Manchester United F.C.
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Manchester United Football Club is an English football team that are located in Manchester, England. United play in the English Premier League, and typically play in a red and white kit. The clubs official nickname is The Red Devils.
The club name Manchester United dates back to 1902, when the name was first used. The origins of the club however date back to 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C.. In their early days, Newton played other rail companies and Lancashire based teams, before joining The Football League in 1892. The club won its first English league title in 1908 and won their first FA Cup a year later.
Before United played at Old Trafford, they were known to play their home games at Bank Street. They left Bank Street in 1910, moving to their current home. Old Trafford is now the largest club ground in the United Kingdom, with a stadium capacity of 75,731.
In 1958, the club suffered the loss of 8 players, after they died in the Munich air disaster. Ten years later, United were the first English club team to win the European Cup with Matt Busby as their manager. The club is also well-known for their dominance of English football in the 1990s and 2000s under Alex Ferguson's management. Ferguson was the club's longest serving manager, from 1986 to 2013. During this period he won 28 major honours and had a number of notable players play for him during this era. One of these was Ryan Giggs, who is currently the record appearance holder.
Manchester United are known for their local rivalry with Manchester City. The two clubs are the two main clubs located in Manchester, United Kingdom. Other notable rivalries are with Leeds United and also Liverpool, mainly due to the geographical distance between Manchester and the two cities.
United are seen as one of the richest and most successful clubs in the world. They have won more English league titles than any other club with 20, a joint record of 11 FA Cups and 3 European Cups. The club has also achieved a number of league and cup doubles domestically and famously achieved a continental treble in the 1998–99 season, winning the League title, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League.
