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Bruno Fernandes was appointed captain of Manchester United on 20 July 2023. Since 1882, 46 players have held the position of club captain for Newton Heath LYR F.C., Newton Heath F.C. or Manchester United F.C. [1] The first club captain was E. Thomas, who was captain from 1882 to 1883. [1]
A wing half, he played for Belfast Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, Hull City and Manchester United. He has the distinction of being the first player from what is now the Republic of Ireland to play for and captain Manchester United. [2] As an international, he captained Ireland and was a member of the team that won the 1914 British Home Championship.
Bryan Robson was the captain of Manchester United for 12 years, longer than any other player. [38] Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969–70 season and a poor start to the 1970–71 season, Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach.
Bryan Robson OBE (born 11 January 1957) is an English football manager and former player. He began his career with West Bromwich Albion in 1972, where he amassed over 200 appearances and was club captain, before moving to Manchester United in 1981, where he became the longest-serving captain in the club's history.
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (European Portuguese: [ˈbɾunu fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʃ]; [3] born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, which he captains, and the Portugal national team.
Harry Stafford (1869–1940) [1] [2] was an English footballer who played a principal role in the formation of Manchester United Football Club. Born in Crewe , Cheshire , Stafford became a locomotive boilermaker employed by the London & North Western Railway (LNWR) at the expansive Crewe Works.
Nemanja Vidić made 300 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2011 to 2014. Patrice Evra made 379 appearances for United. David de Gea made 545 appearances for Manchester United, the seventh-most of all time.
Bryan Robson was the captain of Manchester United for 12 years, longer than any other player. [26]After a shortage of goals in the second half of the 1991–92 season cost United the league title, Ferguson was intent on signing a new striker.