"MUFC" redirects here. For other uses, see MUFC (disambiguation). Page semi-protected Manchester United The words "Manchester" and "United" surround a pennant featuring a ship in full sail and a devil holding a trident. Full name Manchester United Football Club Nickname(s) The Red Devils[1] Founded 1878, as Newton Heath LYR F.C. Ground Old Trafford (capacity: 75,765[2]) Owner Glazer family Co-chairmen Joel and Avram Glazer Manager Sir Alex Ferguson League Premier League 2011–12 Premier League, 2nd Website Club home page A red and black striped gingham shirt with a black collar. White shorts. Black socks with red striped tops. Home colours A white shirt with a red striped collar. Blackish striped gingham shorts. White socks with black and red striped tops. Away colours A blue and black stripe shirt with blue and black stripe shoulders and a blue and black stripe pattern on both sleeves. Black shorts. Blue socks with black tops. Third colours Current season Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910. Manchester United has won many trophies in English football, including a record 19 league titles, a record 11 FA Cups,[3] four League Cups and a record 19 FA Community Shields. The club has also won three European Cups, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA

Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club won a Treble of the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League, an unprecedented feat for an English club. The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United was the first English football club to win the European Cup. The current manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has won 24 major honours since he took over in November 1986.[4][5] Manchester United is one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world.[6][7][8][9] As of July 2012, the club is number one in Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's 50 most valuable sports teams, valued at $2.23 billion.[10] After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million.[11] In August 2012, Manchester United made an initial public offering on the New York Stock

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