FAQ
Directors and Staff
Address and Telephone Numbers
Home Grounds
Ticket Availability
Museum and Tour Centre
Membership Scheme
Supporters Club Branches (Overseas)
Independent Manchester United Supporters Association
Fanzines
Manchester United WWW Pages
Manchester United Electronic Mailing List
Manchester United Radio
Other Information and FAQ
Honours
DIRECTORS AND STAFF
Directors
CM Edwards (Chairman and Chief Executive), JM Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, EM Watkins, RL Olive,
Secretary Ken Merrett
Ass. Secretary Ken Ramsden
Membership Sec. Barry Moorhouse
Manager Alex Ferguson CBE
Ass. Manager Steve McFaren
Reserves Manager Jim Ryan
Youth Teams Mgr Eric Harrison
ADDRESS
Manchester United Football Club, Sir Matt Busby Way,
Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA, England.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Callers from the UK outside Manchester should prefix numbers with 161.
Callers from overseas should dial their international access code, followed
by the code for the United Kingdom (usually 44), and then 161 and the
relevant number as shown below.
Office hours are 09:00-17:30 UTC (UTC+1 in summer)
Main Switchboard 872-1661 or 930-1968
Ticket & Match Info 872-0199 (24 hours recorded message)
Mail Order Merchandising 877-9777
Membership Office 872-5208
Museum & Tour Centre 877-4002
Fax (Offices) 876-5502
Fax (Merchandising) 872-0941
E-mail www.manunited.com
WWW http://www.sky.co.uk/sports/manu/
HOME GROUNDS
First Team - Old Trafford (Capacity 55,000)
Reserves - Old Trafford (Gigg Lane,Bury during November-March)
'A' Team - The Cliff, Lower Broughton Road, Lower Broughton, Salford.
'B' Team - Littleton Road, Lower Kersal, Salford.
Youth Cup matches are usually played at Old Trafford.
TICKET AVAILABILITY
Overseas supporters should write for tickets to Old Trafford giving as much
prior notice as possible. With the increased capacity now available, there
should not be too much of a problem obtaining tickets for all but the
biggest games. I believe that you can collect and pay for your tickets on
the day of the game but check this with the ticket office.
Ticket touts (scalpers) operate along Sir Matt Busby Way and generally ask
50 to 100 pounds sterling depending upon the opposition. Close to kick-off
time, they will accept 30 to 50 pounds sterling. Fortunately, there are
still a few genuine fans who will sell any spare tickets they have at face
value. Best of luck!
Tickets for away games are generally only available to Season Ticket
holders only. Details, as available, are announced on the 24 hour Ticket
and Match Information Service.
Tickets are not required for reserve team games. Members can gain free
admission and non-members pay Stlg. 2.00 for adults, 1.00 for children.
Crowds are usually 3-4,000.
Admission to Youth Cup games at Old Trafford is Stlg. 2.00 for adults and
1.00 for children.
Crowds are usually 2-3,000 but reach 20-30,000 for a final!
MUSEUM AND TOUR CENTRE
The Manchester United museum was officially opened in 1986 by the mother of
Duncan Edwards. Its popularity has rapidly grown to the extent that it now
has more visitors than Wembley Stadium! The museum traces the entire
history of United and contains replicas of trophies won, famous players'
shirts and medals, historic programmes, and a wealth of other material.
The stadium tour takes you 'behind the scenes' at Old Trafford and includes
visits to the control centre, press conference room, director's lounge,
dressing rooms and players 'dug-outs'. The popularity of the tours means it
is advisable to book in advance and essential during school holidays.
The museum is open six days a week (closed Mondays, except bank holidays)
and stadium tours run hourly commencing at 10am. Last tour is at 2pm.No
tours are run on match-days and restricted tours operate the days before
and after a match, omitting the dressing rooms.
Prices in pounds sterling Adult Child
Museum only 2.95 1.95
Museum and Stadium Tour 4.95 2.95
Members can obtain a 1.00 discount by using the voucher in their book.
MEMBERSHIP SCHEME
The Manchester United Membership scheme was introduced in April 1987 in
response to a government directive for controlling an increasing threat of
hooliganism in English football. In its first season, United had around
40,000 members but thanks to recent sucesses, the number had risen by last
season to over 120,000 from all over the globe.
For those who may be interested in joining, season 1997/98 costs of
membership were
Prices in pounds sterling Adult Junior
Great Britain 12.00 6.00
Europe 15.00 9.00
Rest of the World 20.00 15.00
All payments MUST be made in sterling.
Cheques, postal orders and bank drafts should be made payable to
'Manchester United'.
