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<!--The lead section should describe the subject in no more than three paragraphs (see Misplaced Pages:Lead section). Therefore, anything that goes in it should be both notable and concise. Things such as recent signings and the unpopularity of the nickname 'Man U' should go later on in the article, if they need to be in it at all. -->'''Manchester United Football Club''' are a world-famous ] ] club, based at the ] in ], ], and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world with over 50 million supporters worldwide.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.4thegame.com/features/feature/82571/.html | title=Who's The Greatest? | publisher=4thegame.com | date=] ]}}</ref> Manchester United are one of the most successful clubs in the world, having won the ]/] 15 times, ] 11 times (an English record), the ] twice, the ] twice, the ] once, the ] once, and the ] once. The club has had the highest average attendance in English football for the past 34 seasons, with the exception of ]-] during redevelopment at Old Trafford.<ref>{{cite web | title=European Football Statistics | url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/attneng.htm| accessdate=2006-06-24}}</ref>

Since ], the club had been run as a ], with an attempted ] by ] in ] blocked by the ]. However, in May ] ] completed a hostile ] of the club and delisted it from the ].

The current club captain of Manchester United is ], who took over from ] on ] ].

==History==
===Early years (1878-1945)===
{{main|Manchester United pre-1945}}

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The club was formed as '''Newton Heath F.C.''' in ] as the works team of the ] depot at ]. After nearing bankruptcy in ], the club was taken over by ] who changed its name to '''Manchester United''', chosen over '''Manchester Central''' and '''Manchester Celtic'''. The ] was bombed during the ], leading the club to seek charity from their then more-illustrious neighbours ], who allowed them to play their games at ] for a period.

===The Busby years (1945-1969)===
{{main|Manchester United 1945-1969}}

<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->] was appointed manager in ] and took a then-unheard of approach to his job, joining the players for training as well as performing administrative tasks. He was immediately successful, with the club finishing second in the league in ] and winning the ] in ].

He adopted a policy of bringing in players from the youth team whenever possible, and the team won the league in ] with an average age of only 22. This youth policy has now become instrumental in the club's success. The following season, they won the league again and reached the ] final, losing to ]. They also became the first English team to compete in the ], and reached the semi-final.

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Tragedy struck the following season, when the plane carrying the team home from a European Cup match crashed on take-off at a refuelling stop in ], ]. The ] of ] ] claimed the lives of eight players and another fifteen passengers. There were rumors of the club folding and withdrawing from competitions, but with ] taking over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries, the club continued playing with a makeshift side. Despite the accident, they reached the ] final again, where they lost to ]. At the end of the season, UEFA offered the FA the opportunity to submit both United and the eventual champions, Wolverhampton, for the 1958-59 European Cup as a tribute to the victims, but the FA declined.

Busby rebuilt the team throughout the early 1960s, signing players such as ] and ]. The team won the FA Cup in ], then won the league in ] and ] and the ] in ], being the first english club to do so. This team was notable for containing three ]: ], ] and ]. Busby resigned as manager in ] and was replaced by the reserve-team coach and former United player, ].

===1969-1986===

{{main|Manchester United 1969-1986}}

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<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->United struggled to replace Busby, and the team struggled under ] and ] before ] became manager at the end of ]. Docherty, or 'the Doc', saved United from relegation that season but United were relegated in ]. The team won promotion at the first attempt and reached the ] final in ], but were beaten by ]. They reached the final again in ], beating ]. In spite of this success, and his popularity with the supporters, Docherty was sacked soon after the final when he was found to have had an affair with the physiotherapist's wife.

] replaced Docherty as manager in the summer of ], and made the team play in a more defensive formation. This style was unpopular with supporters, who were used to the attacking football preferred by Docherty and Busby, and after failing to win a trophy Sexton was sacked in ], despite winning his last seven games in charge.

