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Manchester United F.C.

association football club in Manchester, England

13 dated entries naming Manchester United F.C., drawn from 11 separate years between 1878 CE and 2011 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Manchester United, Manchester United FC in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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19th century

  • 1878Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club, the team that will become Manchester United.source

20th century

  • 1941December 31 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager (Manchester United)source
  • 1958February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West Germany, on the return flight from a European Cup game in Yugoslavia. 23 people survive; manager Matt Busby and players Johnny Berry and Duncan Edwards are in a serious condition. Berry will never play again and Edwards dies a fortnight later, as does the co-pilot.source
  • 19586 February – Jackie Blanchflower, capped 12 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, survives the Munich air disaster involving Manchester United on the return flight from a European Cup tie in Yugoslavia. Jackie (younger brother of Tottenham Hotspur's Danny Blanchflower) has won two league champions in England with United since his debut for them in 1951, but his injuries are severe and he is forced to abandon the game in the coming year.source
  • 1958February 6 – Manchester United footballers and journalists who died in Munich air disastersource
  • 1968May 29 – Manchester United F.C. wins the European Cup Final, becoming the first English team to do so.source
  • 1986November 6 – Alex Ferguson is appointed as the new manager of Manchester United.source
  • 1995May 20 – English football team Everton win the FA Cup, beating reigning champions Manchester United with a score of 1 – 0. A goal at 30 minutes by Paul Rideout secured the win for Everton their first major trophy in 8 years and also constituted their last title ever since.source
  • 1999May 26 – The 1999 UEFA Champions League final takes place at the Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, in which the English side Manchester United defeats the German side Bayern Munich 2–1.source

21st century

  • 2003July 1 – In a major development in football, English footballer David Beckham is transferred from Manchester United F.C. to Real Madrid CF for £17.25 million.source
  • 2005November 25 – George Best, 59, Northern Irish football player (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), multiple organ failure.source
  • 2008May 21 – Manchester United wins their third European Cup and second Champions League after they beat Chelsea in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.source
  • 2011May 28 – Barcelona beats Manchester United 3–1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final at the Wembley Stadium.source

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