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The 1971–72 season was Manchester United's 70th season in the Football League, and their 27th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] In a pre-season competition United participated in the Watney Cup, which was contested by the teams that had scored the most goals in each of the four divisions of the Football League the previous season who had not been promoted or ...
The 1970–71 season was Manchester United's 69th season in the Football League, and their 26th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] In a pre-season competition United participated in the Watney Cup, which was contested by the teams that had scored the most goals in each of the four divisions of the Football League the previous season who had not been promoted or ...
United began their pre-season in July 2006 with the Vodacom Challenge in South Africa, their first time in the country for 13 years.The tournament involved matches against South Africa's top two teams, Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, followed by a further match against the winner of a play-off between the two host sides.
The following season, Manchester United became the first British club to win the FIFA Club World Cup, before becoming the first English club to claim three consecutive league titles twice. In 2010–11, Manchester United won their 19th top division title, passing Liverpool's previous record of 18, before winning a 20th title in 2012–13.
The 1986–87 season was Manchester United's 85th season in the Football League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]The pressure on manager Ron Atkinson after last season's failed title challenge remained strong after United lost their opening three games of the season, and despite some decent results in the following few weeks, United bowed out of ...
The 1990–91 season was Manchester United's 89th season in the Football League, and their 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]After winning the FA Cup the previous year to end a five-year trophy drought and claim their first major trophy under the management of Alex Ferguson, United went on to achieve more success by lifting the European Cup Winners' Cup ...
The 2005–06 season was Manchester United's 14th season in the Premier League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]After having finished in third place in both of the previous two seasons, the Red Devils improved slightly to finish the 2005–06 season in second place, despite finishing 8 points off the lead.
No players arrived at United throughout the whole 2000–01 season. Leaving United during the winter were Norwegian defender Henning Berg, who signed for Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £1.75 million, Northern Irish forward David Healy, who signed for Preston North End for a fee of £1.5 million, and Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who ...