He was replaced by the flamboyant ] who immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign ] from ]. Atkinson's team featured new signings such as ] and ] playing alongside the former youth-team players ] and ]. United won the FA Cup in ] and ] and were overwhelming favourites to win the league in the 1985-86 season after winning their first ten league games, opening a ten-point gap over their rivals as early as October. The team's form collapsed, however, and United finished the season in fourth place. The poor form continued into the following season, and with United on the edge of the First Division's relegation zone, Atkinson was sacked.

=== Alex Ferguson era, pre-Treble (1986-1998)===

{{main|Manchester United 1986-1998}}

<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->] arrived from ] to replace Atkinson and guided the club to an 11th place finish. The following season (]), United finished second, with ] becoming the first United player since ] to score twenty league goals in a season.

However, United struggled throughout the next two seasons, with many of Ferguson's signings not reaching the expectations of the fans. Alex Ferguson was reportedly on the verge of being sacked at the beginning of ] but a Mark Robins goal gave United a narrow 1-0 win in the third round of the ] over ] kept the season alive and the team went on to win the competition, beating ] in a replay in the final.

United won the ] in ], beating that season's Spanish champions ] in the final, but the following season was a disappointment for United as a late season slump saw them miss out on the league to rivals ]. Meanwhile in ], the club floated on the ] with a valuation of £47 million<ref> Chap. 4 - Football Governance Research Centre, ]</ref>, bringing its finances into the public eye.

The arrival of ] in November ] provided the crucial spark for United, and blending with the best of trusted talent in ], ] and ], as well as budding stars like ], they finished the ] season as Champions for the first time since ]. They won ] (the league and the FA Cup) for the first time the following season, aided by the capture of ], a determined midfielder from ], who would go on to become the team captain. In the same year however, the club was plunged into mourning following the death of legendary manager and club president ], who died on ] ].

In ], Cantona received an eight month suspension for jumping into the crowd and assaulting ] supporter Matthew Simmons for racial abuse, in United's game at ]. Drawing their last league match and losing to ] in the ] final left United as runners-up in both the league and ]. Ferguson then outraged the supporters by selling key players and replacing them with players from the club's ], including ], ], ] and ]. The new players, several of whom quickly became regular internationals for ], did surprisingly well and United won the double again in ]. This was the first time any English club had won the double twice.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/1996/05/12/sfgliv12.xml | title=Cantona crown's United's season of Double delight | publisher=] | accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref>

They won the league in 1997, and Éric Cantona announced his retirement from football at the age of 30. They started the following season (]) well, but they finished the season in second place, behind the double-winning champions ].

===The Treble (1998-99)===

{{main|Manchester United 1998-1999}}

<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->] was when Manchester United had the most successful season in English club football history as they became the first and only English team to win The Treble - winning the ], ] and ] in the same season. After a very tense Premier League season, Manchester United won the title on the final day beating ] 2-1, whilst ] won 1-0 against ]. Winning the Premiership was the first part of the Treble in place, the one part that manager ] described as the hardest. In the ] Final United faced ] and won 2-0 with goals from ] and ]. In the final match of that season, the ] they defeated ] in what was then considered one of the greatest comebacks ever witnessed, losing going to into ] and scoring twice to win 2-1. Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football. Rounding out that record breaking year, Manchester United also won the ] after beating ] 1-0 in ].

===After the Treble (1999-present)===

{{main|Manchester United 1999-present}}

<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->United won the league in 2000 and 2001 but the press saw these seasons as failures as they failed to regain the European Cup. Ferguson adopted more defensive tactics to make United harder to beat in Europe but it was not a success and United finished the season in third place in 2002. They regained the league the following season (]) and started the following season well, but their form dropped significantly when ] received a controversial eight month suspension for missing a ]. They did win the 2004 ], however, knocking out Arsenal (that season's eventual champions) on their way to the final in which they beat ].

