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Manchester United F.C. is a football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.Founded as Newton Heath F.C. in 1878, the club has had several mascots; the most recent is "Fred the Red", an anthropomorphic "Red Devil", after the club's nickname, the Red Devils.
In 1975, the red devil ("A devil facing the sinister guardant supporting with both hands a trident gules") was granted as a heraldic badge by the College of Arms to the English Football League for use by Manchester United. [104] In 2023, the Red Devil motif alone, which had been used in promotional items and merchandise previously, was used as ...
English rugby club Salford had toured France in the 1930s wearing red shirts and became known as "The Red Devils". Busby liked the sound of it, so he declared Manchester United should also be known as "The Red Devils" and soon the club began incorporating the devil logo into match programmes and scarves. [19]
Fred the Red – Manchester United F.C. [23] Freddy the Fox – Halifax Town A.F.C. [31] Gilbert the Gull – Torquay United F.C. Grecian the Lion – Exeter City F.C. Gresty the Lion – Crewe Alexandra FC; Gully the Seagull – Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. [23] Gunnersaurus Rex – Arsenal F.C. [23] H'Angus the Monkey – Hartlepool United F ...
Be the Reds!" was a phrase popularized on T-shirts during the 2002 FIFA World Cup by supporters of the Red Devils. The team's jersey color is red, and its supporters have similar nomenclature as supporters of the Premier League's Manchester United. While the true intentions of the creator of the phrase are unknown, many believe it to be a ...
The 2005–06 season was Manchester United's 14th season in the Premier League, and their 31st consecutive season in the top division of English football. [1]After having finished in third place in both of the previous two seasons, the Red Devils improved slightly to finish the 2005–06 season in second place, despite finishing 8 points off the lead.
The Red Army was the name given to Manchester United away support during the 1970s. Most notoriously in 1974–75, when United had been relegated from the top flight of English football and played one season in the Second Division, the Red Army caused mayhem at grounds up and down the country, visiting stadiums where they would at times outnumber the home support.
The Red Devils retained the 2008 FA Community Shield 3–1 on penalties against 2007–08 FA Cup winners Portsmouth after the match finished 0–0 after 90 minutes on 10 August. [18] [19] It was United's second game against Portsmouth in the space of two weeks.