document_title: American Idol (season 5)

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text: American Idol (season 5)

text: Regional auditions[edit]

text: Auditions were held in seven cities in the summer and fall of 2005.[1][2] An audition was originally planned for Memphis, Tennessee but that was canceled due to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort that was taking place in the city,[3] and replaced by Las Vegas, Nevada and Greensboro, North Carolina.[4]

text:
Episode Air Date
Audition City
Date
First Audition Venue
Callback Date
Callback Venue
Golden Tickets

January 17, 2006
Chicago, Illinois
September 16, 2005
Soldier Field
September 20, 2005
W Hotel[5]
34

January 18, 2006
Denver, Colorado
September 11, 2005
Invesco Field at Mile High

Colorado Convention Center
37

January 24, 2006
Greensboro, North Carolina
October 3, 2005
Greensboro Coliseum
October 6, 2005
Marriott Downtown
33

January 25, 2006
San Francisco, California
August 18, 2005
Cow Palace

Parc 55 Hotel
18

January 31, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada
October 10–11, 2005
Las Vegas Convention Center
October 12–13, 2005
Renaissance Las Vegas[6]
11

February 1, 2006
Austin, Texasa
August 25–26, 2005
Frank Erwin Center
September 28, 2005
Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco
12

February 7, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts
August 31, 2005
Gillette Stadium
October 27, 2005
Seaport Hotel and World Trade Center[7]
28

Total Tickets to Hollywood
175

text: ^a Later stages of the Austin auditions were held in San Francisco due to Hurricane Katrina which caused large number of evacuees to be relocated in Texas.[8] The show however made no mention of the venue switch and presented the Austin audition as having taken place entirely in Austin.[9]

text: Unlike season four, no guest judges were involved during the auditions. The season used the same rules as season four.[10]

text: One notable auditioner this season was Paula Goodspeed, a fervent fan of Paula Abdul, who auditioned in Austin.[11] In 2008, Goodspeed made headlines when she committed suicide outside Abdul's home.[12] Abdul later claimed that she had objected beforehand to Goodspeed being at the audition because she knew Goodspeed and had been frightened by her past behavior, but the producers overrode her objection.[13] The producers Ken Warwick and Nigel Lythgoe however denied being aware of her fears or that they would put her in danger.[14][15]

text: In Las Vegas, an auditioner Tora Woloshin gained a golden ticket to Hollywood but was disqualified just before she was due to go to Hollywood for unspecified reasons. She later appeared on the first season of X-Factor.[16]

text: Hollywood week[edit]

text: The Hollywood semi-final rounds were held at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California consisting of 175 contestants. The first round of semi-finals consisted of solo a cappella performance with each contestant choosing one song out of twelve that were given to each contestant two weeks in advance. Those who did not impress the judges were sent home the following day. After the singles round, the contestants were separated into four groups, with three groups going through (with 44 contestants chosen). In the Pasadena Civic Center, each were individually taken via elevator walking the infamous "mile" to the judges station where the verdict if they would be chosen or not was announced. Twenty were cut and the final twenty-four (12 men and 12 woman) were selected.

text: Semifinals[edit]

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text: The live show portion of the semifinals began on February 21, 2006, with the names announced on February 15, 2006. There were three live shows each week for the three weeks of the semifinals. There were no format changes from season four which featured 12 male singers and 12 female singers with two of each being eliminated each week.

text: The semifinalists were announced February 15, 2006. The following are semifinalists who did not reach the finals.

text: Female semifinalists[edit]

text:
Ayla Brown (born July 28, 1988) is from Wrentham, Massachusetts. She originally auditioned in Boston, singing "Ain't No Mountain High Enough".
Kinnik Sky (born May 13, 1977) is from Duluth, Georgia. She auditioned in Greensboro. She was grouped with Nicole Turk, Celeste Scalone and Tyra Schwartz during the group rounds.
Heather Cox (born November 16, 1983) is from Jonesville, North Carolina. She auditioned in Denver. Grouped with Halicia Thompson and Kellie Pickler during Hollywood group performances.
Brenna Gethers (born October 7, 1980) is from Mount Vernon, New York. She auditioned in Boston, and was known for her "catty" attitude. She became the lead singer for Bomb Squad, a funk-rock band that won an American Music Award for Best New Music in 2003.[17]
Stephanie "Stevie" Scott (born May 22, 1986) is from Fair Oaks, California. She auditioned in Denver. She sang "Emotions" with Hannah Freeman and Paris Bennett during their group performance in Hollywood. She was eliminated on February 23, 2006 along with Becky O'Donohue, Bobby Bennett, and Patrick Hall. She made a cameo appearance on the Top 6 performance show of American Idol on April 25, 2006. In 2014, she became the lead singer of Indie Pop band Machineheart, best known for their debut single, "Circles." [18]
Rebecca "Becky" O'Donohue (born July 13, 1980) is from Dobbs Ferry, New York. Her original audition was in Boston with her twin sister (who did not sing due to recent throat surgery). Simon Cowell praised her looks, but said no to her voice. She was let through to Hollywood by Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul.

