Manchester United FAQ
MANCHESTER UNITED F.A.Q. 2004
Contents
Introduction
Directors and Staff
Address and Telephone Numbers
Home Grounds
Ticket Availability
Museum and Tour Centre
Membership Scheme
Supporters Club Branches (Overseas)
Independent Manchester United Supporters Association
Fanzines
Manchester United WWW Pages
Manchester United Electronic Mailing List
Manchester United Internet Relay Chat
Manchester United Radio
Other Information and FAQ
Honours
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the Manchester United FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
I have tried do deal with the areas which will be of interest to both new
and long-standing fans. If some of the information seems obvious, remember
there will be those to whom it is new. If there are any areas you would
like to see covered in future issues, please get in touch. Likewise, any
comments, corrections, questions or additional information should be sent
to webmaster Barry Leeming at Barry@mufc.dk
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SQUAD No. Name App Gls
1 Howard 53 0 15 Kleberson 20 2 29 Spector 4 0
2 G. Neville 442 6 16 Keane 439 49 30 Steele 0 0
3 P. Neville 358 8 17 Miller 4 0 31 Jones 0 0
4 Heinze 4 1 18 Scholes 424 116 32 Djordjic 2 0
5 Ferdinand 75 0 19 Djemba 30 2 33 Eagles 3 0
6 Brown 152 1 20 Solskjaer 329 115 34 Bardsley 2 0
7 Ronaldo 48 6 21 - 35 Ricardo 5 0
8 Rooney 0 0 22 O'Shea 127 2 36 Nardiello 4 0
9 Saha 16 7 23 Richardson 16 1 37 Cooper 0 0
10 Van Nistelrooy 149 112 24 Fletcher 41 0 38 Heaton 0 0
11 Giggs 601 122 25 Fortune 96 9 39 Tierney 1 0
12 Bellion 29 6 26 Bardsley 2 0
13 Carroll 40 0 27 Silvestre 247 8
14 Smith 11 5 28 -
Updated 25/09/04
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*** FINAL LEAGUE TABLE 2003/2004 - 15/05/2004
H o m e A w a y
Pos Team P W D L F A W D L F A GD Pts
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1 Arsenal 38 15 4 0 40 14 11 8 0 33 12 47 90
2 Chelsea 38 12 4 3 34 13 12 3 4 33 17 37 79
3 Manchester United 38 12 4 3 37 15 11 2 6 27 20 29 75
4 Liverpool 38 10 4 5 29 15 6 8 5 26 22 18 60
5 Newcastle United 38 11 5 3 33 14 2 12 5 19 26 12 56
6 Aston Villa 38 9 6 4 24 19 6 5 8 24 25 4 56
7 Charlton Athletic 38 7 6 6 29 29 7 5 7 22 22 0 53
8 Bolton Wanderers 38 6 8 5 24 21 8 3 8 24 35 -8 53
9 Fulham 38 9 4 6 29 21 5 6 8 23 25 6 52
10 Birmingham City 38 8 5 6 26 24 4 9 6 17 24 -5 50
11 Middlesbrough 38 8 4 7 25 23 5 5 9 19 29 -8 48
12 Southampton 38 8 6 5 24 17 4 5 10 20 28 -1 47
13 Portsmouth 38 10 4 5 35 19 2 5 12 12 35 -7 45
14 Tottenham Hotspur 38 9 4 6 33 27 4 2 13 14 30 -10 45
15 Blackburn Rovers 38 5 4 10 25 31 7 4 8 26 28 -8 44
16 Manchester City 38 5 9 5 31 24 4 5 10 24 30 1 41
17 Everton 38 8 5 6 27 20 1 7 11 18 37 -12 39
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18 Leicester City 38 3 10 6 19 28 3 5 11 29 37 -17 33
19 Leeds United 38 5 7 7 25 31 3 2 14 15 48 -39 33
20 Wolverhampton 38 7 5 7 23 35 0 7 12 15 42 -39 33
*** TEAM STATISTICS - MANCHESTER UNITED ***
RESULTS / FIXTURES
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Date Opposition Result Pos Attendance
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16/08/03 Bolton Wanderers Home W 4-0 2 67,647
23/08/03 Newcastle United Away W 2-1 1 52,165
27/08/03 Wolverhampton Home W 1-0 2 67,648
31/08/03 Southampton Away L 0-1 2 32,066
13/09/03 Charlton Athletic Away W 2-0 2 26,078
21/09/03 Arsenal Home D 0-0 3 67,639
27/09/03 Leicester City Away W 4-1 3 32,044
04/10/03 Birmingham City Home W 3-0 2 67,633
18/10/03 Leeds United Away W 1-0 2 40,153
25/10/03 Fulham Home L 1-3 3 67,727
