Category Archives: Manchester United

The 1890s: 1896-1897 Gillespie Arrives  

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with an article on Manchester City in 1896-97.

This series covers the final years of Ardwick, the birth of Manchester City and the Club’s first national success.

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The 1890s: 1895-1896 Test Match Special

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 1800 word article on Manchester City in 1895-96. An interesting season and one which started to pave the way for everything that followed while reminding those who ran the club that fans’ feelings always had to be considered!

This series covers the final years of Ardwick, the birth of Manchester City and the Club’s first national success.

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The 1890s: 1894-1895 Parlby’s City

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 2800 word article on Manchester City’s first season.

This series covers the final years of Ardwick, the birth of Manchester City and the Club’s first national success.

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The 1890s: 1892-1893 League Leaders

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 1800 word article on Ardwick’s first season in the Football League, 1892-93

Ever wondered how MCFC came into being and what happened to Ardwick AFC? Well, now’s your chance to find out. This series covers the final years of Ardwick and the birth of Manchester City.

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The 1890s: 1891-1892 A Second Manchester Cup

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 1100 word article on Ardwick’s exploits in the 1891-92 season. The last season before the club joined the Football League.

Ever wondered how MCFC came into being and what happened to Ardwick AFC? Well, now’s your chance to find out. This series covers the final years of Ardwick and the birth of Manchester City.

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The 1890s: 1890-1891 The Brewery Men

The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 1300 word article on Ardwick’s exploits in the 1890-91 season. This team image has been coloured to show the club’s colours of that season. Note: the story of City adopting blue and white for the first time due to Masonic influence in 1894 is a myth. The Club had been wearing blue and white from as early as 1887.

Ever wondered how MCFC came into being and what happened to Ardwick AFC? Well, now’s your chance to find out. This series covers the final years of Ardwick and the birth of Manchester City.

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The Financial Significance of Football to Manchester

Over the years I’ve done quite a few talks on the history of football to Manchester and have also focused on the financial significance of the sport to Manchester. Here are a few slides that spell out a few facts. Obviously, I normally include explanation behind a lot of this when I talk but nevertheless I think they may be of interest as stand alone slides.

These slides were from 2019 and so the figures will have changed since then but they do give a general feel for the financials:

The 1890s: 1889-1890 Illuminated Ardwick

Starting today: A new series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s! Ever wondered how MCFC came into being and what happened to Ardwick AFC? Well, now’s your chance to find out. This series covers the final years of Ardwick and the birth of Manchester City. It starts with the second half of the 1889-90 season for Ardwick and includes a story of a floodlit game.

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The 1890s: Ardwick and Manchester City

A new series of features starts tomorrow. This series provides a season by season account of Ardwick AFC and Manchester City FC in the 1890s. Some are 2000+ word articles, others are a bit less, but each adds to the story of how the club evolved. So, if you’ve ever wondered how MCFC came into being and what happened to Ardwick AFC, here’s your chance to find out. This series covers the final years of Ardwick, the birth of Manchester City and Manchester’s first national title.

Watch this space tomorrow for details.

Manchester United 2024-25 Fixtures

16/08/2024 – 20:00 – United v Fulham

24/08/2024 – 15:00 – Brighton v United 

31/08/2024 – 15:00 – United v Liverpool 

14/09/2024 – 15:00 – Southampton v United 

21/09/2024 – 15:00 Crystal Palace v United 

28/09/2024 – 15:00 United v Tottenham 

05/10/2024 – 15:00 – Aston Villa v United 

19/10/2024 – 15:00 – United v Brentford 

26/10/2024 – 15:00 – West Ham v United 

02/11/2024 – 15:00 – United v Chelsea 

09/11/2024 – 15:00 – United v Leicester City 

23/11/2024 – 15:00 – Ipswich Town v United 

30/11/2024 – 15:00 – United v Everton 

03/12/2024 – 19:45 – Arsenal v United 

07/12/2024 – 15:00 – United v Nottingham Forest 

14/12/2024 – 15:00 – Manchester City v United 

21/12/2024 – 15:00 United v Bournemouth 

26/12/2024 – 15:00 – Wolverhampton v United 

29/12/2024 – 15:00 – United v Newcastle United 

04/01/2025 – 15:00 – Liverpool v United 

15/01/2025 – 20:00 – United v Southampton 

18/01/2025 – 15:00 – United v Brighton 

25/01/2025 – 15:00 – Fulham v United 

01/02/2025 – 15:00 – United v Crystal Palace 

15/02/2025 – 15:00 – Tottenham v United 

22/02/2025 – 15:00- Everton v United 

26/02/2025 – 20:00 – United v Ipswich Town 

08/03/2025 – 15:00 – United v Arsenal 

15/03/2025 – 15:00 – Leicester City v United 

01/04/2025 – 19:45 – Nottingham Forest v United 

05/04/2025 – 15:00 – United v Manchester City 

12/04/2025 – 15:00 – Newcastle v United 

19/04/2025 – 15:00 – United v Wolverhampton 

26/04/2025 – 15:00 – Bournemouth v United 

03/05/2025 – 15:00 – Brentford v United 

10/05/2025 – 15:00 – United v West Ham 

18/05/2025 – 15:00 – Chelsea v United 

25/05/2025 – 16:00 – United v Aston Villa 

*All fixture are subject to change due to TV selections