The Dean Trust (also known as: Dean Trust, TDT) is a group of schools spread across the North West of England . It ranges in many different levels of education across its eleven current schools.
150-421: It has several partnership programs, the most well-known being the partnerships with Manchester United at Ashton On Mersey School and with The Christie . It is led by its Chief Executive, Tarun Kapur CBE, and its chair, Brian Rigby MBE. There are eleven schools that are part of The Dean Trust, stretching around Manchester (in four different local authorities ). Here is a map of all of the schools and list of all
300-740: A Second World War flying ace . After joining the RAF in 1940, he was promoted to sergeant in September 1941. He was commissioned as a war substantive pilot officer a year later, and promoted to war substantive flying officer in May 1943. He shot down five German fighters, one Italian plane and a V-1 flying bomb . He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in July 1943, and promoted to flight lieutenant in September 1943. After leaving
450-597: A warrant officer , he was given an emergency commission in the RAF as an acting pilot officer on probation in April 1944. He was promoted to pilot officer on probation in September 1944. He was promoted to flight lieutenant in May 1948, and received a permanent commission in the same rank in 1952. He retired from the RAF to join BEA. The co-pilot, Captain Kenneth Rayment , was also a former RAF flight lieutenant and
600-470: A 1–1 draw at Old Trafford three weeks later was not enough to claim the title. Busby resigned as manager in 1969 before being replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness . Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969–70 season and a poor start to the 1970–71 season , Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach. In June 1971, Frank O'Farrell
750-556: A 6–5 penalty shoot-out victory over Chelsea in the 2008 UEFA Champions League final in Moscow to go with their 17th English league title. Ryan Giggs made a record 759th appearance for the club in that game, overtaking previous record holder Bobby Charlton. In December 2008, the club became the first British team to win the FIFA Club World Cup after beating LDU Quito 1–0 in the final. Manchester United followed this with
900-499: A British player to take that spot in the team. Madrid instead raised funds and organized charity friendly matches with Manchester. Eventually, Busby built a second generation of Busby Babes, including George Best and Denis Law , that ten years later won the European Cup by beating two-time winners Benfica . Charlton and Foulkes were the only two crash survivors who lined up in that team. A fund for dependents of victims of
1050-483: A common problem for the "Elizabethan". After the second failure, passengers retreated to the airport lounge. By then, it had started to snow heavily, and it looked unlikely that the plane would be making the return journey that day. Half-back Duncan Edwards sent a telegram to his landlady in Manchester, reading: "All flights cancelled, flying tomorrow. Duncan." Thain told the station engineer, Bill Black, about
1200-464: A copy negative. The witnesses were not called to the German inquiry, and proceedings against Thain dragged on until 1969, when he was finally cleared of any responsibility for the crash. As the official cause, British authorities recorded a build-up of melting snow on the runway, which prevented the plane from reaching the required take-off speed. Thain, having been dismissed by BEA on February 1961 (on
1350-447: A director and club ambassador. He retired as the most decorated manager in football history. The club announced the next day that Everton manager David Moyes would replace him from 1 July, having signed a six-year contract. Ryan Giggs took over as interim player-manager 10 months later, on 22 April 2014, when Moyes was sacked after a poor season in which the club failed to defend their Premier League title and failed to qualify for
1500-587: A disallowed goal scored by Alex to win the game. Manchester United won the league again in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, becoming only the fourth club to win the English title three times in a row. The team finished third in 2001–02 , before regaining the title in 2002–03 . They won the 2003–04 FA Cup , beating Millwall 3–0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to lift
1650-603: A dramatic victory over Bayern Munich , in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time. That summer, Ferguson received a knighthood for his services to football. In November 1999, the club became the only British team to ever win the Intercontinental Cup with a 1–0 victory over the strong 1999 Copa Libertadores winners Palmeiras in Tokyo. The Red Devils counted on an unexpected goalkeeper fail by future 2002 FIFA World Cup winner Marcos and
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#17327760712251800-476: A field on North Road , close to the railway yard; the original capacity was about 12,000, but club officials deemed the facilities inadequate for a club hoping to join The Football League. Some expansion took place in 1887, and in 1891, Newton Heath used its minimal financial reserves to purchase two grandstands, each able to hold 1,000 spectators. Although attendances were not recorded for many of
1950-512: A five-year deal was agreed with Admiral Sportswear in 1975. Adidas won the contract in 1980, before Umbro started a second spell in 1992. That sponsorship lasted for ten years, followed by Nike's record-breaking £302.9 million deal, which lasted until 2015; 3.8 million replica shirts were sold in the first 22 months with the company. In addition to Nike and Chevrolet, the club also has several lower-level "platinum" sponsors, including Aon and Budweiser . On 30 July 2012, United signed
2100-611: A football competition for the champion clubs of UEFA-affiliated nations, the predecessor to the present-day UEFA Champions League, to begin in the 1955–56 season. The English league winners, Chelsea , were denied entry by the Football League 's secretary, Alan Hardaker , who believed not participating was best for English football. The following season, the English league was won by Manchester United , managed by Matt Busby . The Football League again denied their champions entry, but Busby and his chairman, Harold Hardman , with
2250-474: A founding member of The Combination , a regional football league. Following the league's dissolution after only one season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance , which ran for three seasons before being merged with The Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division , by which time it had become independent of the railway company and dropped
2400-494: A heated personal rivalry. With 33 titles between them (20 for Manchester United, 13 for Arsenal), the fixture has been described as a "blockbuster" and the "greatest" rivalry in the history of the Premier League. Manchester United has been described as a global brand; a 2011 report by Brand Finance, valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £412 million – an increase of £39 million on
2550-580: A new Premier League record. The record was pushed steadily upwards before reaching its peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, with just 114 seats (0.15 per cent of the total capacity of 76,212) unoccupied. In 2009, reorganisation of the seating resulted in a reduction of capacity by 255 to 75,957. Manchester United has the second highest average attendance among European football clubs, behind only Borussia Dortmund . In 2021, United co-chairman Joel Glazer said that "early-stage planning work" for
2700-472: A player at the time of the disaster, retired from playing and took over from Crickmer as club secretary. Another former United goalkeeper, Jack Crompton , took over coaching duties after United chairman Harold Hardman had negotiated with Crompton's then-employers Luton Town for his release. United only won one more league game in the 1957–58 season after the crash, causing their title challenge to collapse and they fell to ninth place. They managed to reach
