Brief History of Manchester
United
Between 1990-Present
| 1990/91 | First Division: 6th. FA Cup: Fifth Round. League Cup: Finalists. European
Cup Winners' Cup: Winners.
The first European trophy since 1968 comes to Old Trafford when United beat Spanish giants Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam to lift the European Cup Winners' Cup. This compesates for the disappointment of losing the league Cup Final against Sheffield Wednesday (1-0). United and Liverpool draw 1-1 to share the Charity Shield. Peter Schmeichel (Brondby, Denmark), Andrei Kanchelskis (Shakhytor Donetsk, Soviet Union) and Paul Parker (Queens Park Rangers) join the club at the season's close. |
| 1991/92 | First Division: 2nd. FA Cup: Fourth Round. League Cup: Winners. European
Cup Winners' Cup: Second Round. European Super Cup: Winners.
The League title is snatched from United's grasp by Leeds United in the closing week of the season. The League Cup is won for the first time when Nottingham Forest are defeated 1-0at Wembley. The attempt to retain the European Cup Winners' Cup ends at the second round stage at the hands of Atletico Madrid of Spain. The European Super Cup also makes its debut in the trophy room. Red Star Belgrade are beaten 1-0 in a final reduce to one match because of the hostilities in Yugoslavia. The youngsters win the FA Youth Cup defeating Crystal Palace 6-3 on aggregate in the two-legged final. Dion Dublin moves to United from Cambridge United in the close-season. |
| 1992/93 | Premier League: Champions. FA Cup: Fifth Round. League Cup: Third Round.
UEFA Cup: First Round. United end a 26 year wain by lifting the FA Premier League Championship ten points ahead of Aston Villa. The campaign for European honours doesn't get passed the first round when Torpedo Moscow beat United in a penalty decider. The major arrival is the shock move of Eric Cantona from Leeds United in December. The close-season sees the much sought after Roy Keane join United from Nottingham Forest for £3,750,000. |
| 1993/94 | Premier League: Champions. FA Cup: Winners. League Cup: Finalists.
European Cup:
Second Round. A season of great sadness and much success. On Thursday 20th January Sir Matt Busby passes away. Sir Matt led United to European glory in 1968 and was responsible for the creation of the legendary 'Busby Babes', the majority of whom perished in the Munich Air Crash. United pay a fitting tribute to Sir Matt by becoming only the fourth club this century to achieve the coveted League and FA Cup 'double'. The League title is retained by eight points from Blackburn Rovers. The FA Cup is lifted after a 4-0 defeat of Chelsea and United also reach the final of the League Cup, but lose 3-1 to Aston Villa. The Charity Shield is won after a penalty shoot-out against Arsenal. The challenge for European honours is halted in the second round when Turkey's Galatasaray beat United on the away goals rule. Bryan Robson ends a 13-year association with United by accepting the player-manager role at First Division Middlesbrough. Other personnel also move on - Clayton Blackmore, Mike Phelan, Les Sealey, Brian Carey, Darren Ferguson, Lee martin and Danny Wallace. The end of the season sees the arrival of David May from Blackburn Rovers and Graeme Tomlinson from Bradford City. |
| 1994/95 | Premier League: 2nd. FA Cup: Finalists. League Cup: Third Round. UEFA
Champions League: First Group Stage.
Despite much promise and exceptation, the first-team finish the season with no silverware. United only draw at West Ham on the last day of the season when a victory would have seen a third consecutive championship. Records galore are created when United thrash Ipswich Town 9-0 in the Premiership. Andy Cole scores a club league record of five goals in one match and it's the club's highest score as Manchester United. The League Cup is used to give some of the club's younger players experience and they go down at Newcastle United. United reach the FA Cup Final for the second successive season only to lose 0-1 to Everton. The European campaign doesn't get beyond the first group stage with heavy defeats at Barcelona and Gothenburg. The Charity Shield is retained at the start of the season with a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers. There is much controvers off the pitch. In January Eric Cantona is banned by the club for the rest of the season for attacking a spectator after being sent off at Crystal Palace. A jail sentence is overturned on appeal to community service. The Football Association increase his playing ban to the end of September 1995. The major signing of the season sees Andy Cold move from Newcastle United in a £7,000,000 deal. Keith Gillespie moves in the opposite direction as part of the package. Dion Dublin joins Coventry City in September and Colin McKee and Neil Whitworth both leave for Kilmarnock. The shock departures come at the end of the season with Paul Ince (Inter Milan) and Mark Hughes (Chelsea) leaving the club. Gary Walsh leaves just before the start of the new season joining old team-mate Bryan Robson at Middlesbrough. United lift the FA Youth Cup in a thrilling final with Tottenham Hotspur. The first leg ends 2-1 to Tottenham, but a lost-gasp Terry Cooke goal at Old Trafford sends the return game into extra time. There are no further goals and United win the penalty shoot-out 4-3 in frond of over 20,000 fans. Director Bobby Charlton is knighted for his services to football and Alex Ferguson receives a CBE in the Honours List. Plans are announced to demolish the North Stand and replace it with a 26,000 seater three-tier structure. |
| 1995/96 | Premier League: Champions. FA Cup: Winners. League Cup: Second Round.
UEFA Cup: First Round.
A season which started off poorly but ended with history being make. A opening day 3-1 defeat at Aston villa leaves the critics writing United off, expecially in the light close-season transfers. In addition to the departures of Ince and Hughes, Andrei Kanchelskis joins Everton. By Christmas Newcastle United have a 12-point lead over the Reds and look uncatchable. However, a remarkable run in the New Year sees United lose only two games from twenty-four and Newcaslte are overhauled in April. A 3-0 win at Middlesbrough on the final day of the League campaign ensures United are Champions for the tenth time, but more remarkably they also become the first club to win the League and Cup 'double' twice. Liverpool are defeated 1-0 in the final with Eric Cantona, captain for the day, scoring the winning goal four minutes from the end of normal time. It's the ninth time United have won the FA Cup - record. Earlier in the season there had been a shock exit from the League Cup with a Second Round aggregate defeat by Second Division York City. The UEFA Cup bid also ends at the first hurdle, with an away-goals aggregate reverse against Rotor Volgograd, which Peter Schmeichel did score to help United not to lose at Old Trafford. The new North Stand is fully opened for the visit of Nottingham Forest in April. The capacity of Old Trafford is now 55,300. Record receipts are established for the visit of Southampton in the FA Cup Sixth Round - 576,494.50. The summer sees five matches staged at Old Trafford as part of Euro 96. It's a quiet playing season on the transfer front with the only major purchase that of Tony Coton from Manchester City. However, the close-season sees a flurry of activity. Lee Sharpe moves to Leeds United, Paul Parker is released on a free transfer, Steve Bruce joins Birmingham City for no fee and Tony Coton leaves for Sunderland, while Dutch goalkeeper Raimond van der Gouw (Vitesse Arnhem), Ronny Johnsen (Besiktas), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Molde), Karel Poborsky (Slavia Prague) and Jordi Cruyff (Barcelona) all join United. |
| 1996/97 | under construction, sorry |
since 28.4.98
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