No problem mate, it took some finding, but it's nice to have a photo of a Manchester United squad where they're all smiling, and not in an Identification Parade at the local nick
Your team's photo from the year you were born
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No problem mate, it took some finding, but it's nice to have a photo of a Manchester United squad where they're all smiling, and not in an Identification Parade at the local nick
That's when Johnnowhite was born.
1963, complete with Division 2 Championship trophy from the previous season I assume.
Bill Shankly looks as though he's in a straight-jacket
1965
Crompton, Foulkes, Sadler, Dunne, Brennan, Moore, Crerand, Cantwell, Busby
Connelly, Stiles, Charlton, Law, Dunne, Herd, Best
Crompton, Foulkes, Sadler, Dunne, Brennan, Moore, Crerand, Cantwell, Busby
Connelly, Stiles, Charlton, Law, Dunne, Herd, Best
Thank you. My year too.1965
Crompton, Foulkes, Sadler, Dunne, Brennan, Moore, Crerand, Cantwell, Busby
Connelly, Stiles, Charlton, Law, Dunne, Herd, Best
An incredibly frustrating one. We'd finished second the previous season (SAF's first full one), things were really looking up and a challenge for the title was expected. Hughes was back, and we'd signed an excellent keeper in Jim Leighton and a top defender in Steve Bruce.
Unfortunately Brian McClair was a lot less prolific than he'd been the previous season, and Hughes failed to make up the shortfall. Bruce looked like a clumsy oaf, and fans were not pleased that he'd apparently been signed to replace the wonderful Paul McGrath. Leighton was a great success to start off with; nobody would have predicted his form falling off a cliff or Bruce becoming a future United legend.
Isn't that Giggs next to Casper?
edit: i suppose some dont count him as one of them
Can someone post a 1996 one? Not allowed to post images yet. I feel too young around you guys.
From 1984/85.. Anyone got a better pic
Yeah it's Giggs.
It's changed over the years, but the original class of 92 were Gary Neville, Chris Casper, John O'Kane, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Keith Gillespie, Simon Davies and Ben Thornley(all signed pro deals on the same day, or so according to the M.E.N who did a full back-page write up on it), but over the years Ryan Giggs who was a year older and already a full time pro when he played in the FAYC in 92, and even Phil Neville who was two years younger gets included by some.
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Lfc 1963
Guess who we beat by 2 points for the league in our second season after coming to top flight.
Guess who we beat by 2 points for the league in our second season after coming to top flight.
Great idea for a thread. We can find out how many 12 year olds post in the United and matchday forums
It was 4 points
Scholes wasn't in the 92 Youth Cup team though. I think the term generally applies to all the kids who were in the academy together, Giggs was in that group even though he was well into the first team by 1992.
1980 actually but good guess, wouldn't have recognized that team at all tbh.
loving this thread, been interesting to see some players I've forgotten about
the squad and the trophies
Yeah you're right, i've just checked the programme from the FAYC final in 1992 and though he was listed in the squad he never featured that campaign due to injury, though he did play the following season and scored in the final against Leeds United.
That was a one off group in 92, everybody in the squad got a pro contract, it had never happened before or since and probably never will again.
the squad and the trophies
Peter Bodak, bloody hell forgotten about him!
So good. ahhaah
left in orange its Manchester United goalkeeper coach Silvino
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Oh interesting that he was injured. I don't have any memory of the youth team back then, i just assumed he was still too small.
1972 - Lost to Coventry at home on my birthday. Top scorer: Bobby Charlton with 6 in his final season
Full Wiki here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972–73_Manchester_United_F.C._season
Full Wiki here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972–73_Manchester_United_F.C._season
Damn you are young
Won the title in 1956.
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That's like asking for a Ferrari and getting a Ford Anglia.
Wouldn’t surprise me
Funny.
Imagine that photo now? Ed Woodward in the middle with a shit eating grin. Martial and Rashford having to sit on their arse like two school kids.
1991/1992
Martial's agent would want a move out
Closest I can find to 87, could be the year before it.
As can be seen not a United supporter but my 85 year old Dad remembers Duncan Edwards as he was working in Manchester in the Fifties and used to go to the matches. He says he was the best English player he has ever seen and probably physically the strongest. Obviously what happened was a tragedy.... but anyone remember seeing him play ?
Alas, no. Like you, I heard about him from my dad who said pretty much the same as yours did. He was at the last home game before Munich when they slaughtered Bolton by 7-2, with Edwards scoring what was to be his last home goal. Years later he would always say that he was the best player United and England ever produced.
My grandad saw them all from the 30s to the late 90s. He said Edwards was the best player he ever saw at Old Trafford or anywhere for that matter.
Closest I can find to 87, could be the year before it.
that is 87 alright. Big Ron was in the 86/87 squad photo since fergie only took over from November 86.
1986