If paying by cheque, please write your full address on reverse.
Cash can only be accepted from personal callers.
Applications should be sent to the Membership Office at Old Trafford.
Benefits of Membership
Priority and a discount over non-members for first team match tickets
Free admission to reserve team games
Official Yearbook
Official poster and results chart
Christmas and End of Season brochures
Voucher for 1.00 off admission price to Stadium Tour and/or Museum
10% off purchases from the souvenir shops
10% off subscriptions to programmes, magazines, videos etc.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTERS CLUB BRANCHES
Full details of all branches can be found in the Manchester United Official
Yearbook sent to members. There are over 100 branches in the UK and Ireland
and prospective members should contact Old Trafford for details of their
nearest branch. Overseas branches have been formed in the following
countries. Anyone requiring details is invited to contact me direct for
address/phone numbers.
AUSTRALIA (N.S.W.)
AUSTRALIA (South)
AUSTRALIA (Western)
BELGIUM
CANADA
CYPRUS
GERMANY (German Friends)
GERMANY (German Reds)
GERMANY (Krefeld Reds)
GIBRALTAR
HOLLAND
ICELAND
JAPAN (Tokyo)
LUXEMBOURG
MALAYSIA
MALTA
MAURITIUS
SCANDINAVIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SWITZERLAND (Swiss Devils)
U.S.A.
INDEPENDENT MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTERS ASSOCIATION
IMUSA was formed in 1995 to provide a vehicle whereby the ordinary fan
canmake his or her voice heard by the club. They are also attempting to
build up dialogue with the club so that the fans are kept in touch with
events.
FANZINES
Fanzines are magazines writen by, and for, the fans. They are totally
unofficial and are an outlet for the fans to voice their opinions. Needless
to say, they are not sold in the souvenir shops but are on sale outside the
ground on match days. United have well established fanzines which are
available by subscription. They all welcome contributions written by
supporters. Journalistic talent is not required, just an opinion!
Red Issue, 4th floor, Clayton House, 59 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AQ
or [email protected]
Subscription (10 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Red Issue VOTF'
U.K. 13.50 Europe 16.50 Rest of the World 25.00
United We Stand, PO Box 45, Manchester M41 1GQ
Subscription (10 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'United We Stand'
U.K. 12.50 Rest of the World 15.00
Red News, PO Box 384, London WC1 N 3RJ
Subscription (6 issues) Cheques/P.O. payable to 'Red News'
U.K. 8.00 Rest of the World 11.00
A newer fanzine which started up this season is United by Football which
is available at newsagents in the UK for 1.95.
United by Football (http://www.unitedbyfootball.co.uk/)
Subscription (12 issues) Cheques/credit card details to
Subscriptions, United by Football, PO Box 41, Manchester M21 9XA, UK
U.K. 20.40 Europe 29.00 Rest of the World 45.00
MANCHESTER UNITED WWW PAGES
MUFC now have their own official page at
http://www.sky.co.uk/sports/manu/
There are also an increasing number of unofficial pages produced by fans.
Your best starting point for these sites is the Worldwide Manchester United
Fans Webring.
This is a WEBRING for all Man U related websites. To look at the sites or
add your site (content should mainly be facts or anything related to
Manchester United Football Club) go to Ringmaster: Barry Leeming's
([email protected]) page at:
http://www.cybernet.dk/users/barrystorv/manuring.htm
The United Electronic Mail Digest is updated daily at
http://www.cs.indiana.edu/usr/local/hyplan/ccheah/MUFC/mufc.html
The following commercial pages contain match reports etc.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
http://www.soccernet.com/manutd/index.html
http://www.fa-premier.com/mufc/index.html
http://www.the-times.co.uk
http://espnet.sportszone.com/soccer/
http://www.sporting-life.com/
These addresses are, as always, subject to change.
THE MANCHESTER UNITED ELECTRONIC MAILING LIST
A few common requests are detailed below. These commands MUST be sent to
the listserver, [email protected] , and NOT to the usual
mailing list address.
To receive complete digest of a day's postings rather than individual
messages, send the command :- set mufc digests
To receive up-to-the-minute mail whenever it is sent out, then send the
command :- set mufc mail
To temporarily stop receiving messages (because you are away on holiday for
instance), send the command :- set mufc nomail
To restore normal service, send the command :- set mufc mail
To permanently leave the list, send the command :- signoff mufc
Once again, if you have any questions regarding the list, please contact CP
Cheah at, [email protected] , AND NOT ME!!!
