Manchester United (Manchester U.)
Home city: Manchester
Main stadium: Old Trafford Stadium
Time of joining the league: 1878-1-1
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Main team uniform: red top, white shorts.
Nickname: Red Devils
Manchester United is a veteran team in British football. It was founded in 1878 by a group of workers from the England's Summer and Yorkshire Railway Company. An amateur team named Newton Hess.
It became a professional team in 1885, joined the British Football League in 1892, and changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. Since its establishment more than a century ago, Manchester United has experienced countless victories and defeats, and also experienced a disaster that shocked the world.
Manchester United's first heyday occurred in the early 20th century. During the four years from 1908 to 1911, Manchester United won two league championships and one league championship under the leadership of head coach Chapman. FA Cup champion. It became the most popular team in British football at that time. Because the team's uniform was red, fans gave Manchester United a nickname, calling it "The Red Devils of British Football." But in the days that followed, Manchester United's performance became worse and worse, and was eventually relegated to the second division team, falling into a trough.
In the mid-1950s, under the guidance of coach Busby, Manchester United ushered in its second peak period. At that time, professional football in various European countries continued to develop, and a large amount of money poured into football matches, making teams in various countries more and more focused on winning in the league. Manchester United was no exception. They spent a lot of money to buy or retain a number of outstanding stars such as Wallerter, Taylor, Whelan, and Charlton, and won the league twice in 1956 and 1957. It entered the semi-finals of two European Champions Cups in the 1956-1957 season and 1957-1958 season, losing to Real Madrid for the first time.
When they were competing in the European Champions Cup for the second time, an unprecedented air crash caused Manchester United to miss the championship again. It was February 6, 1958, when a plane full of Manchester United players crashed. Munich Airport lost ground and crashed. Eight Manchester United players, three officials and eight reporters on board were killed. Coach Busby was also seriously injured. The Manchester United plane crash caused shock in the world of football. All walks of life, from the Bank of England to fans They donated their money to help rebuild a Manchester United team in a short period of time. The Manchester United team, composed of survivors and new players, defeated the Italian AC Milan team that came to challenge 2:1 at home in the semi-finals, but lost 0 in the away game. :4 defeat, and in the end Manchester United missed the championship again.
In the mid-1960s, Manchester United ushered in its most glorious period to date. At this time, Manchester United had three world-class stars in Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law. There were 6 players in the main lineup worth more than 300,000 pounds. Under the command of Busby, the team finally defeated Portugal's Benfica 4:1 in London on May 29, 1968, winning the European Champions Cup for the first time for Britain. Charlton finally realized what he had unfortunately died in. oaths sworn at the graves of teammates. Although Manchester United in the 1970s had famous players such as Kidd, Robson, and Harros, due to the lack of management of the entire club and its policies and policies, it was unable to achieve any good results again.
On November 5, 1986, Alex Ferguson came to England to coach Manchester United. He brought another spring to Manchester United. Ferguson faced tremendous pressure and did not flinch. He adjusted his team's tactics and incorporated more technical elements into his team, instead of just playing traditional English football.
Under his painstaking management, Manchester United won the FA Cup in 1990, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup in 1991, ending the 23-year relationship between British teams and A history of missing the three major European Cups.
In 1992, Manchester United won the League Cup and the league runner-up. In the 1993-1994 season, Manchester United won the league and cup, becoming the sixth team in British football to win two major championships in one season. Ferguson He was also named the "Best Coach" of the year by the British "Football World". This is the first time a British coach has won this honor.
The Frenchman Cantona, who is hailed by football experts as Platini in the 1990s, is the only Manchester United player to win the league championship for four consecutive seasons (representing Marseille in the 1990-1991 season) Won the French League Championship, won the English League Championship on behalf of Leeds United in the 1991-1992 season, won the English League Championship on behalf of Manchester United in the 1992-1993 season, and won the English League Championship on behalf of Manchester United in the 1993-1994 season). In 1994, he was also named "English Footballer of the Year". This is the first foreign player to win this award in England. He has become a symbol of Manchester United. Whenever he plays, the scenes are absolutely wonderful and the fans are very enthusiastic.
