All that remains of the original crest is the ship in full sail. The words 'Football Club' were ousted from the bottom of the logo and the word 'United' was demoted from its position on the top banner to the one at the bottom.The three stripes are representative of the three rivers, namely, the Medlock, the Irwell and the Irk.As was common practice until 1970, United reserved wearing the club crest only for grand occasions like cup finals.
A lion with a castle crown which was also part of the crest is a throwback to the Roman hamlet of Castle-field around which the city is said to have grown.The history of the club, spanning over almost a century and a half, is rich with yarns of glory, tragedy and fairytale fabric.Manchester is where the industrial revolution is said to have kickstarted. The new version had only extracted the shield, the stripes and the ship from Manchester City Council coat of arms. This was exemplified in several of their performances in the 90s and the opening decade of the 21st century.The original crest was gleaned from the logo of the Manchester City Coat of Arms. Schließlich wurde das Stadiongelände verkauft und einige Firmen ließen sich nieder. Etched at the bottom part of the crest is the motto of the city of Manchester, 'Concilio et Labore', which translates to 'wisdom and effort'.The Red Devils are well worthy of the ‘Red Devils’ tag for their intimidating presence in world football whilst also being the most successful English football club of all time.The tag of Red Devils was inspired by a rugby team, namely, the Salford City Reds who were nicknamed Les Diables Rouges (which translates to The Red Devils) by the French press following their successful tour of the country in 1934.The crest remained unaltered until the 1960s before being altered. The crest, as we see today, features a red devil and a ship with the words ‘Manchester’ and ‘United’ written on two banners; one on top and the other at the bottom. But the new crest featuring the devil took a permanent place on the shirt in the 1972-73 season.An antelope donning a golden chain signifies the city of Manchester's achievements in the field of engineering. This saw the new crest replace the three stripes with a devil.The new Manchester United crest, as we see today, came into being in 1998.
Im Laufe der Jahre veränderte sich das Wappen von United immer wieder, die Grundform blieb jedoch stets erhalten. The eagle was popularly mistaken for a Phoenix symbolising United rising from the ashes following the disaster.In 1993, a slight change was made to the crest when the white lettering was changed to golden.Manchester United was as big an enterprise as it had ever been and such a transition was carried out to typify United's emergence and stature as more of a brand than just a mere football club.The new crest was an ode to the fresh style of football that United were playing under the guidance of Sir Matt Busby. Es ähnelt dem Wappen der Stadt Manchester.