Premiership Highs and Lows - Manchester United Football Club

Most fans of English football and the Premiership in particular would agree that Manchester United have certainly had their share of "high" in twelve seasons since the Premiership began ...... .. .. and what is considered a "low" by Utd fans (such as finishing third behind Arsenal and Chelsea) that in fact be considered an important "strong" by most of the clubs! This is what I consider some of the major high points of Manchester United and downs since the inaugural Premiership season was launched in 1992: Highs *** *** From a total of only twelve seasons, man. United lifted the Premiership trophy no less than eight times, and especially high, has been taking the title in his first season in the Premiership. United have reached the Premiership and FA Cup 'double' for three times ....... in 1994, 1996 and 1999. They have won more games in the Premiership, won more points and suffered less defeats than any other team in the league. Manchester United have secured the largest number of overall goals as the Premiership began and in fact holds the record for most goals in a season: 97 received in 1999-2000. States also holds the record for most goals in a league game reached in March 1995 with a 9-0 victory against Ipswich ... .... game in which Andy Cole scored five goals. Lows *** *** An important recent low at Manchester United came at the end of the 2003-2004 season, when not only finished out of the two (fifteen points behind the winners full Arsenal), but also touched the lowest point total in history for a season. Those who can forget the famous flying Frenchman Eric Cantona kung fu attack on a Crystal Palace fan in 1995? The kick may have been at home in a Bruce Lee movie, but earned him a suspension of eight months, which many believe was an important factor in the United losing the title that season for Blackburn Rovers. In 2003 there were two major casualties for Manchester United: The first was David Beckham leaving Real Madrid. Your ฃ 25 million transfer was good for U.S. banks, but not so good for the team as there is no suitable replacement waiting to step into his shoes. The second was defender Rio Ferdinand, the record of ฃ 30 million signing from Leeds United, being banned for eight months for missing a routine drugs test. For anyone interested in great detail, month by month overview of twelve years of Manchester United in the Premiership, I fully recommend "The Breedon Book of Premiership Records' by Breedon Books is available at their website: http:/ / www.breedonbooks.co.uk/publications/1859834191.html Chris Towland