In the 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 seasons, under his leadership, Manchester United won two consecutive league championships. After the 1996-1997 season, he announced his retirement, which was a major loss for Manchester United. Since the league reform in the 1992-1993 season, Manchester United has continued its glorious history. Except for Blackburn Rovers and Arsenal, who each won one championship during the period, Manchester United has won all the league championships. In 1999, Manchester United even created the miracle of winning the Triple Crown (League, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League).
In the first decade of the new millennium, Manchester United once again took the lead in the world. They went to Brazil to participate in a brand new football event: the FIFA Club World Championship. ). For this reason, they gave up the chance to defend the FA Cup.
In the January expedition to South America, Manchester United failed to win the trophy as they wished. After all, it was too difficult to beat the Brazilian team on their doorstep in the sultry weather conditions. But Manchester United got an extremely valuable break under the South American sun. After returning to England, they entered the league with great energy and led their opponents all the way. They won the league trophy in advance in April. But the new problem facing Manchester United is that they have not been able to find a suitable candidate for the goalkeeper position since Schmeichel left.
In the 1999/2000 season, several goalkeepers, including Mark Bosnich, were unable to secure their positions at Manchester United. Therefore, it was no surprise that Fabien Barthez joined Manchester United in July 2000 after France won consecutive World Cup and European Championship titles.
Barthez, the main goalkeeper of the French team, has a perverse personality but extraordinary skills. He helped Manchester United win three consecutive league championships in the 2000/2001 season. Only a few clubs in the history of England can win this. This honor. The most recent winner of three consecutive championships was Liverpool from 1982 to 1984, but Liverpool achieved three consecutive championships under the leadership of two coaches, Bob Paisley and Joe Biden. Joe Fagan.
Behind Manchester United's three consecutive championships, Ferguson took the greatest credit. He became the first team coach to complete a hat-trick in the history of English football. After winning a third consecutive league trophy, Ferguson announced that he would resign as head coach at the end of the 2001/2002 season. At the same time, his assistant Steve McClaren also announced that he will go to Middlesbrough to replace Brian Robson as the team's head coach.
In order to fill the vacancy left by McClellan, Ferguson promoted Jim Ryan and Mike Phelan, who had played for Manchester United, to assistant head coach and Manchester United first manager respectively. Team coach. But while Sir Alex was filling in the gaps in the coaching staff, he was also making gaps in the team. He transferred defender Jaap Stam to Lazio.
This decision surprised everyone, even Stam himself.
Barthez's teammate in the French team, Laurent Blanc, who participated in the 1998 World Cup, moved to Manchester United. He replaced Stam in the team and worked with him. Wes Brown, Gary Neville or Ronny Johnsen.
Many people believe that after Ferguson spent big money to buy Ruud van Nistelrooy and Veron, Blanco will be his new head coach. The last star. But in January 2002, Sir Alex made another big move and signed Uruguayan forward Forlan, who was playing for Independiente.
But Forlan's place in the team is difficult to finalize, because Ruud van Nistelrooy has set a record of scoring in 8 consecutive league games. In these eight games, Manchester United has won all of them. After eight consecutive victories, Manchester United regained the confidence to defend the league championship. However, at the end of the 2001/02 season, the team was unable to reproduce its former glory of leading the pack and was defeated by Milde in the FA Cup. Castlevania were eliminated, the Champions League ended in the semi-finals, and they only finished third in the Premier League. For this reason, veteran coach Ferguson announced that he would continue to stay in office and was determined to lead Manchester United to achieve greater glory in the 2002/03 season.
In the 2002/03 season, Manchester United caught up with Arsenal in the league after being 11 points behind, and finally regained the league title.
