Misplaced Pages

Manchester United F.C.: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from[REDACTED] with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editNext edit →Content deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 19:01, 4 July 2003 view sourceStewacide (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users1,237 editsmNo edit summary← Previous edit Revision as of 19:28, 12 August 2003 view source Ed g2s (talk | contribs)Administrators27,325 editsmNo edit summaryNext edit →
Line 14: Line 14:
==History== ==History==


The 1958 Manchester United team was nicknamed the "''Busby Babes''." On ], they were flying home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade when the plane crashed on takeoff in a snow storm at ]. Eight team members were killed, and 2 players suffered career-ending injuries. Amongst the dead was ], the 21-year-old who many believe was on his way to establishing himself as one of England's greatest players ever. A survivor, ] would help lead England to the ] in ]. The 1958 Manchester United team was nicknamed the "''Busby Babes''." On ], they were flying home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade when the plane crashed on takeoff in a snow storm in ]. Eight team members were killed, and 2 players suffered career-ending injuries. Amongst the dead was ], the 21-year-old who many believe was on his way to establishing himself as one of England's greatest players ever. A survivor, ] would help lead England to the ] in ].


==Noted players== ==Noted players==

Revision as of 19:28, 12 August 2003

Manchester United's emblem

Manchester United F.C. (orignally L&Y Railway F.C.) is an English football club based at Old Trafford, Manchester.

Formed as Newton Heath in 1878 becoming Manchester United in 1902.

Whilst traditionally amongst the stronger clubs in England, since the beginning of the 1990s and Manchester United have, under manager Alex Ferguson achieved a degree of dominance in domestic competitions unseen since the great Liverpool F.C. sides of the mid 1970s and early 1980s.

Unlike those Liverpool sides, however, Manchester United have been largely unable to transfer their domestic dominance to European competition. The one exception was in 1999, when they came from behind in the last minutes of the UEFA Champions League final to beat Bayern Munich 2-1. United also won the League and FA Cup in that season, a 'Treble' achievement which at the time of writing is unique in English football.

History

The 1958 Manchester United team was nicknamed the "Busby Babes." On February 6, they were flying home from a European Cup match against Red Star Belgrade when the plane crashed on takeoff in a snow storm in Munich, Germany. Eight team members were killed, and 2 players suffered career-ending injuries. Amongst the dead was Duncan Edwards, the 21-year-old who many believe was on his way to establishing himself as one of England's greatest players ever. A survivor, Bobby Charlton would help lead England to the Football World Cup in 1966.

Noted players

Achievements

External link

Manchester United F.C.: Difference between revisions Add topic