Please introduce the history of Manchester United.
Manchester United Football Club was founded in 1878, when its name was Newton Heath LYR (LYR is short for Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company).
Newton Heath is the name of an ordinary railway station in Britain. Workers on the construction site release their enthusiasm for football by competing with teams from other departments or other railway companies. They never thought that their team would occupy a place in English football and even international football matches in the future and become one of the top giants in the world. However, from the day this team was founded, it was doomed that Manchester United's style of play was offensive football that emphasized team and passion.
Thanks to his eldest brother, Manchester City, Newton Heath insisted on changing its name to Manchester Central, but the Manchester city government refused to approve it for a simple reason: you are not qualified. Then, Newton Schiff proposed to change its name to Manchester Celtic, and this time the Scottish Celtic Club withdrew.
Celtic is a veritable church team, headed by the Wolfried brothers. Wolfred was a priest of Notre Dame Sisters in his early days. Maris brothers. With this religious background, the Celtic club in Scotland is not easy to mess with. 1August 8, 898, Wolfred went directly to the court in London to complain that Newton Heath, who didn't know the Catholic background, even called himself a "Celtic"! Newton Schiff Club made an apology in person and publicly apologized to all parties for eight times, which was basically humiliating. 1902 On April 26th, Newton Schiff's five-year naming movement finally came to an end. They finally named themselves "Manchester United". In the 2006-07 season, Manchester United met Celtic in the Champions League. Celtic fans made gestures with the number "8" to laugh at what happened after August 8. 1898.
1888 when the Football Association was founded, the members who founded Newton Heath felt that they were not worthy to form the Football Association with Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. Newton Heath didn't join the Football Association until 1892.
2. 1902- 1909: the official birth and early glory of Manchester United.
The economic situation of Newton Heath's team was relatively bad. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the team was in an unsustainable predicament. At this time, a local winery owner named john henry Davies saved the team. |
Davis decided to inject capital into the club, which enabled him to get some benefits from the management of the team. Since then, the number of teams has changed, including Manchester Central, Manchester Celtics and so on. Manchester United, a famous name in the world football in the future, was officially born in April/May of 1902.
3. The Rise of the Red Devils
The important person who entered Manchester United after Davis was Ernest Magna. Magnar became the club secretary on 1903. Today, he is recognized as the first manager of the club. His team includes newly signed goalkeeper Harry Moguel and striker Charlie sagar. The team won the third place in the second division for two consecutive seasons, 1903- 1904 and 1905. The following season, 1905- 1906, was one of the most brilliant early seasons of Manchester United. Dick Duckworth is the vanguard of the team. And more importantly, the team can stand out from the second division and finally become the first division after playing in the football league 12 years.
To celebrate the victory, Magna hired billy meredith from rival Manchester City. Meredith, nicknamed the Welsh Wizards, can be said to be the original star of Manchester United, but at that time he was involved in a bribery case in Manchester City. Because of this, it seems destined that many Manchester United superstars will be shrouded in unique personalities that other football superstars do not have in the future. The joining of this excellent winger has greatly boosted the morale of Manchester United. 1907- 1908 season, meredith helped Sandy Turnbull score again and again, and finally the team won the first league championship in history. As the league champion, Manchester United participated in the Charity Shield Cup 1908 for the first time. In the game, Jimmy Turnbull, whose surname is the same as Sandy Turnbull, scored a hat trick to help Manchester United beat FA Cup champion Queens Park Rangers 4-0 and win the Charity Shield.
1907, Manchester United's upward momentum continued and it took a step to become an important force in English football. It is worth mentioning that the rise of Manchester United is not unrelated to the turmoil of Manchester City, the sworn enemy of the same city, which is also the beginning of the feud between the two teams. That year, the Football Association found out that Manchester City illegally paid players' salaries. At that time, the salary of first-class players was set at 4 pounds a week, but Manchester City has been secretly paying 6 to 7 pounds to attract excellent players. As a result, the Football Association severely fined Manchester City, five officials were dismissed, and 17 players were sentenced to never play for Manchester City again.
Chaos gave Manchester United a chance. Head coach Magno responded immediately. He poached five excellent players, including Billy meredith, from Manchester City in one breath, and the team's strength improved rapidly. That season, Manchester United won the historic eighth place.