Manchester United have won the league title 15 times in total, 3 times shy of Liverpool's 18 times. The 15 championships include 8 Super League championships (since 1992) and 7 First Division championships (before 1992).
When Manchester United was still in the Newton-Schiff era, they applied to join the Football League in 1890, but were rejected. The club's application was finally successful in 1892. That year they finished bottom of the table and had to defeat Little Schiff (now Birmingham City) in the play-offs to avoid relegation.
The team was relegated in 1894 and did not return to the First Division until 1907. In 1902 the club was renamed Manchester United. The club won the league championship in 1908 and 1911. But it would not be until World War II that the team would win another league title.
Manchester United finished second in the league from 1947 to 1949 and in 1951. After winning the league title again in 1952, it was the era when the "Busby Kids" were born. They won the championship again in 1956 and 1957, but then the team encountered the Munich air disaster, killing 21 people, including 8 Manchester United players.
Manchester United continued to win titles in the following years, including titles in 1965 and 1967. In the next 26 years, Manchester United could only win the league runner-up four times. It was not until 1993 that Manchester United won the Super League championship. After that, it dominated the entire 1990s, winning the Premier League title in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2003. Win the Super League championship.
The UEFA Champions League is the highest honor in European football. Manchester United has won the championship twice, in 1968 and 1999, and the club that has won the most championships is Spain's Real Madrid, which has won 8 times.
Manchester United first participated in the Champions League in 1957. The English League was worried that participating in this event would affect the quality of the local league, but it turned out that it would actually improve the level of the English League.
Manchester United's first Champions League match was against Belgian champion Andrej, and the result was a 10:0 majority.
Manchester United reached the semi-finals in both the 1956/57 and 1957/58 seasons. However, in the 1957/58 season, they encountered the tragedy of the Munich air disaster, in which eight Manchester United players died.
After the tragedy, Sir Busby set about building a new team. In 1965/66 they reached the semi-finals again, and in 1967/68 they defeated Portugal's Benfica in the final and won the Champions League for the first time, thanks to Bobby Charlton's brace and goals from George Best and Blaine Jeter.
However, the team would have to wait 26 years before participating in the event again. Manchester United has participated in the Champions League every season since 1994, reaching the semi-finals again in 1997 and winning the trophy for the second time in 1999.
The 1999 final was held at the Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona, ??Spain. The team fell behind shortly after the start. Seeing three minutes of stoppage time, when the team was exhausted, Sheringham and Sol Skjaer's two goals in stoppage time enabled Manchester United to come back and win the championship, and the leader Sir Alex Ferguson's achievements also surpassed Sir Busby.
The English FA Cup is the oldest national cup in the world. The first FA Cup was held in 1871, and Manchester United, formerly Newton Sheaf, first participated in the competition in 1890. Manchester United has won a record 10 championships and reached the final 15 times, and is the only club to reach the final in every post-war decade.
When Manchester United participated in the FA Cup for the first time in 1890, they were knocked out by Preston, the league champion that year, 1:6. In fact, Newton would not break through to the Third Circle until 1902, the same year it was renamed Manchester United.
The club's first FA Cup victory came in 1909, a 1-0 victory over Bristol City. As for reaching the final, that came in 1948, when they beat Blackpool 4-2. It then reached the finals for two consecutive years in 1957 and 1958.
Manchester United later won the FA Cup again in 1963, with Denis Law's goal helping the team defeat Leicester City 3:1. The late 1970s saw the team reach three finals in four years, losing to Southampton in 1976, beating Liverpool in 1977 and losing to Arsenal in 1979. This battle can be regarded as a classic battle. Manchester United trailed 0:2 throughout the game. Five minutes before the end, Manchester United chased two goals to tie the game. However, in the end, Arsenal scored before the end of the game and defeated Manchester United to win the cup.
In the 1980s, Manchester United defeated Bullington in 1983 and Everton in 1985. Manchester United defender Moran became the first player to receive a red card in a cup final.
