FC United of Manchester

Full name	Football Club United of Manchester
Nickname	FC United
Founded	2005
Ground	Butcher's Arms Ground, Droylsden (subject to council approval)
Capacity	3,500
Chairman	To be decided on 16 July 2005
Manager	Karl Marginson
League	North West Counties Football League Division Two
2004-05	N/A
Home colours Away colours

Football Club United of Manchester (FC United of Manchester, FC United or FCUM for short) is an English football club, created by Manchester United supporters opposed to the purchase of their club by Malcolm Glazer. They were formed in 2005 and will play in the North West Counties Football League Division Two in the 2005-2006 season. On June 22, 2005 the 34 year old Karl Marginson was appointed the club's inaugural manager. Image File history File links The club badge of FC United of Manchester, taken from http://www. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of around 25,000 people. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... 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Formation

The club was founded in the summer of 2005 by disgruntled supporters of Manchester United. Although those supporters had various reasons for their dissatisfaction with the club, the catalyst for FC United's formation was the hostile takeover of Manchester United by Malcolm Glazer. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Manchester United is an English football club, based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Manchester United F.C. floated on the stock market in 1990, but the high value of the club made it seem unlikely that a hostile takeover would be possible. ... Malcolm Glazer Malcolm Irving Glazer (born 1928) is an American businessman and sports-team owner. ...

At a Manchester United supporters' meeting on 19 May 2005 to discuss the opposition to the club's new owners, the meeting's chairman Andy Walsh announced a second meeting to discuss the formation of FC United. This meeting took place at the Apollo Theatre, Manchester on 30 May 2005. He also announced that Kris Stewart, the chairman of AFC Wimbledon, had given advice on setting up the club. Stewart later addressed a third meeting of United supporters, encouraging interest in FC United and offering AFC Wimbledon's support. AFC Wimbledon is another supporter-owned club that was established three years earlier. May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... AFC Wimbledon is a semi-professional English football team representing the area of Wimbledon and Merton in London, though they currently play their games in nearby Kingston upon Thames. ... AFC Wimbledon is a semi-professional English football team representing the area of Wimbledon and Merton in London, though they currently play their games in nearby Kingston upon Thames. ...

A nearby club, Leigh RMI, were in financial difficulties at the time and asked FC United to take them over, as the extra support from FC United would have made things much easier for them. The founders of FC United refused this proposition because they were creating the club in response to an unpopular takeover and didn't feel that taking over another existing club was appropriate. The clubs have remained on good terms, though, and FC United's first public match will be a friendly against Leigh RMI on 16 July 2005. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club, usually known as Leigh RMI, are an English football team who have just been relegated from the Nationwide Conference. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

As of 8 July 2005, over 4000 people have pledged money to FC United and the club has over £100,000 in the bank.^[1] July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Current league

The club has been admitted to the North West Counties Football League (also known as the Moore and Co Construction Solicitors League) and will play in Division Two of that league in the 2005-06 season. This puts the club at Level 10 of the English football league system, nine levels below the FA Premier League. The North West Counties Football League is a football league in the north west of England. ... The English football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for club football in England (though for historical reasons — namely that the league system was originally intended to be United Kingdom-wide — a small number of Welsh clubs also compete). ... International sponsored FA Premier League logo The FA Premier League (which, for sponsorship reasons, is often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in the UK and the Barclays English Premier League internationally) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ...

The club was formed after the deadline for entering the FA Cup had passed so they will not be playing in it in the 2005-06 season. They have been entered into the League Challenge Cup and will play Cheadle Town in the first round on 15 October 2005. The FA Cups trophy is also known as the FA Cup. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

They will play their home league matches at Droylsden F.C.'s stadium, the Butcher's Arms Ground.

Choice of name

They originally chose the name FC United, but the Football Association rejected this as too generic. Those who had pledged money to the club were then asked to vote on a name from FC United of Manchester, FC Manchester Central, AFC Manchester 1878 and Newton Heath United FC. Manchester United was founded as Newton Heath in 1878 and the latter two names represented claims to this heritage. On 14 June 2005 it was announced that FC United of Manchester had been chosen with 44% of the vote. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Early fixtures

FC United's first matches will be friendly fixtures against Leigh RMI ^[2] and AFC Wimbledon. Their first league match will be away at Leek CSOB on 13 August 2005. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club, usually known as Leigh RMI, are an English football team who have just been relegated from the Nationwide Conference. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Players

The club held trials for the first time on 26 June 2005. 900 players applied to take part in the trials, of which 200 were selected to do so and 17 were chosen to play for FC United. It has been announced that another trial is planned, and that Karl Marginson knows of several players who he would like to play for the club. June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

As of 8 July 2005, the full squad has not been released, but it is known that the following players will be included:^[3] July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Phil Priestley

A goalkeeper who has previously played in the UEFA Cup with Bangor City F.C.. A goalkeeper leaves his feet to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... UEFA Cup logo The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams. ... Bangor City F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ...

Jonathan Mitten

A striker who previously played for Altrincham F.C., five divisions above the North West Counties League division two. Strikers are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing teams goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals. ... Altrincham Football Club has a proud history, which includes knocking more League sides out of the FA Cup than any other curent non-league side. ...

Notes

1. ^  "Article on Manchester Online." Accessed on July 8, 2005.
2. ^  From www.leighrmi-mad.co.uk
3. ^  "Article on Manchester Online." Accessed on July 8, 2005.

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External links

• FC United of Manchester
• FCUM Fans Site