History:
Manchester United was formed in 1902 after their predecessors, Newton Heath, went bankrupt.
However, it is usual to give the date of the club's foundation as 1878
when the dining room committee of the carriage and waggon works of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company
formed the Newton Heath L and YR Cricket and Football Club.
They won the Manchester Cup as early as 1866 and
as Newton Heath FC were admitted to the Second Division in 1892.
Club Info:
Address- Sir Matt Busby Way
Old Trafford
Manchester
MI6 0RA
Capacity- 68,936 Seats
Chairman- Martin Edwards
Manager- Sir Alex Ferguson
Assistant Manager- Steve McClaren
Chief-Executive- Peter Kenyon
1 Incredible Treble- 1999
European Cup Winners' Cup- 1991
TITLES:
European Champions' Cup/League- 1968, 1999
Toyota Inter-continental Cup- 1999
European SuperCup- 1991
7 Division One Championships- 1908, 11, 52, 56, 57, 65, 67
6 Premiereship (new format) Championships- 1993, 94, 96, 97, 99, 2000
10 FA Cup Trophies- 1909, 48, 63, 77, 83, 85, 90, 94, 96, 99
1 League Cup (Worthington Cup Today)- 1992
2 Doubles- 1994, 96
General Information:
Sponsors- Vodafone
League Scoring Record- Dennis Violett (32), 1959-60
Record Victory- 10-0 vs. RSC Anderlecht, European Cup Preliminary Round, 26/9/56
Record Defeat- 0-7 vs. Blackburn Rovers, Division 1, 10/4/26 and vs. Aston Villa, Division 1, 27/12/30
Record Transfer Fee Received- £7m from Internazionale for Paul Ince, July 1995
Record Transfer Fee Paid- £12.6m to Aston Villa for Dwight Yorke, August 1998
Colours:
Home- Red Shirts, white shorts and black stockings
Away- Blue shirt with silver hooped trim and black shorts, black stockings
Third- White shirts, blue shorts, black socks