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The Book of Dreams for the Theatre of Dreams, Manchester United: The Complete Record is a revolution in football history. Inside you will find the most comprehensive, in-depth and extraordinary details of Manchester United FC. From the very first goalscorer for Newton Heath way back in the 1886/87 FA Cup (Jack Doughty, with two goals against Fleetwood Rangers in a 2-2 draw, although Fleetwood progressed because Newton Heath refused to play extra time), right up to the current season, The Complete Record is unrivalled by any other so-called 'definitive' football history. Nowhere else will you find: -- Every Single Goalscorer -- Every Single Player to Appear for Manchester United FC -- Every Single Match Manchester United have played, ever And as well as the statistics you can find the unique Trivia Attack section, which has the 25 best, worst and most wonderful matches, Reds on Tour, Spot-Kick Heroes and On This Day... If you are a True Red, your life cannot be complete until you buy The Complete Record.

The definitive, official history of Manchester United, the world’s most popular football club, is the one book no United fan can afford to be without. When the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company formed the Newton Heath L and YR Cricket and Football Club in 1878, they could have had no ideas what it was they were starting. Renamed Manchester United in 1902 after financial problems, the new club would soon go on to win the league title and the FA Cup. It was just the beginning of one of the most remarkable and gripping stories in sport. This masterful account explains how United rose to success, and how the club recovered in the bomb damaged aftermath of the Second World War under the brilliant guidance of Matt Busby. The loss of the core of the side in the Munich Air Disaster of February 1958 stunned a nation, and football fans around the world. But Busby recovered to build a new side around the talents of Best, Law and Charlton, becoming the first English side to win the European Cup in 1968. More recently, United have dominated English football under manager Sir Alex Ferguson, winning an incredible 19 Premier League titles, including a unique Treble in 1999. The incredible story of the Reds’ success, the great stars from Billy Meredith over 100 years ago to Ferdinand, Giggs and Rooney today, are all featured in this essential volume. Packed with stunning photographs and all the facts and figures you could ever want to know, this is a book no United fan can afford to be without.

The stretfordend.co.uk website is the most comprehensive and accurate club statistical database, and this book selects all the most important information to provide a definitive record of the Reds. As with the Sky Sports Football Yearbook, this book is the essential and only guide to United results, appearances and goalscorers you will ever need. Containing everything from a comprehensive list of FA Cup results to the leading goalscorers as substitutes, this book will answer any question you might possibly have about the club. Fully up to date to the end of the 2007-08 and completely revised for this edition, Manchester United: The Complete Record is packed with over a thousand pages of fascinating facts and figures that will enable the reader to have all the information about the world's most popular club available at their fingertips.

This new edition of the definitive guide to Old Trafford has been updated to record Manchester United's unprecedented Treble success of 1998. There are more than 700 in-depth profiles of all the players who ever appeared for the club, action shots of all the stars and greatest games, plus information on the youth system, training methods, supporters and more.

When the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company formed the Newton Heath L and YR Cricket and Football Club in 1878, they could have had no idea what it was they were starting. Renamed Manchester United in 1902 after financial problems, the new club would soon go on to win the league title and the FA Cup. It was just the beginning of one of the most remarkable and gripping stories in sport. In Alex Murphy's masterful account, he explains how United rose to success, and how the club recovered in the bomb-damaged aftermath of the Second World War under the brilliant guidance of Matt Busby. The loss of the core of the side in the Munich Air Disaster of February 1958 stunned a nation, and football fans around the world. But Busby recovered to build a new side around the talents of Best, Law and Charlton, becoming the first English side to win the European Cup in 1968. More recently, United have dominated English football under manager Sir Alex Ferguson, winning an incredible 11 Premier League titles, including a unique Treble in 1999. The incredible story of the Reds' success, the great stars from Billy Meredith over 100 years ago to Ferdinand, Giggs and Rooney today, are all featured in this essential volume. Packed with stunning photographs and all the facts and figures you could ever want to know, this is a book no United fan can afford to be without.