Manchester United F.C.
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Domestically, Manchester United have won a joint-record twenty top-flight league titles, thirteen FA Cups, six League Cups and a record twenty-one FA Community Shields. Additionally, in international football, they have won the European Cup/UEFA Champions League three times, and the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup once each. Appointed as manager in 1945, Matt Busby built a team with an average age of just 22 nicknamed the Busby Babes that won successive league titles in the 1950s and became the first English club to compete in the European Cup. Eight players were killed in the Munich air disaster, but Busby rebuilt the team around star players George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton – known as the United Trinity. They won two more league titles before becoming the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968. After Busby's retirement, Manchester United were unable to produce sustained success until the arrival of Alex Ferguson, who became the club's longest-serving and most successful manager, winning 38 trophies including 13 league titles, five FA Cups and two Champions League titles between 1986 and 2013. In the 1998–99 season, under Ferguson, the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the continental treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League. In winning the UEFA Europa League under José Mourinho in 2016–17, they became one of five clubs to have won the original three main UEFA club competitions (the Champions League, Europa League and Cup Winners' Cup). Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world and have rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United. Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual revenue of €676.3 million, and the world's second-most-valuable football club in 2024, valued at £6.55 billion ($5.22 billion). After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was taken private in 2005 after a purchase by American businessman Malcolm Glazer valued at almost £800 million, of which over £500 million of borrowed money became the club's debt. From 2012, some shares of the club were listed on the New York Stock Exchange, although the Glazer family retains overall ownership and control of the club.
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| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | ||
| chest | sleeve | back | ||
| 1945–1975 | Umbro | — | — | — |
| 1975–1980 | Admiral | |||
| 1980–1982 | Adidas | |||
| 1982–1992 | Sharp Electronics | |||
| 1992–2000 | Umbro | |||
| 2000–2002 | Vodafone | |||
| 2002–2006 | Nike | |||
| 2006–2010 | AIG | |||
| 2010–2014 | Aon | |||
| 2014–2015 | Chevrolet | |||
| 2015–2018 | Adidas | |||
| 2018–2021 | Kohler | |||
| 2021–2022 | TeamViewer | |||
| 2022–2024 | DXC Technology | |||
| 2024– | Snapdragon | Microsoft Copilot+ PC(League Cup) | ||
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TUR | Altay Bayındır |
| 2 | DF | POR | Diogo Dalot |
| 3 | DF | MAR | Noussair Mazraoui |
| 4 | DF | NED | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Harry Maguire |
| 6 | DF | ARG | Lisandro Martínez |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Mason Mount |
| 8 | MF | POR | Bruno Fernandes (captain) |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Matheus Cunha |
| 11 | FW | NED | Joshua Zirkzee |
| 12 | DF | NED | Tyrell Malacia |
| 13 | DF | DEN | Patrick Dorgu |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Leny Yoro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | FW | CIV | Amad Diallo |
| 18 | MF | BRA | Casemiro |
| 19 | FW | CMR | Bryan Mbeumo |
| 22 | GK | ENG | Tom Heaton |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Luke Shaw |
| 25 | MF | URU | Manuel Ugarte |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Ayden Heaven |
| 30 | FW | SVN | Benjamin Šeško |
| 31 | GK | BEL | Senne Lammens |
| 32 | FW | DEN | Chido Obi |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Tyler Fredricson |
| 35 | DF | PAR | Diego León |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Kobbie Mainoo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Rasmus Højlund (at Napoli until 30 June 2026) |
| 24 | GK | CMR | André Onana (at Trabzonspor until 30 June 2026) |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Ethan Wheatley (at Northampton Town until 30 June 2026) |
| 41 | DF | ENG | Harry Amass (at Sheffield Wednesday until 30 June 2026) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 43 | MF | ENG | Toby Collyer (at West Bromwich Albion until 30 June 2026) |
| 44 | MF | ENG | Dan Gore (at Rotherham United until 30 June 2026) |
| — | FW | ENG | Marcus Rashford (at Barcelona until 30 June 2026) |
