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After the name change in 1902, the club colours were changed to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become the standard Manchester United home kit. [106] Very few changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red "V" around the neck, similar to the shirt worn in the 1909 FA Cup final.
As a result of their qualification for the 2008 UEFA Super Cup, United's home fixture against Fulham, which was originally scheduled for the weekend of 30/31 August 2008, was eventually played on 18 February 2009. United went into the match, their game in hand over second-placed Liverpool, two points ahead of the Merseysiders and could extend ...
Manchester United was floated on the stock market in 1991, [20] and they received yet another takeover bid in 1998, this time from Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB. [21] The Manchester United board accepted a £623 million offer, [22] but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999. [23]
Manchester United have revealed their away kit for the upcoming season, which features an all-over embossed 'M' motif "in celebration of the city the club calls home". The shirt has a navy blue ...
Umbro's kit debut was in the 1934 FA Cup final, when both teams – Manchester City and Portsmouth – wore kits designed and manufactured by the company. Other notably successful teams supplied by Umbro during the 1930s and 40s were Sheffield United, Preston North End, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Blackpool. [citation needed]
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Michael Knighton (born 4 October 1951 [1]) is an English businessman, best known for his involvement in Manchester United and Carlisle United football clubs. Knighton first came to prominence in 1989 for his aborted £20 million bid to buy Manchester United, which resulted in him taking a seat on the club's board.
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