sir alex ferguson joined man utd in 1983.
sir alex ferguson joined man utd in 1983.
when did sir alex ferguson join man utd?
1983
manchester united had won two league titles and a fa cup in the first two decades of the 20th century, but the inter-war years had been blighted by a loss of form on the pitch and ongoing financial problems. the club's revival occurred with the appointment of matt busby as manager in 1945; he guided the club to a fa cup triumph in 1948 and a league title in 1952. he then built a highly successful new side consisting of mostly young players (nicknamed the "busby babes" by the media) which went on to win two league titles and became the first english club to play in the new european cup. then tragedy struck in february 1958; eight of the club's players (three of them established england internationals; roger byrne, tommy taylor and duncan edwards) died as a result of the munich air disaster on the return flight from a european cup tie in yugoslavia and two others injured to such an extent that they never played again. busby, who was seriously injured in the crash, was left to build a new team. his new united side, built around munich crash survivors including bill foulkes and bobby charlton, went on to dominate the english game in the 1960s, featuring new stars like denis law and george best, winning two more league titles, a fa cup and then the european cup in 1968 - the first english club to win the trophy. busby retired the following year after 24 years in charge. the club was less successful in the 1970s, its only major trophy of the decade being the fa cup in 1977, and the club even spent a season outside the top division of english football. the 1980s were slightly more successful with a further two fa cups wins and regular top four league finishes, but the club has enjoyed an unmatched run of success which began after the appointment of alex ferguson as manager in 1986. by the time ferguson retired in 2013 after 27 years as manager, the club had won a further 13 league titles, five fa cups, four league cups and two european cups. high-profile players to have played for the club during sir alex ferguson's management (he was knighted in 1999) include bryan robson, mark hughes, ryan giggs, eric cantona, david beckham and wayne rooney.
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sir alex ferguson (born 1941) is a former scottish football player and manager.









































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