Results containingBobby Charlton

Sir Bobby Charlton
... embodies the values of Manchester United better than Sir Bobby Charlton. Having survived the trauma of Munich aged just 20, he played as if every game was for his fallen colleagues, recovering from his injuries to reach the pinnacle for both club and country. In a 17-year playing career with...

Manchester United F.c.
... United Football Club is an English football club, one of the most popular football clubs in the world, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. The club was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, and has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the exception...

Alex Stepney
... Stepney earned Old Trafford immortality the night Manchester United became European champions in 1968. On that balmy May evening at Wembley, with United and Benfica drawing 1-1, Stepney held on to a ferocious shot from Eusebio to ensure the game would go into extra-time. The additional half-hour...

Champions League - 1967 To 1968 - 1969
... to 1968 — The Old Empire strikes back   In 1967, Celtic became the first Scottish, British and northern European team to win the competition, beating Internazionale 2–1 in the Estádio Nacional, in Lisbon, Portugal.   The team, which became known as the Lisbon Lions, managed by Jock Stein, were...

Rivalries - Manchester City
... Manchester derby is the name given to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United. As with any major football rivalry, gloating and banter between the two sets of fans is commonplace.   History     The first meeting between the two teams occurred on 12 November 1881, when...

Gary Neville
... Alexander Neville [3] (born 18 February 1975) is an English football player. He is England's most capped right back andManchester United's club captain. Neville started at and has played his entire career so far at Old Trafford, making him to date a rare one club man. He is now United's...

Paul Scholes
... Aaron Scholes (Salford, England, November 16, 1974) is an English footballer who made his professional debut for Manchester United, the club which has played his entire career. Scholes has played with the selection of England football team for seven years, having debuted officially in 1997. He...

In 1958, Time Stopped For Manchester United
... clock at Old Trafford Stadium remains permanently frozen at 3:04 p.m. on Feb. 6, 1958. The solitary word beneath it is Munich. Lest anyone forget, that was the time and date when a plane carrying the Manchester United team crashed on takeoff from Munich's airport, decimating the famous Busby Babes...

George Best
... Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional football player, best known for his years withManchester United. He was a winger whose game combined pace, acceleration, balance, two-footedness, goalscoring and the ability to beat defenders. In 1968, his annus mirabilis,...

The North-South Derby - Manunited Vs Arsenal
... F.C.–Manchester United F.C. rivalry is a notable rivalry in English football as both clubs are recognised as having great history and traditions.[1] Although the two clubs have frequently been in the same division as each other since 1919, the rivalry has largely arisen since around 1990,...

Ryan Giggs
... Joseph Giggs OBE (born Ryan Joseph Wilson on 29 November 1973) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Manchester United. Giggs made his first appearance for the club during the 1990–91 season and has been a regular player since the 1991–92 season. He established himself as a left winger during the...

Darron Gibson
... Thomas Daniel Gibson, better known as Darron Gibson (Derry, Northern Ireland, October 25, 1987) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays central midfielder for Manchester United FC English Premier League. Currently also plays football for the Republic of Ireland. Darron Gibson began his...