One-club Man, a player who has played for the same team for his entire career. The average player has a career of more than ten years, and some more than 20 years. Playing on the same team for 10-20 years is really not an easy task, because you will face the change of manager, the change of the team's playing style and the difference in the opponent and so on and affect your position in the team.
In Manchester United's 143-year history, there are only 5 who can play for Manchester United in the first game of their careers and then retire at Manchester United. They were Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Bill Foukles and Dick Duckworth. Now let's review these 5 "one club man".
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="5" > Giggs (1991-2014).</h1>
Starting with a substitute appearance against Everton on 2 March 1991 and ending with a substitute appearance against Hull City at Old Trafford on 6 May 2014, Giggs played 963 games for United in 23 years, becoming the most appearance in the team's history, 205 more than second-placed Bobby Charlton.
Giggs had two chances to leave Manchester United. Around the time of the 1993-1994 season, when Giggs became a major player at Manchester United, there were rumors that AC Milan was interested in acquiring Giggs. And Ferguson also mentioned in his autobiography that there was an Italian agent who wanted to bring Giggs to Italy at any cost, and when Ferguson refused, the agent asked him: "Mr. Ferguson, how many children do you have?" ”
"3, why are you asking this question?" Ferguson replied.
"As long as you are willing to let Giggs transfer, I can guarantee that your 3 children will not have to work in the future!"
But Ferguson was unmoved and determined to keep Giggs at Manchester United.
Then by the start of the 22002/2003 season, Manchester United and Giggs did not perform well, there were rumors that Man Lenovo sold Giggs, and Inter Milan was also interested in Giggs, but in the end Manchester United won the league title, plus David Beckham moved to Real Madrid, so the rumors of Giggs's transfer were gone.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > Paul Scholes (1993-2013).</h1>
From 21 September 1993, paul Scholes played for Manchester United for the first time in the third round of the League Cup against Port Vail, scoring two goals, and then on 19 May 2013 as a substitute in the league against West Bromwich Albion, Paul Scholes played 718 games for United in 20 years, the third most appearance in the team's history.
During this 20-year period, Paul Scholes briefly retired from may 2011 to January 2012. In addition, Paul Scholes rarely had any rumours of leaving the team, and the only time Paul Scholes personally admitted it was in 2000, when an agent asked him if he was interested in playing for Inter Milan. Paul Scholes never wanted to leave United, though, so he didn't consider the invitation at all. Former Inter president Massimo Moratti also admitted that he had written a cheque for no amount to Manchester United in the hope of buying Paul Scholes, but Paul Scholes replied: "If you want me to play for you, you buy the whole team!" ”
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="40" > Gary Neville (1992-2011).</h1>
Starting with a 29 September 1992 appearance for Manchester United in the League Cup against the Moscow Torpedoes at Old Trafford and then his last league appearance against West Bromwich Albion on 1 January 2011, Gary Neville played 602 games for Manchester United over the past 19 years and has been captaining Manchester United since 2005.
Gary Neville had very few transfer rumours and was eventually defeated by injured and announced his retirement in February 2011.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="41" > Bill Fox (1952-1970).</h1>
Playing as centre-back, Bill Fox played 688 games for United, the fourth-most appearance in the club's history. At the beginning of his career at United, Bill Fox played part-time, while also working in the coal mines. Bill Fox spent 17 of his 18-year Manchester United career with Matt Busby before retiring promising new manager Wilf McGuinness one more season before retiring.
While at Manchester United, Bill Fox experienced highs and lows with the team. He was one of the survivors of the 1958 Munich air disaster and witnessed firsthand one of the team's most tragic histories, when he was one of the passengers on the plane but could be discharged quickly after the accident. United's first match after the crash was the FA Cup against Sheffield Wednesday, where Bill Fox played as captain and won 3-0, and has remained with United to help rebuild, and in 1968, at the age of 36, he played for Manchester United in the Champions League final, beating Benfica 4-1 to win the first Champions League title in the team's history.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="42" > Duckworth (1903-1913).</h1>
The first "one-club man" in United's history was the pre-war Darkworth, who first played for Manchester United on 19 December 1903 as a right-back, and then retired from injury in 1913, playing for Manchester United 254 times during this period. Duckworth also made history for United, winning the league title for the first time in 1908 and the first FA Cup in 1909.
Similarly, Darkworth spent most of his Manchester United career under the same manager. He played for Manchester United from 1903 to 1912 under Ernest Mangnall. When Mangnault moved to Manchester City in 1912, Duckworth also retired at Manchester United more than a year later.
Finally, it is worth mentioning that 8 Manchester United players ended their lives prematurely due to the Munich air disaster, and thus became the "one-club man" of Manchester United. They are Duncan Edwards (254 appearances), Roger Byrne (280 appearances), David Pegg (150 appearances), Billy Whelan (98 appearances), Mark Jones (121 appearances), Eddie Colman (108 appearances), Jeff Colman (108 appearances). Geoff Bent (12 appearances) and Jackie Blanchflower (117 appearances). In addition to BlancheVlov, the other 7 players were all killed in the air crash and forced to end their manchester United playing careers early.