List of Manchester United F.C. captains
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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] The longest-serving captain is Bryan Robson, who was club captain from 1982 to 1994, although he held the position jointly with Steve Bruce for the last two years of his tenure.[1] Roy Keane, who was captain from 1997 to 2005, has the distinction of having won the most trophies as captain; he won four Premier League titles, two FA Cups, one Community Shield, one UEFA Champions League and one Intercontinental Cup. Bruno Fernandes is the current Manchester United captain.
Captains
Caesar Jenkyns served as captain during the 1896–97 season..jpg)
Charlie Roberts was captain when Manchester United won their first league title in 1907.
Denis Law captained Manchester United to their first European honour. He made 494 appearances for the club and scored 237 goals..jpg)
Bobby Charlton is United's second-highest goalscorer and has the second-most appearances for the club. He captained the club from 1968 to 1973.
Bryan Robson made 461 appearances for Manchester United and is the longest serving captain in the club's history, serving for twelve years.
Steve Bruce served as captain from 1994 to 1996.
Eric Cantona made 185 appearances and scored 87 goals for Manchester United. He was the club's first captain from outside the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
Roy Keane made 480 appearances with Manchester United and is the most decorated captain in club history, serving from 1997 to 2005.
Gary Neville made 602 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2005 to 2011.
Nemanja Vidić made 300 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2011 to 2014.
Wayne Rooney is the club's all-time top scorer with 253 goals. He captained the club from 2014 to 2017..JPG)
Antonio Valencia captained the Manchester United in his final season of his ten years with the club. He was United's first captain from outside of Europe.
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Vice-captains
The vice-captain position at Manchester United has been announced by managers after a player has been appointed on a de facto basis.[10] In general, the vice-captain has succeeded the captain.
| Dates | Vice-captain | Captain | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2014 | .svg.png){kind=small} Patrice Evra |
 Nemanja Vidic |
[2] |
| 2014–2015 |  Darren Fletcher |
 Wayne Rooney |
[3] |
| 2015–2017 | Michael Carrick |
[11] | |
| 2017–2018 |  Antonio Valencia |
Michael Carrick |
[12] |
| 2018–2019 |  Paul Pogba |
Antonio Valencia |
[13] |
| 2019–2020 | Position vacant | Ashley Young |
|
| 2020–2023 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bruno Fernandes |
Harry Maguire |
[10] |
| 2023–present | Harry Maguire |
Bruno Fernandes |
Notes
- ↑ As captain only; Bold indicates the honour was part of a domestic or continental double, Bold italics indicates the honour was part of a treble.
- ↑ First non-British captain
- ↑ Byrne died in the Munich air disaster
- ↑ Longest-serving captain in United's history[1]
- ↑ First captain from outside the British Isles
- ↑ First non-European captain
- ↑ Was only captain for half of the 19/20 campaign, before his move to Inter Milan in January 2020
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Newton Heath and Manchester United Captains". Manchester United Museum Information Sheets. Manchester United. June 2009.
- 1 2 Luckhurst, Samuel (9 January 2015). "Man United dressing room was 'concerned' by Vidic and Evra - Scholes". Manchester Evening News.
- 1 2 Jackson, Jamie (12 August 2014). "Wayne Rooney named Manchester United's club captain by Louis van Gaal". The Guardian.
- ↑ "Michael Carrick". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Brown, Luke (20 July 2018). "Manchester United news: Jose Mourinho to make Antonio Valencia club captain after Michael Carrick's retirement". The Independent. Independent Digital News & Media. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ Carney, Sam (3 August 2019). "Ole says Young will be new club captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United.
- ↑ Carney, Sam (17 January 2020). "Maguire to be new United captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- ↑ @HarryMaguire93 (16 July 2023). "After discussions with the manager today he has informed me he is changing captain. He outlined his reasons to me and whilst I'm personally extremely disappointed, I will continue to give my all every time I wear the shirt. So I wanted to say a massive thank you to the Manchester United fans for all their brilliant support whilst I've been wearing the armband. Since the day I took on the role, three and half years ago, it's been a huge privilege to lead Manchester United and one of the proudest moments of my career to date. It's one of the greatest honours in club football. I've done everything I possibly could to help United be successful - on and off the field. I will always be grateful to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for first giving me the responsibility and I wish whoever now takes it on every success and they will have my full support. Harry" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Fernandes named United's new club captain". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- 1 2 Whitwell, Laurie (8 March 2023). "Fernandes will remain Man United captain — Ten Hag". The Athletic. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Hann, Michael (20 December 2014). "Michael Carrick takes over as Manchester United vice-captain from". The Independent. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Aithal, Varun (22 July 2018). "Antonio Valencia to be the next captain of Manchester United?". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Jackson, Jamie (6 November 2018). "Manchester United's Paul Pogba 'unaffected' by losing vice-captaincy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
