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Information:
league division 1
champions, including Premier League:
1908,1911,1952,1956,1957,1965,1967*,1993,1994,1996,1997
Runners
up:
1946,1947,19481951,1959,1968,1980,1992,1995
League
division 2 champions:
1936,1975
Runners up:
1906,1925,1938,
F.A cup winners:
1908/9,1947/8,1962/3,1976/7,1982/3,1984/5,1989/90,1993/94,1995/96
European cup winners:
1968
European cup
winners cup winners:
1991
European super Cup
:
1991
Brief history.
Manchester united started life in 1878 as Newton Heath loco they first
became a professional team in 1885, joining the football alliance after being
refused entry into the football league. Their first game at this level brought
them a 4-1 win over Sunderland Albion.
In
1892 the alliance merged with the football league and Newton heath went into the
first division in a two division competition. In their first football league
match Newton Heath lost 4-3 to Blackburn. In 1895 Newton heath beat walsall 14-0
this was a record score and still would be, but the match was ordered replayed
because of complaints about the state of the pitch. In the replay NH could only
manage a 9-0 victory.
In 1901 on the verge of bankruptcy a fund-raising fair
was held. A St Bernard dog was sent around the fair with a collection box on its
collar. The dog was found by a wealthy business man who eventually injected
3000 pstg into the club to keep them in existence. Due to this business man
Manchester United was born in 1902. United's first game brought them a 1-0
victory over Gainsborough Trinity and the use of the now famous Red strip.
United was gaining in popularity. The opening game brought 40000 through the
turnstiles.
During the 1907/08 season United became a public company, obtained the
services of Billy Meredith, and won their first league title.
In 1910 united
moved into their present home Old Trafford. The move brought even more people to
the games, 65000 people were attracted to the Aston villa game. The years prior
to WW1 were success full for United, 
but
the years between the two wars saw United drifting between the 1st and 2nd
division. They actually avoided relegation to the 3rd by one point in 1934.
During those years although United did not take any silverware except in the
second division, their record attendance of 70504 was set in the 3-1 defeat at
the hands of Aston Villa, in 1920.
After the war with the appointment of
Matt Busby, an ex Liverpool and Man City player, things started to improve for
United. Under Busby coupled with the United youth policy and the cheque book
United took out the league championship five
times and the F.A cup twice, also coming second nine times in those competitions.United became the first British team to enter
European competitions in 1956/7. unfortunately this led to the Munich air crash
of February 1958. This was possibly the most tragic loss of sporting talent
ever. A loss of 8 players, three managerial staff, and newspaper reporters,
including possibly Europe's best ever footballer Duncan Edwards. this one event
took Manchester United to the hearts of the entire world.
From the Munich
disaster it took United untill 1963 to take any silver ware, an F.A cup final
victory over Leicester city.
This was the start of brilliant years for United. The famous trio of Best
Law and Charlton helped United to two league championships, an F.A cup victory
and the ultimate prize the European Cup winners victory over Benfica.
When
matt Busby retired in 1971 United went through various managers, non achieving the
success that United fans expected. Tommy Docherty was probably their most
popular until the present manager Alex Ferguson. The 70s and 80 brought limited
success in the form of a second division championship and F.A cup victories.
The year United won the second Division championship saw them also top the
attendance figure beating all the first division clubs.
Alex Ferguson was appointed United's manager in 1986. After a slow start
he has led them to the enviable
position of being the best team in Britain by far. Winning the Premiership title
three times the F.A cup three times including the F.A and League double twice, a feat
done by no other club. Also the European Cup winners Cup Final. With the skill
of Alex and his team the business acumen of the United management United have
become the most valuable football club in Europe, and possibly the most
supported.
United once again took out the premiership in 1996/97. They failed to win their Holy grail
By losing in the European Champions semi finals against Dortmund.
A further blow was the retirement of the magical Eric Cantona. Can United win the European Championship without Cantona, only time will tell.
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