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