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.
The vice-captain position at Manchester United has been announced by managers after a player has been appointed on a de facto basis.[10] In general, the vice-captain has succeeded the captain.
Dates | Vice-captain | Captain | Ref. |
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2010–2014 | Patrice Evra | Nemanja Vidic | [2] |
2014–2015 | Darren Fletcher | Wayne Rooney | [3] |
2015–2017 | Michael Carrick | [11] | |
2017–2018 | Antonio Valencia | Michael Carrick | [12] |
2018 | Paul Pogba | Antonio Valencia | [13] |
2018–2021 | Position vacant | ||
2021–2023 | Bruno Fernandes | Harry Maguire | [10] |