List of Manchester United F.C. captains
Since 1882, 46 players have held the position of club captain for Newton Heath LYR F.C., Newton Heath F.C. or Manchester United F.C.[1]
The first club captain was E. Thomas, who was captain from 1882 to 1883.[1] The longest-serving captain is Bryan Robson, who was club captain from 1982 to 1994, although he held the position jointly with Steve Bruce for the last two years of his tenure.[1] Roy Keane, who was captain from 1997 to 2005, has the distinction of having won the most trophies as captain; he won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one Community Shield, one UEFA Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup. Bruno Fernandes is the current Manchester United captain.
Captains
Dates | Captain | Honours[A] | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1878–1882 | Unknown | [1] | |
1882–1883 | E. Thomas | ||
1883–1887 | Sam Black | ||
1887–1891 | Jack Powell | ||
1891–1892 | Bob McFarlane | ||
1892–1893 | Joe Cassidy | ||
1893–1894 | Unknown | ||
1894–1896 | James McNaught | ||
1896–1897 | Caesar Jenkyns | ||
1897–1903 | Harry Stafford | ||
1903–1904 | John Willie Sutcliffe | ||
1904–1905 | Jack Peddie | ||
1905–1913 | Charlie Roberts | ||
1913–1914 | George Stacey | ||
1914–1915 | George Hunter | ||
1915–1917 | Patrick O'Connell | ||
1917–1918 | George Anderson | ||
1918–1919 | Jack Mew | ||
1919–1922 | Lal Hilditch | ||
1922–1928 | Frank Barson | ||
1928–1929 | Jack Wilson | ||
1929–1930 | Charlie Spencer | ||
1930–1931 | Jack Silcock | ||
1931–1932 | George McLachlan | ||
1932 | Louis Page | ||
1932–1934 | Jack Silcock | ||
1934–1935 | Bill McKay | ||
1935–1937 | James Brown | ||
1937–1939 | George Roughton | ||
1939–1940 | Bill McKay | ||
1940–1944 | No competitive football was played during the Second World War | ||
1944–1945 | George Roughton | ||
1945–1953 | Johnny Carey[B] | ||
1953 | Stan Pearson | ||
1953–1955 | Allenby Chilton | ||
1955–1958 | Roger Byrne[C] | ||
1958–1959 | Bill Foulkes | ||
1959–1960 | Dennis Viollet | ||
1960–1962 | Maurice Setters | ||
1962–1967 | Noel Cantwell | ||
1967–1968 | Denis Law | ||
1968–1973 | Bobby Charlton | ||
1973–1974 | George Graham | ||
1974–1975 | Willie Morgan | ||
1975–1982 | Martin Buchan | ||
1982–1994 | Bryan Robson[D] | ||
1994–1996 | Steve Bruce | ||
1996–1997 | Eric Cantona[E] | ||
1997–2005 | Roy Keane | ||
2005–2010 | Gary Neville | ||
2010–2014 | Nemanja Vidić | [2] | |
2014–2017 | Wayne Rooney | [3] | |
2017–2018 | Michael Carrick | [4] | |
2018–2019 | Antonio Valencia[F] | [5] | |
2019–2020 | Ashley Young | [6] | |
2020–2023 | Harry Maguire | [7][8] | |
2023– | Bruno Fernandes | [9] |
Notes
- ^ As captain only; Bold indicates the honour was part of a domestic or continental double, Bold italics indicates the honour was part of a treble.
- ^ First non-British captain
- ^ Byrne died in the Munich air disaster
- ^ Longest-serving captain in United's history[1]
- ^ First captain from outside the British Isles
- ^ First non-European captain
References
- ^ a b c d e "Newton Heath and Manchester United Captains". Manchester United Museum Information Sheets. Manchester United. June 2009.
- ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (9 January 2015). "Man United dressing room was 'concerned' by Vidic and Evra - Scholes". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ Jackson, Jamie (12 August 2014). "Wayne Rooney named Manchester United's club captain by Louis van Gaal". The Guardian.
- ^ "Michael Carrick". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Brown, Luke (20 July 2018). "Manchester United news: Jose Mourinho to make Antonio Valencia club captain after Michael Carrick's retirement". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Carney, Sam (3 August 2019). "Ole says Young will be new club captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Carney, Sam (17 January 2020). "Maguire to be new United captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ^ @HarryMaguire93 (July 16, 2023). "After discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain. He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I'm personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt. So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I've been wearing the armband. Since the day I took on the role, three and half years ago, it's been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date. It's one of the greatest honours in club football. I've done everything I possibly could to help United be successful - on and off the field. I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the responsibility and I wish whoever now takes it on every success and they will have my full support. Harry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Fernandes named United's new club captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
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