ning their first in 1908.The Indifferent 30s, 40s and 50sIn 1934 came a vital clash in the history of this great club. They had to travel to Millwall and beat them to stay in the Second Division otherwise they would sink to the unthinkable depths of the Third Division North. They won 2-0 and just a season later won the Second Division title to win promotion back up to the First Division.In the mid 1940s World War II erupted therefore destroying Old Trafford so the club had to sign an agreement with arch rivals Manchester City to play at their home ground Maine Road. The board also appointed Matt Busby as new team manager, a move which was to change the club dramatically. He captured his first tile in 1951/52 as United became First Division champions, but Mr. Busby wasnt happy and he decided the team needed some new blood and he brang together a group of extremely talented youngsters which became known all around the world as The Busby Babes . In 1955/56 The Babes won the First Division championship and entered the European Cup, the biggest club competition in the world. They went out in the semi-finals, to eventual Real Madrid, but they retained the league title the following season so they could enter the competition again. They wouldnt entered the 1957/58 European Cup if they knew what was going to happen next. After losing to AC Milan in the semi-finals the team stopped off at Munich. On take off the plane crashed killing eight members of the team and fifteen members of the club, press and airline staff. One of the players killed in this crash was Duncan Edwards, a player who could play any position at anytime time. This was a great loss to United because at the time he was said to have been the best player in the world.A Time Of RebuildingThe late 1950s and early 1960s was a time of rebuilding for the team and by 1963 they had won back the F.A. Cup and 1964/65 was the first time they had won the league for eight seasons. The 1963/6...