In the 1990s, the team reached the finals five times and won four of them. In 1990, the team defeated Crystal Palace 1:0 in a replay. In 1994 and 1996, Manchester United defeated Chelsea and Liverpool, winning "double championships" in both years. In 1999, Manchester United defeated Newcastle 2-0 in the final and won an unprecedented treble.
In the 1999/2000 season, Manchester United was unable to defend the FA Cup title because they had to go to Brazil to participate in the World Champions Club Cup.
In the 2003/2004 season, Manchester United defeated their archrival Arsenal 1:0 in the semi-finals, and finally played Millwall in Group A in the final, defeating their opponents 3:0 and winning the championship again.
The English League Cup was first held in 1961 and Liverpool has won it six times. Manchester United only won the championship in 1992, when they defeated Nottingham Forest 1:0.
Manchester United fans may wish to forget the team's first League Cup match: a 1-2 loss to Group C side Bradford on 2 November 1960. The team did not reach the final for the first time until 1983, against Liverpool.
The young Whiteside opened the scoring for the team, but Liverpool came back to win in overtime.
It is undeniable that the club's best performance in this competition came in the early 1990s. United have reached the final three times in four years. In 1991, Manchester United defeated Arsenal 6:2 at Highbury Stadium, but they lost to Atkinson's West Wednesday in the final.
The following season Manchester United reached the final again and defeated Nottingham Forest with McClair's only goal. In 1994, they reached the final again, and as long as they won, they could win the "Triple Crown" of local competitions. Manchester United's opponent was Aston Villa, and the team manager at the time was also former Manchester United manager Atkinson. In the end Atkinson defeated Manchester United again.
In recent years, most Super League clubs have been eliminated in the third round. Manchester United and many teams will send secondary selections and young players to play in this competition to gain more experience. In the 2002 season, Manchester United once again reached the final, this time against Liverpool, but lost 0:2 and failed to win the cup again.
Team History
The largest league victory in history: 9:0 Ipswich Town (Premier League, March 4, 1995)
The biggest cup win in history: 10:0 Anderlecht (European Cup, September 26, 1956)
The biggest defeat in history: 0:7 Blackburn Rovers (1926 English League One on April 10)
0:7 Aston Villa (English League One on December 27, 1930)
0:7 Wolfhamp Dons (English League Two on December 26, 1931)
Highest points in a single season (2-point system): 64 points (English League One in the 1956-57 season)
Single Highest points in a season (3-point system): 92 points (1993-94 Premier League season)
Most goals scored in a single season: 103 goals (1956-57 English League One, 1958-59 English League One) )
The player with the most league goals in a single season: 32 goals, Denis Violet (1959-60 season)
The player with the most goals in history: 199 goals, Bao Bee Charlton (1956-73)
Player with the most appearances in history: 606 games, Bobby Charlton (1956-73)
Team Honors :
England League Championship: 7 times (1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67)
Premier League Championship: 8 times (1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03)
English League One Runner-up: 10 times (1946-47, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1991-92)
English League Two Championship: 2 times (1935-36, 1974-75)
England League Two Runner-up: 4 times (1896-97, 1905-06, 1924-25, 1937-38)
English FA Cup champion: 10 times (1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996 1999)
English FA Cup runner-up: 5 times ( 1957, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1995)
English League Cup champion: 1 time (1992)
English League Cup runner-up: 3 times (1983, 1991, 1994)
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European Champions Cup: 2 times (1967-68, 1998-99)
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1 (1990-91)
European Super Cup championship: 1 time (1991)
Toyota Cup championship: 1 time (1999)
Manchester United’s growth history
1. Let’s call it Manchester United
p>In 1878, a group of Manchester railway workers formed a local team and began traveling to compete in games. Since their "home field" is a small ground located in Newton Heath on North Road, the team was also named "Newton Heath" (Newton Heath), which is the predecessor of Manchester United.