A year later, on 1908, Manchester United realized its long-cherished wish and won the first top league championship in history. The Red Devils are unstoppable this year, beating Newcastle with six goals, Blackburn with five goals and Everton, Arsenal and Birmingham with four goals. Manchester United have scored a record 82 goals this season.
1909, Manchester United once again made a breakthrough in the history of playing football. They even beat Newcastle and Bristol and won the first FA Cup trophy in the club's history. Interestingly, in the final, Manchester United wore a white shirt with a red "V" on its chest, which became one of the classics of the Red Devils. After the last league game that year, the President of Manchester United filled the FA Cup trophy with champagne, took it to the dressing room of rival Arsenal, invited the gunners to have a drink, and wished Manchester United success.
Four months later, Manchester United's influence was further enhanced. At that time, the players' union was against the FA. The FA asked all players to quit the league, and other clubs did the same, but Manchester United didn't. Their players firmly support the interests of the trade union. To this end, the FA even decided to ban Manchester United. With the persistence and promotion of Manchester United, eventually, many clubs such as Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland changed their minds and rejoined the trade union. The FA had to compromise and reach an agreement with the union. Manchester United is also very popular because of its perseverance in this crisis.
4. The ups and downs of Old Trafford
Before 1909, Manchester United had been playing at Crayton Stadium, which was a poor stadium and could hardly meet the development needs of Manchester United. 1909, the new stadium was completed in Trafford Park. The original planned capacity was 654.38+10,000 people, but it was reduced to 60,000 people because the budget exceeded the standard. 191February19, Manchester United officially opened the new stadium and named it "Old Trafford". Liverpool became the first visiting team to play in this stadium. Since this year, a new era has begun.
From 19 1 1 to 12, Manchester United won the league title again, which was the first trophy witnessed by Old Trafford. That year, Manchester United won the championship ahead of Aston Villa by 1 point, and head coach Moniole won the second league trophy during his coaching.
580 years ago, two giants met.
Magno is regarded as the first great manager in Manchester United's history, and his departure is surprising. 19 1 1 year, Mangnole suddenly switched to Manchester City, the city's arch-enemy, which was very unexpected, because in the same week, he just rejected Manchester City's bid for Manchester United captain Charlie Roberts. Eight months later, Mangnoel led Manchester City to win the league title. After losing the leader, Manchester United only ranked 12.
Magno's departure was a great blow to Manchester United, and then they began to have ups and downs.
6.Busby's children
1945 February19, The Manchester Evening News published a message: "matthew busby signed an agreement today to become the head coach of Manchester United ..." Busby was only 34 years old at that time, and his arrival opened a new era for Manchester United. 1946, World War II ended, the football league was reopened, and Manchester United began to rebuild under the leadership of Busby. From 65438 to 0949, the old Trafford Stadium damaged by German bombing was restored and put into use, and Busby began a great legend here.
The reconstruction of Busby began with the reuse of young people. 195 1 year, two players under the age of 20, Jackie Blanchflower and roger byrne, entered Manchester United's first team, which marked the beginning of the team's rejuvenation. Tom jackson of Manchester Evening News wrote: "The' children' of Manchester United are calm and confident ..." This is the first time that Busby's young people have been called "babies". 1952, Manchester United, a team combining old and new, won the first division championship and the Red Devils returned.
7. Sir Busby
In the early 1950s, Manchester United's youth team won the Youth FA Cup five times in a row, providing a steady stream of outstanding talents for the first team. With Busby's strong support, duncan edwards and other young intellectuals entered the first team and experienced the taste of the league. At that time, Manchester United captain Bernie Ecclestone was only 25 years old, and tommy taylor, who signed at a high price, was also very young.
From 1956, "Busby Baby" began to take over the dominance of English football. 1955-56 season, Manchester United 1 1 won the championship ahead of time, and the young champion conquered England. Surprisingly, the average age of this Manchester United team is only 22 years old.
