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In July 2012, Manchester United was ranked first by Forbes magazine in its list of the ten most valuable sports team brands, valuing the Manchester United brand at $2.23 billion. [165] The club is ranked third in the Deloitte Football Money League (behind Real Madrid and Barcelona). [ 166 ]
The Manchester United FC team of 1908–09 posing with their trophies won that season: FA Charity Shield, the Football League (First Division) and the FA Cup. Mangnall created United's first successful side with a series of signings, eventually winning promotion in 1906.
The history of Manchester United F.C. spans the period from 1878 to the present day. For detail on individual periods of the club's history, see one of the following articles: History of Manchester United F.C. (1878–1945) History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–1969) History of Manchester United F.C. (1969–1986)
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]
The club then joined the Football Alliance in 1889, and in 1892 were elected to the newly formed Football League First Division. Upon joining the Football League, the club dropped the "LYR" from their name, before financial troubles forced the club to restructure in 1902, including a change of name to Manchester United F.C. [5]
The first non-Welshman to be capped, and the first after the club's change of name to Manchester United, was Charlie Roberts, who was capped for England against Ireland on 25 February 1905. [ 108 ] Most international caps (total): 201 – Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal (82 while with the club) [ 109 ]
Original club wound up in 1985 [163] 78 1914 [164] Harrogate Town: League Two Harrogate AFC joined the Northern Football League in 1914, but the First World War meant that fixtures were postponed. Harrogate AFC would play their first game in 1919. Adopted the name Harrogate Town in 1948. [164] 79 1919 [165] Leeds United [166] Championship
Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club was formed in Newton Heath in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1886, in the first round of the 1886–87 FA Cup. The club was renamed Manchester United F.C. in 1902, and ...