History of Manchester United

Club history

Manchester United Football Club, Commonly known as “Man United”, Or simply ” United “, It is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the English Premier League, The highest division in the English football league. Known as the “Red Devils” They were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, But they changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a period in Clayton, Manchester, The club moved to its current stadium, old trafford, In 1910.

Achievements

locally, Manchester United achieved a record number of 20 English Premier League titles, 12 FA Cup, Six League Cups, And a record number of wins of 21 FA Association Shields. In international football, They won the European Nations Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, European Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup, European Super Cup, And the Club World Cup once for each. In 1968, Under the management of Matt Busby, 10 years after the tragedy of the Munich plane accident in which eight players died, They became the first English club to win the European Nations Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson is the club’s longest serving and most successful manager. He won 38 awards, Including 13 league titles and five FA Cups, And two Champions League titles between 1986 and 2013.

The Early Courses and Busby Years

Manchester United was founded in 1878 as the Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the coach and carriage department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton Heath. In January 1902, With debts of £2,670 – equivalent to £310,000 in 2023 – the club was served with a winding up order. Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, Including John Henry Davies (who became club president), Willing to invest £500 in exchange for a direct interest in running the club. On April 24, 1902, Manchester United was officially established.

The Busby years

In October 1945, The resumption of football after the war led to the appointment of Matt Busby as manager, Which demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions. Busby led the team to second place in the league in the 1947, 1948 and 1949 seasons. He won the FA Cup in 1948. In 1952, The club won the league for the first time in 41 years. They won the league twice in a row in 1956 and 1957. In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to participate in the Champions League.

Modern era

After a period of decline in the 1970s and early 1980s, Success returned to Manchester United in the 1990s. created a new president, Martin Edward, Strong infrastructure and the club witnessed football prosperity. Alex Ferguson, The new director took over in November 1986, He had a huge impact. Ferguson led Manchester United to win 13 league titles and 2 Champions Leagues in 26 seasons. In 1999, The team won the treble (English Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League), Making it the first English club to achieve this achievement. After a long period of success, Ferguson moved into the position left by David Moyes in 2013, But Moyes did not last long and was sacked in April 2014. In August 2014, Louis van Gaal has been appointed as manager, But it only lasted for two years.

Current period

In May 2016, Jose Mourinho took over and led the team to win the League Cup and the Europa League . However, After a weak start in the 2018-2019 season, Mourinho was sacked and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was appointed caretaker manager. Solskjaer achieved impressive success in the interim period, Which led to his appointment as permanent director in March 2019. In the 2020-2021 season, The team achieved second place in the English Premier League, He reached the final of the European League and the English League Cup, But he lost in all competitions.