Back to the Manchester United Newsfeed

Who was in Sir Alex's first United team?

Alex Ferguson, pre-knighthood, oversaw his maiden match as Manchester United manager 30 years ago on 8 November 1986. The result is reasonably well known - an inauspicious start, losing 2-0 away to Oxford United just two days after his appointment. But who was in that first line-up and how long did they remain at the club?

CHRIS TURNER
The shot-stopper kept clean sheets in the next two matches under Sir Alex but his appearances dwindled after the new boss gave youngster Gary Walsh his senior debut in mid-December. When Jim Leighton arrived in 1988, Turner ceased competing for United's no.