Manchester United History

[Sir Busby Ferguson]

United is the BEST

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Kenangan yg terindah dr United buat saya saat treeble winer '99

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Manchester United history: the best of times

Wednesday 26 May 1999
The greatest night of all was surely the most dramatic. On the last day of the 1998-1999 Premiership season, Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 to become champions. The following weekend, the club beat Newcastle 2-0 in the FA Cup Final to secure their third double in six years. Then, just four days later, Manchester United met Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final in Barcelona. It wasn’t a very memorable game - until the end! Manchester United went behind early on and could easily have fallen further behind as the team pushed for an equaliser. As the game went into added time, the German supporters began to celebrate. Then, in the ninety-first minute, Teddy Sheringham equalised and both teams began to plan for extra time. In the ninety-third minute, David Beckham took a corner from the left, Sherringham headed on and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored. Seconds later, it was all over. Manchester United had become European champions for the first time since 1967-1968 and it was the first ‘treble’ ever.

Wednesday 29 May 1968
Probably the most emotional night in Manchester United history was 29 May 1968. After the destruction of his ‘Busby’s babes’ team in Munich in 1958, Matt Busby had built a new side. In the mid-1960s, this side enjoyed considerable success and competed again in the European Cup. In 1965-1966 it reached the semi-finals, in 1967-1968 it got to the final. Playing Benfica at Wembley, Manchester United scored first, only for Benfica to equalise. Then, as added time approached, Benfica almost won. Goalkeeper, Alex Stepney, made a great save from Benfica’s Eusebio. In the second minute of extra time, George Best, with some typical individual brilliance, put Manchester United in front again. Two further goals followed and Manchester United won 4-1 to become the first English team to lift the European Cup. For Munich survivors Matt Busby, Bobby Charlton and Bill Foulkes, it was an emotional end to a journey begun many years before.

Saturday 19 February 1910
It’s uncertain exactly how many supporters shared the Old Trafford party on 19 February 1910. Estimates vary from 45,000 to 80,000! Certainly, a good number was present to celebrate the opening of the new stadium. John Henry Davies had funded the purchase of a piece of land between the canal and the railway at Trafford Park and a new stadium was built to replace the old ground at Bank Street, Clayton. The project took two years to complete and, on 19 February 1910, the first game was played. The division one game against Liverpool was lost 4-3, but it was still a great day. Open terracing swept around the new ground on three sides and there was a stand on the fourth. The ground boasted many ‘modern’ amenities including tip-up seats and a plunge-bath for the players. On completion, it was one of the best grounds in the country, and its opening was a great day in Manchester United history.

Saturday 1 February 1958
By the mid-1950s, Matt Busby had built an exciting young team, capable of beating anyone. Manchester United were champions in 1955-1956 and 1956-1957. In 1957-1958 they had taken time to reach their best, but by the early weeks of 1958 were playing fast, flowing football. On 1 February they played Arsenal at Highbury before a crowd of 63,000. By half-time they were 3-0 in front and went on to win the match 5-4. Duncan Edwards was immense, Kenny Morgans and Albert Scanlon were unstoppable, and a young Bobby Charlton showed outstanding promise. Arsenal played their part in a thrilling game, but the historic day belonged to Manchester United. The victory typified ‘Busby’s babes’. Supporters celebrated - never imagining that this great team would never play in England again.

Saturday 24 April 1948
When football began again after the second world war, Manchester United supporters were desperate for better times. It had been a generation since they had last won a trophy. The young Matt Busby was appointed as the new manager. Busby brought in Jimmy Murphy as his assistant and, together, they created a new team. The team contained both youth and experience and, in the first two post-war seasons, finished runners-up in the first division. In 1947-1948, they also enjoyed a good cup run. They reached the final at Wembley, where they played Blackpool, Three second-half goals, in the space of 13 minutes, were sufficient to defeat Matthews, Mortensen et al. At last, after thirty-seven years, Manchester United had a day to celebrate.


Manchester United history: the worst of times

Thursday 6 February 1958
The darkest, by a long, long way, was 6 February 1958. Just the day before, Busby’s young team had won a place in the semi-final of the European Cup. Returning from Belgrade, they had to stop in Munich so that the plane could re-fuel. It was snowing and there was slush on the runway. On the third attempt at take-off, the plane left the runway, hit a nearby house and burst into flames. Twenty-three people died, including eight members of the Manchester United team. The disaster shocked the football world. A team at the height of its powers had been decimated. For Manchester United it was the darkest of dark days.

