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]
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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
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Caesar Jenkyns served as captain during the 1896–97 season.
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Charlie Roberts was captain when Manchester United won their first league title in 1907.
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Denis Law captained Manchester United to their first European honour. He made 494 appearances for the club and scored 237 goals.
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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.
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Bryan Robson made 461 appearances for Manchester United and is the longest serving captain in the club's history, serving for twelve years.
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Steve Bruce served as captain from 1994 to 1996.
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Eric Cantona made 185 appearances and scored 87 goals for Manchester United. He was the club's first non British/Irish captain.
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Roy Keane made 480 appearances with Manchester United and is the most decorated captain in club history, serving from 1997 to 2005.
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Gary Neville made 602 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2005 to 2011.
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Nemanja Vidić made 300 appearances for Manchester United and served as captain from 2011 to 2014.
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Wayne Rooney is the club's all-time top scorer with 253 goals. He captained the club from 2014 to 2017.
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Michael Carrick served as captain for his final season as a professional player.
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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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Ashley Young (right) served as captain for the first half of the 2019–20 season, before departing for Inter Milan.
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Harry Maguire became captain in the middle of his first season with the club, after Ashley Young's departuer, and served until 2023.
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Vice-captains
editThe 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 | 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 | Paul Pogba | Antonio Valencia | [13] |
| 2018–2021 | Position vacant | ||
| 2021–2023 | Bruno Fernandes | Harry Maguire | [10] |
| 2023– | Casemiro Lisandro Martínez |
Bruno Fernandes | |
Notes
edit- ^ 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
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Newton Heath and Manchester United Captains". Manchester United Museum Information Sheets. Manchester United. June 2009.
- ^ a b Luckhurst, Samuel (9 January 2015). "Man United dressing room was 'concerned' by Vidic and Evra - Scholes". Manchester Evening News.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.