The ] season was characterised by a failure to score goals, mainly due to the injury of striker ] and United finished the season trophyless and in third place in the league. This time, even the "consolation prize" of the FA Cup eluded them as Arsenal beat United on penalties after a goalless draw after 120 minutes. Off the pitch, the main story was the possibility of the club being taken over and at the end of the season, ] businessman ], (who also owns the ] team ]), acquired a controlling interest in the club. United made a poor start to the ] season, with midfielder ] leaving the club to join ] after publicly criticising several of his teammates, and the club failed to qualify for the knock-out phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade after losing to ] team ]. Their season was also dealt cruel blows with injuries to key players such as ], ], ] and ]. However, they were prevented from being left empty handed in successive seasons - a disappointment not endured in the last 17 years - by winning the 2006 ] beating newly promoted neighbours ] in the final 4-0. United also ensured a second-place finish and automatic ] qualification on the final day of the season by defeating ] 4-0. At the end of the 2005-2006 season, one of United's key strikers, ], left the club to join ], due to a row with ].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/5322562.stm | title=Ruud accuses Ferguson of betrayal | publisher=] | date=] ] | accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> Early in January 2007, Manchester United signed ] on loan, who scored his first goal against ] in their 2-1 win in the ] at Old Trafford.

===The Malcolm Glazer takeover===

{{main|Malcolm Glazer takeover of Manchester United}}

<!--THIS IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ARTICLE ONLY-->On ] ], ] businessman ] acquired a controlling interest in the club through his investment vehicle Red Football Ltd. in a takeover valuing the club at approximately ]800 ] (approx. ]1.5 ]). On ], he increased his share to the 75% necessary to delist the club from the ], making it private again, and announced his intention to do so within 20 days. On ] he appointed his sons to the board of Manchester United as non-executive directors.

In ] the club announced a refinancing package. Previously the debt taken on by the Glazers to financing the club was split between the club and the family, but now it will all be in the club. The total amount will be £660 million, on which interest payments will be £62 million a year. This is a 30% reduction in interest charges.

===Club crest and colours===
During its Newton Heath days, the club's home jerseys were yellow and green; this strip was revived as an away kit in the early 1990s to commemorate the club's 100 year anniversary. Manchester United's most recognised home strip is red jerseys, white shorts and black socks.
Away strips are usually white jerseys with black shorts and white socks.

Third kits are usually all blue but the club has also used all black and on one occasion in the mid '90s used all grey. Their jerseys now sport their main sponsor ]. Currently, Manchester United's jerseys are red with gold stripes going down the side. The sleeves are capped with white and the ] and ] logos are also white. The MUFC embroidery at the bottom of the shirt is in gold. The club crest sits on a white shield. The away jerseys are white with black stripes going down the side where the crest sits on a black shield. The sleeves are capped in black and the ], ], and MUFC symbols are black.

The Manchester United crest has been altered on a few occasions, but the basic form remains similar. The badge is derived from the crest of the city of ]. The devil on the club badge stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils", which was adopted in the early 60s after ] heard it in reference to the red-shirted ] rugby league side. By the end of the 1960s, the devil had started to be included on club programmes and scarves, before it was finally incorporated into the club badge in 1970, holding its unmistakable pitchfork. In 1998, the badge was once again redesigned, this time removing the words "Football Club".

===Recent sponsorship===
On ] ] ] ended their £36 million, four year shirt sponsorship deal with Manchester United. On ] ], chief executive ] announced ] as the new shirt<ref>{{cite news | title=Manchester United AIG shirt | publisher= Football-shirts.co.uk| url=http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/newmanutdshirt.html | date=] ] | accessdate=2006-05-27}}</ref> sponsors of Manchester United in a British record shirt sponsorship deal of £56.5 million to be paid over four years (£14.1 million a year). Manchester United now have the second largest sponsorship in the world behind that of Italian side ], who have a deal with ] worth in excess of £15 million per year.<ref>{{cite news | title=£56m shirt sponsorship deal a boost for United | publisher=The Scotsman | url=http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=533472006 | date=] ] | accessdate=2006-04-07}}</ref> The four-year agreement has been heralded as largest sponsorship deal in British history, eclipsing ]'s deal with ].

