What was the reason behind adding a devil to the crest of Manchester United in the 80's?
Aditya Prasad Amateur autodidact. Well, something like that. 156w ago Any Manchester United fan, any follower of English football, and most followers of football in general will have some awareness about United's pre-Ferguson history, and in large this is to do with Sir Matt Busby and the Busby Babes. If you don't know who that is, and who the Busby Babes are, you might want to wikipedia the entire thing, it's much simpler. Now, addressing the question , Newton Heath F.C, is what Man United were called from their inception in 1878, till 1902 when they were rechristened as Manchester United. And after the name was changed the old nickname of ' The Heathens ' seemed redundant and irrelevant, so they started being known as simply, 'United'. Close to the end of World War II, Matt Busby was appointed as manager of United. In 1952, after a wait of 41 years, he delivered the League title to the Red of Manchester, and had also won an FA Cup in those year...