Club Captains
Since 1882, 45 players have held the position of club captain for Newton Heath LYR F.C., Newton Heath F.C. or Manchester United F.C. The first club captain was E. Thomas, who was captain from 1882 to 1883. The longest-serving captain is Bryan Robson, who was club captain from 1982 to 1994, although he held the position jointly with Steve Bruce from 1992 to 1994. 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. The current club captain is Nemanja Vidić, who took over after Gary Neville retired in 2011.
| Dates | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1878–1882 | Unknown | — |
| 1882–1883 | E. Thomas | First known club captain. |
| 1883–1887 | Sam Black | — |
| 1887–1891 | Jack Powell | First known non-English club captain. |
| 1891–1892 | Bob McFarlane | — |
| 1892–1893 | Joe Cassidy | — |
| 1893–1894 | Unknown | — |
| 1894–1896 | James McNaught | — |
| 1896–1897 | Caesar Jenkyns | — |
| 1897–1903 | Harry Stafford | First captain of Manchester United. |
| 1903–1904 | John Willie Sutcliffe | — |
| 1904–1905 | Jack Peddie | — |
| 1905–1913 | Charlie Roberts | — |
| 1913–1914 | George Stacey | — |
| 1914–1915 | George Hunter | — |
| 1915–1917 | Patrick O'Connell | — |
| 1917–1918 | George Anderson | — |
| 1918–1919 | Jack Mew | — |
| 1919–1922 | Lal Hilditch | — |
| 1922–1928 | Frank Barson | — |
| 1928–1929 | Jack Wilson | — |
| 1929–1930 | Charlie Spencer | — |
| 1930–1931 | Jack Silcock | — |
| 1931–1932 | George McLachlan | — |
| 1932 | Louis Page | — |
| 1932–1934 | Jack Silcock | — |
| 1934–1935 | Bill McKay | — |
| 1935–1937 | Jimmy Brown | — |
| 1937–1939 | George Roughton | — |
| 1939–1940 | Bill McKay | — |
| 1940–1944 | None | No competitive football was played during the Second World War. |
| 1944–1945 | George Roughton | — |
| 1945–1953 | Johnny Carey | First post-war captain, and first from outside the United Kingdom. |
| 1953 | Stan Pearson | — |
| 1953–1955 | Allenby Chilton | — |
| 1955–1958 | Roger Byrne | Died in the 1958 Munich air disaster. |
| 1958–1959 | Bill Foulkes | — |
| 1959–1960 | Dennis Viollet | — |
| 1960–1962 | Maurice Setters | — |
| 1962–1967 | Noel Cantwell | Co-captained with Denis Law from 1964 to 1967. |
| 1964–1968 | Denis Law | Co-captained with Noel Cantwell from 1964 to 1967. |
| 1968–1973 | Bobby Charlton | — |
| 1973–1974 | George Graham | — |
| 1974–1975 | Willie Morgan | — |
| 1975–1982 | Martin Buchan | — |
| 1982 | Ray Wilkins | — |
| 1982–1994 | Bryan Robson | Longest-serving captain in United's history. Co-captained with Steve Bruce from 1992 to 1994. |
| 1992–1996 | Steve Bruce | Co-captained with Bryan Robson from 1992 to 1994. |
| 1996–1997 | Eric Cantona | First United captain from outside the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland. |
| 1997–2005 | Roy Keane | Won more trophies than any other United captain. |
| 2005–2011 | Gary Neville | — |
| 2011–000 | Nemanja Vidić | First United captain from Southern Europe. |
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