Tuesday 11 March 1941
It wasn’t until 1910 that Manchester United moved into a home in keeping with its aspirations. The first game at Old Trafford was against Liverpool and was watched by a huge crowd. Most stood on the open terracing as there was only one stand. In the 1930s roofs were added to other parts of the ground so that, when football more or less ceased in 1939, Old Trafford was in good shape. Then, on the night of 11 March 1941, the ground was bombed. The main stand, the club offices and the team dressing rooms were all destroyed. When the war ended, and league football re-commenced, Old Trafford was still in ruins. It wasn’t until 1949-1950 that the ground was fit to be used again.

Saturday 27 April 1974
The years after the 1967-1968 European Cup win weren’t easy. The team aged. Bobby Charlton retired, Denis Law moved to Manchester City on a free transfer, and George Best self-destructed. The 1973-1974 season was a struggle. With two games to go, relegation threatened. It was the Manchester derby at Old Trafford. Towards the end of the game, with Manchester United hanging on for a point, Denis Law received the ball from Francis Lee and back-heeled it into the goal. Manchester United lost. With just one game remaining, they could no longer escape. Their neighbours and former captain had put them into the second division. It was a dark day.

Saturday 26 December 1931
The 1930-1931 season was a disaster. United lost their first twelve games and never recovered. They ended the season bottom of the league, losing twenty-seven matches and conceding one hundred and fifteen goals. They were relegated from the first division and their manager, Herbert Bamlett resigned. The next season didn’t begin much better. They won only one of their first seven games. The season’s first match at Old Trafford attracted only three and a half thousand spectators. By the end of 1931 they were in severe financial difficulty and faced bankruptcy. On Boxing Day, they played Wolves at Molineux and lost 7-0. Were the lights about to go out for good?

Wednesday 25 January 1995
In 1994-1995, an away game to Crystal Palace should have been straightforward. Manchester United were near the top, Palace near the bottom. At 1-1, Eric Cantona had his shirt pulled and responded by kicking his opponent. It was spotted by the linesman and Cantona was sent-off. Taunted by the home supporters as he left the field, he suddenly launched himself into the crowd with a kung fu-style kick at one of the Palace fans. Alex Ferguson had to wait until he got home to view the incident. He was shocked, along with everyone else in football. The club immediately suspended Cantona for the rest of the season; the Football Association extended the ban to eight months. Cantona delighted United supporters in many ways, but he also gave them one of their darkest nights.

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[madnesse]

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thanks for all who shared this history

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History makers: United in the FA Cup

Manchester United have won the FA Cup on eleven occasions - a competition record shared with Arsenal - and have appeared in the final 18 times in total. The Reds are also the only club to appear in an FA Cup final in every decade since the war.

The club's maiden FA Cup voyage was in 1890 under the name of Newton Heath but didn't progress beyond the third round until 1902, after the change of monicker to Manchester United.

United won the competition for the first time in 1909 by beating Bristol City 1-0 at Crystal Palace but the Reds then had to wait until 1948 to reach another final - this time at Wembley, where Blackpool were defeated 4-2 by Matt Busby's team. In the following decade, the Reds were runners-up in two consecutive finals, 1957 and 1958 - the latter coming just months after the squad was decimated by the Munich air disaster.

The FA Cup final in 1963 provided United's first silverware after Munich, with Denis Law among the scorers as Leicester City were conquered 3-1.

The Reds really became FA Cup specialists in the late 1970s, reaching three finals in four years. Tommy Docherty's side lost 1-0 to Southampton in 1976 but returned to Wembley in 1977 to triumph 2-1 and deny opponents Liverpool the chance to win the Treble. Dave Sexton was then in charge for a thrilling final against Arsenal in 1979 - after being 2-0 down, United came back to score two goals in the final five minutes only for the Gunners to snatch the Cup through Alan Sunderland with almost the last kick of the game.

Sexton's successor Ron Atkinson won the FA Cup twice, against Brighton after a replay in 1983 and at Everton's expense in 1985, when United defender Kevin Moran became the first player to be sent off in a final and Norman Whiteside scored a glorious winning goal in extra-time.

