Manchester United FC is probably one of the most successful professional football clubs on the planet.

1. 6 Interesting Facts About Manchester
United FC You Probably Didn't Know
Before

2. Manchester United FC is probably one of the most
successful professional football clubs on the
planet. Also known as The Red Devils, the club
is based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester,
England. Here are some interesting facts about
Manchester United you probably have never
heard before.

3. Fact #1 - Manchester United was not the first
choice for the football club's name.
When founded in 1878, the club was named
Newton Heath LYR Football Club after the
Carriage and Wagon department of the
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at
Newton Heath. The name was changed to
Manchester United Football Club on 24 April
1902 due to change in ownership.

4. Fact #2 - The Red Devils is the first English team
to compete in The European Cup.
Despite the fact that the Football League objected
the participation of English football teams in the
European Cup, Manchester United took part in
the 1957 European Cup as the first English
football team to do so. Before they were beaten
by Real Madrid on the way to semi-finals, the
club beat Anderlecht FC from Belgium with a
score of 10-0. This is remains their biggest win
to date.

5. Fact #3 - The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed 8
players' lives.
The plane crash that happened on 6 January 1958
cost 8 of The Red Devils players their lives.
They are Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, Geoff
Bent, Eddie Colman, David Pegg, Roger Byrne,
Tommy Taylor, and Billy Whelan. After winning
a match against the Red Star Belgrade FC, the
plane carrying the team players, officials, and
journalists crashed in Munich, Germany. A total
of 23 passengers were killed in that accident
and several others were injured.

6. Fact #4 - The club holds many title records.
This football club holds the record for most top-division
titles (19 times), most Premier League
titles (12 titles), most FA Cups (11 cups), and
the most FA Cup Final appearances (18). The
Red Devils is also known as the first English
football team to win the European Cup in 1968.

7. Fact #5 - The Red Devils lacks of UEFA European
Cup.
Despite the fact that the Manchester United
managed to get into the quarter-finals in 1984-
1985, the team has never succeeded in winning
any UEFA European Cup.

8. Fact #6 - The team is now under the most
successful manager of the English football
history.
Since Sir Alex Ferguson started managing club in
November 1986, Manchester United has
successfully won 27 major honors. This Scottish
football manager received the honorary title
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
from the Queen of England in 1983 and
upgraded into the Commander of the Order of
the British Empire (CBE) in 1995.

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