Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

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Manchester United: The Official History 1878-2002

"Manchester United Official History 1878-2002"

2002

2h 50m

7.0(1 votes)

Documentary

History

Overview

Manchester United Football Club started life as Newton Heath, a team founded by workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway in 1878. Recounting the history of Manchester United. Honors soon followed and the first of seven First Division titles was won in 1908. With an FA Cup win the following year, and another league title two years later, Manchester United were firmly establishing themselves as a force in English football. The era of great success and tragedy under the inspirational management of Sir Matt Busby and the Busby Babes. Charlton, Best and Law won the European Cup. Sir Alex Ferguson built the team of the nineties that have gone on to win seven premiership titles over the last ten years. Built around home-grown talent and inspirational signings (such as Eric Cantona), United moved into an era of unrivalled success which culminated in the remarkable treble of 1999. Further championships followed in both 2000 and 2001.

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Cast & Crew

18 members

Acting

Matt Busby

Self (archive footage)

Matt Busby

Acting

Alex Ferguson

Self (Manager 1986-)

Alex Ferguson

Acting

Arthur Albiston

Self (1984 European Cup-Quarter-Final) (archive footage)

No Image

Acting

Viv Anderson

Self (Full-back 1987-91)

No Image

Acting

Ron Atkinson

Self (Manager 1981-86)

Ron Atkinson

Acting

Cliff Bastin

Self (archive footage)

Cliff Bastin

Acting

Dennis Bergkamp

Self (1999 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)

Dennis Bergkamp

Acting

George Best

Self (Forward 1961-74)

George Best

Acting

Éric Cantona

Self (Forward 1992-97)

Éric Cantona

Acting

Bobby Charlton

Self

Bobby Charlton

Acting

Andy Cole

Self (1997 Porto) (1998 Barcelona) (archive footage)

Andy Cole

Acting

Duncan Edwards

Self (archive footage)

Duncan Edwards

Acting

Rio Ferdinand

Self (archive footage)

Rio Ferdinand

Acting

Roy Keane

Self (Centre-midfield 1993-) (archive footage)

Roy Keane

Acting

Gary Neville

Self (Full-back 1991-)

Gary Neville

Acting

Paul Scholes

Self (archive footage)

Paul Scholes

Acting

David Beckham

Self (Midfield 1991-)

David Beckham

Acting

David James

Self (1996 FA Cup Final) (archive footage)

David James

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