MANCHESTER UNITED RADIO
Manchester United Radio broadcasts on 1413 KHz on the medium wave on
matchdays only from 4 hours before kick-off to an hour or so after the
game. The signal strength is very low and can only be picked up in a 4 or 5
mile radius of the ground. This is due to government broadcasting
restrictions.
Other local radio frequencies are Piccadilly Radio on 1152 KHz and Greater
Manchester Radio on 95.1 MHz. BBC Radio 5 broadcasts nationally on 909KHz
Piccadilly Radio can be listened to over the Internet on RealAudio for match
commentaries via the Key103 web site:
http://www.key103fm.com/html/home.html
Other UK radios stations such as BBC Radio 5 and Capitol Gold also have
match commentaries that may feature United over Real Audio.
TRIVIA
Date formed : 1878 as Newton Heath LYR (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)
1890 LYR suffix dropped when support from railway company
ended
1902 became Manchester United after Newton Heath
bankruptcy
Size of Old Trafford pitch : 116 x 76 yards
Kit colours :
'Home' - Red shirts, White shorts, Black socks
'Away' - White shirts, White shorts, White socks
'3rd' - Blue shirts, Blue shorts, Blue socks
The 'Away' kit is not used at all away games but only where there is a
colour clash e.g. Liverpool. At away games where the opposition wear white
shorts, United may change to black shorts. The third kit is used at away
games where both the 'home' and 'away' kits clash with the opposition eg
Southampton, Sunderland.
How do I get a merchandising catalogue?
Write, phone, or fax the merchandising dept at Old Trafford requesting a
catalogue. Although goods can be ordered by credit card, overseas
supporters should be aware of the high shipping charges made.
Europe - One item : Stlg. 5.00. More than one item : Stlg. 14.00
Rest of the World - Stlg. 35.00 per order or subject to weight if greater
How do I get to Old Trafford?
Bus - Buses leave Chorlton Street in central Manchester direct to the
ground. Other areas of Manchester also have routes to Old Trafford.
Car - Leave the M63 at junction 7 and take the A56 towards Manchester.
Train - Special trains run from Oxford Road station in central Manchester
direct to the ground.
Tram - The Metrolink line between Altrincham and Bury runs through central
Manchester and there is a station at Old Trafford.
Can I watch United training?
Supporters are usually allowed into The Cliff to watch the players train.
On most days, training starts at about 10.00 and lasts until about 12.30.
The players often drive over to Littleton Road (half a mile away) and do
the training there. Although there are usually only 20 or 30 people
watching, during school holidays the figure is more like 400 or 500.
Players do not normally train on the day of a game.
Most players are happy to spend some time with the fans after training
to allow them to get autographs and take photos.
How do I write to the players?
Write c/o MUFC, Old Trafford. A signed photo is usually sent if asked for
but you may have a long wait if you write to the most popular players.
Who or what is Fred the Red?
Fred the Red is the official mascot of Manchester United and is an
anthropomorphic(!) representation of a red devil dressed in a United kit
who appears before the kick-off and at half time at home games. He made his
debut at the final game of the 1993/94 season against Coventry where he got
lynched by the players! Although a source of considerable embarrassment to
anyone over the age of puberty, he is very popular with the kids and
generates considerable revenue via merchandising.
What is Manchester United plc?
Manchester United plc (public limited company) is the company formed in
July 1991 to enable United to be a company quoted on the London Stock
Exchange.
For the year ending 31st July 1997, turnover was Stlg.88,000,000. Profit
before taxation was Stlg.27,500,000.
As of 3rd December 1995, the share price was 194p. As of 1 May 1997, they
were priced at over 600p! With approximately 62,000,000 shares issued,
that valued the company at over Stlg.350m. It is a sobering thought that in
1989, Chairman Martin Edwards agreed to sell the club to Michael Knighton
for Stlg 10m. Most shares are owned by financial institutions but Martin
Edwards remains the largest individual shareholder. Martin Edwards inherited
his shares in the club from his father, Louis Edwards, who bought into the
club in the late 50s.
HONOURS
European Champion Clubs' Cup
Winners 1968 and 1999
European Cup Winners Cup
Winners 1991
FA Premiership
Champions 1993 1994 1996 1997 1999
Runners up 1995
Football League Div 1
Champions 1908 1911 1952 1956 1957 1965 1967
Runners up 1947 1948 1949 1951 1959 1964 1968 1980 1988 1992
FA Challenge Cup
Winners 1909 1948 1963 1977 1983 1985 1990 1994 1996 1999
Runners up 1957 1958 1976 1979 1995
Football League Cup
Winners 1992
Runners up 1983 1991 1994
World Club Championship
Runners up 1968
European Super Cup
Winners 1991