2850-402: A record 19th league title in 2010–11 , securing the championship with a 1–1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011. This was extended to 20 league titles in 2012–13 , securing the championship with a 3–0 home win against Aston Villa on 22 April 2013. On 8 May 2013, Ferguson announced that he was to retire as manager at the end of the football season, but would remain at the club as
3000-705: A record 20 top-flight league titles , 13 FA Cups , 6 League Cups and a record 21 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
3150-413: A reversible white and gold away kit was released, although the actual match day shirts were not reversible. The club's third kit is often all-blue; this was most recently the case during the 2014–15 season. Exceptions include a green-and-gold halved shirt worn between 1992 and 1994, a blue-and-white striped shirt worn during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons and once in 1996–97, an all-black kit worn during
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#17327760712253300-402: A seven-year deal with American automotive corporation General Motors , which replaced Aon as the shirt sponsor from the 2014–15 season. The new $ 80m-a-year shirt deal is worth $ 559m over seven years and features the logo of General Motors brand Chevrolet . Nike announced that they would not renew their kit supply deal with Manchester United after the 2014–15 season, citing rising costs. Since
3450-530: A significant backlash from supporters, other clubs, media partners, sponsors, players and the UK Government , forcing the club to withdraw just two days later. The failure of the project led to the resignation of executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward , while resultant protests against Woodward and the Glazer family led to a pitch invasion ahead of a league match against Liverpool on 2 May 2021, which saw
3600-470: A stone trough filled with flowers. The trough bears a plaque with the inscription: "Im Gedenken an die Opfer der Flugzeugkatastrophe am 6.2.1958 unter denen sich auch ein Teil der Fußballmannschaft von Manchester United befand, sowie allen Verkehrstoten der Gemeinde Trudering" ( In memory of the victims of the air disaster of 6 February 1958 including members of the football team of Manchester United as well as all
3750-583: 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
3900-501: A third take-off attempt. By that time, snow was falling, causing a layer of slush to form at the end of the runway. After hitting the slush, the aircraft ploughed through a fence beyond the end of the runway, and the left wing was torn off when it struck a house. The tail section broke off and hit a barn with a parked fuel truck in it, which caught fire and exploded. Fearing the aircraft might explode, Thain began evacuating passengers, while goalkeeper Harry Gregg helped pull survivors from
4050-534: A trophy since a six-year span between 1977 and 1983. On 5 March 2023, the club suffered their joint-heaviest defeat, losing 7–0 to rivals Liverpool at Anfield. At the end of the following season , the club finished eighth in the Premier League, their lowest league finish since the 1989–90 season , but went on to beat cross-city rivals Manchester City 2–1 in the FA Cup final , to win their 13th FA Cup title. On 28 October 2024, Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag after
4200-456: A white shirt, black shorts and white socks, but there have been several exceptions. These include an all-black strip with blue and gold trimmings between 1993 and 1995, the navy blue shirt with silver horizontal pinstripes worn during the 1999–2000 season, and the 2011–12 away kit, which had a royal blue body and sleeves with hoops made of small midnight navy blue and black stripes, with black shorts and blue socks. An all-grey away kit worn during
4350-421: A wooden hut, inside of which was a truck filled with tyres and fuel, which exploded. On seeing flames around the cockpit, Thain feared that the aircraft would explode, and told his crew to evacuate the area. The stewardesses , Rosemary Cheverton and Margaret Bellis, were the first to leave through a blown-out emergency window in the galley , followed by radio officer Rodgers. Rayment was trapped in his seat by
4500-533: A year before the club bought back the contract in October 2012, although they remained the club's official logistics partner. The contract for the training kit sponsorship was then sold to Aon in April 2013 for a deal worth £180 million over eight years, which also included purchasing the naming rights for the Trafford Training Centre . The club's first kit manufacturer was Umbro , until
4650-456: Is a clash with the opponent's kit. For 2018–19, black shorts and red socks became the primary choice for the home kit. Since 1997–98, white socks have been the preferred choice for European games, which are typically played on weeknights, to aid with player visibility. The current home kit is a red shirt with Adidas ' trademark three stripes in red on the shoulders, white shorts, and black socks. The Manchester United away strip has often been
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4800-696: 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
4950-416: Is also a gym they offer, which offers 1, 6, and 12 month payment plan options. They also offer Sports Holiday Clubs and party options. The holiday clubs are aimed for children aged 6–12 years old and have a variety of different sports. The parties are either Football Parties or Dance Parties (ran by Prime Dance). The Dean Trust operates schools of many different age groups. These age groups vary depending on
5100-455: Is often attributed to Matt Busby's rebuilding of the team and subsequent success following the Munich air disaster, which drew worldwide acclaim. The "iconic" team included Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles (members of England's World Cup winning team), Denis Law and George Best. The attacking style of play adopted by this team (in contrast to the defensive-minded " catenaccio " approach favoured by
5250-544: Is rooted in competition between the cities during the Industrial Revolution , when Manchester was famous for its textile industry while Liverpool was a major port. The two clubs are the most successful in the history of English football; between them they have won 39 league titles , 9 European Cups, 21 FA Cups, 16 League Cups, 4 UEFA Cup/Europa Leagues , 2 FIFA Club World Cups , 1 Intercontinental Cup, 37 FA Community Shields and 5 UEFA Super Cups. Ranked
5400-586: The 1979 FA Cup final . Sexton was dismissed in 1981, even though the team won the last seven games under his direction. He was replaced by Ron Atkinson , who immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign Bryan Robson from his former club West Bromwich Albion . Under Atkinson, Manchester United won the FA Cup in 1983 and 1985 and beat rivals Liverpool to win the 1983 Charity Shield . In 1985–86 , after 13 wins and two draws in its first 15 matches,
5550-480: The 2008–09 Football League Cup , and its third successive Premier League title. That summer, forward Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a world record £80 million. In 2010, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley to retain the League Cup , its first successful defence of a knockout cup competition. After finishing as runners-up to Chelsea in the 2009–10 season , United achieved
5700-722: The College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Manchester United. In 2023, the Red Devil motif alone, which had been used in promotional items and merchandise previously, was used as the sole badge on the Manchester United third kit. The existing crest remains on the home and away kits. Newton Heath's uniform in 1879, four years before the club played its first competitive match, has been documented as 'white with blue cord'. A photograph of
5850-625: 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 . Manchester United were formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by