==Support==
Before the ], few English football supporters travelled to away games because of the time and cost, added to the fact that few people had their own cars at this time. As City and United played home matches on alternate Saturdays, many Mancunians
would watch United one week and City the next. After the war, a stronger rivalry developed and it became more common for a supporter to choose one team to follow exclusively.

When United won the league in 1956, they had the highest average home attendance in the league, a record that had been held by ] for the previous few years. Following the ] in 1958, more people began to support United and many started to go to matches. This swelled United’s support and is one reason why United have had the highest league attendances in English football for almost every season since then, even as a second division side in ]-].

A 2002 report, ''Do You Come From Manchester?'' showed that a higher proportion of ] season ticket holders live in the Manchester postal districts, whilst United had the higher absolute number of season ticket holders living in the same area.<ref>, Dr. Adam Brown (2002), ] (] file)</ref>

In the late 1990s and early part of the 2000s, an increasing source of concern for many United supporters was the possibility of the club being taken over. The supporters’ group ] (''Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association'') were extremely active in opposing a proposed takeover by ] in 1998. Another pressure group, ''Shareholders United Against Murdoch'' (which became ] and is now the '']'') was formed at around this time to encourage supporters to buy shares in the club, partly to enable supporters to have a greater say in the issues that concern them, such as ticket prices and allocation, and partly to reduce the risk of an unwanted party buying enough shares to take over the club. However, this scheme failed to prevent ] from becoming the majority share holder. Many supporters were outraged, and some formed a new club called ].

==Players==
===First-team squad===
''As of ] ], according to combined sources on the official website: .
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{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Wales|name=]|pos=MF|other=]}}
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{{Fs player|no=16|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Sweden|name=]|pos=FW|other=on loan from ]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Italy|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Norway|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Ireland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=France|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=Poland|name=]|pos=GK|other=on loan from ]}}
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===On loan===
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{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Spain|name=]|pos=DF|other=on loan to ]}}
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{{Fs player|no=--|nat=USA|name=]|pos=GK|other=on loan to ]}}
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===Reserve squad===
Manchester United F.C. Reserves currently play their home games at ], the home of ] of the Conference North. ] is currently in temporary charge of the reserve team following the departure of ] to ].
''Players according to official website: , includes players on loan to other clubs.''
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{{Fs player|no=35|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF|other=on loan to ]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=England|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=Germany|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=England|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF|other=on loan to ]]}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=England|name=]|pos=DF|other=on loan to ]}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
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{{Fs player|no=51|nat=England|name=]|pos=FW|other=on loan to ]}}
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{{Fs player|no=--|nat=England|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=England|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=China|name=]|pos=FW|}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=Belgium|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

===Ladies team===

Manchester United Ladies were founded in 1977, and officially became a part of Manchester United FC at the start of the 2001/2 season. They played in the Northern Combination league (the third tier of women's football in England) until they were disbanded before the start of the 2004/5 season.

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===Player records===
====European Footballer of the Year winners (Ballon d'Or)====

*'''] - 1964
*'''] - 1966
*'''] - 1968

====Most appearances for Manchester United====

''As of match played 14 January 2007 and according to official site. Players in bold are still currently playing for Manchester United.''

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!#
!Name
!Career
!Appearances
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ]
|1954 - 1973
|759
|249
|-
|2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Wales}} ''']'''
|1991 - present
|693
|137
|-
|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ]
|1952 - 1970
|688
|9
|-
|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ]
|1966 - 1978
|539
|2
|-
|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} ]
|1960 - 1973
|536
|2
|-
|6
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Ireland}} ]
|1990 - 2002
|529
|33
|-
|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ''']'''
|1992 - present
|528
|7
|-
|8
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ''']'''
|1994 - present
|515
|135
|-
|9
|align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} ]
|1919 - 1933
|510
|168
|-
|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1974 - 1988
|485
|7
|}

