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1 Manchester United were originally called Newton Heath LYR. What does the LYR stand for?
LANCASHIRE YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
2 Who did Vodafone replace as Man Utd’s shirts sponsors?
SHARP
3 Who replaced Sir Matt Busby as manager in 1969?
WILF MCGUINESS
4 Who was manager of Man Utd immediately prior to Alex Ferguson?
RON ATKINSON
5 What are the names of the three sons of Malcolm Glazer?
JOEL, AVRAM AND BRYAN
6 Which Utd defender became the first player to captain an FA Cup winning side in Scotland and England?
MARTIN BUCHAN
7 Who was the Best Man at the wedding of David Beckham and Victoria Adams?
GARY NEVILLE
8 From which club did Man Utd sign Cristiano Ronaldo?
SPORTING LISBON
9 Who scored the winning goal in the 1999 European Cup final?
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER
10 Which Utd star became the first foreigner to captain an FA Cup winning team?
ERIC CANTONA
11 Who scored two goals in the 1968 European Cup final?
BOBBY CHARLTON
12 Which year witnessed the Munich air crash?
1958
13 What nationality is Utd star Quinton Fortune?
SOUTH AFRICAN
14 Which former Utd and England star has the middle names Emerson Carlyle?
PAUL INCE
15 Which player scored the only goal in the 1985 FA Cup final?
NORMAN WHITESIDE
16 Who was the first Man Utd star to be voted European Footballer of the Year?
DENNIS LAW
17 Who was the first player that Man Utd signed for a fee in excess of £1 million?
BRYAN ROBSON
18 Who “fell out” with Alex Ferguson following the publication of his autobiography, Head To Head?
JAAP STAM
19 Who was sacked as Man Utd manager in 1977?
TOMMY DOCHERTY
20 Who beat Man Utd in the 1976 FA Cup final?
SOUTHAMPTON
21 In what year did Alex Ferguson begin his managerial reign at Old Trafford?
1986
22 In 2005, who became the first South Korean player to play for Man Utd?
PARK JI-SUNG
23 Which Man Utd star was dubbed “The Fifth Beatle”?
GEORGE BEST
24 Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final?
KEVIN MORAN
25 Which club was founded in 2005 in protest at the Glazer take over?
FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER

Nice! You snuck this one in, didn't ya?

2. Sharp?
9 Ryan Giggs (he goes in front of Marco and right up there with Lee Sharpe)
12. 1958
16. Dennis Law
19. Tom Docherty?
20. Tranmere
21. 1986?

Falcon Chick wrote:Nice! You snuck this one in, didn't ya?

2. Sharp?
9 Ryan Giggs (he goes in front of Marco and right up there with Lee Sharpe)....INCORRECT
12. 1958
16. Dennis Law
19. Tom Docherty?
20. Tranmere........INCORRECT
21. 1986?

ALL OTHERS CORRECT FC
AND NO I DIDNT SNEAK IT IN

Right first thing...I AM NOT A MANURE FAN.

Second thing...I love Football quizzes !!

3 Wilf McGuiness
4 Ron Atkinson
7 Neville Neville's son Gary
8 Sporting CP
9 Ole Gunnar Solkjaer
10 Cantona
13 South Africa
20 Southampton
22 Ji-Sung
23 Charllton
25 United of Manchester

9 - Teddy Sheringham

pafc1870 wrote:9 - Teddy Sheringham

INCORRECT PAFC

SJABC wrote:Right first thing...I AM NOT A MANURE FAN.

Second thing...I love Football quizzes !!

3 Wilf McGuiness
4 Ron Atkinson
7 Neville Neville's son Gary
8 Sporting CP...............CLOSE ENOUGH
9 Ole Gunnar Solkjaer
10 Cantona
13 South Africa
20 Southampton
22 Ji-Sung
23 Charllton................INCORRECT
25 United of Manchester

ALL OTHERS CORRECT SJABC

18. David Beckham

kookas wrote:18. David Beckham

INCORRECT KOOKAS

15 - Norman Whiteside
17 - Bryan Robson
18 - Jaap Stam
23 - george best

smithy wrote:15 - Norman Whiteside
17 - Bryan Robson
18 - Jaap Stam
23 - george best

ALL CORRECT SMITHY

These are guesses from the tip of the tongue.

I thnk 11 is Bobby Charlton

and

24 is Moran..............1st name.???????? its not BOB starts with C or a K

smithy wrote:These are guesses from the tip of the tongue.

I thnk 11 is Bobby Charlton

and

24 is Moran..............1st name.???????? its not BOB starts with C or a K

BOTH CORRECT SMITHY

14. Paul Ince

SJABC wrote:14. Paul Ince

correct sjabc

magpie in the 80's wrote:1 Manchester United were originally called Newton Heath LYR. What does the LYR stand for?
LANCASHIRE YORKSHIRE RAILWAY
2 Who did Vodafone replace as Man Utd’s shirts sponsors?
SHARP
3 Who replaced Sir Matt Busby as manager in 1969?
WILF MCGUINESS
4 Who was manager of Man Utd immediately prior to Alex Ferguson?
RON ATKINSON
5 What are the names of the three sons of Malcolm Glazer?
JOEL, AVRAM AND BRYAN
6 Which Utd defender became the first player to captain an FA Cup winning side in Scotland and England?
MARTIN BUCHAN
7 Who was the Best Man at the wedding of David Beckham and Victoria Adams?
GARY NEVILLE
8 From which club did Man Utd sign Cristiano Ronaldo?
SPORTING LISBON
9 Who scored the winning goal in the 1999 European Cup final?
OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER
10 Which Utd star became the first foreigner to captain an FA Cup winning team?
ERIC CANTONA
11 Who scored two goals in the 1968 European Cup final?
BOBBY CHARLTON
12 Which year witnessed the Munich air crash?
1958
13 What nationality is Utd star Quinton Fortune?
SOUTH AFRICAN
14 Which former Utd and England star has the middle names Emerson Carlyle?
PAUL INCE
15 Which player scored the only goal in the 1985 FA Cup final?
NORMAN WHITESIDE
16 Who was the first Man Utd star to be voted European Footballer of the Year?
DENNIS LAW
17 Who was the first player that Man Utd signed for a fee in excess of £1 million?
BRYAN ROBSON
18 Who “fell out” with Alex Ferguson following the publication of his autobiography, Head To Head?
JAAP STAM
19 Who was sacked as Man Utd manager in 1977?
TOMMY DOCHERTY
20 Who beat Man Utd in the 1976 FA Cup final?
SOUTHAMPTON
21 In what year did Alex Ferguson begin his managerial reign at Old Trafford?
1986
22 In 2005, who became the first South Korean player to play for Man Utd?
PARK JI-SUNG
23 Which Man Utd star was dubbed “The Fifth Beatle”?
GEORGE BEST
24 Who was the first player to be sent off in an FA Cup final?
KEVIN MORAN
25 Which club was founded in 2005 in protest at the Glazer take over?
FC UNITED OF MANCHESTER

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