr, 1961

League Division One: Man United played VS West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
08 Apr, 1955

League Division One: Man United played VS Sunderland at Roker Park
Man United lost the match.
The score: 3 - 4
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
08 Apr, 1950

League Division One: Man United played VS Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
08 Apr, 1947

League Division One: Man United played VS Leeds United at Elland Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 0
The manager was Sir Matt Busby

Match Event
08 Apr, 1939

League Division One: Man United played VS Portsmouth at Old Trafford
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 1 - 1
The manager was Walter Crickmer

Match Event
08 Apr, 1933

League Division Two: Man United played VS Chesterfield at Old Trafford
Man United won the match.
The score: 2 - 1
The manager was Scott Duncan

Match Event
08 Apr, 1922

League Division One: Man United played VS Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park
Man United lost the match.
The score: 0 - 1
The manager was John Chapman

Match Event
08 Apr, 1911

League Division One: Man United played VS Bury at Gigg Lane
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall

Match Event
08 Apr, 1908

League Division One: Man United played VS Everton at Goodison Park
Man United won the match.
The score: 3 - 1
The manager was Ernest Mangnall

Match Event
08 Apr, 1905

League Division Two: Man United played VS Gainsborough Trinity at The Northolme
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 0 - 0
The manager was Ernest Mangnall

Match Event
08 Apr, 1899

League Division Two: Man United played VS Luton Town at Dunstable Road
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Alf Albut

Match Event
08 Apr, 1898

League Division Two: Man United played VS Gainsborough Trinity at Bank Street
Man United won the match.
The score: 1 - 0
The manager was Alf Albut

Match Event
08 Apr, 1893

League Division One: Man United played VS Accrington Stanley at North Road (Monsall)
The match ended with a draw.
The score: 3 - 3
The manager was Alf Albut

Famous Quotes

players, managers, commentators quotes

  • "This is Manchester United football club, this is the theatre of dreams."

    Sir Bobby Charlton

  • "Manchester United Will Never Die" 1958 after the aircrash at Munich

    Jimmy Murphy

  • "The Premier club in the Premier League - that is Manchester United!"

    Martin Tyler

  • "I used to go missing a lot... Miss Canada, Miss United Kingdom, Miss World."

    George Best

  • "When I used to hear Muhammed Ali proclaim to the world he was the greatest I used to smile. You see, the greatest of them all was an English footballer named Duncan Edwards"

    Jimmy Murphy

  • "Winning the Ballon d'Or never bothered me. I just wanted to play for Manchester United."

    Paul Scholes

  • "There is no doubt that I would have won more honours had I signed for Manchester United as a youngster."

    Michael Owen

  • "Name On The Trophy!" Commentating the final of 99

    Clive Tyldesley

  • "99% of footballers want to play for Manchester United. The rest are liars."

    Gordon McQueen

  • “you learn more from defeats than you do from victories”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "I never wanted Manchester United to be second to anybody. Only the best would be good enough."

    Sir Matt Busby

  • "when the seagulls follow the trawler it is because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea"

    Eric Cantona

  • "My greatest challenge was knocking Liverpool right off their f*cking perch. And you can print that."

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "If you'd given me the choice of going out and beating four men and smashing a goal in from thirty yards against Liverpool or going to bed with Miss World, it would have been a difficult choice. Luckily, I had both."

    George Best

  • "You can change your wife, your politics, your religion, but never, never can you change your favourite football team."

    Eric Cantona

  • "Football, Bloody Hell" After winning the champions league against Bayern Munich

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • “I've never played for a draw in my life.”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "Pelé called me the greatest footballer in the world. That is the ultimate salute to my life."

    George Best

  • "Here there are no heroes. It is about the team"

    Javier Chicharito Hernandez

  • “When I arrived down here I went to see Jimmy Murphy. Both Matt and Jimmy were at stages in their careers where they had time to offer me advice. Jimmy was still scouting for the club and I went and had lunch with him and he expressed this great desire to see youth coming back into the club. He was a very emotional man, a great servant to the club, and I would have liked to have listened to him more over the years”

    Sir Alex Ferguson

  • "Mountains are there to be climbed, are'nt they?" After coming back against PSG In the Champions league

    Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  • "Manchester United is stronger than anybody in the world."

    Eric Cantona

  • "I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered."

    George Best

  • “We spoke to him, but his reply was short and simple: ‘If you want me to play for you, you would have to buy this club.’ Scholes on moving to Inter Milan

    Paul Scholes

  • "You can change your your wife, your politics, your religion. But you can't change your favorite football team"

    Eric Cantona
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