1956-57 Since the season, Busby has led Manchester United to participate in the European Club Cup (the predecessor of the Champions League) despite the opposition of the Football Association. "Busby's Children" swept the teams such as Ander Laichter, Dortmund and Bilbao, but lost to Real Madrid, Stifano, Copa, Puskas and Heng Tuo in the semi-final (65438+ 0-3 away, 2 at home). In that year, another world-famous young man began to make his mark at Manchester United. This is bobby charlton.
1957, Manchester United won the first division championship, and Busby's team swept the whole England. In fact, this team started from 1952. Manchester United's youth team, which won the FA Youth Cup in 1952-57, provided fresh blood for the first team. As a legend, "Busby's Child" has remained in the history of Manchester United forever.
8. Rebirth from an air crash
1February 6, 958, a terrible disaster befell "Busby's children". After attending the European Club Cup and eliminating Red Star Belgrade, Manchester United and his party changed planes in Munich to fly back to England. On that terrible afternoon, Manchester United's G- Alzu -609 plane failed to take off twice. On the third attempt, the plane rushed out of the end of the runway and crashed into the building there. In this disaster, 23 of the 43 passengers on board were killed.
Head coaches Busby and duncan edwards were rescued from the ruins. German doctors saved the former, but the latter died at the age of 2 16 days later. Edwards is regarded as one of the most talented young people in the history of English football, and his death has so far made Manchester United and the British feel sorry.
Other Manchester United players killed in the air crash were tommy taylor, who was signed by Busby for 29,999. When asked why he didn't take an integer, Busby explained that he wanted to relieve the pressure on children.
Bill Whelan, Geoff Bent, Eddie Coleman, mark jones, david pegg, Walter Creekmore, Tom Curry, Potter Willie, all of these players were killed in the air 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 the youth team, to piece together a team that could play. In the end, Manchester United won the second place, and Bobby Charlton, who scored 29 goals, became their new hero.
9. The Age of Genius
In the following seasons, Manchester United entered a slow recovery period. Only the FA Cup of 15 and 1963 was a surprise. "Dark Horse" Manchester United beat Leicester in the final. Since the mid-1960s, Busby has led Manchester United to regain its glory. 1965 and 1967, the red devils won the league championship twice, and Manchester United stood up from the ruins of the Munich air crash.
1968 champions league is the most brilliant memory Busby left for Manchester United. There are many excellent players in this Red Devils team, such as bobby charlton and george best. On May 19, Manchester United beat Benfica 4- 1 in the Champions League final, Charlton scored 2 goals, Best 1, and Kidd also scored.
10, long wait
From 65438 to 0969, Busby left the position of head coach and was promoted to general manager, but his successor, McGuinness, could not get the support of the players, and Manchester United finally won the eighth place, so Busby had to take over as head coach a season later. However, in the 1970-7 1 season, Manchester United lost its magic and ranked eighth again. Busby retired again after a short trip to the club's board of directors.
With the retirement of George Best and Bobby Charlton, and the transfer of denis law to Manchester City, Manchester United fell into another trough. 1972-73 season was miserable, and Manchester United was relegated to the second division after nearly 40 years. In the key battle of relegation with Manchester City, Dennis Law's heel broke through Manchester United, and the Red Devils relegated to 1-0, which became the most famous example of a counterattack.
Although Manchester United returned to the first division after the second season, it seems that they can never find the glory of the Busby era. Except 1977 and 1983 won the FA Cup, the Red Devils slept for nearly 20 years until someone woke them up. These days, another red team, Liverpool, dominates England, and Manchester United can hardly compete with it.
1 1, Ferguson opened an era.
Ferguson once said that the greatest achievement in my life was that his Manchester United pulled Liverpool down from the championship. As he said, the 1980s belonged to Liverpool, and in the 1990s Manchester United took its place.
