{"slug": "manchester-united-f-c", "label": "Manchester United F.C.", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C.", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18656", "qid": "Q18656", "description": "association football club in Manchester, England", "entries": 13, "years": 11, "span": [1878, 2011], "span_label": ["1878 CE", "2011 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Manchester United", "Manchester United FC"], "related": [{"slug": "uefa-champions-league", "label": "UEFA Champions League", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "barcelona", "label": "Barcelona", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fc-bayern-munich", "label": "FC Bayern Munich", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "socialist-federal-republic-of-yugoslavia", "label": "Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yugoslavia", "label": "Yugoslavia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "real-madrid-cf", "label": "Real Madrid CF", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fa-cup", "label": "FA Cup", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1878, "year_label": "1878 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club, the team that will become Manchester United.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365252865#Date_unknown", "title": "1878", "revid": 1365252865, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1941, "year_label": "1941 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "December 31", "text": "December 31 – Sir Alex Ferguson, Scottish football manager (Manchester United)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372706275#December", "title": "1941", "revid": 1372706275, "section": "Births › December"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "February 6", "text": "February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West Germany, on the return flight from a European Cup game in Yugoslavia. 23 people survive; manager Matt Busby and players Johnny Berry and Duncan Edwards are in a serious condition. Berry will never play again and Edwards dies a fortnight later, as does the co-pilot.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#February", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "February 6", "text": "6 February – Jackie Blanchflower, capped 12 times for the Northern Ireland national football team, survives the Munich air disaster involving Manchester United on the return flight from a European Cup tie in Yugoslavia. Jackie (younger brother of Tottenham Hotspur's Danny Blanchflower) has won two league champions in England with United since his debut for them in 1951, but his injuries are severe and he is forced to abandon the game in the coming year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311383955#Events", "title": "1958 in Northern Ireland", "revid": 1311383955, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1958, "year_label": "1958 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 6", "text": "February 6 – Manchester United footballers and journalists who died in Munich air disaster", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371827125#February", "title": "1958", "revid": 1371827125, "section": "Deaths › February"}}, {"year": 1968, "year_label": "1968 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 29", "text": "May 29 – Manchester United F.C. wins the European Cup Final, becoming the first English team to do so.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371310387#May–June", "title": "1968", "revid": 1371310387, "section": "Events › May–June"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 6", "text": "November 6 – Alex Ferguson is appointed as the new manager of Manchester United.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#November", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 20", "text": "May 20 – English football team Everton win the FA Cup, beating reigning champions Manchester United with a score of 1 – 0. A goal at 30 minutes by Paul Rideout secured the win for Everton their first major trophy in 8 years and also constituted their last title ever since.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372467239#May", "title": "1995", "revid": 1372467239, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1999, "year_label": "1999 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 26", "text": "May 26 – The 1999 UEFA Champions League final takes place at the Camp Nou Stadium, Barcelona, in which the English side Manchester United defeats the German side Bayern Munich 2–1.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767946#May", "title": "1999", "revid": 1369767946, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2003, "year_label": "2003 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – In a major development in football, English footballer David Beckham is transferred from Manchester United F.C. to Real Madrid CF for £17.25 million.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371470479#July", "title": "2003", "revid": 1371470479, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2005, "year_label": "2005 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – George Best, 59, Northern Irish football player (Manchester United, Northern Ireland), multiple organ failure.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372882990", "title": "Deaths in November 2005", "revid": 1372882990, "section": "Deaths › November"}}, {"year": 2008, "year_label": "2008 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 21", "text": "May 21 – Manchester United wins their third European Cup and second Champions League after they beat Chelsea in the first all-English final in the history of the competition. Manchester United won the match 6–5 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw after extra time.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372634791#May", "title": "2008", "revid": 1372634791, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2011, "year_label": "2011 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 28", "text": "May 28 – Barcelona beats Manchester United 3–1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final at the Wembley Stadium.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372940525#May", "title": "2011", "revid": 1372940525, "section": "Events › May"}}]}