====Most goals scored for Manchester United====

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|1954 - 1973
|759
|249
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|-
|2
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|1962 - 1973
|404
|237
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|3
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|1937 - 1955
|424
|212
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|4
|align="left"|{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} ]
|1963 - 1974
|470
|179
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|5
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|1949 - 1962
|293
|179
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|6
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|1919 - 1933
|510
|168
|-
|7
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|1980 - 1986, 1988 - 1995
|466
|164
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|8
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|2001 - 2006
|220
|150
|-
|9
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|1935 - 1954
|347
|148
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|10
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|1961 - 1968
|265
|145
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==Club officials==
<!--Please do not modify this again. Thank you.-->
<!--Nick Humby and Andy Anson will retire in February, 2007. Please do not change the Finance or Commercial Directors until then.-->
'''Board of Directors'''
*Owner: ''']'''
*Life President: ''']'''
*Chief Executive: ''']'''
*Group Finance Director: '''Nick Humby'''
*Group Commercial Director: '''Andy Anson'''
*Non-Executive Directors: ''']''', ''']''', ''']''', '''Edward Glazer''', '''Kevin Glazer''' & '''Darcie Glazer'''
*Football Board Directors: ''']''', ''']''', '''Maurice Watkins''', '''Michael Edelson''' & '''Ken Merrett''' (Secretary)

'''Senior club staff'''
*Company Secretary: '''David Beswitherick'''
*Assistant Company Secretary: '''Ken Ramsden'''
*Director of Communications: '''Phil Townsend'''
*Director of Commercial Enterprises: '''Ben Hatton'''
*Director of Marketing: vacant
*Director of Financial Services: '''Steve Falk'''
*Director of Finance & IT: ''' Steve Deaville'''
*Director of Facilities: '''Clive Snell'''

'''Management'''
*Manager: ''']'''
*Assistant Manager: ''']'''
*First Team Coach: ''']'''
*Goalkeeping Coach: ''']'''
*Fitness Coach: ''']'''
*Assistant Fitness Coach: '''Mick Clegg'''
*Caretaker Reserve Team Coach: ''']'''
*Chief Scout: '''Jim Lawlor'''
*Chief European Scout: '''Martin Ferguson'''

'''Academy coaching staff'''
*Director of Youth Academy: ''']'''
*Director of Youth Football: ''']'''
*Assistant Director for 17-21 Year olds: ''']'''
*Assistant Director for 9-16 Year olds: ''']'''
*Under 18's Coach: ''']'''
*Under 13-16's Coach: '''Mark Dempsey'''
*Under 11-12's Coach: '''Tony Whelan'''
*Under 9-10's Coach: '''Eamon Mulvey'''
*Skills Development Coach: ''vacant''
*Director of Goalkeeping Training: '''Richard Hartis'''
*Academy Coaches: '''Eddie Leach''', '''Tommy Martin''', '''Mike Glennie''' & '''Andy Welsh'''

'''Medical staff'''
*Club Doctor: '''Dr. Steve McNally'''
*Assistant Club Doctor: '''Dr. Tony Gill'''
*First Team Physiotherapist: '''Rob Swire'''
*Reserve Team Physiotherapist: '''Neil Hough'''
*Senior Academy Physiotherapist: '''Mandy Johnson'''
*Academy Physiotherapists: '''John Davin''' & '''Richard Merron'''
*Masseurs: '''Gary Armer''' & ''']'''
*Club Dietician: '''Trevor Lea'''

===Managerial history===
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|1892-1900
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|1900-1903
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|1903-1912
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|1912-1914
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|1914-1922
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|1926-1927
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|1927-1931
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|1931-1932
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|1932-1937
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|1937-1945
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|1945-1969
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|1969-1970
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|1971-1972
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|1972-1977
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|1977-1981
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|1981-1986
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|1986&mdash;
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==Honours==
===League===
* '''] (including ])'''<ref>Up until 1992, the top division of ] was the ]; since then, it has been the ].</ref>''' titles: 15'''
**1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03
*''']'''<ref>The second division became the first division upon the formation of the Premier League and then the Championship.</ref>''' 2'''
**1936, 1975

