Manchester United Football Club

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Manchester United Football Club
Manchester United Football Club is an English football club founded in 1878 currently operating in Premier League.

It is one of the most popular clubs in the world and won the championship in England to sixteen times (which is less than Liverpool FC who won 18 times). The club has also won England eleven Cups, two League Cups English, two Champions Leagues, a Cup of Cups, an Intercontinental Cup and the UEFA Supercup.

His coach is Sir Alex Ferguson since 1986 and team captain Ryan Giggs is now.


The beginnings (1878-1945)
Under the name "Newton Heath LYR F.C. ". It is a corporate team of the railway Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

The club made a name locally and wants to climb league. It will be accepted until the third request in 1892 but learning is difficult with a raid in 1898 to the second division while Manchester City won his first title.

After some difficult years, the club finally gaining financial power through a brewer, John Henry Davies, to move forward with new players and a new direction. The decision to change one's name is then taken: Manchester Central is proposed as well as Manchester Celtic, the two proposals were rejected for the name to become famous around the world in 1902, Newton Heath officially became Manchester United Football Club. In addition, it abandons the green and gold Newton Heath for red and white.

J. Ernest Mangnall leads the team at that time which was part Turnbull, Bannister, Burgess and Charlie Roberts. Since 1908, MU received his first Championship title and win the FA Cup in 1909, beating Bristol City 1-0. It was a good period for the supporters who were entitled to a new stage. The club moved to Old Trafford (today known as the Theatre of Dreams).

The years 1920 and 1930 were years of difficult decades for MU. The club falls D2 in 1922, is struggling to maintain it has stayed stable in the soft belly of this championship D2. In 1927, is a mini-crisis, the fans threaten to boycott the club. To cope with the crisis, the possibility of selling the stadium is even under consideration, and the same year, the arrival of a businessman James Gibson sponge debt of £ 2 000 and takes control of the club.

But the sporting miracle does not occur despite hiring a new coach, Scott Duncan and in 1934 plunged the club into the D3. Dos the wall, MU faces Millwall FC on May 5 while on the other side, Manchester City, the club rival still qualifies for the finals of the FA Cup thanks to a certain Matt Busby.

MU is the lift and eventually back to First Division in 1939, when the war begins. During the war, Old Trafford was bombed and lies in ruins.

The years of Busby (1945-1969)

In 1945, Matt Busby arrive. He was innovative in its strategy by deciding the recruitment of new players and manager training and s'entoura an assistant: Jimmy Murphy. The first years of Busby are a success in reaching the position of vice-champion and the FA Cup victory in 1948, thanks to players of the coin: Stan Pearson, Jack Rowley and Charlie Mitten and Allenby Chilton.

Charlie Mitten share in Colombia, but his former teammates win the championship in 1952. However, Busby understands that the team needs more experience and he opts for youth. The policy takes time to produce positive results, but they return to the championship in 1956 with a team where the average age is 22 years, scoring 103 goals, a record Manchester United. The success of young people is symbolized by Duncan Edwards, which made its debut in 16 years. The following season, 1956-57, the club win the championship again, but lost in the finals of the Cup against England Aston Villa. Manchester United also became the first English club to participate in the Europe Cup club champions, against the will of the federation of England and lost against Real Madrid in the semi-finals. Previously, MU achieves its broadest score by beating European champions of Belgium RSC Anderlecht 10-0 at Maine Road.

The following year, the club has one of the greatest tragedies in its history. On 6 February 1958, eight players were killed in the Munich air crash: Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam "Billy" Whelan - and fifteen others wounded: Walter Crickmer, Bert Whalley and Tom Curry, coaches, are among them. The goalkeeper Harry Gregg save Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet by dragging them to the door of the plane, Johnny Berry also survived the accident, but he will be retiring sports because of his injuries and Matt Busby spend two months hospital.

The same year, plays Manchester United in Cup final in England, but lost against Bolton Wanderers. UEFA gives Manchester United the chance to play the European Cup the following season, but the french federation refuses. MU vice-champion finished the season with a team decimated by the disaster of Munich.

Busby rebuilt his team during the years 1960, recruitment of new players like Denis Law and Pat Crerand, and trusting a new youth whose most famous is George Best. MU won the Cup in England in 1963, but finished nineteenth championship. However, in 1964 the club found the top ranking by reaching the second place and won in 1965 and 1967. MU won the Cup in Europe club champions in 1968, flying the SL Benfica of Eusebio 4-1 in the finals after extension, becoming the first English club to win this competition. The team contains three winners of the golden ball: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best. Matt Busby retired in 1969 and Wilf McGuinness replaces.

The years without a championship (1969-1986)
MU is then rebuilt after the departure of Matt Busby and with Wilf McGuinness in 1969-70, finishing eighth in the league, and after a poor start in 1970-71, McGuinness landed east of the first team and attends the reserve Busby and returned for a freelance six months. The result is improving under Busby, but he left during the summer of 1971. Hence, MU loses some of its best players, like Nobby Stiles and Pat Crerand.

Jock Stein, who led Celtic to victory in Europe Cup, accepted the job of coach in Manchester, but it will be returned and Frank O'Farrell replaces. However, as McGuinness, O'Farrell stayed 18 months, the only difference between the two is the reaction of O'Farrell by purchasing new players, like Martin Buchan Aberdeen pay £ 125000. In 1972, Tommy Docherty (nicknamed "the Doc") and saves becomes coach of the MU relegation this season but was not able to escape in 1974 after the departures of Best, Law and Charlton. Denis Law moved to Manchester City in summer 1973, and marks a goal that will result from his former club réléguer MU. Players like Lou Macari, Stuart Houston and Brian Greenhoff try to replace Best, Law and Charlton without success.