In 1885, Newton Heather became a professional team and was absorbed into the Football League in 1892.
In the same year, the club appointed the first salaried "secretary" (equivalent to the head coach) in history, named Mr A.H. Albut, and another named Robert Donaldson. Scotsman scored the team's first league goal.
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At the beginning of the team's establishment, Newton Heather was a veritable underdog. They ranked 16th in the first season and barely avoided relegation. In the second year, they were in the play-offs. Lost to Liverpool and were relegated to the second tier. After several ups and downs, the team also changed its home court (from the muddy small stadium on North Road to a stadium on Bank Road), but the conditions were still very bad. In 1893, the visiting Walsall team saw the home field of the Heather team and immediately reported it to the league, saying that the field was not even suitable for students to play field football. The final result was that the Heather team spread a layer of sand on the field. Only then did he barely quell his opponent's complaints.
In the Second Division, Newton Heather stayed for 12 years, during which time an important thing happened: a name change. In 1902, the Newton Briar Club held a meeting and decided to change the original white shirt and blue shorts to red shirt and white shorts. At the same time, because the name Newton Briar was not liked by people, the club decided to change its name. Initially, three names were put forward. The first was "Manchester Central", but this name was rejected because it sounded too much like a railway station. The second was "Manchester Celtic", but this was also rejected. Finally, the name "Manchester United" proposed by Louis Rocca was adopted, and Manchester United was officially born.
2. The rise of the Red Devils
After wandering in the second division for 12 years, Manchester United finally returned to the top league in 1906. Head coach Ernest Mangnall In the past few years, he has built a highly effective team, and he is also considered to be the first great head coach in Manchester United's history. In that season, Manchester United won the runner-up place in the Second Division and returned to the First Division.
In 1907, Manchester United's upward momentum continued unabated and they took the step of becoming an important force in English football. It is worth mentioning that Manchester United's rise is closely related to the turmoil of its rival Manchester City. This was also the beginning of the feud between the two teams. In that year, the Football Association found out that Manchester City violated the regulations in paying player wages. At that time, the salary of first-division team players was stipulated at 4 pounds per week. However, in order to win over outstanding players, Manchester City had been secretly paying 6 to 7 pounds. As a result, the FA severely punished Manchester City, five officials were dismissed, and 17 players were banned from playing on behalf of Manchester City forever.
This chaos gave Manchester United a chance. Head coach Manganol responded immediately. He poached five outstanding players from Manchester City including Billy Meredith. The team's strength improved rapidly. That season, Manchester United won a historic eighth place. name.
A year later, in 1908, Manchester United realized their long-cherished wish and won the first top league championship in history. The Red Devils were unstoppable this year, defeating Newcastle with 6 goals, Blackburn with 5 goals, Everton, Arsenal and Birmingham with 4 goals. This season, Manchester United scored a then-record 82 goals.
In 1909, Manchester United achieved another breakthrough in history. They defeated Newcastle and Bristol and other teams and won the first FA Cup trophy in the club's history. Interestingly, in the final, Manchester United adopted a white jersey with a red "V" on the chest. This jersey has also become one of the Red Devils' classics. After the last round of the league that year, the chairman of the Manchester United club filled champagne with the FA Cup trophy, took it to the locker room of the opponent Arsenal, treated the Gunners players to a drink, and congratulated Manchester United on their achievements.
Four months later, Manchester United further enhanced its influence. At that time, the Players Union and the Football Association were in conflict. The Football Association asked all players to withdraw from the union. Other clubs complied, but Manchester United did not. Their players firmly supported the interests of the union. For this reason, the Football Association even decided to ban the entire Manchester United team.
With the persistence and promotion of Manchester United, many clubs such as Middlesbrough, Newcastle, and Sunderland finally changed their minds and rejoined the union. The Football Association had to compromise and reached an agreement with the union. Manchester United also because of this Determination and perseverance in crisis are very popular.
