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Manchester United
Complete
Finally - a book that lists every single first-team match from 1878 to 2022, in chronological order, including all competitive, friendly or war-time fixtures. There are over 7,500 games in all, with almost as many traced lineups, as well as all known scorers and attendances.
Find out more & buy this bookNewton Heath
The Players A to Z
Over 300 players made at least one first team appearance for Newton Heath between 1878 and 1902. This book reveals their stories like never before, as well as including a vastly updated statistical section with newly traced fixtures and line-ups.
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Minor Competitions
This book is a compilation of all the traced results, lineups and scorers of United's friendly games from 1880 onward. It also has the results and goalscorers from Lancashire Senior Cup and Manchester Senior Cup and all the traced lineups.
Find out more & buy this bookForgotten
Legends
A nostalgic trip back in time to the age of Harry Stafford, Charlie Roberts, Sandy Turnbull, Joe Spence, Johnny Carey and Jack Rowley. These were the greats who made Manchester United great. They were real men who could fight in wars and even die if they had to.
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Tales
The less celebrated managers of the pre-war era, compelling new revelations about the winding up of Newton Heath in 1902, and the forgotten escapades of a 'hefty' striker. a 'heftier' midfielder, and a love-struck player. Charbel chronicles forgotten stories.
Find out more & buy this bookThe Story of the
Green & Gold
Charbel seeks to answer the question - how did a bunch of railway workers form a club that would eventually go on to be among the most famous in football? Relying on extensive research, he brings to life a late Victorian era when football became the national pastime.
Find out more & buy this bookManchester United
Upon A Time
A collection of fascinating stories from Manchester United's distant past, starting from the formative years, through Alf Albut and Herbert Bamlett's reigns, George Wall's life, and many more...
Manchester United Players' Careeers
This is an altogether different look at the club's players. While there are numerous publications, in print or online, about each player's spell at United, this book gives the breakdown of each player's entire career, including the years spent with other clubs.
Find out more & buy this bookThe War Years
1915-1919
As part of the Match2Match series, Charbel contributed detailed biographies on the players that represented United during the period of regional war football. Charbel's research has identified the identities of many players that had previously been undiscovered.
Go to the Match2Match website