Tag Archives: European Cup Winners
Sir Alex Vs. Sir Matt
As a United fan, I consider myself quite lucky that two of the greatest managers to ever grace the game have done so at our great club. It’s fair to say our trophy cabinet would look decidedly bare in comparison to what it is now if we hadn’t had these two legends running the show. [...]
Full StoryThe European trail 1957/58
The autumn of 1957 was a carefree, buoyant time for Manchester United fans. They had watched as the team had made a decent start to the season and also as they had brushed aside the Shamrock Rovers club from Dublin, in the first round of the European Cup. After being League Champions for the previous [...]
Full StoryEnd of the Dream – Real Madrid April 1957
After the euphoria of the victory against Bilbao on that never to be forgotten evening of 6th February, 1957, the fans had to wait until the 11th April for the 1st leg of the European Cup semi-final. United also had to wait to find out who they would be playing as joining them in the [...]
Full StoryThe European Trail – January 1957 – 1st Leg
After the hard fought battle with Borrussia Dortmund towards the end of November 1956, Manchester United had to wait another eight weeks before they would face European opposition again in the European Cup. They had been paired with Athletico Bilbao in the forthcoming quarter final tie, and the matches were to be played in Bilbao [...]
Full StoryThe European Trail – October 1956
The City of Manchester, and also the rest of the country, started to feel for the very first time, “European Football Fever” in October of 1956, following the emphatic demolition of Belgian Champions Anderlecht by United in their very first tie in this new European Cup competition. Significantly, the 10-0 winning margin, and the display [...]
Full StoryThe European Trail – September 1956
History was made on the evening of September 12, 1956 – when thanks to the vision of United manager Matt Busby, the club became the first English club to compete in European competition. In truth, if Busby had wanted to test his beloved “Babes” in competition against the cream of Europe’s best football teams, the [...]
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