6000-721: The Rechts der Isar Hospital in Munich. The final death toll reached 23 several days later, when co-pilot Rayment died as a result of serious head injuries. Johnny Berry and Jackie Blanchflower were both injured so severely that they never played again. Busby was seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for more than two months after the crash, and was given the Last Rites twice. After being discharged from hospital, he went to Switzerland to recuperate in Interlaken . At times, he felt like giving up football entirely, until he
6150-458: The aircraft's centre of gravity , but newer types, such as the Ambassador, with nose wheel landing-gear and the main wheels behind the centre of gravity, were found to be vulnerable. Despite this conclusion, German airport authorities took legal action against Thain, as the one pilot who had survived the crash. They claimed he had taken off without clearing the wings of ice , which caused
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6300-429: The family that owns the club , died on 28 May 2014. Under Van Gaal, United won a 12th FA Cup , but a disappointing slump in the middle of his second season led to rumours of the board sounding out potential replacements. Van Gaal was ultimately sacked just two days after the cup final victory, with United having finished fifth in the league. Former Porto , Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager José Mourinho
6450-404: The runway almost 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long, he believed this would not be a problem. The passengers were called back to the plane 15 minutes after leaving it. A few of the players were not confident fliers, particularly Billy Whelan , who said, "This may be death, but I'm ready". Others, including Edwards, Tommy Taylor , Mark Jones , Eddie Colman and journalist Frank Swift , moved to
6600-530: The "LYR" from its name. After two seasons, the club was relegated to the Second Division . In January 1902, with debts of £2,670 – equivalent to £370,000 in 2024 – the club was served with a winding-up order . Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies (who became club president), each willing to invest £500 in return for a direct interest in running
6750-684: The "reserved side" (as distinct from the "popular side"); however, weather restricted the attendance for the Manchester City match to just 12,000. When the Bank Street ground was temporarily closed by bailiffs in 1902, club captain Harry Stafford raised enough money to pay for the club's next away game at Bristol City and found a temporary ground at Harpurhey for the next reserves game against Padiham. Following financial investment, new club president John Henry Davies paid £500 for
6900-418: The 1995–96 season was dropped after just five games; in its final outing against Southampton, Alex Ferguson instructed the team to change into the third kit during half-time. The reason for dropping it being that the players claimed to have trouble finding their teammates against the crowd, United failed to win a competitive game in the kit in five attempts. In 2001, to celebrate 100 years as "Manchester United",
7050-572: The 2021–22 season. At the end of the 2023–24 season, TeamViewer were replaced by Snapdragon , who agreed a deal worth more than £60 million a year to take over as the club's main sponsor. In August 2024, Snapdragon's parent company Qualcomm triggered an option to extend the deal by two years, taking it through to 2029. Munich air disaster The Munich air disaster occurred on 6 February 1958, when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off at Munich-Riem Airport in Munich , West Germany . The aircraft
7200-583: The 3rd Anniversary of the accident) and never re-engaged, retired and returned to run his poultry farm in Berkshire . He died of a heart attack at age 53, in August 1975. Twenty people, including seven of Manchester United's players, died at the scene of the crash. The 21st victim was Frank Swift , a journalist and former goalkeeper who played with Busby at Manchester City ; he died on his way to hospital. Duncan Edwards died from his injuries on 21 February at
7350-524: The Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton Heath . The team initially played games against other departments and railway companies, but on 20 November 1880, they competed in their first recorded match; wearing the colours of the railway company – green and gold – they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers ' reserve team. By 1888, the club had become
7500-522: The Double twice when they won both competitions again in 1995–96 , before retaining the league title once more in 1996–97 with a game to spare. In the 1998–99 season , Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League – "The Treble" – in the same season. Trailing 1–0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final , Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim
7650-476: The Ground Committee and attached to the southeast corner of the stadium, with the date "6 Feb 1958" at the top of both faces and "Munich" at the bottom. The clock has remained in the same position since it was first installed. The clock was unveiled on 25 February 1960 by Dan Marsden, the chairman of the Ground Committee. When the stadium was renovated in the mid-1970s, the plaque had to be moved from
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#17327760712257800-413: The Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958". Underneath is a plaque expressing United's gratitude to the municipality of Munich and its people. The new memorial was funded by Manchester United themselves and the unveiling was attended by club officials, including chief executive David Gill , manager Sir Alex Ferguson and director Sir Bobby Charlton, a survivor of the disaster himself. On 24 April 2008,
7950-549: The Munich city council decided to name the site where the memorial stone is placed "Manchesterplatz" ( Manchester Square ). On the 57th anniversary of the crash, 6 February 2015, Charlton and FC Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge opened a new museum exhibit commemorating the disaster at the German club's stadium, the Allianz Arena . There is a small display of artefacts at the Majestic Hotel, where
8100-478: The Newton Heath team, taken in 1892, is believed to show the players wearing red-and-white quartered jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers . Between 1894 and 1896, the players wore green and gold jerseys which were replaced in 1896 by white shirts, which were worn with navy blue shorts. After the name change in 1902, the club colours were changed to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become
8250-557: The North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, restoring capacity to approximately 55,000. At the end of the 1998–99 season, second tiers were added to the East and West Stands, raising capacity to around 67,000, and between July 2005 and May 2006, 8,000 more seats were added via second tiers in the north-west and north-east quadrants. Part of the new seating was used for the first time on 26 March 2006, when an attendance of 69,070 became
8400-455: The RAF in 1945, he joined British Overseas Airways Corporation in Cairo, before joining BEA in 1947. He had had experience with Vikings , Dakotas and the Ambassador "Elizabethan" class. Thain had flown the "Elizabethan"-class Airspeed Ambassador, registration G-ALZU, to Belgrade but handed the controls to Rayment for the return. At 14:19 GMT, the control tower at Munich was told the plane
8550-661: The Second Division, where it remained until regaining promotion in 1925. Relegated again in 1931, Manchester United became a yo-yo club , achieving its all-time lowest position of 20th place in the Second Division in 1934, under secretary-manager Scott Duncan , narrowly avoiding relegation to the Third Division . Two years later, Duncan led the club to promotion before another relegation followed in 1937, which led to his resignation in November of that year. Following
