History teacher happy to recall just some of the many moments that make up our rich history, whilst also keen to focus on current issues. Written for Back Page Football and Soccerlens.
Manchester United season review: 1974-75
Manchester United’s only season in the Second Division since the Busby era turned out to be one of excitement and success and brought...
Manchester United season review, 1973-74
Manchester United were relegated only six years after their European Cup triumph at Wembley in a disastrous season. Luckily, the board remained...
Manchester United season review: 1972-73
A miserable season saw the exits of both Frank O’Farrell as manager and the legendary Holy Trinity of George Best, Denis Law...
Manchester United season review: 1971-72
Under the new tenure of Frank O’Farrell of newly promoted Leicester City, United made a flying start to the 1971-2 campaign only...
Manchester United season review: 1970-71
In 1970 United were struggling to adapt to a new era without their great manager, Sir Matt Busby, and Wilf McGuinness was...
Wartime Reds: 1914-15, A Season in Review
A century ago, the horrors of the Great War made football pale into insignificance yet despite that, Manchester United’s 1914-15 season was...
Welbeck may return to haunt but he had enough chances to prove his worth
Saturday’s visit to the Emirates sees United meet Danny Welbeck on the opposing side for the first time. His transfer to Arsenal...
Glazers paying high price for years of neglect
The emphatic and almost unbelievable splurge of money spent on United this year is completely out of character with the way that...
Three of a kind for United’s current centre-back crop
Although, too much should not be taken from pre-season friendlies, it is obviously essential for Louis van Gaal to be able to...
Manchester United’s list of World Cup winners
Here’s a trivia question… How many players have played for Manchester United and been in a winning World Cup squad ? And...
Best Manchester United XI to never play in a World Cup
By boasting 100 academy players who have become internationals and featuring more squad players in this year’s World Cup than any other...
United are going backwards with Carrick
The midfield is an issue that we have refused to address yet only recently regretting. For years, Sir Alex Ferguson would ignore...