Formation of the Class of '92
Manchester United: 20 top-flight titles, record appearance maker Ryan Giggs, record goalscorer Wayne Rooney.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885, before joining the Football League in 1892. After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901, the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902. Manchester United currently play in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. They have not been out of the top tier since 1975, and they have never been lower than the second tier. They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956.
Quick Facts
- Key members
- David Beckham
- Paul Scholes
- Ryan Giggs
- Gary Neville
- Phil Neville
- Nicky Butt
- First major trophy
- FA Youth Cup (1992)
- Peak achievement
- Treble Winners (1998-1999)
- Manager
- Sir Alex Ferguson
- Status
- Legendary; Hall of Fame
Lore & Background
The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13, and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20. The club's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs, who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014, and the club's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney, who scored 253 goals in 559 appearances between 2004 and 2017. Manchester United's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which they won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886.
Their first national senior honour came in 1908, when they won the 1907–08 Football League First Division title. The club won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. In terms of trophies won, the 1990s were Manchester United's most successful decade, during which time they won five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared), one Champions League, one Cup Winners' Cup, one Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup. The club's most recent trophy came in May 2024, when they won the FA Cup.
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