1986-87 After the start of the season, Manchester United, coached by Atkinson, had a poor record, hovering at the bottom of the standings, being eliminated from the League Cup ahead of schedule and being eliminated from the FA Cup. United made a decision on June 5438+065438+ 10, and Alex Ferguson became the new manager of United. Before that, Ferguson's coaching achievements in Scotland were very convincing. He led Aberdeen to break the situation that Celtic and Glasgow Rangers took turns to sit in the village. During his eight years in Aberdeen, Ferguson led his team to win three Scottish League titles (1980, 84, 85), four Scottish Cup titles (1982 to 84, 1986), 1 Scottish League Cup titles (/kloc-
12, big event
1987-88 season, Ferguson began to transform the team, he completed three important signings, Bryan McClair of Celtic, Viv Anderson of Arsenal and steve bruce of Norwich. This season, McClair scored 3 1 league goals and cup goals, becoming another Manchester United player with more than 20 league goals after George Best. By 1996, McClair had made 447 appearances for Manchester United and scored 126 goals. Bruce later became one of Ferguson's best central defenders and an important contributor to the Manchester United dynasty in the 1990s.
After winning the runner-up in the 87-88 season, Manchester United entered a downturn, and Ferguson even almost lost his handsome position. In the 88-89 season, Manchester United only ranked 1 1, and did not perform in the Carling Cup and the FA Cup. Meanwhile, Ferguson is still buying the players he wants, including Webber of Nottingham Forest, Gary Parrister of Middlesbrough and paul ince of West Ham.
1989-90 season is a crucial year for Ferguson. His poor performance last season reduced his reputation. The continued downturn in the league this season has led Manchester United to consider firing Ferguson. 1990 At the beginning of the year, Ferguson came at the most difficult time for Manchester United, but the FA Cup victory saved him. The final of 1 was the turning point. Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 1 away, and mark robins's goal brought Ferguson back to life. Later, an insider revealed that Manchester United would fire Ferguson if he lost the game. Later, in the FA Cup final, Manchester United drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace and won 1-0 in the play-off. This champion kept Ferguson's position, although Manchester United only ranked 13.
1990-9 1 season, Manchester United continued to win the cup. They beat Barcelona 2-/Kloc-0-0 in the final and won the European Cup Winners Cup, which is the first European trophy for Manchester United since 1968. In the league, Manchester United improved from last season and finally won the sixth place, during which they were deducted 1 point for fighting with Arsenal on the field. Of course, Ferguson's line-up is still orderly, with Peter Schmeichel in Blondeby, andrei kanchelskis in Donetsk and paul parker, the English right-back of Royal Garden Rangers. At this time, no one realized that an unprecedented powerful new dynasty was brewing.
13, an unforgettable moment
199 1-92 season, Manchester United won the second place in the league, and Leeds United led by cantona won the trophy. However, the Carling Cup champion gave the Red Devils comfort. 199265438+February, Manchester United completed the last signing of dynasty construction. They dug up cantona from Leeds, and it was hard to conquer you, so they put you under the account. Ferguson's acquisition has brought Manchester United a king of the future. It is also worth noting that a group of young people trained by Manchester United's youth training system won the FA Youth Cup. In this youth team, some names will be heard later: "Li Sharp, Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Neville Brothers, Scholes, Bart ..."
14, Red Devils Age
1992-93 season, Manchester United ended a 26-year wait. April 10, 13, Manchester United beat Xie Wednesday 2- 1 at home. They were once behind in the game, but two goals from central defender Bruce overtook the score, which brought the crown that the Red Devils had dreamed of for many years. Ferguson won for the first time since coaching Manchester United. During the year, Manchester United continued to build a lineup. Ferguson spent 3.75 million pounds to dig roy keane from Nottingham Forest, which was a record in Britain at that time. In the next ten years, the Irish tough guy propped up the red devils' waist.
1993-94 season, Manchester United won league titles in succession, but the death of Sir Matthew Busby in the middle of the season made the Red Devils extremely sad. 1994 65438+1On October 20th, Busby passed away. He created the first generation glory of Manchester United in 1950s and 1960s, and Busby's Children will remain in history forever. At the end of this season, Manchester United won the double crown. Except for Blackburn, who led the league runner-up, they swept Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final. The only regret is that in the Carling Cup final, Manchester United 1-3 lost to Villa, just one step away from the treble. After this season, Brian Robson left Manchester United to become a Middlesbrough player and coach after playing for 13 years, but the year before Keane joined, he was ready for Manchester United.