===Other Cups===
*'''] 11'''¹
**1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
*'''] 2'''
**1992, 2006
*'''] 2'''
**1968, 1999
*'''] 1'''
**1991
*'''] 1'''¹
**1999
*'''] 1'''
**1991
*'''] 15'''¹
**1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 (* joint holders)

==Club records==
*Record League Victory: '''10-1''' v ], Division 1, 15 October 1892
*Record Premiership Victory: '''9-0''' ] 4 March 1995
*Record Cup Victory: '''10-0''' v ], Champions Cup, Preliminary Round, 26 September 1956
*Record home win '''10-0''' v ] 26 September 1956
*Record away win: '''8-1''' v ] 6 February 1999
*Record League Defeat: '''0-7''' v ], Division 1, 10 April 1926
*Record Cup Defeat: '''1-7''' v ], FA Cup, 1st Round, 13 February 1901
*Record 'Home' Attendance: '''83,250''' v ], Division 1, ], 7 January 1948
*Record League Attendance (at ]): '''76,078''' v ], Premiership, 13 January 2007
*Longest unbeaten Run : '''45''' (All competitions), 24 December ] to 3 October 1999 ended by ]
*Most Appearances : '''754''' ]
*Most League Appearances: '''606''' ]
*Most Goals scored : '''247''' ]
*Most League Goals: '''199''' ]
*Most League Goals in a Season: '''32''' ], Division 1, 1959-60
*Most Goals in a Season in all competitions: '''46''' ], 1963-64
*Most Goals scored in a Match: '''6''' ] v ], 7 February 1970
*Most Goals scored in European competition: '''38''' ]
*Goals in Consecutive League Matches: '''10''' Consecutive Matches ], 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003
*Most League Goals in a Season (by team): '''103''' 1956/57, 1958/59
*Most Points in a 42 game Season: '''92''' - 1993/94
*Most Points in a 38 game Season: '''91''' - 1999/2000
*Most Capped Player: '''129''' ] - ]
*Fastest Goal: '''15 seconds''' ] v ], Premiership, 18 November 1995

==Stadium information==
*'''Name''' - ]
*'''Location''' - ]
*'''Capacity''' - 76,212 (All seater stadium)
*'''Inauguration''' - ] 1910
*'''Pitch Size''' - 106 x 69.5 metres
*'''Record Attendance''' - 76,962; ] vs. - ], ] 1939.<ref>Following the ] all English League clubs had to change their stadia to all-seater stadia. Prior to this, Old Trafford had allowed standing supporters, which expains how the Record Attendance is higher than the current stadium capacity.</ref>
*'''Record Attendance (All-Seater Stadium)''' - 76,018; '''Manchester United''' vs. ], ] 2006.<ref>This is also the ] attendance record.</ref>
*'''Address''' - Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA
*'''Nicknames''' - The Theatre of Dreams

Following the bankruptcy of the prior 'Newton Heath' football team, the club restarted in ], though still with a desire for a proper ground. Old Trafford was named as the home of Manchester United in 1910, following the purchase of the necessary land for around £60,000. Original plans indicated that the stadium would seat around 100,000, though this was scaled back to 60,000. Despite this, a record attendance of 76,962 was recorded, which is more than even the current stadium officially supports. The inaugural game was played against ], resulting in a 4-3 win for the visitors.

Bombing during the ] - ] ] - destroyed much of the stadium, notably the main stand. Though this was rebuilt in ], it meant that a game had not been played at Old Trafford for nearly 10 years.

Subsequent improvements occured, including all the stands being covered (as opposed to just the main stand originally), and proper floodlight installation. In ], though, following the ], a report was issued which demanded all stadia must be ]. Subsequent renovation dropped capacity to around 44,000. However, the club's popularity ensured that further development would occur. In ], the North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, bringing the capacity up to approximately 55,000. This was followed by expansions of the East and West Stands to reach a total capacity of 68,000. The most recent, and possibly the last expansion without buying out local residents land and relocating the adjacent railway line, was completed in ], when the North-East and North-West Quadrants were opened, allowing the current record of 76,018.

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