01/11/03 Portsmouth Home W 3-0 3 67,639
09/11/03 Liverpool Away W 2-1 3 44,159
22/11/03 Blackburn Rovers Home W 2-1 3 67,748
30/11/03 Chelsea Away L 0-1 3 41,932
06/12/03 Aston Villa Home W 4-0 3 67,621
13/12/03 Manchester City Home W 3-1 1 67,645
21/12/03 Tottenham Hotspur Away W 2-1 1 35,910
26/12/03 Everton Home W 3-2 1 67,642
28/12/03 Middlesbrough Away W 1-0 1 34,738
07/01/04 Bolton Wanderers Away W 2-1 1 27,668
11/01/04 Newcastle United Home D 0-0 1 67,622
17/01/04 Wolverhampton Away L 0-1 1 29,396
31/01/04 Southampton Home W 3-2 1 67,758
07/02/04 Everton Away W 4-3 2 40,190
11/02/04 Middlesbrough Home L 2-3 2 67,346
21/02/04 Leeds United Home D 1-1 2 67,744
28/02/04 Fulham Away D 1-1 3 18,306
14/03/04 Manchester City Away L 1-4 3 47,284
20/03/04 Tottenham Hotspur Home W 3-0 3 67,634
28/03/04 Arsenal Away D 1-1 3 38,184
10/04/04 Birmingham City Away W 2-1 3 29,548
13/04/04 Leicester City Home W 1-0 3
17/04/04 Portsmouth Away L 0-1 3 20,140
20/04/04 Charlton Athletic Home W 2-0 3 67,477
24/04/04 Liverpool Home L 0-1 3 67,647
01/05/04 Blackburn Rovers Away L 0-1 3 29,616
08/05/04 Chelsea Home D 1-1 3 67,609
15/05/04 Aston Villa Away W 2-0 3 42,573
RESULTS SUMMARY
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| Home | Away | Total |
_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Played | 19 (100%) | 19 (100%) | 38 (100%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Won | 12 (63%) | 11 (58%) | 23 (61%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Drawn | 4 (21%) | 2 (11%) | 6 (16%) |
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| | | | |
| Lost | 3 (16%) | 6 (32%) | 9 (24%) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| For | 37 (1.9/game) | 27 (1.4/game) | 64 (1.7/game) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Against | 15 (0.8/game) | 20 (1.1/game) | 35 (0.9/game) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
| | | | |
| Points | 40 (2.1/game) | 35 (1.8/game) | 75 (2.0/game) |
|_____________|__________________|__________________|__________________|
Current league position: 3rd
Current predicted position: 3rd
Current form position: 5th
Current form index: 59%
Average home attendance: 67,635
Home attendance position: 1st
Average away attendance: 34,850
Away attendance position: 12th
Highest league position: 1st
Lowest league position: 3rd
Average league position: 2nd
(all excluding first 4 matches)
STATISTICS
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| | |
| Best | 4-0 at home to Bolton Wanderers, 16/08/03 |
| win | 4-0 at home to Aston Villa, 06/12/03 |
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| | |
| Worst | 1-4 away at Manchester City, 14/03/04 |
| defeat | |
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| | |
| Best home | 4-0 at home to Bolton Wanderers, 16/08/03 |
| win | 4-0 at home to Aston Villa, 06/12/03 |
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| | |
| Worst home | 1-3 at home to Fulham, 25/10/03 |
| defeat | |
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| | |
| Best away | 4-1 away at Leicester City, 27/09/03 |
| win | |
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| | |
| Worst away | 1-4 away at Manchester City, 14/03/04 |
| defeat | |
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| | |
| Highest | 67,758 at home to Southampton, 31/01/04 |
| attendance | |
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| | |
| Lowest | 67,477 at home to Charlton Athletic, 20/04/04 |
| attendance | |
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MANCHESTER UNITED F.A.Q.