text: Male semifinalists[edit]

text:
Gedeon McKinney (born October 1, 1988) is from Memphis, Tennessee. He intended to audition in Memphis, but the auditions there were canceled due to the city's role in relief efforts for Hurricane Katrina. He raised funds to travel to the Chicago auditions by putting on a benefit concert. His elimination was a surprise to many, including Simon Cowell, who had criticized him previously. McKinney's father, Tony McKinney, also a performing artist, died in December 2005 before the show aired.
William "Will" Makar (born March 2, 1989, in The Woodlands, Texas) attended high school at The Woodlands College Park High School. In high school, Will starred in several musical productions, including The Woodlands College Park High School Musical in January 2006, the performance of which began the day after the airing of the his American Idol audition and was covered by local media. He has also performed for Presidents Clinton and Bush and with singer Celine Dion as part of the Houston Children's Chorus. He has performed the National Anthem at many sporting events and was also a member of the band Last Born. During the Hollywood rounds, he performed Fly Me to the Moon with David Radford and Kevin Covais. Will was signed to Double Deal Brand Records, which also signed fellow Top 16 semifinalist Ayla Brown, and released his debut single titled "I Won't Make It Out" on iTunes on April 27, 2007.
José "Sway" Penala (born January 23, 1978) is from South San Francisco, California, where he also had his audition for the show. He was the only Asian-American who made it to the semifinals that season. He has performed with such groups as DnH and 6th Day. When he competed, on stage, Penala often wore a Fedora hat and coat and military dog tags. He developed friendships with Elliott Yamin, Taylor Hicks, and Chris Daughtry during the season. Elliott was also his Hollywood Week group mate and later his roommate.
David Radford (born March 22, 1988, in Crystal Lake, Illinois) was a high school senior at Crystal Lake Central High School.[19] In addition to singing, David plays the trumpet. He originally auditioned in Chicago.
Patrick Hall (born September 24, 1977) is from Gravette, Arkansas, and was seen for the first time in Hollywood, California. During the Hollywood rounds, Simon Cowell called him 'very likeable', and compared him to Clay Aiken. He received many positive comments during these rounds. To separate himself from the Clay Aiken comparison, however, he chose to perform "Come to My Window" in the first week of the Top 24. He was eliminated that week.
Bobby Bennett, Jr. (born June 4, 1986) is from Denver, Colorado, where his audition was held. He is most known for his rousing rendition of the song "Copacabana" and was named the "showman" of the semifinalists. He also made an appearance in the March 21 episode on which Barry Manilow performed.

text: Top 24[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Mandisa
"Never"(Heart)
Safe

2
Kellie Pickler
"How Far"(Martina McBride)
Safe

3
Becky O'Donohue
"Because the Night"(Patti Smith)
Eliminated

4
Ayla Brown
"Reflection"(Christina Aguilera)
Safe

5
Paris Bennett
"Midnight Train to Georgia"(Cissy Houston)
Safe

6
Stevie Scott
"To Where You Are"(Josh Groban)
Eliminated

7
Brenna Gethers
"You Are the Sunshine of My Life"(Stevie Wonder)
Safe

8
Heather Cox
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"(Diana Ross)
Safe

9
Melissa McGhee
"When the Lights Go Down"(Faith Hill)
Safe

10
Lisa Tucker
"I Am Changing"(Jennifer Holiday)
Safe

11
Kinnik Sky
"Get Here" (Oleta Adams)
Safe

12
Katharine McPhee
"Since I Fell for You" (Ella Johnson)
Safe

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Patrick Hall
"Come to My Window"(Melissa Etheridge)
Eliminated

2
David Radford
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"(Queen)
Safe

3
Bucky Covington
"Simple Man"(Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Safe

4
Will Makar
"I Want You Back"(The Jackson 5)
Safe

5
Sway Penala
"Reasons"(Earth Wind & Fire)
Safe

6
Chris Daughtry
"Wanted Dead or Alive"(Bon Jovi)
Safe

7
Kevin Covais
"One Last Cry"(Brian McKnight)
Safe

8
Gedeon McKinney
"Shout"(The Isley Brothers)
Safe

9
Elliott Yamin
"If You Really Love Me"(Stevie Wonder)
Safe

10
Bobby Bennet
"Copacabana"(Barry Manilow)
Eliminated

11
Ace Young
"Father Figure" (George Michael)
Safe

12
Taylor Hicks
"Levon" (Elton John)
Safe

text: Top 20[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Katharine McPhee
"All in Love Is Fair"(Stevie Wonder)
Safe