8700-501: The Treble-winning 1998–99 season, and a white shirt with black-and-red horizontal pinstripes worn between 2003–04 and 2005–06. From 2006–07 to 2013–14, the third kit was the previous season's away kit, albeit updated with the new club sponsor in 2006–07 and 2010–11, apart from the 2008–09 season, when an all-blue kit was launched to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1967–68 European Cup success. Newton Heath initially played on
8850-473: The UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1995–96. They also failed to qualify for the UEFA Europa League , the first time Manchester United had not qualified for a European competition since 1990. On 19 May 2014, it was confirmed that Louis van Gaal would replace Moyes as Manchester United manager on a three-year deal, with Giggs as his assistant. Malcolm Glazer , the patriarch of
9000-424: The back of the plane, believing it safer. Once everyone was on board, Thain and Rayment got the plane moving again at 14:56. At 14:59, they reached the runway holding point, where they received clearance to line up ready for take-off. On the runway, they made final cockpit checks. At 15:02, they were told their take-off clearance would expire at 15:04. The pilots agreed to attempt take-off, but that they would watch
9150-474: The cabin, goalkeeper Harry Gregg was regaining consciousness, thinking that he was dead. He felt blood on his face and "didn't dare put [his] hand up. [He] thought the top of [his] head had been taken off, like a hard boiled egg." Just above him, light shone into the cabin, so Gregg kicked the hole wide enough for him to escape. He managed to save some passengers, among them teammates Bobby Charlton and Dennis Viollet, who were strapped into their seats away from
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#17327760712259300-492: The club and who subsequently changed the name; on 24 April 1902, Manchester United was officially born. Under Ernest Mangnall , who assumed managerial duties in 1903, Manchester United finished as Second Division runners-up in 1906 and secured promotion to the First Division, which they won in 1908 – the club's first league title. The following season began with victory in the first ever Charity Shield and ended with
9450-594: 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 are one of
9600-546: The club became the first sports team in the world to be valued at $ 3 billion. Forbes magazine valued the club at $ 3.3 billion – $ 1.2 billion higher than the next most valuable sports team. They were overtaken by Real Madrid for the next four years, but Manchester United returned to the top of the Forbes list in June 2017, with a valuation of $ 3.689 billion. The core strength of Manchester United's global brand
9750-504: The club managed just three wins in the opening nine games of the Premier League season. On 1 November 2024, Manchester United announced that they would be appointing Sporting CP boss Ruben Amorim as their new head coach from 11 November 2024. The club crest is derived from the Manchester City Council coat of arms , although all that remains of it on the current crest is the ship in full sail. The devil stems from
9900-547: The club raised significant capital, with which it further developed its commercial strategy. The club's focus on commercial and sporting success brought significant profits in an industry often characterised by chronic losses. The strength of the Manchester United brand was bolstered by intense off-the-field media attention to individual players, most notably David Beckham (who quickly developed his own global brand). This attention often generates greater interest in on-the-field activities, and hence generates sponsorship opportunities –
10050-651: The club through the MUFC Fans Forum, and the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST). After the Glazer family's takeover in 2005, a group of fans formed a splinter club, F.C. United of Manchester . The West Stand of Old Trafford – the " Stretford End " – is the home end and the traditional source of the club's most vocal support. Manchester United has high-profile rivalries with Liverpool and local neighbours Manchester City . The club has also had rivalries throughout its history with
10200-539: The club to charge an entry fee to the ground, secretary A. H. Albut procured the use of the Bank Street ground in Clayton . It initially had no stands, by the start of the 1893–94 season , two had been built; one spanning the full length of the pitch on one side and the other behind the goal at the "Bradford end". At the opposite end, the "Clayton end", the ground had been "built up, thousands thus being provided for". Newton Heath's first league match at Bank Street
10350-408: The club to expand its fan base to those beyond the reach of its Old Trafford stadium. In an initial five-year deal worth £500,000, Sharp Electronics became the club's first shirt sponsor at the beginning of the 1982–83 season, a relationship that lasted until the end of the 1999–2000 season, when Vodafone agreed a four-year, £30 million deal. Vodafone agreed to pay £36 million to extend
10500-415: The club was favourite to win the league but finished in fourth place. The following season, with the club in danger of relegation by November, Atkinson was dismissed. Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson's dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88 , the club was back in 11th place
10650-818: The club's academy. In November 2024, it was revealed that the majority of fans surveyed are in favour of a new-build rather than redevelopment. Manchester United is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with one of the highest average home attendances in Europe. The club states that its worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Manchester United Supporters Club (MUSC), in at least 24 countries. The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours. Accountancy firm and sports industry consultants Deloitte estimate that Manchester United has 75 million fans worldwide. The club has
10800-541: The club's first FA Cup title. Mangnall was considered a significant influence behind the team's move to Old Trafford in 1910, and Manchester United won the First Division for the second time in 1911. At the end of the following season, however, Mangnall left the club to join Manchester City . In 1922, three years after the resumption of football following the First World War, the club was relegated to
10950-431: The club's first FA Cup title, Old Trafford was named as the home of Manchester United, following the purchase of land for around £60,000. Architect Archibald Leitch was given a budget of £30,000 for construction; original plans called for seating capacity of 100,000, though budget constraints forced a revision to 77,000. The building was constructed by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester. The stadium's record attendance
11100-403: The club's lowest ever league placing of 20th in the Second Division and the hooped shirt dropped back to being the change. The black socks were changed to white from 1959 to 1965, where they were replaced with red socks up until 1971 with white used on occasion, when the club reverted to black. Black shorts and white socks are sometimes worn with the home strip, most often in away games, if there
11250-427: The club's makeshift side reached the FA Cup final , which they lost to Bolton Wanderers. In recognition of the team's tragedy, UEFA invited the club to compete in the 1958–59 European Cup alongside eventual League champions Wolverhampton Wanderers . Despite approval from The Football Association, The Football League determined that the club should not enter the competition, since it had not qualified. Busby rebuilt
11400-402: The club's nickname "The Red Devils" inspired from Salford Rugby Club ; it was included on club programmes and scarves in the 1960s, and incorporated into the club crest in 1970, although the crest was not included on the chest of the shirt until 1971. In 1975, the red devil (" A devil facing the sinister guardant supporting with both hands a trident gules ") was granted as a heraldic badge by