3. The ups and downs of Old Trafford
Before 1909, Manchester United had been playing at Creighton Stadium. This was a stadium in poor condition and difficult to suit Manchester United. development needs. In 1909, the new stadium was completed at Trafford Park. The originally planned capacity was 100,000, but it was reduced to 60,000 due to budget overruns. In February 1910, Manchester United officially opened the new stadium and named it "Old Trafford". Liverpool became the first visiting team to play at this venue. From this year on, a new era began.
In the 1911-12 season, Manchester United once again won the league championship. This was the first trophy witnessed by Old Trafford. In that year, Manchester United led Aston Villa by 1 point to win the championship. The head coach Mangnall won his second league trophy during his spell in charge.
The showdown between giants 80 years ago
Manganol is considered the first great coach in Manchester United's history, and his departure is surprising. In 1911, Magnol suddenly switched to his local rivals Manchester City, which was surprising because in the same week, he had just rejected Manchester City's request to buy Manchester United captain Charlie Roberts. Eight months later, Mangnall led Manchester City to win the league championship. After Manchester United lost their leader, they only ranked 13th.
Manganol's departure was a huge blow to Manchester United, and they began a journey of ups and downs. In 1913, Manchester United was relegated to the second division. Later, it was promoted and relegated several times. Until the mid-to-late 1940s, Manchester United never won any honors. In the meantime, World War II once kept people away from football.
4. Busby’s children
On February 19, 1945, the "Manchester Evening News" published the following news: "Matt Busby (Matt Busby) Signed an agreement today and became the head coach of Manchester United..." Busby was only 34 years old at the time, and his arrival ushered in a new era for Manchester United. In 1946, after World War II ended and the Football League reopened, Manchester United also began to rebuild under the leadership of Busby. In 1949, the Old Trafford stadium, which was damaged by German bombing, was repaired and put into use. Busby began a great legend here.
Busby’s reconstruction began with the reuse of young people. In 1951, two players, Jackie Blanchflower and Roger Byrne, were less than 20 years old. A 20-year-old player has entered the Manchester United first team, which marks the beginning of the team's rejuvenation. Tom Jackson of the Manchester Evening News wrote: "Manchester United's 'children' are calm and confident..." This is the first time that Busby's young people are called "Babes". In 1952, the Manchester United team, a combination of old and new, won the First Division championship, and the Red Devils were back.
Sir Busby
In the early to mid-1950s, Manchester United's youth team won the FA Youth Cup five times in a row. They provided the first team with a steady stream of outstanding talents. With Busby's strong support, a group of young people such as Duncan Edwards entered the first team and experienced the taste of the league. At that time, Manchester United captain Baierny was only 25 years old and spent a lot of money to sign Tommy Taylor is also very young.
From 1956, "The Busby's Babes" began to take over the hegemony of English football. In the 1955-56 season, Manchester United led Blackpool by 11 points to win the league. The young champions Conquering England, surprisingly, the average age of this Manchester United team is only 22 years old. Busby's group of young people are famous all over the world.
Starting from the 1956-57 season, Busby led Manchester United to participate in the European Club Cup (the predecessor of the Champions League) despite the opposition of the FA. The "Busby boys" swept through Anderlecht, Dortmund, Bilbao and other teams only lost to Real Madrid in the semi-finals with Stefano, Kopa, Puskas, Gento and Yashin (1-3 away, 2-2 at home) . In that year, another young man who later became famous all over the world began to emerge at Manchester United. He was Bobby Charlton.
In 1957, Manchester United won the First Division championship again, and Busby's team swept the entire England. In fact, the construction of this team began in 1952. The Manchester United youth team won consecutive FA Youth Cup championships from 1952 to 1957, providing fresh blood to the first team. The "Busby Boys" served as A legend that will remain in the history of Manchester United forever.
