Timeline: History of Manchester United

Jan 1, 1878

Club Was Formed

They were called Newton Heath

Jan 24, 1902

The club was named Manchester United

United were in debts and four businessmen bough the club and renamed it.

Apr 27, 1908

First FA Cup

Man united beat Bristol City 1-0 at Crystal Palace,London

May 15, 1908

First Division

United won their first league and they won the charity shield in the same year

Feb 19, 1910

Old Traford Built

Costs £19,000

May 15, 1911

2nd First Division

Mar 11, 1941

Old Trafford Bombed During WW2

United Moved in to the City Stadium, Maine Road

Feb 24, 1945

Sir Matt Busby becomes Manager

He managed United between 1945 and 1969

Oct 1, 1956

Sir Bobby Charlton Debut

Played 758 games for United and scored 249 Goals.

Feb 6, 1958

Munich Air Disaster

On the plane was Man United and 20 of the 44 people on the plane died including some key players like Duncan Edwards

May 29, 1968

First European Cup

The Busby Babes won the European cup just 10 years after the Munich Air Disaster. They beat Benfica 4-1. http://www.britishpathe.com/video/manchester-utd-win-european-cup/query/manchester+united

Apr 27, 1974

Man United Were Relegated

Manchester City relegated United from the first division for the first time with a goal from former player Dennis Law

Nov 6, 1986

Sir Alex Ferguson became Manager

He went on to become the most successful manager in the world.

May 12, 1990

Sir Alex Ferguson wins his first trophy for united, the FA cup

This saved his job as he hadn't won a trophy for 3 years.

Dec 6, 1992

Eric Cantona debut

He was bought for 1.2million

May 24, 1993

First Premier League Title

May 26, 1999

United won the treble

Manchester united won the champions league, FA cup and the Premier league

Aug 16, 2003

Cristiano Ronaldo signed for united

He was bought for 12million and was the most expensive teenage footballer. He was bought from Sporting Lisbon

Jun 28, 2004

Malcolm Glazer

Malcolm bought manchester united for £790million

May 24, 2008

3rd European Cup

United beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow to lift the champions league.

Dec 2, 2008

Ronaldo wins the ballon D'or

Mar 6, 2011

Ryan Giggs achieved the highest amount of league appearances

May 22, 2011

United win their 19th First Division

United surpass Liverpool with the most first divisions in English history with Dimitar Berbatov top goalscorer.

May 19, 2013

Alex Ferguson retires

He won the premier league the year he retiredafter 26 years as manager. During his 26 years with Manchester United he won 38 trophies, including 13 Premier League titles, five FA Cups and two UEFA Champions League titles.

Apr 22, 2014

David Moyes Sacked

Sir Alex Fergusons successor got sacked after a poor season finishing 7th in the league.

Period: May 19, 2014 to May 22, 2016

Louis Van Gaal

He took over from David Moyes. He bought many players in his first summer including the likes of Angel Di Maria. He manage to get united to 4th position in the league. In the second year he got united to 5th in the league and he won the Fa cup.