Manchester United is arguably the best club in the world, but this multi-million pound club started out as Newton Heath L&YR FC in 1878, as a task force for the Lancashire and Yorkshire train depot at Newton Health.
They played on a small, dilapidated field on North Road, near the future site of Manchester Piccadilly train station for fifteen years, and then, in 1983, they moved to play on Bank Street in a nearby town called Clayton. In 1902, this field was closed when Manchester United were almost expelled from the football league due to debts of two thousand five hundred pounds, but fortunately, just before the club could be closed, they received a large investment from JHDavies, the managing director. of Manchester Breweries.
Manchester United’s first major signing was Charlie Roberts from Grimsby Town for £ 750 in April 1904, they believe this move helped Manchester United to third place next season. In the 1905-1906 season Manchester United finally rose to the First Division, where two years later they emerged as champions for the first time.
On February 19 Manchester United played their first game at the Old Trafford stadium, which is still standing, their first game looked easy, beating Liverpool 3-0 at halftime only to lose 4-3, they continued that season to win without silver wear, and in the next ten years the club began to decline in the ranks until 1922 when they were relegated to Division Two.
Three seasons before WWII, Manchester United were promoted, then relegated, and then promoted once more, providing them with a place in the first division once the war finally ended.
In the 1956-57 season, Manchester United became the first season to compete in the European Cup, and it was in this competition that Manchester United recorded their biggest win to date, beating a Belgian team 10-0 before of being eliminated in the semifinals of Real Madrid.
Tragedy struck the next season when a plane crash killed 8 of Manchester United’s players on a trip to Germany for a European match. Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Liam Whelan where the players killed that day, these players will never be forgotten.
In the early 1970s, Manchester United changed the badge to the badge we know today. Shortly thereafter, in 1986, Sir Alex Ferguson’s introduction occurred when he took over as manager.
Sir Alex Ferguson did not have much success at Manchester United until 1998 when his team achieved the best season in the history of English football, completing the triplet of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League.
Manchester United seemed normal until the 2006-07 season when they won the Premier League, beating Chelsea. This gave Manchester United and its young players Rooney and Ronaldo the confidence to dominate the scene next season when Manchester United completed the double, winning the Premier League and the European Cup.