11550-451: The club's principal sponsor in a four-year deal reputed to be worth approximately £80 million, making it the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in football history. Manchester United announced their first training kit sponsor in August 2011, agreeing a four-year deal with DHL reported to be worth £40 million; it is believed to be the first instance of training kit sponsorship in English football. The DHL contract lasted for over
11700-559: The crash was established in March 1958, and chaired by the Chairman of the FA, Arthur Drewry . The fund raised £ 52,000 (equivalent to £1.53 million as of 2023) by the time of its disbursement in October 1958. Manchester United announced on 8 January 1963 that legal action against BEA relating to the crash had been settled out of court. Club secretary Les Olive said the amount involved
11850-408: The crash, despite several witnesses stating that no ice had been seen. De-icing the aircraft was the captain's responsibility, while the state of the airport's runways was the responsibility of the airport authorities, among whom there was widespread ignorance of the danger of slush on runways for aircraft such as the Ambassador. The basis of the German authorities' case relied on the icy condition of
12000-436: The crumpled fuselage and told Thain to go without him. Thain clambered out of the galley window. On reaching the ground, he saw flames growing under the starboard wing, which held 500 imperial gallons (2,300 L) of fuel. He shouted to his crew to get away and climbed back into the aircraft to retrieve two handheld fire extinguishers, stopping to tell Rayment he would be back when the fires had been dealt with. Meanwhile, in
12150-416: The deal by four years, but after two seasons triggered a break clause in order to concentrate on its sponsorship of the Champions League. To commence at the start of the 2006–07 season, American insurance corporation AIG agreed a four-year £56.5 million deal which in September 2006 became the most valuable in the world. At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, American reinsurance company Aon became
12300-551: The death of principal benefactor John Henry Davies in October 1927, the club's finances deteriorated to the extent that Manchester United would likely have gone bankrupt had it not been for James W. Gibson , who, in December 1931, invested £2,000 and assumed control of the club. In the 1938–39 season , the last year of football before the Second World War, the club finished 14th in the First Division. In October 1945,
12450-470: The directors' entrance to allow the necessary changes. The plaque could not be removed without damaging it, so the old memorial was walled up within the Main Stand and a new memorial was made, simpler than the original, now consisting simply of a slate pitch with the names inscribed upon it, and installed in 1976. A third version of the memorial, more like the original than the second in that it included
12600-400: The earliest matches at North Road, the highest documented attendance was approximately 15,000 for a First Division match against Sunderland on 4 March 1893. A similar attendance was also recorded for a friendly match against Gorton Villa on 5 September 1889. In June 1893, after the club was evicted from North Road by its owners, Manchester Deans and Canons, who felt it was inappropriate for
12750-408: The end of the runway, crashed into the fence surrounding the airport, and across a road. Its port wing was torn off as it caught a house, home to a family of six. The father and eldest daughter were away, and the mother and the other three children escaped as the house caught fire. Part of the plane's tail was torn off, before the left side of the cockpit hit a tree. The right side of the fuselage hit
12900-436: The end of the runway, slowing the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed. During take-off, the aircraft had reached 117 knots (217 km/h), but, on entering the slush, dropped to 105 knots (194 km/h), too slow to leave the ground, and with not enough runway to abort the take-off. Aircraft with tail-wheel undercarriages had not been greatly affected by slush, due to the geometry of these undercarriages in relation to
13050-505: The erection of a new 1,000-seat stand at Bank Street. Within four years, the stadium had cover on all four sides, as well as the ability to hold approximately 50,000 spectators, some of whom could watch from the viewing gallery atop the Main Stand. Following Manchester United's first league title in 1908 and the FA Cup a year later, it was decided that Bank Street was too restrictive for Davies' ambition; in February 1909, six weeks before
13200-455: The favourites to win. Domestic league matches were on Saturdays and European matches midweek, so, although air travel was risky, it was the only choice if United were to fulfil their league fixtures, which they would have to do if they were to avoid proving Hardaker right. After overcoming Shamrock Rovers and Dukla Prague in the preliminary and first round respectively, United were drawn with Red Star Belgrade of Yugoslavia, now Serbia, for
13350-435: The final again in 1977 , beating Liverpool 2–1. Docherty was dismissed shortly afterwards, following the revelation of his affair with the club physiotherapist's wife. Dave Sexton replaced Docherty as manager in the summer of 1977. Despite major signings, including Joe Jordan , Gordon McQueen , Gary Bailey , and Ray Wilkins , the team failed to win any trophies; they finished second in 1979–80 and lost to Arsenal in
13500-474: The final of the FA Cup , but lost 2–0 to Bolton Wanderers , and beat Milan at Old Trafford in the European Cup semi-finals, only to lose 4–0 at the San Siro . Real Madrid, who went on to win the trophy for the third year running, suggested that Manchester United be awarded the trophy for that year – a suggestion supported by Red Star Belgrade – but this failed to materialise. After the tragedy, UEFA floated
13650-407: 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,
13800-513: The first postponement of a Premier League game due to supporter protests in the competition's history. On the pitch, United equalled their own record for the biggest win in Premier League history with a 9–0 win over Southampton on 2 February 2021, but ended the season with defeat on penalties in the UEFA Europa League final against Villarreal , going four straight seasons without a trophy. On 20 November 2021, Solskjær left his role as manager. Former midfielder Michael Carrick took charge for
13950-598: The following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson's job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final . The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners' Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford . The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 , beating Nottingham Forest 1–0 in
14100-522: The help of the Football Association 's (FA) chairman Stanley Rous , defied the league and United became the first English team to play in Europe. The team – known as the " Busby Babes " for their youth – reached the semi-finals, beaten there by the eventual winners, Real Madrid . Winning the First Division title again that season meant qualification for the 1957–58 tournament, and their semi-final run in 1956–57 , meant they were one of
14250-415: The idea of Manchester City taking United's place in the European Cup, had United not been able to fulfil their fixtures, but this was rejected by all parties involved, City in particular. Busby resumed managerial duties the next season ( 1958–59 ). Real Madrid offered to loan Alfredo Di Stefano until the end of the 58-59 season for half his wages, but the transfer was blocked by the FA, as it would prevent
14400-457: The impending resumption of football after the war led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby , who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions. Busby led the team to second-place league finishes in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948 . In 1952, the club won the First Division, its first league title for 41 years. They then won back-to-back league titles in 1956 and 1957;