2
Kinnik Sky
"Here for the Party"(Gretchen Wilson)
Bottom 3

3
Lisa Tucker
"Who's Lovin' You"(The Miracles)
Safe

4
Melissa McGhee
"Why Haven't I Heard from You"(Reba McEntire)
Safe

5
Heather Cox
"Hero"(Mariah Carey)
Eliminated

6
Brenna Gethers
"Last Dance"(Donna Summer)
Eliminated

7
Paris Bennett
"Wind Beneath My Wings"(Roger Whittaker)
Safe

8
Ayla Brown
"I Want You to Need Me"(Celine Dion)
Safe

9
Kellie Pickler
"Something to Talk About"(Bonnie Raitt)
Safe

10
Mandisa
"Cry"(Angie Aparo)
Safe

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Taylor Hicks
"Easy"(The Commodores)
Safe

2
Elliot Yamin
"Moody's Mood for Love"(James Moody)
Safe

3
Ace Young
"If You're Not the One"(Daniel Bedingfield)
Safe

4
Gedeon McKinney
"A Change Is Gonna Come"(Sam Cooke)
Safe

5
Kevin Covais
"I Heard It Through the Grapevine"(The Miracles)
Bottom 3

6
Sway Penala
"Overjoyed"(Stevie Wonder)
Eliminated

7
Will Makar
"Lady"(Kenny Rogers)
Safe

8
Bucky Covington
"The Thunder Rolls"(Garth Brooks)
Safe

9
David Radford
"The Way You Look Tonight"(Fred Astaire)
Eliminated

10
Chris Daughtry
"Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"(Fuel)
Safe

text: Top 16[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Paris Bennett
"Conga"(Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine)
Safe

2
Lisa Tucker
"Here's Where I Stand"(Tiffany Taylor)
Safe

3
Melissa McGhee
"What About Love"(Heart)
Safe

4
Kinnik Sky
"If I Ain't Got You"(Alicia Keys)
Eliminated

5
Katharine McPhee
"Think"(Aretha Franklin)
Safe

6
Ayla Brown
"Unwritten"(Natasha Bedingfield)
Eliminated

7
Mandisa
"I'm Every Woman"(Chaka Khan)
Safe

8
Kellie Pickler
"I'm the Only One"(Melissa Etheridge)
Safe

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Gedeon McKinney
"When a Man Loves a Woman"(Percy Sledge)
Eliminated

2
Chris Daughtry
"Broken"(Seether)
Safe

3
Kevin Covais
"Vincent"(Don McLean)
Safe

4
Bucky Covington
"Wave on Wave"(Pat Green)
Safe

5
Will Makar
"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"(Marvin Gaye)
Eliminated

6
Taylor Hicks
"Takin' It to the Streets"(The Doobie Brothers)
Safe

7
Elliott Yamin
"Heaven"(Bryan Adams)
Safe

8
Ace Young
"Butterflies"(Michael Jackson)
Safe

text: Top 12 finalists[edit]

text:
Taylor Hicks

Taylor Hicks is from Birmingham, Alabama. He is gray-haired and performed "A Change Is Gonna Come" by Sam Cooke at his original audition in Las Vegas. At the first audition, the judges were surprised by his appearance. He performed Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" in the Hollywood round. He is one of the eight winners in American Idol history to never be in the bottom three. He won the competition on May 24. At 29 years 229 days at the time of the finale, he is the oldest winner in American Idol history.

Katharine McPhee

Katharine McPhee is from Los Angeles, California. Her mother is a vocal coach. She auditioned in San Francisco with Billie Holiday's "God Bless the Child", and Randy Jackson said her audition was the best he'd heard yet that season. In the Hollywood round she performed Dionne Warwick's "I'll Never Love This Way Again", and "I Can't Help Myself" for the group round, "My Funny Valentine" for the last solo. At the end of the first semifinal round, Simon Cowell said that he had heard four very good singers that evening and that McPhee was the best among them. McPhee was the runner-up on American Idol as announced on the May 24 finale.

Elliott Yamin

Elliott Yamin was born in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He started singing at the age of five and did not have any formal training. He auditioned for American Idol in Boston. In the Hollywood week, he performed Rascal Flatts' Bless the Broken Road for the first solo, The Shoop Shoop Song for the group round. After his first semifinal performance, Simon Cowell said that he was potentially the best male vocalist in American Idol history, reprising his praise on Top 6 week after Yamin's "A Song for You", calling it a vocal masterclass; also, in the second round of the semifinals, Randy Jackson gave Yamin a standing ovation after his rendition of "Moody's Mood for Love". Yamin finished in third place in one of the closest outcomes in Idol history where less than 1% separated the votes of all top three contestants.

