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Manchester United Facts

The club has produced some of the most historic, and recognizable names in football. Matt Busby, Bobby Charlton, Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Christiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, just to scratch the surface.

Manchester Utd Manager

Sir Alex Ferguson is the current manager of Manchester United. Before his managing days, he was a striker with several professional teams throughout Scotland. His managing career began in 1974, at the relatively early at the age of 32. Ferguson earned ?40 a week for managing East Stirlingshire. From there he quickly moved up the ranks, joining more prestigious clubs. By 1985 he was chosen as manager of Scotland’s national team.

Fergie’s stint as Scotland’s manager was short lived, as he took over the managerial duties at Manchester United in 1986. It was a slow start, but soon, with Sir Alex at the helm, Man U began to flourish. During his career at Manchester Utd., Ferguson has won the English Premier League eleven times, the League Cup three times, the FA Cup five times, the Champions League twice, and many other various championship wins. In the 1998-99, under his leadership, the Red Devils won the Treble, winning the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League, a feat never accomplished by any other club. He was knighted in 1999 and inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Man U’s history begins in 1878 when the club was formed, and known then as Newton Heath L&YR F.C., a worker’s football team from Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. In 1902 the team fell into financial turmoil, until a large investment by J.H. Davies, a local brewer, saved the club. They started fresh, with a new name: Manchester United.

Manchester United F.C. is a football club playing in the English Premier League. They are one of the most popular and successful football teams in the world, as well as the richest of any sport.

Since the new beginning in 1902, Man U has had a few struggles, but that is overshadowed by their enormous success.
Between World War I and World War II the team juggled between victory and failure, moving back and forth from the first division to the second division. After WWII, the team has been nothing short of spectacular, being regulated from the top division only once.

Man Utd have won 18 domestic league championships, tying them with Liverpool for the most. They have also won many other honours, both domestically and internationally.

Manchester United are popularly known as The Red Devils, Man U, or Man Utd.

Manchester United Stadium

The home of the Red Devil’s is Old Trafford, and has been since 1910. The stadium has also been given the name, "The Theatre of Dreams," by Manchester United’s famous manager Sir Matt Busby. The stadium itself has had an intriguing history. At the beginning of World Ward II, it was used as a depot for the army, and football competition continued there just as before. Then, in December 1940, it was damaged by a German air raid. Play was temporary moved until the following March, when only a few days later it was bombed a second time, rendering it useless. Man U did not play anymore games at Old Trafford until it was repaired in 1949.

After years of rebuilding and renovation, Old Trafford has become biggest stadium of any English Premier League team, with 76,212 seats. Old Trafford is a 5-star rated, "Elite" UEFA stadium, meaning it meets the high standards of UEFA to hold the Champions League Final.

Portsmouth F.C. Brief Summary

Portsmouth F.C. is an English Premier League football club from Portsmouth, England. They are popularly known as "Pompey" but also have the less common nickname of "The Blues." Their fans are known as the "Blue Army."

Pompey’s main rival is Southampton, though they are currently two league levels below Portsmouth, in League 1.

Portsmouth F.C. originated in 1898, in a back garden meeting between John Brickwood, an owner of a local brewery, and Frank Bretell, the team’s first manager, where they put together the foundations of a football team. Pompey started in the Southern League in 1899, having a very successful first year, ending the season in second place.

Since the inaugural season, there have been several ups and downs for Portsmouth. They have faced financial difficulty and regulation. But, on the other hand, they have enjoyed many successes. In 1939 they beat the Wolverhampton Wanderers in a convincing 4-1 win for the FA Cup. In 1948-49 they were the favourites to win the Football League/FA Cup double. Though they lost the FA Cup in the semi-final, they won the English League that season. Then, the following year, they won the English League again, being one of five clubs to win back to back titles since World War II.

After the amazing back to back championships, Pompey began to struggle. They got regulated as far as the fourth division and nearly went into bankruptcy. Finally, in 2002, Portsmouth made it into the English Premier League under the direction of renowned manager Harry Redknapp. In 2008, Redknapp led the club to its second FA Cup with a victory over Cardiff City. That victory gave them an invitation to the 2008-09 UEFA Cup, Portsmouth’s first time playing European football.

Portsmouth FC Stadium

Pompey’s home pitch is Fratton Park, and has been since the origination of the club in 1898. The front facade of Fratton Park is known for its Tudor design, fitting in nicely with the architecture of Portsmouth. The stadium runs from east to west, sort of an anomaly in stadiums. There are four stands, each with seating. The stadium holds a capacity of around 20,200, which marks the lowest capacity of any Premier League stadium.

As expected of a stadium well over 100-years old, it has long been showing signs of wear and tear. Several different plans have been made and dropped to either build a new stadium, or renovate and add on to the existing one. As it stands now, they plan to rotate the pitch 90 degrees to free up space and add additional seating. Ultimately the seating capacity should reach 30,000 in 2010.

Portsmouth FC Manager

Portsmouth’s current manager is Paul Hart. He has been at Portsmouth since spring of 2007 when he was placed as Director of Youth Operations. In February 2009, Pompey’s first team manager Tony Adams, was sacked, and Hart was given his place on a temporary basis. In July 2009, after ending the 2008-09 with much improvement of the team, and safely avoiding regulation, Hart was appointed the permanent manager.

Paul Hart has been around football his whole life, being the son of Johnny Hart, a football player and manager. Paul was a football player as well, playing as a defender. He played for several different clubs including Blackpool and Leeds United. His playing days ended, and his managing days began in 1988, when he became manager of Chesterfield. He has managed several teams over the years, eventually landing at Portsmouth.