14550-444: The instruments for surging in the engines. At 15:03, they told the control tower of their decision. Rayment moved the throttle forward slowly and released the brakes. The plane began to accelerate, and radio officer Bill Rodgers radioed the control tower with the message "Zulu Uniform rolling". The plane threw up slush as it gathered speed, and Thain called out the plane's velocity in 10-knot increments. At 85 knots (157 km/h),
14700-474: The largest share of the revenue generated from the BSkyB broadcasting deal. Manchester United has also consistently enjoyed the highest commercial income of any English club; in 2005–06, the club's commercial arm generated £51 million, compared to £42.5 million at Chelsea, £39.3 million at Liverpool, £34 million at Arsenal and £27.9 million at Newcastle United. A key sponsorship relationship
14850-505: The leading Italian teams of the era) "captured the imagination of the English footballing public". Busby's team also became associated with the liberalisation of Western society during the 1960s; George Best, known as the " Fifth Beatle " for his iconic haircut, was the first footballer to significantly develop an off-the-field media profile. As the second English football club to float on the London Stock Exchange in 1991,
15000-469: The league – their highest league placing since 2013 – but were still 19 points behind rivals Manchester City. Mourinho also guided the club to a 19th FA Cup final , but they lost 1–0 to Chelsea. On 18 December 2018, with United in sixth place in the Premier League table, 19 points behind leaders Liverpool and 11 points outside the Champions League places, Mourinho was sacked after 144 games in charge. The following day, former United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjær
15150-545: The league, then won the title in 1965 and 1967. In 1968, Manchester United became the first English club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1 in the final with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year : Bobby Charlton , Denis Law and George Best. They then represented Europe in the 1968 Intercontinental Cup against Estudiantes of Argentina, but defeat in the first leg in Buenos Aires meant
15300-569: The likes of Arsenal , Leeds United and Chelsea . The matches against Manchester City are known as the Manchester derby , as they are the two most important teams in the city of Manchester. It is considered one of the biggest local derbies in British football, particularly after City's rise to prominence in the 2010s and the two clubs fighting for trophies, such as the league title in 2012 and 2013 , as well as two consecutive FA Cup finals in 2023 and 2024 . The rivalry with Liverpool
15450-478: The members of the press who died at Munich, which consisted of a bronze plaque that named the eight lost journalists. It was unveiled by crash survivor Frank Taylor on behalf of the Football Writers' Association . The original plaque was stolen in the 1980s and replaced by a replica now behind the counter in the press entrance. The final memorial was the Munich clock, a simple two-faced clock paid for by
15600-410: The most widely supported football clubs in the world and have rivalries with Liverpool , Manchester City , Arsenal and Leeds United . Manchester United were the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual revenue of €676.3 million, and the world's third-most-valuable football club in 2019, valued at £3.15 billion ($ 3.81 billion). After being floated on
15750-437: The next three games, before the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager until the end of the season. On 21 April 2022, Erik ten Hag was appointed as the manager from the end of the 2021–22 season, signing a contract until June 2025 with the option of extending for a further year. Under Ten Hag, Manchester United won the 2022–23 EFL Cup , defeating Newcastle United in the final to end their longest period without
15900-447: The only one to sign a permanent contract. The remaining places in the team were filled by reserve players including Shay Brennan and Mark Pearson . United's fierce rivals Liverpool offered them five loan players to help put a side together. There were changes in the backroom staff at United too, following the deaths of secretary Walter Crickmer and coaches Tom Curry and Bert Whalley . Goalkeeper Les Olive , still registered as
16050-405: The players and they drew 3–3 with Birmingham City at St Andrew's three days later. Eager not to miss Football League fixtures, and not to have a difficult trip again, the club chartered a British European Airways (BEA) plane from Manchester to Belgrade, for the away leg against Red Star. The match was drawn 3–3 but it was enough to send United to the semi-finals. The takeoff from Belgrade
16200-655: The port engine began to surge again, and he pulled back marginally on the port throttle, before pushing it forward again. Once the plane reached 117 knots (217 km/h), he announced " V1 ", at which it was no longer safe to abort take-off, and Rayment listened for the call of " V2 " (119 knots (220 km/h)), the minimum required to get off the ground. Thain expected the speed to rise, but it fluctuated around 117 knots (217 km/h) before suddenly dropping to 112 knots (207 km/h), and then 105 knots (194 km/h). Rayment shouted, "Christ, we won't make it!", as Thain looked up to see what lay ahead. The plane skidded off
16350-553: The previous year, valuing it at £11 million more than the second best brand, Real Madrid – and gave the brand a strength rating of AAA (Extremely Strong). In July 2012, Manchester United was ranked first by Forbes magazine in its list of the ten most valuable sports team brands, valuing the Manchester United brand at $ 2.23 billion. The club is ranked third in the Deloitte Football Money League (behind Real Madrid and Barcelona). In January 2013,
16500-409: The problem with the boost surging in the port engine. Black suggested that since opening the throttle more slowly had not worked, the only option was to hold the plane overnight for retuning. Thain was anxious to stay on schedule and suggested that opening the throttle even more slowly would suffice. This would mean that the plane would not achieve take-off velocity until further down the runway, but with
16650-470: The quarter-finals. After beating them 2–1 at Old Trafford on 14 January 1958, the club was to travel to Yugoslavia for the return leg on 5 February. On the way back from Prague in the previous round, fog over England prevented the team from flying back to Manchester , so they flew to Amsterdam. They took the ferry from the Hook of Holland to Harwich , and then the train to Manchester. The trip took its toll on
16800-402: The redevelopment of Old Trafford was underway. This followed "increasing criticism" over the lack of development of the ground since 2006. After the club's takeover by Sir Jim Ratcliffe in 2024, it emerged that plans were being made for the construction of a new, 100,000-capacity stadium near Old Trafford and that the current stadium would be downsized to serve as the home for the women's team and
16950-693: The schools that are part of The Dean Trust as of 2024, as well as a fact about the school: Key: (W) = West Hub, (E) = East Hub, (C) = Central Hub - as marked on the map below. On the Ashton On Mersey site, there is also a sixth form and SCITT school. As well as providing educational services, outside of the school day The Dean Trust has a sporting selection for members of the public. These facilities are named Fitness and Leisure. These are located at Ashton on Mersey, Dean Trust Ardwick, Dean Trust Wigan, and Dean Trust Rose Bridge. The sports include Basketball , 5-a-side , 3G pitch , and Netball . There
17100-404: The second to win that competition for the first time as well. In 1993, in the first season of the newly founded Premier League , the club won their first league title since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, they won a second consecutive title – alongside the FA Cup – to complete the first " Double " in the club's history. United then became the first English club to do