- GENERAL AND HISTORIC INFORMATION
DISCLAIMER
This MUFC FAQ is not officially approved or endorsed in any other way by
Manchester United Football Club. The views expressed do not necessarily
reflect the views and opinions of Manchester United who do not directly
contribute in any way. Although everything is accurate to the best of my
knowledge, no reliance should be placed upon the information contained
here.
Directors and Staff
Address and Telephone Numbers
Home Grounds
Ticket Availability
Museum and Tour Centre
Membership Scheme
Supporters Club Branches (Overseas)
Independent Manchester United Supporters Association
Fanzines
Manchester United WWW Pages
Manchester United Electronic Mailing List
Manchester United Radio
Other Information and FAQ
Honours
DIRECTORS AND STAFF
Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
Assistant Manager: Carlos Quieroz
Physio: Robert Swire
Chairman: C. Martin Edwards
Chief Executive Peter Kenyon
Deputy Chief Executive David Gill
Secretary: Kenneth R. Merrett
Directors: J.M. Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, E.M. Watkins LI.M, R.L. Olive
ADDRESS -
Manchester United Football Club, Sir Matt Busby Way,
Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, England.
Maps: www.red11.org/mufc/map.htm
TELEPHONE NUMBERS - new numbers from Aug/1999
Callers from overseas should dial their international access code, followed
by the code for the United Kingdom (usually 44), and then 161 and the
relevant number as shown below.
Office hours are 09:00-17:30 UTC (UTC+1 in summer)
General Enquiries 0161 868 8000
Mail Order 0161 868 8001
ticket & Match Infomation 0161 868 8020 (24 hours recorded message)
Commercial Department 0161 868 8200
Development Association 0161 868 8600
Conference & Catering 0161 868 8300
Membership & Supporters' Club 0161 868 8450
Museum & Tour Centre 0161 868 8631
Red Cafe 0161 868 8303
ClubCall 0891 121161*
* calls cost 50p per minute at all times
Cliff Training Ground 0161 792 1137
MUFC Radio (Matchdays only) 0161 872 1413
Magazine Suscriptions 0990 442 4442
United Review Subscriptions 0161 877 9777
Old fax numbers still working:
Fax (Offices) 0161 876-5502
Fax (Merchandising) 0161 872-0941
E-mail not available
WWW http://manutd.com
Megastore online http://shop.manutd.com
HOME GROUNDS
First Team - Old Trafford (Capacity 55,000)
Reserves - Old Trafford (Gigg Lane,Bury during November-March)
'A' Team - The Cliff, Lower Broughton Road, Lower Broughton, Salford.
'B' Team - Littleton Road, Lower Kersal, Salford.
Youth Cup matches are usually played at Old Trafford.
Training at Carrington
TICKET AVAILABILITY
Overseas supporters should write for tickets to Old Trafford giving as much
prior notice as possible. With the increased capacity now available, there
should not be too much of a problem obtaining tickets for all but the
biggest games. I believe that you can collect and pay for your tickets on
the day of the game but check this with the ticket office.
Ticket touts (scalpers) operate along Sir Matt Busby Way and generally ask
50 to 100 pounds sterling depending upon the opposition. Close to kick-off
time, they will accept 30 to 50 pounds sterling. Fortunately, there are
still a few genuine fans who will sell any spare tickets they have at face
value. Best of luck!
Tickets for away games are generally only available to Season Ticket
holders only. Details, as available, are announced on the 24 hour Ticket
and Match Information Service.
Tickets are not required for reserve team games. Members can gain free
admission and non-members pay Stlg. 2.00 for adults, 1.00 for children.
Crowds are usually 3-4,000.
