| Manchester United FC (Football Club) is one of the | | | | Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878 and went almost |
| greatest football clubs in the world. An English Premier | | | | bankrupt in 1902. It was saved from bankruptcy by J. |
| League football club, the home ground of MU is at Old | | | | H. Davies who was the managing director of |
| Trafford in Greater Manchester. Manchester United | | | | Manchester Breweries. The club came to be officially |
| FC was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath and in 1892 | | | | named as Manchester United on 26 April 1902. Davies |
| the club joined the Football League. Manchester United | | | | then changed the club's colors from white and navy to |
| has been playing in the top division of English football | | | | red, white and black, which is symbolic in modern |
| since 1938. The only years it didn't play was in the | | | | football. |
| 1974-75 season. | | | | Since 1904, The Red Devils have been winning and |
| Today, Manchester United FC is the reigning | | | | losing in different seasons till Matt Busby was |
| champions of the English Premier League since they | | | | appointed in 1945 as the manager. Busby had |
| won the 2008-09 Premier League Championship | | | | innovative ideas and they paid rich dividends in the |
| Trophy. It is considered as one of the most successful | | | | form of the club's performance. Manchester United |
| football clubs in the history of English football. Since | | | | finished second in the English league in 1947, 1948 and |
| 1986, the team has won 22 major honors under the | | | | 1949 and won the FA Cup in 1948. The Red Devils |
| guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson. In 1968, Manchester | | | | went on to win the league again in 1956 and at that |
| United became the first English club to win the | | | | time the average age of the players was 22. The |
| European Cup after they defeated Benfica 4-1. They | | | | players scored as many as 103 goals through the |
| won the European Cup for the second time in 1999 | | | | championship. Known as the Busby Babes and led by |
| followed by another win in 2008. They finished as the | | | | Duncan Edwards, they went on to win the league |
| runner-up in 2009. Manchester United FC holds the joint | | | | again in 1956-57. The team also became the first team |
| record for maximum number of English league titles | | | | to compete in the European Cup. Manchester United |
| and FA cup wins with the former being 18 and the | | | | on their way to the semi-final defeated Belgian |
| latter being 11. | | | | Champions Anderlecht 10-0 and till this day, it stands as |
| This football team is also considered as one of the | | | | their biggest ever win in any competition. |
| richest clubs in the world since the late 1990s. Currently, | | | | The team was nearly wiped out by the Munich air |
| it is ranked as the most valuable as well as richest club | | | | disaster on 6 February 1958 but what didn't get wiped |
| in any sport across the world and has an overall | | | | out was the spirit of the Red Devils. Even today, the |
| estimated value worth £1.136 billion ($1.870 billion | | | | clock at Old Trafford shows the time of the crash but |
| EUR1.319 billion). Known to its fans as the "Red Devils", | | | | since then the team was created from scratch and |
| the current manager of Manchester United FC is Sir | | | | they went on to win the FA cup in 1963 and the UEFA |
| Alex Ferguson and captain is Gary Neville. | | | | Champions League in 1968. |
| The Manchester United club was known as Newton | | | | |