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Manchester Utd are probably England's most famous club; they were formed in 1878 as Newton Heath and elected to Division 1 in 1892. The pre-war years saw the league championship at Old Trafford twice whilst the FA Cup was won in 1909 but since the second World War, they have been far more successful under two different managers.

The first was Sir Matt Busby who arrived in 1945 and won 5 league championships and 2 FA Cups. Tragedy befell Utd in 1958 when their young team known as the 'Busby Babes' was decimated in an air crash in Munich while returning from a European Cup tie in Belgrade. However, 10 years later, a team including greats like Bobby Charlton and George Best became the first ever English team to lift the European Cup, beating Benfica 4-1 in the final.

Flamboyant managers such as Tommy Docherty and Ron Atkinson followed but none could bring the championship back to Old Trafford. Scot Alex Ferguson was appointed in 1986 and to begin with, it looked as though he would go the same way as his predecessors. However, the FA Cup win of 1990 heralded the start of good times which were continued with the European Cup Winners Cup success a year later. In 1992, Utd grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory as their late slip-up handed Leeds Utd the title but the advent of the Premier League finally saw them triumph 26 years after their previous title win. The following season saw Utd better this by winning the double (beating Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final).

FOUNDED: 1878 Turned Professional: 1885 Limited Company: 1907

FORMER NAMES: 1878 - 1880 Newton Heath LYR 1880 - 1902 Newton Heath

ADDRESS: Old Trafford Manchester M16 ORA

PRESENT GROUND CAPACITY: 55,300

PHONE: (0161) 872 1661

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 70,504 v Aston Villa, Division I, 27th December 1920

PITCH MEASUREMENTS: 116 yards x 76 yards

MANAGERS SINCE 1903: Ernest Mangnall, John Robson, John Chapman, Clarence Hilditch, Herbert Bamlett, Walter Crickmer, A Scott Duncan Sir Matt Busby, Jimmy Murphy, Wilf McGuiness, Sir Matt Busby, Frank O'Farrell Tommy Docherty, Dave Sexton, Ron Atkinson, Alex Ferguson Nov 1986.

RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £10,750,000 to PSV Eindhoven for Jaap Stam, May 1998

RECORD FEE RECEIVED: £7,000,000 from Inter Milan for Paul Ince, July 1995

LEAGUE SCORING RECORD: 32, Dennis Viollet, Division I, 1959-60

HONOURS:

Premier League: Champions 1992-93,1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99. Runners Up 1994-95, 1997-98

1st Division: Champions - 1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67.

1st Division: Runners Up -1946-47, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1958-59, 1963-64, 1967-68, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1991-92.

2nd Division: Champions - 1935-36, 1974-75.

FA Cup: Winners - 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999. Runners Up - 1957, 1958, 1976, 1979, 1995

League Cup: Winners - 1992. Runners Up - 1983, 1991, 1994.

European Cup: Winners - 1967-68, 1998-99

European Cup Winners Cup: Winners - 1990-91.

Super Cup: Winners 1991.

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