Manchester United Trivia
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49 free Manchester United trivia questions with answers — sports quiz, new questions added Sep 2026.
Manchester United began in 1878 as a railway works team called Newton Heath, nearly went bust twice, and became the most decorated club in English football: twenty league titles, thirteen FA Cups and three European Cups. Matt Busby's young side were the first English club into the European Cup, survived the Munich air disaster and won the 1968 final; Alex Ferguson then spent 27 years collecting 38 trophies, including the 1999 Treble. This quiz covers all of it: the green and gold of the railway years, the 1902 rescue by four local businessmen, Old Trafford's architect and its wartime bombing, the 10-0 win over Anderlecht, the United Trinity, the grey kit abandoned at half-time, Bryan Robson's record fee, Solskjaer's toe-poke in Barcelona, the Moscow shoot-out, the Glazer takeover and the green-and-gold protests, the European Super League U-turn and the 100,000-seat stadium plan. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for the pub.
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Q 01Under what name were Manchester United founded?
Newton Heath LYR
Newton Heath LYR was formed by Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway workers, and the club only became Manchester United after a 1902 winding-up order.
Q 02Which brewer took over United after the 1902 rescue?
John Henry Davies
John Henry Davies went on to bankroll the club's next big step, the move to Old Trafford in 1910.
Q 03What colours did Manchester United wear in their earliest railway-team days?
Green and gold
Green and gold were the railway team's colours, and in 2010 fans revived them to protest against the club's owners.
Q 04Which United forward campaigned for free school meals in 2020?
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford's campaign led to a government U-turn, so children in England could claim free school meal vouchers over the summer holidays.
Q 05Which pundit said 'you can't win anything with kids' after United lost on the opening day of 1995–96?
Alan Hansen
Alan Hansen said it on Match of the Day, and that young United side went on to win the league and FA Cup Double.
Q 06Which club spoiled Old Trafford's opening match in 1910 by winning 4–3?
Liverpool
Liverpool won that first game, but United won the league title the following year.
Q 07Which United star was cut above the eye when Alex Ferguson sent a boot flying in the dressing room in 2003?
David Beckham
David Beckham was hit after a 2–0 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal had left Ferguson furious.
Q 08Which Busby Babe died 15 days after the 1958 air crash, aged 21?
Duncan Edwards
Duncan Edwards had asked from his hospital bed what time the kick-off against Wolves was, desperate not to miss the game.
Q 09Against which club did United record their biggest ever win, 10–0, in 1956?
Anderlecht
Anderlecht were beaten 10–0 in United's first home European tie, played away from Old Trafford because it had no floodlights.
Q 10Manchester United's plane crashed in 1958 on the way home from a European Cup tie against which club?
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade held United 3–3 to send them into the semi-finals, and the plane crashed on its third take-off attempt after refuelling.
Q 11Who managed United's makeshift side to the 1958 FA Cup final while Busby recovered?
Jimmy Murphy
Jimmy Murphy had missed the fatal trip because he was managing Wales in a World Cup qualifier against Israel in Cardiff.
Q 12Which United defender did Ferguson sell to Lazio in 2001, soon after the player published a critical autobiography?
Jaap Stam
Ferguson later admitted selling Jaap Stam was a mistake, saying he had wrongly thought the defender was declining after an Achilles injury.
Q 13Who did United beat 4–1 in the 1968 European Cup final?
Benfica
Benfica equalised late to force extra time, where United scored three times, ten years after the air crash that killed eight of Busby's team.
Q 21Which November 1992 signing helped end United's 26-year wait for a league title?
Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona's move began when his club rang about buying Denis Irwin, and Ferguson asked about Cantona instead.
Q 22Who did United beat with two injury-time goals in the 1999 Champions League final?
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich led from the sixth minute until stoppage time, when two substitutes scored to complete United's Treble.
Q 23Which Brazilian club did United beat in Tokyo to win the 1999 Intercontinental Cup?
Palmeiras
Palmeiras lost 1–0 as United's goalkeeper made save after save to protect a first-half lead.
Q 14Which nickname is given to the three 1960s Old Trafford forwards who each won the Ballon d'Or?
The United Trinity
The United Trinity helped United win the 1968 European Cup, though Denis Law missed that final injured and watched it from a hospital bed.
Q 15Which Argentine club beat United in the 1968 Intercontinental Cup?
Estudiantes
Estudiantes won 1–0 in Buenos Aires, and the bad-tempered 1–1 return at Old Trafford ended with a player from each side sent off.
Q 16Who replaced Matt Busby as manager in 1969?
Wilf McGuinness
Wilf McGuinness was sacked in December 1970, and Busby came back to take temporary charge of the team he had left.
Q 17Which manager saw United relegated in 1974 and then win the 1977 FA Cup?
Tommy Docherty
Tommy Docherty won promotion at the first attempt, but was sacked shortly after the 1977 final over an affair with the physio's wife.
Q 18Which player did Ron Atkinson sign for a British record fee from West Bromwich Albion?
Bryan Robson
Atkinson had managed him at the Hawthorns.
Q 19From which Scottish club did Alex Ferguson arrive in November 1986?
Aberdeen
Aberdeen under Ferguson broke Celtic and Rangers' grip on Scottish football, winning three league titles.
Q 20Victory over which club in the 1990 FA Cup final reportedly saved Ferguson's job?
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace drew 3–3 in the first match, and Ferguson dropped goalkeeper Jim Leighton for the replay, which United won 1–0.
Q 24In which city did United beat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final?
Moscow
In Moscow, Cristiano Ronaldo missed his penalty in the shoot-out, yet United still won it 6–5.
Q 25Which club did United beat to become the first British winners of the FIFA Club World Cup?
LDU Quito
LDU Quito were beaten by a late Wayne Rooney goal in Yokohama, after Nemanja Vidić had been sent off.
Q 26Which player did United sign from Wigan the summer they sold Ronaldo?
Antonio Valencia
Antonio Valencia later took the No. 7 shirt Ronaldo had worn, but switched back to his old No. 25 after an indifferent season.
Q 27Who succeeded Alex Ferguson as manager in 2013?
David Moyes
David Moyes was given a six-year contract but was sacked only ten months into it.
Q 28Which manager won United's 12th FA Cup before being sacked in 2016?
Louis van Gaal
Louis van Gaal was sacked days after lifting the cup, the only trophy of his time in charge.
Q 29Whose record did Wayne Rooney pass with his 250th United goal in January 2017?
Bobby Charlton
Charlton's record had stood since the 1970s.
Q 30United equalled the Premier League's record win with a 9–0 over whom in February 2021?
Southampton
Southampton had Alexandre Jankewitz sent off after two minutes, ended with nine men, and had also lost 9–0 to Leicester in 2019.