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Manchester United
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FOUNDED: 1878 TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1885 LIMITED COMPANY: 1907
ADDRESS:
Manchester United Football Club
Old Trafford Football Ground
Sir Matt Busby Way
Manchester M16 ORA
United Kingdom
OFFICIAL CLUB WEBSITE:
www.manutd.com PRESENT STADIUM CAPACITY:
76,212 PITCH MEASUREMENTS:
116 yards x 76 yards
CLUB STADIUMS:
1878 - 1893: North Road, Newton Heath 1893 - 1910: Bank Street, Clayton
1910 - 1941: Old Trafford
1941 - 1949: Maine Road
1949 - Present: Old Trafford
CLUB NAMES:
1878 - 1880: Newton Heath LRW
(Lancashire Railway Workers) 1880 - 1902: Newton Heath 1902 - Present: Manchester United
SHIRT SPONSOR:
AIG (American International Group)
KIT SPONSOR:
Nike
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CLUB MANAGER:
Sir Alex Ferguson
ASSISTANT MANAGER:
Carlos Queiroz
1st TEAM COACH:
Mike Phelan
RESERVES MANAGER:
Ricky Sbragia
UNDER 19'S MANAGER:
Brian McClair
UNDER 17'S MANAGER:
Francisco Filho
YOUTH ACADEMY:
Brian McClair
GOALKEEPING COACH:
Tony Coton
PHYSIO:
Robert Swire
KIT MANAGER:
Albert Morgan
CHIEF EXECUTIVE:
David Gill
COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR: Lee Daley
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:
Michael Bolingbroke
HONORARY PRESIDENT:
Martin Edwards
JOINT CLUB CHAIRMAN:
Joel Glazer / Avram Glazer
DIRECTORS:
Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer,
Edward Glazer, Darcie Glazer
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| | LEAGUE DIVISION 1: CHAMPIONS (7) Runners Up:
1947, 1948, 1949, 1951,1959, 1964
1968, 1980, 1988, 1992 LEAGUE DIVISION 2: CHAMPIONS (2)
1936, 1975 LEAGUE CUP: WINNERS (2)
1992 2006 Runners Up:
1983, 1991, 1994, 2003
FA CHARITY SHIELD: WINNERS (12)
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1952 |
1956
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1957
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1983 |
1993 |
1994
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1996
1997
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2003
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2007
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FA CHARITY SHIELD JOINT WINNERS:
1965, 1967, 1977, 1990 Runners up:
1948, 1963, 1985, 1998,
1999
2000, 2001, 2004
EUROPEAN SUPER CUP: WINNERS (1)
1991 Runners Up:
1999
| | | BIGGEST HOME WIN 10 - 0 v Anderlect 26/9/1956
10 - 1 v Wolves 1 5/10/1892
10 - 1 v Lincoln 21/11/1892
9 - 0 v Ipswitch 4/3/1995
BIGGEST HOME DEFEAT
0 - 7 v Blackburn 10/2/1926 | BIGGEST AWAY WIN 8 - 1 v Notts Forest 6/2/1999
8 - 2 v Northampton Town 7/2/1970
BIGGEST AWAY DEFEAT
0 - 7 v Aston Villa 27/12/1930
0 - 7 v Blackburn 26/12/1931
0 - 7 v Grimsby 26/12/1890
1 - 7 v Newcastle 10/9/1927
| MOST APPEARANCES | | Bobby Charlton | 752 (2) |
| | Ryan Giggs |
636 (80) |
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Bill Foulkes |
679 (3) |
| | Alex Stepney |
535 |
| | Tony Dunne | 529 (1) | | | Joe Spence | 510 | | | Denis Irwin | 481 (14) | | | Arthur Albiston | 464 (18) | | | George Best | 466 | | | Mark Hughes | 448 (14) | | MOST GOALS SCORED | | Bobby Charlton | 247 | | | Denis Law | 236 | | | Jack Rowley | 208 | | | George Best | 178 | | | Denis Viollet | 178 | | | Joe Spence | 168 | | | Mark Hughes | 163 |
| | Ruud van Nistelrooy | 149 |
| | Stan Pearson | 149 | | | David Herd | 144 | |
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HIGHEST OVERALL GOALSCORER IN A SEASON (PRE-PREMIERSHIP)
46 - Dennis Law
(30 league,10 FA Cup, 6 Europe)
1963-1964
HIGHEST LEAGUE GOALSCORER IN A SEASON 32 - Dennis Viollet, Division 1,
1959-1960
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HIGHEST OVERALL GOALSCORER IN A SEASON (PREMIERSHIP)
44 - Ruud van Nistelrooy
(25 league, 4 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 14 Europe)
2002-2003
MOST GOALS SCORED IN A GAME
6 - George Best v Northampton Town
7/2/1970 FA Cup 5th Round
5 - Andy Cole v Ipswitch Town
4/3/1995 Premier League
| MOST LEAGUE GOALS
| | Bobby Charlton | 199 | | | Jack Rowley | 182 | | | Denis Law | 171 | | | Dennis Viollet | 159 | | | Joe Spence | 158 | | | George Best | 137 | | | Stan Pearson | 128 | | | Mark Hughes | 120 | | | David Herd | 114 |
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| Tommy Taylor | 112 |
MOST FA CUP GOALS
| | Denis Law | 34 | | |
Jack Rowley
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26 |
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Stan Pearson | 21 | | |
George Best | 21 | | |
Bobby Charlton |
19 | | |
Mark Hughes | 17 | | |
David Herd | 15 | | |
Ruud van Nistelrooy | 14 | | |
Brian McClair | 14 | | |
Paul Scholes | 12 | | |
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MOST EUROPEAN GOALS before 1994
| | Denis Law | 28 | | |
Bobby Charlton | 22 | | |
David Herd | 14 |
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Dennis Viollet
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George Best | 11 |
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Tommy Taylor
| 11 |
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John Connelly
