when did the glazer family takeover manchester united
Glazer ownership of Manchester United The club went public in 1990 and was the subject of takeover bids from property trader Michael Knighton and Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB corporation before Malcolm Glazer's stake was announced in September 2003. By the end of the year, Glazer had increased his shareholding from 3.17% to around 15%, which he almost doubled in the year up to October 2004. His acquisition of John Magnier and J. P. McManus's 28.7% stake in May 2005 pushed his own up to around 57%, well over the 30% threshold that would force him to launch a takeover bid. A few days later, he took control of 75% of the club's shares, allowing him to delist the company from the stock exchange, and within a month, the Glazers took 98% ownership of the club via their Red Football parent company, forcing a squeeze out of the remaining 2%. The final purchase price of the club totalled almost £800 million.
Manchester derby The Manchester derby refers to football matches between Manchester City and Manchester United, first contested in 1881. United play at Old Trafford while City play at the City of Manchester Stadium, the two grounds separated by approximately 4 miles (6.4Â km). The teams have played 176 matches in all competitions, United winning 73, City 51, and the remaining 52 having been drawn.
Bob McNair Robert C. McNair (born 1937) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and the owner of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
Celtic F.C. Former Celtic captain Jock Stein succeeded McGrory in 1965.[33] Stein guided Celtic to nine straight Scottish League wins from 1966 to 1974, equalling the then world record,[34] and a feat which was not matched again in Scotland until 1997 by Rangers.[35] He won the Scottish Cup with Celtic in his first few months at the club,[36] and then led them to the League title the following season.[37]