Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

Manchester United Football Club started life as Newton Heath, a team founded by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1878. Recounting the history of Manchester United. Honors soon followed and the first of seven First Division titles was won in 1908. With an FA Cup win the following year, and another league title two years later, Manchester United were firmly establishing themselves as a force in English football. The era of great success and tragedy under the inspirational management of Sir Matt Busby and the Busby Babes. Charlton, Best and Law won the European Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson built the team of the nineties that have gone on to win seven premiership titles over the last ten years. Built around home-grown talent and inspirational signings (such as Eric Cantona), United moved into an era of unrivalled success which culminated in the remarkable treble of 1999. Further championships followed in both 2000 and 2001.

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M Matt BusbySelf (archive footage) A Alex FergusonSelf (Manager 1986-) A Arthur AlbistonSelf (1984 European Cup-Quarter-Final) (archive footage) V Viv AndersonSelf (Full-back 1987-91) R Ron AtkinsonSelf (Manager 1981-86) C Cliff BastinSelf (archive footage) D Dennis BergkampSelf (1999 FA Cup Final) (archive footage) G George BestSelf (Forward 1961-74) É Éric CantonaSelf (Forward 1992-97) B Bobby CharltonSelf A Andy ColeSelf (1997 Porto) (1998 Barcelona) (archive footage) D Duncan EdwardsSelf (archive footage)

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R Rio FerdinandSelf (archive footage) R Roy KeaneSelf (Centre-midfield 1993-) (archive footage) G Gary NevilleSelf (Full-back 1991-) P Paul ScholesSelf (archive footage) D David BeckhamSelf (Midfield 1991-) D David JamesSelf (1996 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)