1994-95 season, cantona played crystal palace fans in June+10, 5438, and was suspended for 9 months by the Football Association. In the league, Manchester United and Blackburn fought fiercely. Blackburn lost to Liverpool in the last round, giving Manchester United a chance to overtake. However, the Red Devils could only draw with West Ham away from home, and finally missed the league title with 1. Dalglish and Shearer won the championship for Blackburn. This season, Manchester United has made great changes in personnel. In June 5438+10, they signed Andy Cole from Newcastle, worth a record of 7 million pounds. At the end of the season, Ince unexpectedly went to Inter Milan, Mark Hughes switched to Chelsea and Kanchelski joined Everton.
15, in those days, they
1995-96 season, Manchester United achieved a great reversal that has been talked about so far. At Christmas, Newcastle United, led by kevin keegan, led by 12, but in the second half of the season, Manchester United made an incredible leap, surpassing their opponents in April. This season, Manchester United also won the FA Cup, becoming the first English team to win double titles. cantona beat Liverpool in volley four minutes before the FA Cup final.
This year is also the year when Manchester United renewed its contract. At the beginning of the season, young people such as Bart, Gary Neville, Beckham and Scholes became the main force of the first team, and the first half of the season became the time for young people to adapt to the Premier League. However, under the leadership of cantona, the newcomer played amazing energy in generate in the second half of the year, which strengthened Ferguson's determination to change blood. After the season ended, Sharp went to Leeds, Parker was terminated, Bruce joined Birmingham, and the young people began to take over in an all-round way. At the same time, solskjaer, Popovschi and other recruits joined.
With the full succession of the FA Youth Cup generation, the Manchester United dynasty gradually reached its peak. 1997, the Red Devils defended the league title, from 1999 to 200 1, achieving the domineering league title for three consecutive times. 1998-99 season is the pride of all Manchester United people. This year, they won the incredible triple crown. In the league, Manchester United took the lead in locking in the championship and beat Tottenham Hotspur to get them to the top; The FA Cup semi-final against Arsenal was thrilling. Just before the end of 90 minutes, the score was still 1 ratio 1. Then Arsenal won the penalty and Schmeichel magically saved Bergkamp's shot. In overtime, Ryan Giggs staged a classic one-ride-a-thousand-mile winner, and Manchester United advanced to the final and finally won the second championship of the season.
16, the top of Europe
1On May 26th, 999, in Camp Nou, Barcelona, Manchester United played Bayern Munich, which was one of the most classic Champions League finals in history. The suspension of Keane and Scholes damaged Manchester United's strength, falling behind 0-/kloc-0 in 90 minutes, and opponents still had several chances to seal the victory. The miracle appeared in the stoppage time of the second half. Beckham's two corner kicks allowed Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to score goals, and Manchester United miraculously reversed. Coincidentally, this day is Sir Busby's 90th birthday. Manchester United looked up to God with tears and thanked those who blessed their eyes. In fact, this is not the first time Manchester United has risen from adversity. In the semi-final against Juventus, Keane took the lead, and Cole and York took the lead in the dilemma of 1 at home and 0-2 away.
17,21century
In the first decade of the new millennium, Manchester United once again led the world. They went to Brazil to participate in a brand-new football match: FIFA Club World Championship. To this end, they gave up the opportunity to defend the FA Cup.
In the expedition to South America in January, Manchester United did not win the trophy as expected. After all, it is too difficult to beat Brazil at home in a sultry climate. But Manchester United got an extremely valuable rest in the sunshine of South America. After returning to England, they devoted great energy to the league and kept ahead of their opponents, winning the league trophy ahead of schedule in April. However, the new problem facing Manchester United is that since Schmeichel left, the goalkeeper has been unable to find a suitable candidate.
1999/2000 season, several famous players, including Bosnik, will not be able to secure their position in Manchester United. Therefore, it is not surprising that Yang Qiyu Fabien BARTHEZ was able to join Manchester United after the French team won the World Cup and the European Cup in July 2000.
Yang Qiyu fabien barthez, a French goalkeeper, has a perverse personality but extraordinary skills. Although Fabian fabien barthez made a lot of mistakes in the Champions League, he helped Manchester United win three consecutive league titles in 2000/200 1 season. Only a few clubs in English history can win this honor. The last champion of three consecutive championships was Liverpool from 1982 to 1984, but Liverpool achieved the great cause of three consecutive championships under the leadership of two coaches, Basri and joe fagan.
