Manchester United

Club Information

Club History

Manchester United were founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by railway workers and renamed Manchester United in 1902. The club's history was forever shaped by the Munich air disaster of 1958 which killed eight players, but Sir Matt Busby rebuilt the team to win the European Cup in 1968. Sir Alex Ferguson's 26-year reign from 1986 to 2013 produced 13 Premier League titles, two Champions League trophies, and established United as one of the world's most famous sporting institutions. Since Ferguson's retirement, the club has struggled to recapture those heights.

Trophy Cabinet

• League Titles: 20
• FA Cups: 13
• League Cups: 6
• Champions League: 3 (1968, 1999, 2008)
• Europa League: 1
• Cup Winners' Cup: 1
• Super Cup: 1
• Club World Cup: 1

Did You Know?

• The 1999 treble-winning season saw United score two goals in injury time to beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Barcelona
• Old Trafford is known as "The Theatre of Dreams" — a nickname coined by Sir Bobby Charlton
• Sir Alex Ferguson's record of 13 Premier League titles will likely never be matched
• The Munich air disaster of 1958 killed eight players and three club staff yet the club rebuilt to become European champions within a decade
• Ryan Giggs holds the record for most appearances for United with 963 games
• The Busby Babes were the youngest team to win the English league title with an average age of just 22
• Manchester United were the first English club to compete in the European Cup in 1956