17250-438: The semi-finals of the competition. The flight stopped to refuel in Munich, because a non-stop flight from Belgrade to Manchester was beyond the range of the "Elizabethan"-class Airspeed Ambassador . After refuelling, pilots James Thain and Kenneth Rayment twice abandoned take-off because of boost surging in the left engine. Fearing they would fall too far behind schedule, Thain rejected an overnight stay in Munich in favour of
17400-1077: The specific school, and which levels it can accommodate. Below is a list of different levels of education, and the Dean Trust schools that fit into the category in alphabetical order. Some schools have more than one level of education, and therefore will be mentioned in multiple layers Below are a small selection of people who have attended a Dean Trust school. Carl Austin-Behan - Politician - Abraham Moss Community School Hassan Butt - Terrorist - Abraham Moss Community School Marcus Rashford - Footballer - Ashton On Mersey Yasmin Finney - actress - Ashton On Mersey Karl Pilkington - comedian - Ashton On Mersey Tim Stratford - archdeacon - Lord Derby Academy Anthony Walker - attack victim - Lord Derby Academy Stefan Ratchford - rugby player - Dean Trust Wigan Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club , commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd ) or simply United ,
17550-467: The squad, who had an average age of 22, were nicknamed "the Busby Babes " by the media, a testament to Busby's faith in his youth players. In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup , despite objections from The Football League, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season. En route to the semi-final, which they lost to Real Madrid ,
17700-416: The standard Manchester United home kit. Very few changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red "V" around the neck, similar to the shirt worn in the 1909 FA Cup final . They remained part of their home kits until 1927. For a period in 1934, the cherry and white hooped change shirt became the home colours, but the following season the red shirt was recalled after
17850-430: The stands around the slate pitch and the figures above it, was installed in 1996, coinciding with the erection of the statue of Matt Busby, who had unveiled the original memorial. This third version was constructed by stonemasons Mather and Ellis from Trafford Park, and the second was put into storage. It is currently awaiting new display panels before being placed into the club museum's Munich display. The third plaque and
18000-451: The start of the 2015–16 season, Adidas has manufactured Manchester United's kit as part of a world-record 10-year deal worth a minimum of £750 million. Plumbing products manufacturer Kohler became the club's first sleeve sponsor ahead of the 2018–19 season. Manchester United and General Motors did not renew their sponsorship deal, and the club subsequently signed a five-year, £235 million sponsorship deal with TeamViewer ahead of
18150-595: The statue of Busby were originally on the north side of the East Stand, but the statue was moved to the front of the East Stand and the plaque to the south side of the stand after the stand's expansion in 2000. There are also two memorials in Germany. First, in the Munich suburb of Trudering , on the corner of Karotschstraße and Emplstraße, there is a small wooden memorial depicting the Crucifixion , decorated by
18300-411: The surviving players, United were desperate to find replacements with experience, so Murphy signed Ernie Taylor from Blackpool and Stan Crowther from Aston Villa . Three players, Derek Lewin , Bob Hardisty and Warren Bradley , were transferred to United on short-term contracts by non-League club Bishop Auckland . Bradley was the only one of the three players to play for the first team, and
18450-553: The team played its "home" games at Manchester City's Maine Road ground; Manchester United was charged £5,000 per year, plus a nominal percentage of gate receipts. Later improvements included the addition of roofs, first to the Stretford End and then to the North and East Stands. The roofs were supported by pillars that obstructed many fans' views, and they were eventually replaced with a cantilevered structure. The Stretford End
18600-749: The team recorded a 10–0 victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht , which remains the club's biggest victory on record. The following season, on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final victory against Red Star Belgrade , the aircraft carrying the Manchester United players, officials and journalists crashed while attempting to take off after refuelling in Munich, Germany. The Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 claimed 23 lives, including those of eight players – Geoff Bent , Roger Byrne , Eddie Colman , Duncan Edwards , Mark Jones , David Pegg , Tommy Taylor and Billy Whelan – and injured several more. Assistant manager Jimmy Murphy took over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries and
18750-583: The team through the 1960s by signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand , who combined with the next generation of youth players – including George Best – to win the FA Cup in 1963 . Busby rested several key players for the League game before the Cup Final which gave Dennis Walker the chance to make his debut against Nottingham Forest on 20 May. Walker thus became the first Black player to represent United. The following season, they finished second in
18900-468: The team's title ambitions that year but also destroyed the nucleus of what promised to be one of the greatest generations of players in English football history. It took ten years for the club to recover after the tragedy. Busby rebuilt the team and won the European Cup in 1968 with a new generation of "Babes". In April 1955, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) established the European Cup ,
19050-517: The third highest social media following in the world among sports teams (after Barcelona and Real Madrid), with over 82 million Facebook followers as of July 2023. A 2014 study showed that Manchester United had the loudest fans in the Premier League. Supporters are represented by two independent bodies; the Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association (IMUSA), which maintains close links to
19200-411: The traffic victims from the municipality of Trudering ). On 22 September 2004, a dark blue granite plaque set in a sandstone border was unveiled in the vicinity of the old Munich Airport on the corner of Rappenweg and Emplstraße, just metres from the wooden memorial. With a design in the shape of a football pitch, it reads, in both English and German, "In memory of all those who lost their lives here in
19350-491: The trophy for a record 11th time. In the 2005–06 season , Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade, but recovered to secure a second-place league finish and victory over Wigan Athletic in the 2006 Football League Cup final . The club regained the Premier League title in the 2006–07 season, before completing the European double in 2007–08 with
19500-499: The two biggest clubs in England by France Football magazine based on metrics such as fanbase and historical importance, matches between Manchester United and Liverpool are considered to be the most famous fixture in English football and one of the biggest rivalries in the football world. No player has been transferred between the clubs since 1964. Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said in 2002, "My greatest challenge
19650-408: The value of which is driven by television exposure. During his time with the club, Beckham's popularity across Asia was integral to the club's commercial success in that part of the world. Because higher league placement results in a greater share of television rights, success on the field generates greater income for the club. Since the inception of the Premier League, Manchester United has received
