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[Sutekh]

Jonny Evans' departure means that next season will be the first at Manchester United since 1973-74 without a player who played for the club under Alex Ferguson.

Ferguson didn’t join Man Utd until 1985.

Yeh, and there were players from 73-74 onwards who were still there when he joined.

Depends how you look at it, in 1985 there were a ton of players at ManU that hadn't played under Fergie. So unless ManU bought players off of East Stirling (in 1974) or St Mirren (between 1974 and 1978) or Aberdeen (after 1978), then 2025-26 will be the first season since 1985-86 without a player at ManU who played under Sir Alex.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ferguson didn’t join Man Utd until 1985.

Yeh, and there were players from 73-74 onwards who were still there when he joined.

Depends how you look at it, in 1985 there were a ton of players at ManU that hadn't played under Fergie. So unless ManU bought players off of East Stirling (in 1974) or St Mirren (between 1974 and 1978) or Aberdeen (after 1978), then 2025-26 will be the first season since 1985-86 without a player at ManU who played under Sir Alex.

What?

Arthur Albiston was at Utd from 74-88. He played under Fergie. Therefore Jonny Evans' departure means that next season will be the first at Manchester United since 1973-74 without a player who played for the club under Alex Ferguson.

[Sutekh]

Yeh, and there were players from 73-74 onwards who were still there when he joined.

Depends how you look at it, in 1985 there were a ton of players at ManU that hadn't played under Fergie. So unless ManU bought players off of East Stirling (in 1974) or St Mirren (between 1974 and 1978) or Aberdeen (after 1978), then 2025-26 will be the first season since 1985-86 without a player at ManU who played under Sir Alex.

What?

Arthur Albiston was at Utd from 74-88. He played under Fergie. Therefore Jonny Evans' departure means that next season will be the first at Manchester United since 1973-74 without a player who played for the club under Alex Ferguson.

I’m just saying it depends on the interpretation put on the fact. There’s also probably similar facts to this one around any clubs which had a long served manager eg. West Ham and John Lyall or John Rudge at Port Vale etc.

[Sanguine]

You could probably do something similar with Ronnie Moran at Liverpool, he joined the club as a player in 1952, and finally hung up his coaching boots in 1998. He played alongside Billy Liddell, who joined Liverpool in 1938, and coached Jamie Carragher, who retired and left Liverpool in 2013.

[stealthpapes]

Depends how you look at it, in 1985 there were a ton of players at ManU that hadn't played under Fergie. So unless ManU bought players off of East Stirling (in 1974) or St Mirren (between 1974 and 1978) or Aberdeen (after 1978), then 2025-26 will be the first season since 1985-86 without a player at ManU who played under Sir Alex.

What?

Arthur Albiston was at Utd from 74-88. He played under Fergie. Therefore Jonny Evans' departure means that next season will be the first at Manchester United since 1973-74 without a player who played for the club under Alex Ferguson.

I’m just saying it depends on the interpretation put on the fact.

No, no it doesn't. It literally just says that 73-74 United had a single player* who eventually played under Fergie and that the current squad no longer contains anyone who did.

*massive props to the comment replying that there was just one player. Yes.

There’s also probably similar facts to this one around any clubs which had a long served manager eg. West Ham and John Lyall or John Rudge at Port Vale etc.

Yes.

[stealthpapes]

You could probably do something similar with Ronnie Moran at Liverpool, he joined the club as a player in 1952, and finally hung up his coaching boots in 1998. He played alongside Billy Liddell, who joined Liverpool in 1938, and coached Jamie Carragher, who retired and left Liverpool in 2013.

A propos of little

Older Players Looked Much Older Back Then - Jack Balmer, 1949



(Last appearance for Liverpool - 1952)