Earlier I posted about the change to the Manchester United badge in the 1970s and 1980s. Well, I though it would be interesting to see what it looked like prior to then. I made some interesting findings and wanted to share them. The Manchester Coat of Arms (above) had always been the Manchester United crest, until it was changed in the 1960s for commercial reasons. However, United continued to wear it on their Final jerseys until the 1970s. It is still on club blazers today. The Latin on the crest actually...

                                     Tonight saw the triumphant march of Manchester United progress one step closer to the first FA Cup Final back at Wembley. the team had been unable to beat Reading at Old Trafford but beat them 3-2 tonight thanks to 3 goals in the first six minutes. Gabriel Heinze scored the opener on two minutes and was copied by Louis Saha two minutes later. The third was scored on 6 minutes by Ole Gunnar Solksjaer. This put us firmly in the driving seat and made it a tie that seemed impossible to lose. However, goals from Kitson and Lita made...

                                                                                   Manchester United’s decision to alter the club badge in 1998 caused a minor outcry amongst die hard fans. Up until then, the badge appeared with the words “Manchester United Football Club” on the crest. The 1998 decision removed the words “Football Club” and put “United” on the bottom level of the badge. It was meant to reflect the fact that it was now a brand and more than a football club, but it...

                        Manchester United’s clash against Lille in the Champion’s League on March 7th is set to become very interesting, even before a ball has been kicked! Lille have today confirmed that they will continue to protest over Manchester United’s goal that saw them snatch a 1-0 win and aggregate advantage in their first leg last week. UEFA have already dismissed one appeal against the quickly take free kick that Giggs converted, but the appeal is to be heard again on Friday for a final ruling. Lille are adamant that there was a technical error on...

                                   Sir Alex Ferguson has ben in charge of Manchester United since 1986. This spell is one of the longest in recent history as managers can generally be hired and fired within the space of a year or so these days. The amount of success he has had is unparalleled and deserves the title of best modern day manager. Ferguson took over from Ron Atkinson in 1986 but his first few years were anything but easy. Poor spells made him a target for calls for his job from the fans. Undaunted, he continued in his role but had to wait until 1990 for...