Manchester United is an old team in English football. Established in 1878. At that time, it was an amateur team composed of workers from Kaisha and Yorkshire Railway Company in England, named Newton Hess. 1885 became a professional team, 1892 joined the English Football League, and 1902 changed its name to Manchester United. Since its founding more than a century ago, Manchester United has experienced numerous victories and failures, and also experienced disasters that shocked the world. Manchester United's first heyday appeared in the early 20th century. During the four years from 1908 to 19 1 1, Manchester United won two league titles and 1 FA Cup under the leadership of head coach Chapman. Become the most popular team in English football at that time. Because the uniform is red, the fans have nicknamed Manchester United "azazel of English football". However, in the following days, Manchester United's performance became worse and worse, and it was eventually relegated to the ranks of the second team and fell into a trough. In the mid-1950s, under the leadership of coach Busby, Manchester United reached its second peak. At that time, professional football in European countries continued to develop, and a large amount of funds poured into football matches, which made teams in various countries pay more and more attention to winning the league. Manchester United is no exception. They spent a lot of money to buy or keep a number of outstanding stars such as Wohlert, Taylor, Whelan and Charlton, and won the league championship twice in 1956 and 1957. In 1956 ~ 1957 season and 1957 ~ 1958 season, he entered the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup twice and lost to Real Madrid for the first time. When they hit the European Cup for the second time, an unprecedented air crash made Manchester United miss the championship again. 1February 6, 958, a plane full of Manchester United players lost power and crashed at Munich airport. Eight Manchester United athletes, three officials and eight journalists were killed on board, and coach Busby was seriously injured. The Manchester United air crash shocked the world football. All walks of life, from the Bank of England to the fans, donated money to help each other and rebuilt a Manchester United team composed of survivors and new players in a short time. In the semi-final, they beat AC Milan of Italy 2-/kloc-0 at home, but lost 4-0 away, and finally Manchester United missed the championship again. In the mid-1960s, Manchester United ushered in the most glorious period to date. At this time, Manchester United has three world-class stars, bobby charlton, george best and Dennis Law, and six players in the main lineup are worth more than 300,000 pounds. Under the command of Busby, the team finally defeated Benfica of Portugal 4-1in London on May 29th, 968, winning the European Cup for Britain for the first time, and Charlton finally fulfilled the oath made at the grave of his unfortunate teammate. In the 1970s, although Manchester United had such famous players as Kidd, Robson and Haalas, they failed to achieve good results due to management's neglect and chaotic policies. 1986165438+1October 5, Alex. Ferguson came to England to coach Manchester United, and he brought another spring to Manchester United. Ferguson is under great pressure and never flinches. He adjusted his team's tactics and added more technical elements to his team instead of playing traditional football. Under his painstaking efforts, Manchester United 1990 won the FA Cup, and 199 1 won the European Winners Cup and the European Super Cup, ending the 23-year relationship between the British team and the three major European teams. 1992, Manchester United won the League Cup and the second place in the League. 1993 ~ 1994 season, Manchester United won both the league and the cup, becoming the sixth team in British football to win two championships in one season. Ferguson was also named the "best coach" by the British football community, which is the first time that a British coach has won this honor. Cantona, a Frenchman known as Platini by football experts in the 1990s, is the only player in Manchester United who has won the league championship for four consecutive seasons (1990 ~199/won the French League championship for Marseille,1991~199). In 1992 ~ 1993, 1993 ~ 1994, he won the English league championship for Manchester United, and was also named "English Footballer of the Year" in 1994, making him the first foreign player in England to win this honor. He has become a symbol of Manchester United. As long as he plays, the scene is absolutely wonderful and the fans are very enthusiastic. 1995 ~ 1996 and 1996 ~ 1997, under his leadership, Manchester United won the league championship twice in a row. 1996 ~ 1997 After the end of the season, he announced his retirement, which was a huge loss for Manchester United. Since 1992 ~ 1993 league reform, Manchester United has continued its glorious history and won all league titles except Blackburn and Arsenal. From 65438 to 0999, Manchester United created the miracle of triple crown (League, FA Cup and Champions League). Stepping into the new century, Manchester United continued its glory, winning the league championship for two consecutive years with the absolute advantage of 1999 ~ 2000 and 2000 ~ 200 1 point.