Sir Matt Busby is first appointed manager

Newton Heath is renamed Manchester United

Eight players are killed in Munich Air Disaster

The club is formed (as Newton Heath)

Old Trafford opens

United become first English club to win European Cup

United win their first league title

The Treble

Sir Alex Ferguson is appointed manager

Sharp becomes club's first shirt sponsor

Bryan Robson signs in British record deal

United claim FIFA World Club Cup

Wayne Rooney scores a debut hat-trick

United thrash champions Arsenal 4-1 on the opening day of the season

Bobby Charlton makes his debut, scoring the first two of his record 249 goals

Denis Law becomes United's first European Footballer of the Year

Ryan Giggs plays the first of his 909 (and counting) games

United claim their first Double

Ruud van Nistelrooy scores in a record 10 consecutive league matches

Legendary winger George Best plays his final United game

Eric Cantona is born

The one year between 1983 and 1995 when Mark Hughes did not play a United game

United break their transfer record to sign Rio Ferdinand for £29.1m

United hammer Wolves 10-1, their biggest ever league win

David Beckham scores from the halfway line against Wimbledon

Kevin Moran gets red card, Norman Whiteside curls home a beauty in memorable FA Cup final

Roy Keane criticises United's 'prawn sandwich' brigade

Old Trafford sustains major damage at the hands of German bombs

United splash the cash during a record summer to land David De Gea, Ashley Young and Phil Jones

Steve Bruce scores two injury time headers to virtually secure United's first league title in 27 years

United boast a record 8 players in the PFA Team of the Year

At 46 years, 281 days, Billy Meredith becomes United's oldest ever player

Ryan Giggs scores United's quickest ever goal after just 15 seconds

George Best sets a post-war United record with six goals in one game versus Northampton