Sir Alex Ferguson guided United to no less than five finals in the 1990s, with four ending in triumph (the exception being 1995 when Everton won 1-0). The Reds beat Crystal Palace 1-0 after a replay in 1990 to give the legendary manager his first trophy in English football; in 1994 and 1996 the club completed the League and FA Cup double after winning finals against Chelsea and Liverpool respectively; then in 1999 United completed the second part of an historic Treble with a 2-0 win over Newcastle.

The Reds next reached the final in 2004. After beating arch-rivals Arsenal 1-0 in the semi-final at Villa Park, the task of seeing off First Division side Millwall at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff was more straightforward. Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy (2) won the match 3-0 for United.

United were back at the Millennium Stadium just 12 months later, in May 2005, seeking a 12th FA Cup success. This time, arch-rivals Arsenal were waiting there, as if to exact their revenge for the semi-final results of 1999 and 2004. United dominated the match and created the best chances but ultimately failed to kill off the more defensively-minded Gunners. Consequently the FA Cup final was decided by a penalty shootout for the first time in its history, regrettably in Arsenal's favour.

The FA Cup final returned to Wembley in 2007, with freshly-crowned Premiership champions United and previous incumbents Chelsea locking horns in what seemed set to be a fitting curtain raiser for the revamped stadium. In truth, the final was a massive anti-climax as the Reds' fatigue at the end of a long season allied to an ultra-conservative approach from Jose Mourinho's side made for a stifling affair, which was eventually settled late in extra-time by a strike from Didier Drogba.

After an eight-year absence from the FA Cup final, the Reds are ravenous for a place there in May and more determined than ever to win the club's elusive 12th FA Cup.

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[rondwisan]

Tahun lalu team meriam London, Arsenal, berhasil menyamai perolehan United, 11 kali juara FA Cup
Kalo tahun ini Wenger dapet lagi, ya berarti akan melampaui United ..., hope not ..

[Andi Istiabudi]

Biasanya sih bakal dibeli United untuk dijadikan koleksi museum, seperti halnya saat dulu Nobby Stiles hendak menjual medali juara Piala Dunia 1966 miliknya...

Medali Pertama Manchester United pada 1907/1908 Dilelang

Salah satu medali pemenang dari gelar pertama Manchester United di 1907/1908 dijual di pelelangan dengan harga awal 30 ribu pound atau sekitar 617 juta rupiah. Medali itu diyakini milik mantan kiper The Red Devils, Harry Moger.



Medali milik mantan kiper Manchester United, Harry Moger, dijual di pelelangan. Itu merupakan medali kemenangan saat The Red Devils memenangi gelar liga untuk yang pertama kalinya pada 1907/1908.

Menurut kabar yang dilansir The Mirror, pada medali tersebut tertulis, “Manchester United FC. H Moger. League Champions, Season 1907-1908.”

Medali tersebut akan dilelang di Kota London, pada Selasa (27/10) waktu setempat. Harga awal medali tersebut dikabarkan mencapai 30 ribu pound atau sekitar 617 juta rupiah.

Moger bergabung dengan Manchester United pada 1903 dan merupakan salah satu pemain yang merasakan gelar pertama The Red Devils, yaitu gelar Football League pada 1908 dan ia kembali memenangi gelar tersebut pada 1911. Ia juga berhasil mempersembahkan gelar Piala FA pada 1909.

Ia pensiun dari dunia sepak bola pada 1912. Ia pun menjadi seorang akuntan setelah pensiun. Moger meninggal pada 1927 dalam usianya yang ke-47 tahun.

Berikut ini adalah foto skuad Manchester United yang berhasil memenangi gelar pertama mereka di 1907/1908



Source : http://www.sportsatu.com

[jojo poenya]

mungkin untuk member baru UI yang belum tau bahwa Man Utd menggelar pertandingan pertama di Old Trafford saat menghadapi Liverpool pada tgl 19 februari th 1910

[penk22_]

@jojo poenya; mantab, lanjutkan share2 history & info Unitednya

[jojo poenya]

Originally Posted by penk22_

@jojo poenya; mantab, lanjutkan share2 history & info Unitednya

@penk22_; hehe masih belajar post ( hal - hal yg bermutu ) , klo udh pernah d share atau dobel ama postingan yg lain , mohon maaf dan harap maklum mod hehe