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.
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1878–1882 | Unknown | [1] | |
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1883–1887 |
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1887–1891 |
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1891–1892 |
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1892–1893 |
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1893–1894 | Unknown | ||
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1896–1897 |
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1897–1903 |
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1903–1904 |
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1904–1905 |
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1905–1913 |
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1913–1914 |
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1914–1915 |
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1915–1917 |
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1917–1918 |
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1918–1919 |
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1919–1922 |
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1922–1928 |
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1928–1929 |
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1929–1930 |
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1930–1931 |
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1931–1932 |
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1932 |
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1932–1934 |
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1934–1935 |
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1935–1937 |
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1937–1939 |
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1939–1940 |
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1940–1944 | No competitive football was played during the Second World War | ||
1944–1945 |
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1945–1953 |
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1953 |
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1953–1955 |
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1955–1958 |
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1958–1959 |
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1959–1960 |
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1960–1962 |
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1962–1967 |
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1967–1968 |
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1968–1973 |
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1973–1974 |
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1974–1975 |
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1975–1982 |
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1982–1994 |
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1994–1996 |
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1996–1997 |
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1997–2005 |
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2005–2010 |
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2010–2014 |
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2014–2017 |
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2017–2018 |
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2018–2019 |
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2019–2020 |
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2020–2023 |
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2023– |
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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.
Dates | Captain | Honours [A] | Ref. |
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1878–1882 | Unknown | [1] | |
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1883–1887 |
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1887–1891 |
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1891–1892 |
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1892–1893 |
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1893–1894 | Unknown | ||
1894–1896 |
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1896–1897 |
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1897–1903 |
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1903–1904 |
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1904–1905 |
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1905–1913 |
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1913–1914 |
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1914–1915 |
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1915–1917 |
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1917–1918 |
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1918–1919 |
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1919–1922 |
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1922–1928 |
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1928–1929 |
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1929–1930 |
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1930–1931 |
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1931–1932 |
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1932 |
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1932–1934 |
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1934–1935 |
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1935–1937 |
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1937–1939 |
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1939–1940 |
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1940–1944 | No competitive football was played during the Second World War | ||
1944–1945 |
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1945–1953 |
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1953 |
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1953–1955 |
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1955–1958 |
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1958–1959 |
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1959–1960 |
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1960–1962 |
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1962–1967 |
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1967–1968 |
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1968–1973 |
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1973–1974 |
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1974–1975 |
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1975–1982 |
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1982–1994 |
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1994–1996 |
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1996–1997 |
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1997–2005 |
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2005–2010 |
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2010–2014 |
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2014–2017 |
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2017–2018 |
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2018–2019 |
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2019–2020 |
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2020–2023 |
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2023– |
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