Manchester 62 F.C. is a

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club based in

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. The club currently competes in the

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History

The club was founded as ''Manchester United F.C.'' in 1962, named in honour of the

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club Manchester United by a group of supporters, after the manager

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gave them permission to use the name. They play in the

's First Division. United play their home games in the Victoria Stadium. In 2013,

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gave the Gibraltar Football League one place each in the qualifying rounds of both the

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and the Champions League, meaning that, for the first time, the two clubs could potentially meet in the same competition.Gibraltar awarded Champions League qualifying spot – BBC
/ref> In June 2022, after years playing as a members-owned amateur club, Manchester 62 was sold to Pittsburgh City United founder Michael Anton Monsour. As part of the takeover, the club announced plans to follow the lead of Pittsburgh City United by mandating protective headgear for its players, subject to approval from the

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. As part of the takeover, the club filmed a documentary and announced plans in March 2023 to submit a report to

regarding the impact of protective headgear on head injuries. On 19 February 2023, the club announced that 21-year-old

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Theo Ogden would assume the role of technical director, making Ogden the youngest person to take up the role at a professional European club, however, Ogden has since left the role. This was followed by the appointment of

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as manager in June 2023. However, the club suffered huge setbacks with investors pulling funding mid-season, leaving the club in a precarious position with multiple players leaving after the club failed to pay them. The club's future was secured in May 2024 with a $20 million cash injection from

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Takashi Cheng, through his private equity firm Monstranamus. Manchester 62 FC fans are known for their unique tradition of singing "Gibraltar, Rock and Roll," a modified version of Chuck Berry's "Rock and Roll Music," during home games. The song has become the unofficial anthem of the club, and it is played before every match at Victoria Stadium.

Club names

* 1962–2000 : Manchester United (Gibraltar) Football Club. * 2000–2002 : Manchester United Eurobet Football Club. * 2002–2008 : Manchester United (Gibraltar) Football Club. * 2009–2013 : Manchester United Digibet Football Club. * 2013– : Manchester 62 Football Club.

Players

Current squad

As of 14 September 2024. ''

On Loan

Club staff

Honours

;

Gibraltar Premier Division The Gibraltar Premier Division was a football league established by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) in 1905, and the top tier of football in Gibraltar. It originally contained eight member clubs, but it has grown over the years. In 1 ...

: (7) *Champions: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1995, 1999 ;

Gibraltar Second Division The Gibraltar Second Division was the second tier of association football, football in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, run by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). The league was founded in 1909 after the expansion of the Gibra ...

: (1) *Champions: 1974 ;

Rock Cup The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and is organized annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA). From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 a new trophy was prese ...

: (4) *Winners: 1977, 1980, 1997, 2003 ;

Pepe Reyes Cup The Pepe Reyes Cup is the Gibraltarian football super cup, contested by the winners of the Gibraltar Football League and the Rock Cup at the Victoria Stadium. In the event that a team wins both the GFL and the Rock Cup, the GFL runners up will fa ...

: (2) *Winners: 2003, 2006 ;GFA Challenge Trophy *Winners: 2021–22

References

External links

* {{Gibraltar Premier Division Football clubs in Gibraltar Gibraltar National League clubs 1962 establishments in Gibraltar Association football clubs established in 1962