26 May 2025 17:08:26
Wow, with Jonny Evans leaving, next season will be first time since 1973-74 that the first team squad will not contain a player who featured under Sir Alex Ferguson!
The chain will be broken after 51 years.
That's a long time, shockingly I remember that season all to well. Where has it gone.
26 May 2025 17:50:49
Who was the player from the 70's?
26 May 2025 18:38:17
Ryan Giggs. First game was in 1975 when he turned 15 months.
26 May 2025 19:07:53
Arthur albiston. A stalwart.
26 May 2025 19:08:31
What about Tom Heaton though?
26 May 2025 20:48:47
And rashford, he hasn't left yet.
26 May 2025 20:54:04
After a bit of research, Scottish full back Arthur Albiston joined us on 1st July 1974 and left the club on 1st August 1988.
26 May 2025 21:03:26
angel, Tom Heaton joined as a trainee in 2002, left in 2010 and returned in 2021.
26 May 2025 21:43:46
Jbr, Rashford joined on 1st July 2014, so after SAF left.
27 May 2025 01:18:15
Didn't rashford join as a 7 year old?
27 May 2025 04:47:46
My thoughts exactly Dodgy, can't be arsed to argue to toss though.
27 May 2025 07:30:11
Heaton was in SAFs squad IWOTB. So the link is still there.
27 May 2025 08:12:28
Rashford didn’t feature for the club under Sir Alex which was what the OP said, he might have been in the academy but the point was a player that played under Sir Alex for the first team I assume. As pointed out though it could still happen if Heaton remains at the club.