Title: Manchester United F.C. Content: Manchester United Football Club (F.C.)FC is an acronym. FC stands for "Footbal Club". is a football club that plays in the Premier League. They play their home games at Old Trafford which is in Greater Manchester. Matt Busby led the club to lots of success by using the youth players until the Munich air disaster in 1958, where many United footballers and staff died. Sir Alex Ferguson led the club to many titles, including the treble (Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League), from 1986 to 2013, when he retired. The club has 3 UEFA Champions League titles, 20 league titles, 12 FA Cups, and a FIFA Club World Cup. == History == Manchester United are the most successful club in England and have won 20 league titles, which is more than any other team. They have also won 12 FA Cups and 3 European Cups.  *Bold indicates a place of third or higher. === Former position === == Grounds == thumb|Old Trafford seen from the South Stand The Old Trafford became the club's home ground in 1909, and the stadium was constructed to a capacity of 77,000. In the Second World War, bombings damaged the stadium. While the stadium was being fixed, they played "home" games at Manchester City's Maine Road. The stadium was converted to an all-seater stadium in 1993 for safety reasons, but the capacity fell to 44,000. In 1995, expansions in the North Stand raised the capacity to 55,000. In the middle of 1999, the East and West Stands were expanded to give the stadium a capacity of 67,000. Then between 2005 and 2006 8,000 more seats were added to make a capacity of 75,000. ==Players== ===First-team squad=== ====On loan==== == Rivalries == United has many rivalries including Liverpool, Manchester City, Leeds United and Arsenal. Their most intense rivalry is with "The Citizens" (Manchester City). This is because both clubs are from Manchester and each time they play against each other it is called the Manchester Derby. == Club records == * Record League victory: 10-1 v Wolverhampton, Division 1, 15 October 1892 * Record Premiership victory: 9-0 v Ipswich Town, 4 March 1995 * Record European Cup victory: 10-0 v Anderlecht, European Champion Clubs' Cup, Preliminary Round, 26 September 1956 * Record European Cup (Champions League era) victory: 7-1 v A.S. Roma, 10 April 2007 * Record home win 10-0 v R.S.C. Anderlecht, 26 September 1956 * Record away win: 8-1 v Nottingham Forest, 6 February 1999 * Record League defeat: 0-7 v Blackburn Rovers, Division 1, 10 April 1926 / v Aston Villa, Division 1, 27 December 1930 / v Wolves, Division 2, 26 December 1931 * Record Cup defeat: 1-7 v Burnley, FA Cup, 1st Round, 13 February 2020 * Record 'Home' attendance: 83,250 v Arsenal, Division 1, Maine Road, 7 January 1948 * Record League attendance (at Old Trafford): 76,998 v Arsenal, April 2008 * Longest unbeaten run: 45 (all competitions), 24 December 1998 to 3 October 1999 * Most appearances: 900 - Ryan Giggs * Most League appearances: 606 - Bobby Charlton * Most goals scored: 250 - Wayne Rooney * Most League goals: 199 - Bobby Charlton * Most League goals in a season: 32 - Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959-60 * Most goals in a season in all competitions: 46 - Denis Law, 1963-64 * Most goals scored in a match: 6 - George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970 / Harold Halse v Swindon Town, 25 September 1911 * Most goals scored in European competition: 38 - Ruud van Nistelrooy * Goals in consecutive league matches: 10 consecutive matches - Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003 * Highest transfer fee paid: £59.7 million - Angel Di Maria (from Real Madrid) * Most League goals in a season (by team): 103 (1956/57, 1958/59) * Most points in a 42-game season: 92 - 1993/94 * Most points in a 38-game Season: 91 - 1999/2000 * Most capped player: 129 - Peter Schmeichel - Denmark * Fastest goal: 15 seconds - Ryan Giggs v Southampton, Premiership, 18 November 1995 * Fastest four goals: 13 minutes - Ole Gunnar Solksjær v Nottingham Forest, Premiership, 6 February 1999 == Related pages == * List of Manchester United F.C. players