5. Rebirth from the Air Crash
God was jealous of Yingcai, and on February 6, 1958, a terrible disaster befell the "Busby Children". After participating in the European Club Cup and eliminating Red Star Belgrade, the Manchester United team changed planes in Munich and prepared to fly back to the UK. On that afternoon of bad weather, Manchester United's G-Arzu-609 aircraft attempted to take off twice but failed. On the third attempt, the aircraft overran the end of the runway and crashed into a building there. In this disaster, 23 of the 43 passengers on board died.
Head coach Busby and Duncan Edwards were rescued from the rubble. German doctors revived the former, but the latter died 16 days later at the age of 21. Edwards was considered one of the most talented young men in the history of English football, and his death has been deeply regretted by Manchester United and the UK.
The other Manchester United players who died in the plane crash were: Tommy Taylor. Busby originally spent 29,999 pounds to sign him. When asked why he didn’t round up the number, , Busby explained to decompress the child.
Bill Whelan, Jeff Bent, Eddie Coleman, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Walter Creekmore, Tom Curry, Porter- Wylie, these players were all killed in the plane crash, and Manchester United suffered an unprecedented blow. In the second half of that season, the club quickly signed some players, plus some players from the reserve team and youth team, to piece together a team that could compete. In the end, Manchester United finished second and Bobby Charlton, who scored 29 goals, was their new hero.
The Age of Genius
In the following seasons, Manchester United entered a slow recovery period, ranking 7th and 15th in the league. Only the 1963 FA Cup was a surprise, a "dark horse" Manchester United defeated Leicester in the final. Beginning in the mid-1960s, Busby led Manchester United to regain its glory. In 1965 and 1967, the Red Devils won the league championship twice, and Manchester United stood up from the ruins of the Munich air disaster.
The 1968 Champions League championship was Busby’s most glorious memory for Manchester United. In this Red Devils team, there were Bobby Charlton, George Best and others. A group of outstanding players. On May 19, Manchester United defeated Benfica 4-1 in the Champions League final. Charlton scored 2 goals, Best scored 1, and Kidd also scored. Manchester United became the first team to win the European Champions Cup. England team.
6. The long wait
In 1969, Busby left the position of head coach and was promoted to general manager, but his successor McGunis did not receive the support of the players. Manchester United finished eighth and Busby had to return to the coaching job after one season. But in the 1970-71 season, Manchester United lost their magic and ranked eighth again. Busby retired again after a brief appearance and entered the club's board of directors.
Denis Law’s heel
With George Best and Bobby Charlton retiring one after another, Denis Law (Denis Law) moved to Manchester City, and Manchester United fell into another low point. .
The 1972-73 season was miserable, with United relegated to the Second Division after almost 40 years. In the key relegation battle with Manchester City, Denis Law broke through the door of Manchester United with his heel. 1-0, the Red Devils were relegated. This has also become the most famous example of a counter-attack.
Although Manchester United returned to the First Division after the second season, they seemed to never regain the glory of the Busby era. Apart from winning the FA Cup twice in 1977 and 1983, the Red Devils had been sleeping for nearly 20 years until someone woke them up. During this period, another red team, Liverpool, dominated England and it was difficult for Manchester United to compete with them.
7. Ferguson started an era
Ferguson once said that the greatest achievement in my life was that he knocked Liverpool off the championship seat. As he said, the 1980s belonged to Liverpool, and in the 1990s Manchester United took over.
After the start of the 1986-87 season, the Manchester United team coached by Atkinson had a poor record, hovering at the bottom of the standings, exiting the League Cup early, and being eliminated from the FA Cup. Manchester United made a decision in November and Alex Ferguson became Manchester United's new manager. Prior to this, Ferguson's coaching performance in Scotland was very convincing. He led the Aberdeen team to break the situation where Celtic and Glasgow Rangers took turns taking the throne. During his eight years coaching Aberdeen, Ferguson led the team to win three Scottish League Championships (1980, 1984, and 1985), four Scottish Cups (1982 to 1984, 1986), and one Scottish League Cup (1983). He also won the Europe