samedi 5 juin 2010

History

Founded in 1878 under the name Newton Heath L & YR FC United was originally a team of railway which included the English Football League in 1892. The club went up in the First Division in 1906 and won his first championship in 1907-1908 before winning his first FA Cup in 1909. The following year, Man U at Old Trafford and moved the rack hanging by assuming the championship.
• occurring then a period of relative mediocrity, before the club is transformed forever by the appointment of Matt Busby as manager in 1945. The Scots built a young team that became champions of England three times in the 1950s, but the era of the "Busby Babes" stopped abruptly with the Munich air disaster February 6, 1958, which cost the life to 21 people, including eight players.
• Busby himself had been recovering from serious wounds before they can rebuild a team. The FA Cup was regained in 1963 after a low of 15 years, before the championship also falls into the hands of the Red Devils in 1964/65 and 1966/67. Busby, however reached the summit of his fame when a team that included Bobby Charlton, George Best and Denis Law became the first English team to lift the European Cup of Champion Clubs, beating SL Benfica in the final at Wembley in 1968.
• Busby finally retired in 1971, leaving the club in an air pocket until the arrival of Alex Ferguson in 1986, which clinched the FA Cup in 1990 as a first trophy. United continued by winning the Cup Winners' Cup UEFA next season.
• After incurring Eric Cantona, Sir Alex's team put an end to 26-year wait by winning an eighth title of champion at the inaugural Premiership season in 1992/93. This new competition has enjoyed at United, which would establish his dominance at the national level, while up on the roof of Europe during his hat-trick