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Manchester United are a world-famous English football club, based at Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester. Manchester United are one of the most successful clubs in the world, having won the FA Premier League/Football League 15 times, FA Cup 11 times, the League Cup twice, the European Cup twice, the UEFA Cup Winners Cup once, the Intercontinental Cup once, and the European Super Cup once. The club has had the highest average attendance in English football for the past 34 seasons, with the exception of 1987-89 during redevelopment at Old Trafford.[1] The club was also voted second in a "FIFA Clubs of the 20th Century" poll, behind Real Madrid (the ranking was based on votes by the readers of a bi-monthly FIFA Magazine on December 2000). The club had been run as a public limited company since 1991, with an attempted takeover by Rupert Murdoch in 1998 blocked by the British Government. However, in May 2005 Malcolm Glazer completed a hostile takeover of the club and delisted it from the stock exchange. The current captain of Manchester United is Gary Neville, who took over from Roy Keane on 16 November 2005. First-team squad As of 7 October 2006, according to official website:[1], includes players on loan to other clubs. No. Position Player 1 GK Edwin van der Sar 2 DF Gary Neville (captain) 3 DF Patrice Evra 4 DF Gabriel Heinze 5 DF Rio Ferdinand 6 DF Wes Brown 7 MF Cristiano Ronaldo 8 FW Wayne Rooney 9 FW Louis Saha 11 MF Ryan Giggs (vice-captain) 13 MF Ji-Sung Park 14 FW Alan Smith 15 DF Nemanja Vidic 16 MF Michael Carrick 18 MF Paul Scholes 19 FW Giuseppe Rossi (on loan to Newcastle United) 20 FW Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 22 DF John O'Shea 23 MF Kieran Richardson 24 MF Darren Fletcher 25 MF David Jones (on loan to Derby County) 26 DF Phillip Bardsley (on loan to Glasgow Rangers) 27 DF Mikael Silvestre 28 DF Gerard Piqué (on loan to Real Zaragoza) 29 GK Tomasz Kuszczak (on loan from West Bromwich Albion) 34 DF Ryan Shawcross 36 DF David Gray 38 GK Thomas Heaton 41 FW Phil Marsh 42 MF Michael Barnes 43 MF Daniel Rose 49 MF Ritchie Jones -- FW Henrik Larsson (on loan from Helsingborgs from 1 January to 12 March 2007) -- GK Ben Foster (on loan to Watford) -- GK Tim Howard (on loan to Everton) Reserve squad Manchester United F.C. Reserves currently play their home games at Ewen Fields, the home of Hyde United of the Conference North. Brian McClair is currently in temporary charge of the reserve team following the departure of René Meulensteen to Brøndby IF. Players according to official website:[2], includes players on loan to other clubs. No. Position Player 32 DF Craig Cathcart 33 MF Chris Eagles (on loan to NEC Nijmegen) 34 DF Ryan Shawcross 35 MF Kieran Lee 36 DF David Gray 39 GK Ron-Robert Zieler 41 FW Phil Marsh 42 MF Michael Barnes 43 MF Daniel Rose 44 DF Adam Eckersley (on loan to Brøndby IF) 46 MF Lee Martin (on loan to Rangers) 47 DF Jonny Evans (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) 49 MF Ritchie Jones 50 MF Darron Gibson (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) 51 FW Fraizer Campbell (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) -- MF Souleymane Mamam (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) -- DF Danny Simpson (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) -- FW Febian Brandy -- GK Lee Crockett -- MF Sean Evans -- FW Dong Fangzhuo (on loan to R. Antwerp F.C.) -- MF Jamie Mullan -- MF Floribert N'Galula Honours League Premier League (including (Old) First Division)[9] titles: 15 1907-08, 1910-11, 1951-52, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03 (Old) Second Division[10] 2 1936, 1975 Other Cups FA Cup 11¹ 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004 League Cup 2 1992, 2006 European Cup/ UEFA Champions League 2 1968, 1999 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1 1991 Intercontinental Cup/World Club Championship 1¹ 1999 European Super Cup 1 1991 FA Charity/Community Shield 15¹ 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003 (* joint holders) Club records Record League Victory: 10-1 v Wolves, Division 1, 15 October 1892 Record Premiership Victory: 9-0 Ipswich Town 4 March 1995 Record Cup Victory: 10-0 v Anderlecht, Champions Cup, Preliminary Round, 26 September 1956 Record home win 10-0 v Anderlecht 26 September 1956 Record away win: 8-1 v Nottingham Forest 6 February 1999 Record League Defeat: 0-7 v Blackburn Rovers, Division 1, 10 April 1926 Record Cup Defeat: 1-7 v Burnley, FA Cup, 1st Round, 13 February 1901 Record 'Home' Attendance: 83,250 v Arsenal, Division 1, Maine Road, 7 January 1948 Record League Attendance (at Old Trafford): 76,004 v Portsmouth, Premiership, 4 November 2006 Longest unbeaten Run: 45 (All competitions), 24 December 1998 to 3 October 1999 ended by Chelsea FC Most Appearances: 754 Bobby Charlton Most League Appearances: 606 Bobby Charlton Most Goals scored: 247 Bobby Charlton Most League Goals: 199 Bobby Charlton Most League Goals in a Season: 32 Dennis Viollet, Division 1, 1959-60 Most Goals in a Season in all competitions: 46 Denis Law, 1963-64 Most Goals scored in a Match: 6 George Best v Northampton Town, 7 February 1970 Most Goals scored in European competition: 38 Ruud van Nistelrooy Goals in Consecutive League Matches: 10 Consecutive Matches Ruud van Nistelrooy, 22 March 2003 to 23 August 2003 Most League Goals in a Season (by team): 103 1956/57, 1958/59 Most Points in a 42 game Season: 92 - 1993/94 Most Points in a 38 game Season: 91 - 1999/2000 Most Capped Player: 129 Peter Schmeichel - Denmark Fastest Goal: 15 seconds Ryan Giggs v Southampton, Premiership, 18 November 1995 Stadium information Name - Old Trafford Location - Greater Manchester Capacity - 76,212 (All seater stadium) Inauguration - 19 February 1910 Pitch Size - 106 x 69.5 metres Record Attendance - 76,962; Wolves vs. - Grimsby, 25 March 1939.[11] Record Attendance (All Seater Stadium) - 76,004; Manchester United vs. Portsmouth, 4 November 2006.[12] Address - Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester, M16 0RA Nicknames - The Theatre of Dreams