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Manchester United Factfile - 1878: the club is formed (as Newton Heath LYR - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) - 1892: first apperance in the Football League - April/May 1902: Manchester United is accepted as anew name for the club - 1903/04: MU finishes third in the Second Division - 1905/06: runners-up in the Second Division - promoted to the Football League - 1907/08: first in history triumph in the Football League - 1908: MU wins Charity Shield in 1908 - 1909: MU wins FA Cup - 19th February 1910: first game at Old Trafford (3-4 against Liverpool) - 1934: after a disastrous season MU is relegated to the Third Division - 1945: Matt Busby, legendary MU manager, joins the club, to stay there for 25 years! - 1948: MU win their second FA Cup - 1952: United win their first League Championship since 1911 - 1955/56: League Championship 
- 1956/57: League Championship- 1st February 1958: United beat Gunners at Highbury 5-4 - 6th February 1958: plane disaster in Germany - seven players killed (Byrne, Colman, Jones, Pegg, Taylor, Bent and Whelan) - 1962/63: signing and debut of George Best - 1964/65: Law, Best and Charlton lead United to League Championship - 1965: United reach the semi-finals of the European Fairs Cup - 1966/67: League Championship - 1967/68: MU wins the European Cup (4-1 against Benfica in the final) - November 1986: Alex Fergusson appointed as MU manager - 1987/88: MU finishes second to Liverpool in the League - 1990: United win FA Cup - 1991: United win European Cup Winners Cup (2-1 against Barcelona in the final) - 1991/92: signing of Eric Cantona and League Championship - 1993/94: historic League Championship and FA Cup Double - 1995/96: League Championship - 1996/97: League Championship - 1998/99: League Championship - 1998/99: MU wins the Champions League (2-1 against Bayern Munich in the final) - 1999/2000: League Championship - 2000/2001: League Championship - 2002/2003: League Championship Achievements - 15 League Championships: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 - 11 FA Cups: 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 - 2 UEFA Champions League Championships: 1968, 1999 - UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1991 |