Admission to Youth Cup games at Old Trafford is Stlg. 2.00 for adults and
1.00 for children.
Crowds are usually 2-3,000 but reach 20-30,000 for a final!
MUSEUM AND TOUR CENTRE 0161 868 8631
Manchester United's new museum was
opened by the legendary Pele in April
1998. Filling three floors of Old Trafford's
massive North Stand, the museum
outlines Manchester United's history from
1878 to the present day.
Displays include the magnificent Trophy
room, the History of United, a special
display on the Munich Air Disaster, Kit
and Equipment, Fans, the Legends Gallery
and much much more. There is also a changing
programme of temporary exhibitions throughout
the year.
Explore the Man-U-Net and find out about every
player to have made a first team appearance for
the Club. Take a virtual reality tour of Old
Trafford and go behind the scenes at one of the
world's most famous stadiums.
Add your own distinctive style of commentary
to match action as Martin Tyler gives you
tips in the commentary booth. Visit the
audio-visual theatre and see 'Backstage at
the Theatre of Dreams'. Listen to United fans
describing their experiences watching United
in our Fanzone.
The stadium tour takes you 'behind the scenes' at Old Trafford and includes
visits to the control centre, press conference room, director's lounge,
dressing rooms and players 'dug-outs'. During School Holidays and
Weekends it is essential to book Stadium Tours and strongly recommended
at other times.
Opening Hours:
Museum 9.30 am - 5 pm(Apr - Oct)
9.30 am - 5 pm(Nov - Mar)
Tour 9.30 am - 4.30 pm(last tour)
Admission charge for entry.
No tours are run on match-days and restricted tours operate the days
before and after a match, omitting the dressing rooms.
Prices in pounds sterling Adult Under 16 or Over 65
Museum only 5.00 3.50
Museum and Stadium Tour 8.00 5.50
Members can obtain a 1.00 discount by using the voucher in their book.
MEMBERSHIP SCHEME
The Manchester United Membership scheme was introduced in April 1987 in
response to a government directive for controlling an increasing threat of
hooliganism in English football. In its first season, United had around
40,000 members but thanks to recent sucesses, the number had risen by last
season to over 120,000 from all over the globe.
For those who may be interested in joining, season 1997/98 costs of
membership were
Prices in pounds sterling Adult Junior
Great Britain 12.00 6.00
Europe 15.00 9.00
Rest of the World 20.00 15.00
All payments MUST be made in sterling.
Cheques, postal orders and bank drafts should be made payable to
'Manchester United'.
If paying by cheque, please write your full address on reverse.
Cash can only be accepted from personal callers.
Applications should be sent to the Membership Office at Old Trafford.
Benefits of Membership
Priority and a discount over non-members for first team match tickets
Free admission to reserve team games
Official Yearbook
Official poster and results chart
Christmas and End of Season brochures
Voucher for 1.00 off admission price to Stadium Tour and/or Museum
10% off purchases from the souvenir shops
10% off subscriptions to programmes, magazines, videos etc.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTERS CLUB BRANCHES
Full details of all branches can be found in the Manchester United Official
Yearbook sent to members. There are over 100 branches in the UK and Ireland
and prospective members should contact Old Trafford for details of their
nearest branch. Overseas branches have been formed in the following
countries.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTERS CLUB BRANCHES
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(excluding U.K and Ireland)
Full details of all branches can be found in the Manchester United
Official Yearbook sent to members.
AUSTRALIA (N.S.W.) AUSTRALIA (South)
Fred Pollitt Mick Griffiths
Branch Chairman Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
P.O.Box 693 15 Seventh Street
Sutherland 2232 Gawler
New South Wales South Australia 5118
AUSTRALIA (Victoria)
Kieran Dunleavy
PO Box 1199
Camberwell
Vic. 3124.
tel: 03) 9804 0244
e-mail: muscovic@vicnet.net.au
AUSTRALIA (Western) BELGIUM
Graham Wyche, Freobook@omen.com.au Frederic De Bruyne
Branch President Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
19 Frobisher Avenue, 3 Spreeuwstraat
Sorrento 6020 B-9185 Wachtebeke
Perth, Western Australia. Belgium
Tel/Fax: 089 447 1144.
