F.C. United of Manchester
Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England. Founded in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer’s takeover, F.C. United entered Division Two of the North West Counties Football League. They earned three consecutive promotions and were promoted for a fourth time to National League North for the 2015–16 season. The club’s regular kit colours are red shirts, white shorts and black socks. Their badge is based on the Manchester coat of arms and features a ship at sea and three stripes for the three rivers that flow through Manchester.
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Football Club United of Manchester is a semi-professional football club based in Moston, Manchester, England. Founded in 2005 by Manchester United supporters opposed to American businessman Malcolm Glazer’s takeover, F. C. United entered Division Two of the North West Counties Football League. They earned three consecutive promotions and were promoted for a fourth time to National League North for the 2015–16 season. In 2019 they were relegated back to the Northern Premier League. The club’s regular kit colours are red shirts, white shorts and black socks. Their badge is based on the Manchester coat of arms and features a ship at sea and three stripes for the three rivers that flow through Manchester. The team was managed by Karl Marginson from its formation in 2005 until October 2017. The current manager is Neil Reynolds, who took over as manager in October 2018 from David Chadwick who acted as temporary manager following Tom Greaves’s resignation in August 2018. F.C. United are the largest fan-owned football club in the United Kingdom by number of members and have one of the highest home attendances in English non-league football. Around 900 players applied to take part in the trials, of whom 200 were chosen to play for the club. Jonathan Mitten, great-nephew of Manchester United forward Charlie Mittens, was the club’s first signing. The first competitive match was a 5–2 away victory against Leek County School Boys Old Boys on August 13, 2005.
They were ineligible to play in the FA Vase for their first season because the club was formed after the deadline to enter the competition. During their first competitive season, the club defeated Padiham 3–2 with two goals from Rory Patterson. In its first competitive game of the season on August 20, 2005, they defeated Oldham County Schoolboys Old Boys 3-2. For the 2005–06 season, they played its home matches at Bury’s Gigg Lane. After ground-sharing between 2005 and 2014 with Bury at Broadhurst Park in north-east Manchester, they opened their own ground in May 2015. In cup competitions, they reached the second round of the FA Cup in 2010–11 and the fourth round ofthe FA Trophy in 2014–15. In May 2005, the team played its first ever game against Leigh RMI on 16 July 2005; the match ended 0–0. The next day, F C. United were officially registered with the Manchester County Football Association on the same day. By 6 July, over 4,000 people had pledged money to F. B. United and the club had over £100,000 in the bank. In June 2005, it was announced that \”F. C United of. Manchester\” had been chosen, beating \”A. F.-C. Manchester 1878\”, \”Manchester Central\”, and \”Newton Heath United\”, and F.B. United United were officially registered. The name was chosen after a vote by fans. In the event of a Glazer buyout, those who had pledgedmoney to the club were asked to vote on a name.
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