.  Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stretford, Greater Manchester. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club joined The Football League in 1892 in which they won their first league title in 1908. Just a year later, the club moved to its current home ground, Old Trafford, where attendances have been higher than at any other English club ground for all but six seasons since 1964¨C65.The club has played in the top division of English football since 1938, with the exception of the 1974¨C75 season; they currently play in the Premier League, of which they were founding members in 1992.
  Having won a joint-record 18 league titles, four League Cups and a record 11 FA Cups,Manchester United is one of the most successful clubs in the history of English football and one of the wealthiest and most widely supported football teams in the world.Alex Ferguson has been manager since 6 November 1986 and is the most successful manager in the club's history, having won 26 major honours