| 11 |
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Mark Hughes | 9 | |
Bryan Robson
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Steve Bruce | 6 |
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MOST EUROPEAN GOALS after 1994
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Ruud van Nistelrooy |
38 |
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Ryan Giggs | 25 | | |
Paul Scholes | 22 |
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 20 | |
Andy Cole |
18 |
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David Beckham | 15 | |
Roy Keane | 14 | |
Dwight Yorke | 11 | |
Teddy Sheringham | 9 | |
Wayne Rooney | 8 | |
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MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN A SEASON (TEAM)
103 - Division 1, 1956-57
103 - Division 1, 1958-59
97 - Premier League, 1999-2000
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HIGHEST LEAGUE POINTS IN
A SEASON ( if 3 for a win)
92 - Premier League 1993-94
92 - Division 1, 1956-57
| | MOST CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE WINS
(in a season)
11 - Premier League
11/3/2000 to 14/5/2000
10 - Division 1
17/8/1985 to 28/9/1985 | LONGEST UNBEATEN RUN
(over more than 1 season)
45 games - 24/12/1998 to 3/10/1999
Premier League 29
FA Cup 8
European Cup 8
| | LONGEST UNBEATEN RUN IN LEAGUE
(in a season)
20 games - Premier League
24/12/1998 to 16/5/1999
20 games - Division 1
27/12/1966 to 13/5/1967
| LONGEST UNBEATEN RUN - EUROPE
(over more than 1 season)
19 games - Champions League
10/12/1997 to 19/10/1999
| | HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE 76,098 v Blackburn 31/03/2007
83,260 v Arsenal 17/01/1948
(at Maine Road)
| HIGHEST AWAY ATTENDANCE 135,000 v Real Madrid 11/4/1957
(at Bernabeau)
| | MANAGERS SINCE 1903 Ernest Magnall (1903-1912)
John Robson (1914-21)
John Chapman (1921-26)
Clarence Hilditch (1926-27)
Herbert Bamlett (1927-31)
Walter Crickmer (1931-32)
Scott Duncan (1932-37)
Walter Crickmer (1937-45)
Sir Matt Busby (1945-69)
Wilf McGuiness (1969-70)
Sir Matt Busby 1970
Frank O'Farrell (1971-72)
Tommy Docherty (1972-77)
Dave Sexton (1977-81)
Ron Atkinson (1981-86)
Sir Alex Ferguson (1986-Present)
| RECORD FEE RECEIVED £24,250,000 from Real Madrid
for David Beckham, 18th June 2003
RECORD TRANSFER PAID £31,100,000 to Leeds United for
Rio Ferdinand, 22nd July 2002
TOP 10 RECORD TRANSFERS - IN
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Rio Ferdinand
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£31.1 million
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Juan Sebastian Veron
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£28.1 million
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Wayne Rooney
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£23.75 million
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
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£19 million
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Michael Carrick
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£18.6 million
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Owen Hargreaves
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£17 million
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Anderson
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£17 million
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Nani
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£14 million
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Louis Saha
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£12.8 million
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Dwight Yorke
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£12.6 million
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TOP 10 RECORD TRANSFERS - OUT
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David Beckham
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£24.25 million
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Jaap Stam
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£16 million
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Juan Sebastian Veron
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£15 million
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
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£10.3 million
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Andy Cole
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£7.5 million
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Paul Ice
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£7 million
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Andrei Kanchelskis
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£5 million
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Lee Sharpe
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£4.5 million
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Mark Hughes
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£2.5 million
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Gary Pallister
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£2.5 million
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