CANADA CYPRUS
Kevin Kerr Ronis Soteriades
Branch Chairman Branch President
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
12 St Clair Ave West 4 Filokitis Street
PO BOX 69057 PO BOX 584
Toronto M4T 3A1 Limassol
Canada Cyprus
www.muscc.com Telephone: 05-337690
Email: chairman@muscc.com FAX: 05-388652
GERMANY (German Friends) GERMANY (German Reds)
Marco Hornfeck Ulrich Heumann
Branch President Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
Silberstein 2A Frankensteiner Strasse 3
Geroldsgrun 95179 D-59269 Beckum
Germany Germany
Telephone: 09267 8111 Telephone: 02521 16353
GERMANY (Krefeld Reds) GIBRALTAR
Andrew Marsh Stanley Gomez
Branch Secretary Branch Chairman
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
Innsbrucker Strasse 7 PO Box 893
47807 Krefeld Gibraltar
Germany Telephone: 42921
Fax: 79680
ICELAND JAPAN (Tokyo)
Palmi Gudmundsson Hiroki Miyaji
Branch Chairman Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
Ferjubakka 2 2-3-2 901 Tsukiji
109 Reykjavik Chou Ku
Iceland Tokyo
Japan
LUXEMBOURG MALAYSIA
Steve Kaiser Laurence How
Branch Secretary Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
2 Vir Reischtert 47A Jalan SS 2/75
L-6948 Neideranven 47300 Petaling Jaya
Luxembourg Selangor
Telephone: 00352 240265 DE Malaysia
Telephone: 6 03 7773070
or 6 03 7775339
Fax: 6 03 7774511
MALTA MAURITIUS
Joe Glanville Atchia Yacoob
Branch President Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
114 St Lucia Street Flamingo Pool House
Valletta Remeno Street
Malta Rose Hill
Telephone: Valletta 231902 Thantitius
FAX: 356 247254 Mauritius
Indian Ocean
FAX: 4543570
NEW ZEALAND [the furthest s.club from Old Trafford.]
Membership Secretary - Gillian Goodinson
20 Sandown Road
Rothesay Bay, Auckland 1310
New Zealand
email: goodinson@xtra.co.nz
Phone: 0064 9 476 0322
SCANDINAVIA SOUTH AFRICA
Ole P. Pederson Branch Secretary
Branch Secretary Ethel Sleith
M.U.S.C. P O Box 13990
PO Box 4003 Witfield
Dreggen 1467
N-5023 Bergen Phone: (011) 8262181
Norway InfoLine: (011) 8265605
Telephone: 00 4 755 313889 (Mon-Fri)
Fax: 00 4 755 962033
SWITZERLAND (Swiss Devils) U.S.A.
Marc Tanner Peter Holland
Branch Secretary Branch Secretary
M.U.S.C. M.U.S.C.
Soodstrasse 64 49 Monaton Drive
8134 Adliswit Huntington
Switzerland Long Island
Telephone: (411) 710 5986 New York,11746
or (411) 267 5513 U.S.A.
Fax: (411) 252 2020 Telephone: (516) 547-5500
Fax: (516) 547 6800
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IMUSA was formed in 1995 to provide a vehicle whereby the ordinary fan
canmake his or her voice heard by the club. They are also attempting to
build up dialogue with the club so that the fans are kept in touch with
events.
If anyone is interested in joining IMUSA or would like more details then
contact Nick Clay on or write to
IMUSA
PO Box 69
Stretford
Manchester
M32 0UZ
http://www.imusa.org
FANZINES
Fanzines are magazines writen by, and for, the fans. They are totally
unofficial and are an outlet for the fans to voice their opinions. Needless
to say, they are not sold in the souvenir shops but are on sale outside the
ground on match days. United have well established fanzines which are
available by subscription. They all welcome contributions written by
supporters. Journalistic talent is not required, just an opinion!
