Manchester United Facts and Figures

Manchester United Football Club were formed in 1878 and were originally known as Newton Heath Football Club, before becoming MUFC on the 26th April 1902. Since 1902 Manchester United have won a wealth of titles and trophies. They have won the English league title 18 times, 7 of these being the old English division 1 title and 11 being the Premier League most recently for the 2008/09 season.

Man Utd have won the European Cup/Champions League 3 times and were the first English team to win the competition when they beat Benfica in 1958, they went on to win it again in 1999 and again in 2008 beating fellow English team Chelsea on penalties in Moscow.

The FA Cup is the world's oldest cup competition and Manchester United have won it 11 times, which is more than any other team, they last won the cup in 2004. Other honours include 3 League Cup Titles, 17 Community/Charity Shield's, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup and 1 Fifa World Club Cup.

Ryan Giggs has played more games for Manchester United than any other player and has played over 800 games for the club since making his debut in 1991. He is the only player to have scored in every season of the Premier League, and kept up the record for the 2008/09 Premier League season by scoring against West Ham United at Upton Park.

Denis Law scored the most goals in a season for Manchester United in a season when he scored 46 goals for the club in all competitions during the 1963/64 season, Dennis Violett scored the most league goals in a season when he netted 32 times during the 1959/60 campaign and more recently Cristiano Ronaldo scored the most goals in a 38 game league season during the 2007/08 Premier League winning campaign.

Sir Bobby Charlton has scored the most goals for Manchester United netting 249 times in his 758 appearances for Utd. The clubs second top striker is Denis Law who scored 237 times in his 404 appearances for the club.

United have always signed quality players in the transfer market as well as rearing their own players through their famous youth academies. The clubs record transfer fee is for Dimitar Berbatov who they signed for £31,000,000 from Tottenham Hotspur in 2008 before that the record signing was Rio Ferdinand who signed for the club from Leeds United in 2002.

United record win was 10-0 when they defeated Anderlecht in the European Cup in 1956 and the clubs record defeat is 7-0 and they have lost by that amount three times, most recently in 1931 to Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United

Biography Of A Football Manager Legend:


Alex Ferguson is a legend in the world of football. In this article, I'll give you a quick history of his life so far.

Sir Alex Ferguson was born in Govan, a working class area of Glasgow. You can tell that the steel grit and determination he experienced there is still part of his core values today - hence why he is known for his "hairdryer" treatment when he takes apart under performing players at half time! He originally played for Glasgow Rangers and enjoyed a half decent career, he even owned a pub at one point but soon went into the world of management.

First, in 1874, he managed East Stirlingshire but then moved on very quickly to St Mirren, another Scottish club, where he spent four years and then was sacked.

He then went to Aberdeen where he started to make history. First, he broke the domination of Celtic and Rangers and helped Aberdeen become the first team apart from those two to ever win the league. He then went on to, incredibly, win the European Cup Winners Cup with a team that was largely made up of local Scottish lads.

Obviously, every team wanted Fergie at this point. He made the now famous move to Manchester United to replace "Big Ron" Atkinson. Ferguson is a notorious disciplinarian and he moved straight away to stamp out the drinking culture and sold a couple of dud players as an example.

The rest, as they say, is history. Ferguson has gone on to dominate the English league like no other club has done in the modern era. He is also the longest serving current manager in the league and his team has won history accolades such as the Treble - the domestic league, cup and European cup titles. No other manager in the modern era has been as successful as him.

He continues to dominate with a vastly changed team from 1999 - a new crop of youngsters with such world greats as Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney.

About Manchester United

History of Man U:


Manchester United Football Club is an English football club which plays at Old Trafford located in Greater Manchester. They currently play in the top division in football being the Premier League. The club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath. They joined the Football League in 1892 and they have played in the top division of English football since 1938. The average attendance at the club has been higher than any other team in English football. The club is one of the most successful in the history of English football and has won over 20 major honours since Sir Alex Ferguson became manager. Since the 1990's United have been one of the richest clubs in the world with the highest revenue of any football club.

Club Crest:

The United club crest has been changed on a few occasions, but the main form remains similar. The badge has been designed around the crest of the city of Manchester. The red devil on the clubs badge is part of the design due to the club's nickname The Red Devils, which was taken on in the early 1960's.

Stadium:

United's magnificent stadium 'The Theatre of Dreams' was bought in 1909 for around £60,000 with a total construction cost of £90,000. The capacity of this stadium in total is 76,212 fans all seated.

Manchester United Football Club Facts:

Sponsorship:

The sponsors who are currently with Manchester United are AIG who are the main sponsors of Man United, and as part of the sponsorship deal their logo is displayed on the front of the club's shirts and is also on other merchandise. The AIG deal was announced by Manchester United in 2006 and is worth a British record £56.5 million.

Owner and Chairmen:

The owner of this amazing football club is Malcolm Glazer who is there to make sure the club runs smoothly and doesn't go bankrupt. Also along with Malcolm Glazer are the co-chairmen being Joel and Avram Glazer. Together they run a successful business in keeping Manchester United in the top financial condition so the team is able to win important matches and please fans.