The Managers
J.H. Albut: Aug 1892 - July 1900
James West: Jul 1900 - 28 Sep 1903
J. Ernest Mangnall: 30 Sep 1903 – 19 Aug 1912
John J Bentley: Aug 1912 – Dec 1914
John 'Jack' R. Robson: 21 Dec 1914 – Oct 1921
John Chapman: 1 Nov 1921 – 7 Oct 1926 (Susp. by the FA for undisclosed reason)
Clarence 'Lal' Ge Hilditch: Oct 1926-Apr 1927 (Utd’s only ever player-manager)
Herbert Bamlett: Apr 1927 – Apr 1931
Walter Crickmer: Apr 1931 – Jul 1932
(Adam) Scott Matthewson Duncan: 1 Aug 1932 – Nov 1937
Walter Crickmer: Nov 1937 – 1945
Matt Busby: 19 Feb 1945 – Jun 1969
Jimmy Murphy: Feb – Aug 1958 (Caretaker-Manager after Munich crash)
Wilfred McGuinness: Jun 1969 – 29 Dec 1970
Matt Busby: 29 Dec 1970 – Jun 1971
Frank O’Farrell: 9 Jun 1971 – 19 Dec 1972
Tommy Docherty: 30 Dec 1972 – 4 Jul 1977
Dave Sexton: 14 Jul 1977 – 30 Apr 1981
Ron Atkinson: Jun 1981 – 6 Nov 1986
Alex Ferguson: 6 Nov 1986 - to present
| Club captains 1882 E. Thomas First known club captain 1882–1883 Unknown c.1883–1887 Sam Black c.1887–1890 Jack Powell First non-English club captain 1890–1892 Unknown 1892–1893 Joe Cassidy 1893–1984 Unknown c.1894 James McNaught 1894–1896 Unknown c.1896–1903 Harry Stafford First captain of Manchester United 1903–1904 Unknown c.1904–1905 Jack Peddie c.1905–1912 Charlie Roberts 1912–1913 George Stacey 1913 Dick Duckworth 1914 George Hunter 1914–1915 Patrick O'Connell 1915–1919 None No football was played during the First World War 1919–1922 Unknown c.1922–1928 Frank Barson c.1928–1931 Jack Wilson 1931–1932 George McLachlan 1932 Louis Page c.1932–1935 Unknown 1935–1939 Jimmy Brown 1939–1945 None No football was played during the Second World War 1945–1953 Johnny Carey First post-war captain, and first from outside the United Kingdom 1953–1954 Stan Pearson 1954–1955 Allenby Chilton Made captain for only one season, after Johnny Carey retired 1955–1958 Roger Byrne Died in the 1958 Munich air disaster 1958–1959 Bill Foulkes 1959–1960 Dennis Viollet 1960–1962 Maurice Setters 1962-1964 Noel Cantwell 1964–1967 Denis Law 1967–1973 Bobby Charlton 1973 George Graham 1973–1975 Willie Morgan 1975–1982 Martin Buchan 1982 Ray Wilkins 1982–1994 Bryan Robson Longest-serving captain in United's history 1994–1996 Steve Bruce 1996–1997 Eric Cantona First United captain from outside the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland 1997–2005 Roy Keane Won more trophies than any other United captain 2005–present Gary Neville First club captain to be born in Greater Manchester since Roger Byrne |