Red Issue, 4th floor, Clayton House, 59 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AQ
or redissue@saqnet.co.uk
Subscription (10 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Red Issue VOTF'
U.K. 13.50 Europe 16.50 Rest of the World 25.00
http://www.redissue.co.uk
United We Stand, PO Box 45, Manchester M41 1GQ
Subscription (10 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'United We Stand'
U.K. 12.50 Rest of the World 15.00
uwsonline.com
Red News, PO Box 384, London WC1 N 3RJ
Subscription (6 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Red News'
U.K. 8.00 Rest of the World 11.00
http://www.rednews.co.uk
MANCHESTER UNITED WWW PAGES
MUFC have their own official page at
www.ManUtd.Com - Official Homepage latest official news/Virtual Reality tour!
Sky Sports is at http://msn.skysports.com/skysports/channelnav/0,,3360-,00.html
There are also an increasing number of unofficial pages produced by fans.
Your best starting point for these sites is the Worldwide Manchester United
Fans Webring.
This is a WEBRING for all Man U related websites. To look at the sites or
add your site (content should mainly be facts or anything related to
Manchester United Football Club) go to Ringmaster: Barry Leeming's
(barry@mufc.dk) page at:
www.red11.org/mufc/manuring.htm
RED NEWS
http://www.rednews.co.uk/
Red Issue www.redissue.co.uk
United We Stand
http://www.manchester.com/java/sports/beautiful/united/index.php
** South African TV latest **
http://www.manutd.co.za/tv.htm
http://w.webring.com/hub?ring=manufan
LIST of 400+ RED Manchester United websites are at:
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=manufan;list
The following commercial pages contain match reports etc.
[please mail faq@mufc.dk if there are changes]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?menuId=35&menuItemId=155&view=HEADSUMFOOTBALL&grid=D
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/
http://www.4thegame.com/club/mufc/
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,291,00.html
http://skysports.planetfootball.com/club.asp?cpid=8&clid=1
http://football.guardian.co.uk/Clubs/Results/0,2066,-158,00.html
http://football.guardian.co.uk/club/results/0,13989,-7913,00.html
http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/man_united/
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/ [Great site for latest pics]
http://uk.sports.yahoo.com/fo/manunited
http://www.sporting-life.com/football/premteams/manu/news/
http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/Team_News/0,1562,27,00.html
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=360&cc=5739
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/football/manchesterunited/
These addresses are, as always, subject to change.
FEEDBACK - please mail additions/changes to this list to faq@mufc.dk - thanks!
Use the Worldwide MU Fans webring for other player links
ie http://w.webring.com/hub?ring=manufan
www.red11.org/webring
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MANCHESTER UNITED RADIO
Manchester United Radio broadcasts on 1413 KHz on the medium wave on
matchdays only from 4 hours before kick-off to an hour or so after the
game. The signal strength is very low and can only be picked up in a 4 or 5
mile radius of the ground. This is due to government broadcasting
restrictions.
Other local radio frequencies are Piccadilly Radio on 1152 KHz and Greater
Manchester Radio on 95.1 MHz. BBC Radio 5 broadcasts nationally on 909KHz
(or 693KHz in certain areas).
All games can be followed over the Internet from the official site
on REAL AUDIO An archive of previous games can be found at url:
http://manutd.com/live/default.sps
Other UK radios stations such as BBC Radio 5 and Capitol Gold have
match commentaries that may feature United over Real Audio.
other Radio Stations:
BBC Radio 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive
BBC World Sevice http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
Capital Sport London http://www.capitalgold.com
OTHER INFORMATION
Date formed : 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)
1890 LYR suffix dropped when support from railway company
ended
1902 became Manchester United after Newton Heath bankruptcy
Size of Old Trafford pitch : 116 x 76 yards
Kit colours : 'Home' - Red shirts, White shorts, Black socks
'Away' - Blue shirts, White shorts, White socks
The 'Away' kit is not used at all away games but only where there is a
colour clash e.g. Liverpool. At away games where the opposition wear white
shorts, United may change to black shorts. The third kit is used at away
games where both the 'home' and 'away' kits clash with the opposition eg
Southampton, Sunderland.
How do I get a merchandising catalogue?