Behind Manchester United's three consecutive championships, Ferguson contributed. He became the first team coach to complete a hat trick in English football history. After winning the third league trophy in a row, Ferguson announced that he would resign as head coach at the end of the 20012002 season. At the same time, his assistant steve mcclaren also announced that he would go to Middlesbrough to replace Bryan Robson as head coach.
In order to fill the vacancy left by Steve McClaren, Ferguson promoted Jim Ryan and mike phelan, who played for Manchester United, to assistant head coach and Manchester United first team coach respectively. However, Sir Alex Ferguson filled the vacancy in the coaching staff and increased the vacancy in the team. He transferred main defender jaap stam to Lazio. This decision surprised everyone, even Stam himself.
Yang Qiyu fabien barthez's teammate Laurent branko participated in the 1998 World Cup and moved to Manchester United. He took Stam's place and cooperated with wes brown, gary neville and ronny johnsen.
Many people think that after Ferguson bought Ruud van Nistelrooy and Veron at a high price, Blanco will be the last star he bought as head coach. But in June 2002, 5438+ 10, Sir Alex Ferguson once again signed Uruguayan striker Fran with a stroke of a pen.
But Fran's position in the team is difficult to determine, because Ruud van Nistelrooy has set a record of eight consecutive goals in the league. In these eight games, Manchester United won. After winning eight games in a row, Manchester United regained their confidence in defending the League title. However, at the end of the 200 1/02 season, the team failed to regain its former style of riding the dust and competing for the championship. In the FA Cup, it was eliminated by Fort Milders, and the Champions League stopped in the semi-finals. The Premier League only finished third. Therefore, Sir Alex Ferguson announced that he would stay in office and was determined to lead Manchester United to create more glories in the 2002/03 season.
In the 2002/03 season, Manchester United once caught up with Arsenal after falling behind by 1 1, and finally won the league championship again.
In the summer of 2003, Abramovich entered Chelsea, and the Blue Army rose strongly. In 2004, Arsenal dominated the Premier League with unbeaten record; In 2005 and 2006, Chelsea won the Premier League in succession, while Manchester United only won the FA Cup and the Carling Cup during this period. In the summer of 2005, American Glazer turned Manchester United into a privately owned club, and a new era began.
In the 2006-07 season, Manchester United successfully won the Premier League title two rounds ahead of schedule, which is the ninth Premier League title since 15. Ryan Giggs has also become the player who has won the most titles since the establishment of the Premier League. He won nine Premier League titles in one breath!
In the summer of 2007, Manchester United brought in four stars, Owen Hargreaves, Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira, Luis Carlos Almeida Cunha and Carlos Tevez. Among them, Hargreaves can solve the problem of strong waist that has plagued the Red Devils for a long time. The introduction of two talented young stars, Anderson and Nani, not only makes the Red Devils' midfielders younger and inject fresh blood, but also gives veterans Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes a chance to take turns to rest. Plus Fletcher and Park Ji-sung, the midfield thickness is the first in the Premier League! Tevez makes Manchester United's front line more perfect. In this way, the skills and tactics of the Red Devils will be further improved, the tactics will be more varied and the team's appreciation will be continuously improved.
In the 2007-08 season, facing the competition of Arsenal in the first half and the close pursuit of Chelsea in the second half, Manchester United inspired high morale and strong team consciousness. Under a series of incredible tactical decisions made by Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United defeated their opponents in the final round of the league and finally won the Premier League title in 2007-08 by two points.
In the first Premier League derby of the subsequent Champions League final, he beat Chelsea 7-6 on penalties to win the Champions League. Manchester United won the double crown again and reached the top of Europe for the third time.
In 2008, Manchester United introduced Berbatov ... Cristiano Ronaldo won his first Golden Globe Award and the first World Footballer of the Year. And won the first World Club Cup in the history of England team and became the king of the world.
On May 16, 2009, Manchester United drew with Arsenal at home and won the Premier League trophy. This is also the 1 1 championship that Manchester United won during the 17 Premier League campaign, achieving three consecutive championships.