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The 1956–1957 season was Manchester United's 55th season in the Football League, and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]United retained their league title this season, which was also notable for being the breakthrough season of forward Bobby Charlton, who made his debut on 6 October 1956 in the league match against Charlton Athletic a few days before ...
For the first and only season United took part in the Anglo-Italian Cup, the 1973 version. [2] In September 1972, Frank O'Farrell signed Welsh international centre-forward Wyn Davies from Manchester City for a fee of £60,000. The signing paid immediate dividends with Davies scoring on his United debut in a 3-0 win against Derby County.
Manchester United talisman Mark Hughes returned to Old Trafford in 1988 after spells in Europe with Barcelona and Bayern Munich for a club record fee of £1.8 million. But Ferguson's other high-profile target, Paul Gascoigne, turned down an opportunity to move to Manchester United despite a verbal agreement between Ferguson and the player and a Maltese holiday paid for by the United manager. [2]
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 1964–65 season was Manchester United's 63rd season in the Football League, and their 20th consecutive season in the top division of English football.They finished the season as league champions for the sixth time in their history, with teenage winger George Best making headlines by establishing himself in the first team and finding the net 10 times in the league and 14 times in all ...
The 1958–59 season was Manchester United's 57th season in the Football League, and their 14th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] It was the first season of a revamped United side which was being rebuilt following the Munich air disaster in the February of the previous season which had claimed the lives of eight players.
The 1963–64 season was Manchester United's 62nd season in the Football League, and their 19th consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1] United failed to win any major trophies this season, but they made a strong challenge for the three major prizes, finishing second in the league, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup and the quarter-finals of the European Cup Winners ...
Despite the European Cup success, United finished second in the First Division, two points behind local rival Manchester City after losing the last game of the season against Sunderland. The 1967–68 season was a breakout year for winger George Best , who led the team with 28 goals in the First Division and 32 goals overall, being voted ...