| — | FW | ENG | Jadon Sancho (at Aston Villa until 30 June 2026) |
| Team | First team | U21s | U18s | |
| Award | Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year | Players' Player of the Year | Denzil Haroun Reserve Team Player of the Year | Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year |
| Inaugurated | 1987–88 | 2005–06 | 1989–90 | 1989–90 |
| Holder(2024–25) | Bruno Fernandes | Bruno Fernandes | Tyler Fredricson | Harry Amass |
| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Ruben Amorim |
| Assistant head coach | Carlos Fernandes |
| First-team coaches | Adélio Cândido Emanuel Ferro |
| Goalkeeping coach | Jorge Vital |
| Assistant goalkeeping coach | Craig Mawson |
| First-team & operations manager | Acácio Valentim |
| Head of sports medicine | Gary O'Driscoll |
| Senior first-team doctor | William Fotherby |
| Head physiotherapist | Jordan Reece |
| First-team physiotherapists | Ibrahim Kerem António Lóio Abner Bruzzichessi Scott McAuley |
| First-team lead soft tissue therapist | Will Storey |
| First-team soft tissue therapists | Alan Watmough Andy Caveney |
| Head of physical performance | Ed Leng |
| Physical performance coaches | Charlie Owen Paulo Barreira |
| First-team strength and power coach | Michael Clegg |
| First-team sports scientists | Michael Eglon Alistair McBurnie |
| Director of academy | Steve Torpey |
| Head of player development & coaching (U19–U23) | Travis Binnion |
| Under-21s lead coach | |
| Under-18s lead coach | Darren Fletcher |
| Dates | Name | Notes |
| 1878–1892 | Unknown | |
| 1892–1900 | A. H. Albut | |
| 1900–1903 | James West | |
| 1903–1912 | Ernest Mangnall | |
| 1912–1914 | John Bentley | |
| 1914–1921 | Jack Robson | |
| 1921–1926 | John Chapman | |
| 1926–1927 | Lal Hilditch | Player-manager |
| 1927–1931 | Herbert Bamlett | |
| 1931–1932 | Walter Crickmer | |
| 1932–1937 | Scott Duncan | |
| 1937–1945 | Walter Crickmer | |
| 1945–1969 | Matt Busby | |
| 1958 | Jimmy Murphy | Caretaker manager |
| 1969–1970 | Wilf McGuinness | |
| 1970–1971 | Matt Busby | |
| 1971–1972 | Frank O'Farrell | |
| 1972–1977 | Tommy Docherty | |
| 1977–1981 | Dave Sexton | |
| 1981–1986 | Ron Atkinson | |
| 1986–2013 | Alex Ferguson | |
| 2013–2014 | David Moyes | |
| 2014 | Ryan Giggs | Caretaker player-manager |
| 2014–2016 | Louis van Gaal | |
| 2016–2018 | José Mourinho | |
| 2018–2021 | Ole Gunnar Solskjær | |
| 2021 | Michael Carrick | Caretaker manager |
| 2021–2022 | Ralf Rangnick | Interim manager |
| 2022–2024 | Erik ten Hag | |
| 2024 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Interim manager |
| 2024– | Ruben Amorim |
| Person / People | Associated company | Shares | Ref. |
| Glazer Family | Red Football Shareholder Limited | 71.06% | |
| Sir Jim Ratcliffe | Ineos | 28.94% |
| Position | Name |
| Executive co-chairmen | Avram GlazerJoel Glazer |
| Chief executive officer | Omar Berrada |
| Chief operating officer | Collette Roche |
| Chief financial officer | Roger Bell |
| Chief communications officer | Toby Craig |
| Chief business officer | Marc Armstrong |
| General counsel | Martin Mosley |
| Chief of international football relations | Jean-Claude Blanc |
| Directors | Avram GlazerJoel GlazerKevin GlazerBryan GlazerDarcie Glazer KassewitzEdward GlazerJohn ReeceRob Nevin |
| Independent directors | Robert LeitãoJohn Hooks |
| Office | Name |
| Life president | Martin Edwards |
| Directors | Omar Berrada Dave BrailsfordMichael EdelsonAlex FergusonDavid Gill |
| Director of football | Jason Wilcox |
| Director of recruitment | Christopher Vivell |
| Head of senior scouting | Kyle Macaulay |
| Head of academy scouting | Luke Fedorenko |
| Head of loans & pathways | vacant |
| Director of football negotiations | Matt Hargreaves |
| Director of football operations | Ameesh Manek |
| Director of performance | Sam Erith |
| Director of data | Mike Sansoni |
| People director | Kirstin Furber |
| Club secretary | Rebecca Britain |
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons |
| Domestic | First Division/ Premier League | 20s | 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 |
| Second Division | 2 | 1935–36, 1974–75 | |
| FA Cup | 13 | 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16, 2023–24 | |
| Football League Cup/EFL Cup | 6 | 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2022–23 | |
| FA Charity Shield/FA Community Shield | 21 | 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 (* shared) | |
| Continental | European Cup/UEFA Champions League | 3 | 1967–68, 1998–99, 2007–08 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 1990–91 | |
| UEFA Europa League | 1 | 2016–17 | |
| UEFA Super Cup | 1 | 1991 | |
| Worldwide | FIFA Club World Cup | 1 | 2008 |
| Intercontinental Cup | 1 | 1999 |
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