Write, phone, or fax the merchandising dept at Old Trafford requesting a
catalogue. Although goods can be ordered by credit card, overseas
supporters should be aware of the high shipping charges made.
Europe - One item : Stlg. 5.00. More than one item : Stlg. 14.00
Rest of the World - Stlg. 35.00 per order or subject to weight if greater
How do I get to Old Trafford?
Bus - Buses leave Chorlton Street in central Manchester direct to the
ground. Other areas of Manchester also have routes to Old Trafford.
Car - Leave the M63 at junction 7 and take the A56 towards Manchester.
Train - Special trains run from Oxford Road station in central Manchester
direct to the ground.
Tram - The Metrolink line between Altrincham and Bury runs through central
Manchester and there is a station at Old Trafford.
Can I watch United training?
Jan 2000 - the old Cliff training ground was changed to the "closed"
*Carrington Training Center* -
directions Leave M60 at jnct 8, the Carrington spur.
Straight ahead at the lights at the end.
At the next set of lights, turn left and go all the way to the end.
There is a barrier across the road with one of those insert your pass things
so not possible to get any further. The roadway past the barrier is brand new.
There are no signs whatsoever and you cannot see the rooftops of any
buildings as the road climbs up a bit and then falls away.
It is therefore not posssible to see the team train as we did at the Cliff.
How do I write to the players?
Write c/o MUFC, Old Trafford. A signed photo is usually sent if asked for
but you may have a long wait if you write to the most popular players.
Who or what is Fred the Red?
Fred the Red is the official mascot of Manchester United and is an
anthropomorphic(!) representation of a red devil dressed in a United kit
who appears before the kick-off and at half time at home games. He made his
debut at the final game of the 1993/94 season against Coventry where he got
lynched by the players! Although a source of considerable embarrassment to
anyone over the age of puberty, he is very popular with the kids and
generates considerable revenue via merchandising.
What is Manchester United plc?
Manchester United plc (public limited company) is the company formed in
July 1991 to enable United to be a company quoted on the London Stock
Exchange.
For the year ending 31st July 1997, turnover was Stlg.88,000,000. Profit
before taxation was Stlg.27,500,000.
As of 3rd December 1995, the share price was 194p. As of 1 May 1997, they
were priced at over 600p! With approximately 62,000,000 shares issued,
that valued the company at over Stlg.350m. It is a sobering thought that in
1989, Chairman Martin Edwards agreed to sell the club to Michael Knighton
for Stlg 10m. Most shares are owned by financial institutions but Martin
Edwards remains the largest individual shareholder. Martin Edwards inherited
his shares in the club from his father, Louis Edwards, who bought into the
club in the late 50s.
HONOURS
European Champion Clubs' Cup
Winners 1968 1999
European Cup Winners Cup
Winners 1991
FA Premiership
Champions 1993 1994 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003
Runners up 1995 1998
Football League Div 1
Champions 1908 1911 1952 1956 1957 1965 1967
Runners up 1947 1948 1949 1951 1959 1964 1968 1980 1988 1992
FA Challenge Cup
Winners 1909 1948 1963 1977 1983 1985 1990 1994 1996 1999 2004
Runners up 1957 1958 1976 1979 1995
Football League Cup
Winners 1992
Runners up 1983 1991 1994 2003
World Club Championship
Runners up 1968
European Super Cup
Winners 1991
Inter Continental Cup
Winners 1999
Runners Up 1968
Toyota began sponsoring it in 1980, when the match was moved to Tokyo, but the contest began
in 1960 as the InterContinental Cup, and Rothmans Yearbook (the soccer bible) still call it
that. United knew it as the World Club Championship of course in 1968, but the new competition,
FIFA Teams World Championship to give it the 'official' title, confuses everyone now. We accept
the Rothmans version, and show us as Winners 1999 Runners Up 1968.
FA Charity Shield
Winners 1908 1911 1952 1956 1957 1983 1993 1994 1996 1997
Joint Winners 1965 1967 1977 1990
Runners up 1948 1963 1985 1998 1999 2000
FA Youth Cup
Winners 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1964 1992 1995
Runners up 1982 1986 1993
End of MUFC FAQ