The team immediately began with the young Steve Coppell is happening at Tranmere Rovers and with him the club reached the FA Cup Final England in 1976 (lost against Southampton FC). The club reached the finals again in 1977 and beating Liverpool FC. Despite this success and its popularity with fans, Docherty is returned immediately after the finals because of an affair with the wife of physiothérapiste.

Dave Sexton replaces Docherty in 1977 and sets up a defensive play, unpopular because of past club advocating Docherty and Busby in a game offensive. The transfers are major Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Gary Bailey and Ray Wilkins, but MU still in the soft belly of the championship and Sexton is returned in 1981, although it wins its last seven games.

Ron Atkinson arrived at the club and immediately beats the British transfer record by buying Bryan Robson, who is supposed to be the best environment since Duncan Edwards. The team also contains Atkinson Jesper Olsen, Paul McGrath and Gordon Strachan and the players trained at the club Norman Whiteside and Mark Hughes. MU won the Cup in England in 1985, after having lost in the finals in 1983, and it becomes favorite to win the championship in 1986 after ten victories during the first ten matches, MU does eventually the fourth. After a bad start next year, Atkinson is returned before the end of the season.


The era of Alex Ferguson, pre-tripled (1986-1998)
Alex Ferguson arrived from Aberdeen FC to replace Atkinson and leads the club at the eleventh place. The following season in 1988, eventually MU vice-champion, with Brian McClair who becomes the first player since George Best to score 20 goals in a championship season.

However, MU is the penalty the following two seasons. Alex Ferguson is about to be returned in 1990 but will be saved by a goal by Mark Robins giving MU a victory in the third round of the FA Cup England against Nottingham Forest. The team continues to win and won the Cup against Crystal Palace.

MU won the Europe Cup Winners Cup in 1991, beating the champions of Spain's FC Barcelona in the final. In lack of form next season, the club finish in second place in the championship behind Leeds United. In 1991, the club goes for a scholarship worth £ 47 million.

The arrival of Éric Cantona in November 1992 gives hope to the club, and the experience of Gary Pallister, Denis Irwin and Paul Ince and youth trained at the club as Ryan Giggs. Manchester United won the championship in 1993 for the first time since 1967, and directed the doubled-cutting championship for the first time the following season, helped by its new player Roy Keane, a middle determined come to Nottingham Forest and will become the master. However, the same year, the club plunged into depression after the death of its legendary coach and president Matt Busby, who died on January 20, 1994.

In 1995, Cantona was banned land for eight months after a kick on a Crystal Palace supporter Matthew Simmons, who had sent Cantona racial insults during a match at Selhurst Park. MU lost FA Cup Final against England Everton FC. Ferguson created a controversy by selling its key players and replacing them with young people, like David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Paul Scholes, but these new surprising many experts and MU achieves twice in 1996. This was the first time an English club achieves doubled twice.
The club won the championship in 1997 and Éric Cantona announces its withdrawal of football in 30 years. In 1998, MU finished second behind Arsenal FC.


The tripled (1998-1999)
The 1998-1999 season from Manchester United is the most successful in the history of English football since he became the first club to win both the league, FA Cup and England the Champions League. The club won the championship at the last day by beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-1, while qu'Arsenal despite its 1-0 victory at Aston Villa face terminates at a point. In FA Cup Final England, MU beat Newcastle United 2-0 thanks to goals from Teddy Sheringham and Paul Scholes. Finally, in the finals of the Champions League, mancuniens beat Bayern Munich having been carried out from 1-0 before the 6th minute to equalize and take the advantage in the judgments game of the second period. On 30 November 1999, they also won the Intercontinental Cup by beating the SE Palmeiras 1-0 in Tokyo.


After tripled (1999)
Manchester United easily win the championship in 2000 and 2001, with 18 points and 10 points ahead of Arsenal but failed twice in the quarter fnale of the Champions League. In 2000 founded the Manchester G 14 with thirteen other major European clubs . Ferguson takes a more defensive tactics in 2002 to win the Champions League, but it jeopardizes the chances of the team at the national level who finishes in third place. After another victory in the championship in 2003, David Beckham is transferred to Real Madrid after an argument in the locker room with Alex Ferguson. In 2004, Rio Ferdinand was suspended eight months for having avoided a doping control . The mancuniens yet win the cup in England by beating Millwall 3-0 in the final.

In 2005, Manchester United brand fewer goals than the previous seasons and not won any trophy, losing in particular the FA Cup Final England to fire the goals to face Arsenal. Outside the field, the club was bought by the owner of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Malcolm Glazer. MU started the season poorly in 2006, the emblematic middle Roy Keane left the club after publicly criticized some young players. The club does not qualify for the second round of the Champions League for the first time in a decade. However, a return to traditional tactics (4-4-2) by Manchester United saw the club finish the season well and win the League Cup by beating French Wigan 4-0. At the end of the season, striker Ruud van Nistelrooy after a hand blurs with Alex Ferguson. In 2007, Manchester won the championship thanks to an offensive football scoring 20 goals more than Chelsea FC who finished second. Hopes of a new tripled are destroyed when AC Milan eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League before Chelsea won the FA Cup by beating England 1-0 United.

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