19800-449: The wings hours after the crash and a photograph of the aircraft (published in several newspapers) taken shortly before take-off, that appeared to show snow on the upper wing surfaces. When the original negative was examined, no snow or ice could be seen, the "snow" in the original having been due to the sun reflecting off the wings, which was clarified when examining the negative rather than the published pictures which had been produced from
19950-428: The wreckage. Twenty passengers died at the scene, another died on his way to hospital, and two others died later that month while in the hospital. Manchester United players Manchester United staff Journalists Manchester United players Manchester United staff Journalists and photographers The crash was originally blamed on pilot error , but it was later found to have been caused by slush towards
20100-461: The wreckage. An investigation by West German airport authorities originally blamed Thain, saying he did not de-ice the aircraft's wings, despite eyewitness statements indicating that de-icing was unnecessary. The last inquiry by the U.K. Board of Trade, released in 1969, found that the crash was caused by snow slush on the runway that slowed the plane too much to allow takeoff, and that Captain Thain
20250-511: Was appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the season. On 28 March 2019, after winning 14 of his first 19 matches in charge, Solskjær was appointed permanent manager on a three-year deal. On 18 April 2021, Manchester United announced they were joining 11 other European clubs as founding members of the European Super League , a proposed 20-team competition intended to rival the UEFA Champions League. The announcement drew
20400-420: Was appointed as manager, but lasted less than 18 months before being replaced by Tommy Docherty in December 1972. Docherty saved Manchester United from relegation that season, only to see them relegated in 1974; by that time the trio of Best, Law, and Charlton had left the club. The team won promotion at the first attempt and reached the FA Cup final in 1976 , but were beaten by Southampton . They reached
20550-542: Was appointed in his place on 27 May 2016. Mourinho signed a three-year contract, and in his first season won the FA Community Shield , EFL Cup and UEFA Europa League . Wayne Rooney scored his 250th goal for United, a stoppage-time equaliser in a league game against Stoke City in January 2017, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton as the club's all-time top scorer. The following season, United finished second in
20700-627: Was carrying the Manchester United football team, nicknamed the " Busby Babes ", along with supporters and journalists. There were 44 people on board, 20 of whom died at the scene. The injured, some unconscious, were taken to Munich's Rechts der Isar Hospital , where three more died, resulting in 23 fatalities, with 21 survivors. The Manchester United team were returning from a European Cup match in Belgrade , Yugoslavia (now Serbia ), having eliminated Red Star Belgrade to advance to
20850-524: Was delayed for an hour after outside right Johnny Berry lost his passport. The plane landed in Munich , West Germany , for refuelling at 13:15 GMT . The aircraft was a six-year-old Airspeed Ambassador 2 , built in 1952 and delivered to BEA the same year. The pilot, Captain James Thain , was a former flight lieutenant in the Royal Air Force (RAF). Originally a sergeant , later
21000-522: Was in Cardiff managing the Wales national team at the time. A team largely made up of reserve and youth team players beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 in the first match after the disaster. The programme for that match showed simply a blank space where each United player's name should have been. With seven players dead (Edwards died just over 24 hours later), and with only Gregg and Foulkes fit to play out of
21150-607: Was knocking Liverpool right off their fucking perch". The "Roses Rivalry" with Leeds stems from the Wars of the Roses , fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York , with Manchester United representing Lancashire and Leeds representing Yorkshire. The rivalry with Arsenal arose from the numerous times the two teams battled for the Premier League title, especially under managers Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger , who also had
21300-414: Was not being disclosed. A BEA statement said: "A settlement has been made and an application will be made to the court on Friday, January 11, to stay proceedings." The first memorials at Old Trafford to the lost players and staff were unveiled on 25 February 1960. The first, a plaque in the shape of the stadium with the image of a green pitch, inscribed with the names of the victims in black and gold glass,
21450-467: Was not to blame. United were aiming to become the third club to win three successive Football League titles. They were six points behind league leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers , with 14 games still to play. They held the FA Charity Shield and had just advanced into their second successive European Cup semi-finals. The team had not been beaten for 11 matches. The crash not only derailed
21600-406: Was placed above the entrance to the directors' box. Above the plaque was a teak carving of a player and a supporter, heads bowed either side of a wreath and a football inscribed with the date "1958". The plaque was designed by Manchester architect J. Vipond and constructed by Messrs Jaconello (Manchester) Ltd. at a cost of £2,100, and unveiled by Matt Busby. Also unveiled that day was a memorial to
21750-499: Was played against Burnley on 1 September 1893, when 10,000 people saw Alf Farman score a hat-trick , Newton Heath's only goals in a 3–2 win. The remaining stands were completed for the following league game against Nottingham Forest three weeks later. In October 1895, before the visit of Manchester City, the club purchased a 2,000-capacity stand from the Broughton Rangers rugby league club, and put up another stand on
21900-434: Was ready to take off and gave clearance for take-off, expiring at 14:31. Rayment abandoned the take-off after Thain noticed the port boost pressure gauge fluctuating as the plane reached full power, and the engine sounded odd while accelerating. A second attempt was made three minutes later, but called off 40 seconds into the attempt because the engines were running on an overrich mixture , causing them to overaccelerate,
22050-551: Was registered on 25 March 1939, when an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town drew 76,962 spectators. Bombing in the Second World War destroyed much of the stadium; the central tunnel in the South Stand was all that remained of that quarter. After the war, the club received compensation from the War Damage Commission in the amount of £22,278. While reconstruction took place,
22200-495: Was the last stand to receive a cantilevered roof, completed in time for the 1993–94 season . First used on 25 March 1957 and costing £40,000, four 180-foot (55 m) pylons were erected, each housing 54 individual floodlights. These were dismantled in 1987 and replaced by a lighting system embedded in the roof of each stand, which remains in use today. The Taylor Report 's requirement for an all-seater stadium lowered capacity at Old Trafford to around 44,000 by 1993. In 1995,
22350-467: Was told by his wife, Jean, "You know Matt, the lads would have wanted you to carry on." That statement lifted Busby from his depression , and he returned by land and sea to Manchester, before watching his team play in the 1958 FA Cup Final . Meanwhile, there was speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completed the 1957–58 season, with Busby's assistant Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager; he had not travelled to Belgrade as he
22500-453: Was with sportswear company Nike , who managed the club's merchandising operation as part of a £303 million 13-year partnership between 2002 and 2015. Through Manchester United Finance and the club's membership scheme, One United, those with an affinity for the club can purchase a range of branded goods and services. Additionally, Manchester United-branded media services – such as the club's dedicated television channel, MUTV – have allowed
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