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The Great Busby Babes Days Badge
Since 1960


King Robson Days Badge
The First Badge With a Devil
Since 1970


Cantona Days Badge
Since 1993


Now days Badge
Since 1998

[antdevil78]

the babes never had an actual badge on the shirt.

Badges were only used for FA Cup Finals/EC Finals and the one we used was the Manchester Coat of Arms

We were using this at least until 68 EC Final and into the early 70's

Where did you get that first one from as it is incorrect

[SALFORD RED]

Originally Posted by antdevil78

the babes never had an actual badge on the shirt.

Badges were only used for FA Cup Finals/EC Finals and the one we used was the Manchester Coat of Arms

We were using this at least until 68 EC Final and into the early 70's

Where did you get that first one from as it is incorrect

Quite correct Ant, This badge never appeared on shirts but appeared in programmes/merchandise during the mid to late 1960's.

The Cit of Manchester coat of arms.




One exception is the 1958 FA Cup final where the club had a special one-off badge with a phoenix rising from the flames to celebrate the club's miraculous rebirth from the Munich Air Crash, only 3 months earlier that same year.

[kingstreet]

Another example of the "Ship and stripes" crest.

[Red Devil]

Originally Posted by antdevil78

the babes never had an actual badge on the shirt.

Badges were only used for FA Cup Finals/EC Finals and the one we used was the Manchester Coat of Arms

We were using this at least until 68 EC Final and into the early 70's

Where did you get that first one from as it is incorrect

the busby babes were PRE 60s; this badge was created sometime mid to late 60s; a previous one had the ship in the space were the bars are now.

[Keano!]

The Manchester United badge is known worldwide and is
an iconic logo of one of the biggest names in the world.
But does everyone know how this badge came about and what used to adorn the front of the famous United
red?

Lets have a look....

---------- Up to 1960's ----------

This was the Manchester coat of arms. Looking back at
old videos and pictures, you will notice that this was
never actually visible on the shirt except for Cup finals
the team were to partake in. You may however
recognise the badge very well and rightly so as it can be
seen many times during the season on the team
blazer's. Sir Alex Ferguson often appeared on the sideline
in his smart blazer with the coat of arms on his breast
pocket.

The wording on it, "Concilio Et Labore" can be
translated into "Wisdom and Effort". Throughout this
period of time one other emblem was used and it was a
significant one in commemoration of the Busby Babes and
the tragedy of the Munich Air disaster. The emblem was
a phoenix rising from flames and was worn on the strip
of the 1958 FA Cup final as a mark of respect to those
who perished only 3 months beforehand...






---------- 1960's ----------



Here we can see the badge which resembles the shape
of the one we are most familiar with. This, like the one
prior 1960 wasn't used on the actual shirt, but in
match day programs. (It did make it onto the shirts in
the late 1960's) The badge featured two roses,
which were representing the County of Lancashire.
Despite roses supposed to be red, these ones were
intended to be of a yellow colour but due to printing
limitations on the match day programs, yellow was a
colour unable to be added so they were left white. The
badge also kept a shape in the center of a coat of arms
in a bid to try and relate it back to the Manchester coat
of arms.

[Keano!]

---------- 1970 - 1993 ----------

As the years progressed a change of badge was in need
and it was on this one that the iconic Red Devil was
born, due to Sir Matt Busby feeling it was an appropriate
nickname for the team. From 1972 onwards for 20 plus
years, this was the decoration of the Manchester United
shirt and it was to be the base design for ones to follow.
It was also the first to introduce the yellow and red
colouring, and as you can see the roses were replaced
with footballs which were coloured yellow. The badge
also continued the image of the ship above the devil
marking the trading in Manchester via seas, along with
the coat of arms shape in the center.




---------- 1993 - 1998 ----------



As sponsorship became bigger in the world of football
United modernised their crest but kept the same
colouring, style and features. This is arguably the
hardcore fans favourite club badge of all time.

---------- 1998 - Present Day ----------

The crest which we are accustomed to viewing today as
the United teams line out at Old Trafford and around the
world. Th biggest difference between this and the
previous version is the colouring and the fact that the
term "Football Club" was removed due to United
becoming a PLC, which angered many of the United
supporters. The colouring was much more richer and
gave it an embossed look. This badge has been in
operation for the past 10 years and it is thought that it
will continue for the foreseeable future of Manchester United FC

.