Chris Daughtry

Chris Daughtry is a former car service worker from McLeansville, North Carolina. During the audition round, he was profiled as a "Rocker Dad." He originally auditioned in Denver with Joe Cocker's The Letter (originally by The Box Tops). During the Hollywood week, he performed Samantha Sang's Emotion in the group round. He was eliminated at Top 4 in a surprise result.

Paris Bennett, from Fayetteville, Georgia, is the granddaughter of Grammy Award winner Ann Nesby. Her mother and grandmother are a part of the Grammy-winning group, Sounds of Blackness. She sang "Cowboy Take Me Away" by The Dixie Chicks at her original audition in Greensboro. In the Hollywood rounds, she performed LeAnn Rimes's Can't Fight the Moonlight for her solo, and Samantha Sang's Emotion for the group round.

Kellie Pickler

Kellie Pickler is from Albemarle, North Carolina. She was profiled as a roller-skating waitress. Her mother left when she was two and her father has had numerous legal problems; he is now free. Pickler lived with her grandfather and originally auditioned in Greensboro. She was never in the bottom three until she was eliminated.

Ace Young

Ace Young (who goes by his middle name) is from Denver where he auditioned. At that time, Randy Jackson called him one of the best he'd seen so far this season. In the Hollywood week, he performed Shai's If I Ever Fall in Love for the solo, and with Daughtry in the group round Samantha Sang's Emotion. After he sang "Father Figure" in the semifinals, Simon Cowell said that Young had the 'X-Factor' (a reference to another RTL talent show, in the UK). Young had been singing since age nine and had voice lessons.

Bucky Covington

Bucky Covington is from Rockingham, North Carolina. He auditioned in Greensboro. He has an identical twin brother named Rocky.

Mandisa

Mandisa is from Antioch, Tennessee. She had a successful original audition in Chicago, Illinois, where she performed Alicia Keys's Fallin'. Afterwards Simon Cowell made jokes about her size, but he later apologized after being confronted by Miss Hundley. In the Hollywood week, She performed Freda Payne's Band of Gold in the group round. Like Pickler, she was never in the bottom 3 until her elimination.

Lisa Tucker

Lisa Tucker was 16 years old at the time of the show, and was the youngest finalist of this season. She is from Anaheim, California, and she auditioned in Denver with Whitney Houston's One Moment in Time. Simon Cowell called her the "best 16-year-old" ever to audition on the show at the time of her original Denver audition. She was also a runner-up on Star Search but lost to Tiffany Evans.

Kevin Covais

Kevin Covais was 16 years old at the time of the show, and is from Levittown, New York. For his audition in Boston, he sang "You Raise Me Up". In the Hollywood round he performed Shai's If I Ever Fall in Love in the solo. Viewers gave him the nickname "Chicken Little".

Melissa McGhee

Melissa McGhee is from Tampa, Florida. She auditioned in Denver, Colorado. She sang "Can't Fight the Moonlight" by LeAnn Rimes for her audition. She had not sung on camera until her first week in the top 24.

text: Finals[edit]

text: Top 12 – Stevie Wonder[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Ace Young
"Do I Do"
Bottom 3

2
Kellie Pickler
"Blame It on the Sun"
Safe

3
Elliott Yamin
"Knocks Me Off My Feet"
Safe

4
Mandisa
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
Safe

5
Bucky Covington
"Superstition"
Safe

6
Melissa McGhee
"Lately"
Eliminated

7
Lisa Tucker
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
Bottom 2

8
Kevin Covais
"Part-Time Lover"
Safe

9
Katharine McPhee
"Until You Come Back to Me"
Safe

10
Taylor Hicks
"Living for the City"
Safe

11
Paris Bennett
"All I Do"
Safe

12
Chris Daughtry
"Higher Ground"
Safe

text: Top 11 – 1950s[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Mandisa
"I Don't Hurt Anymore"(Hank Snow)
Safe

2
Bucky Covington
"Oh, Boy!"(Buddy Holly)
Bottom 2

3
Paris Bennett
"Fever"(Little Willie John)
Safe

4
Chris Daughtry
"I Walk the Line"(Johnny Cash)
Safe

5
Katharine McPhee
"Come Rain or Come Shine"(Sy Oliver)
Safe

6
Taylor Hicks
"Not Fade Away"(The Crickets featuring Buddy Holly)
Safe

7
Lisa Tucker
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?"Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Bottom 3

8
Kevin Covais
"When I Fall in Love"(Doris Day)
Eliminated

9
Elliott Yamin
"Teach Me Tonight"(The DeCastro Sisters)
Safe

10
Kellie Pickler
"Walkin' After Midnight"(Patsy Cline)
Safe

11
Ace Young
"In the Still of the Night" (The Five Satins)
Safe

text: Top 10 – 2000s[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Lisa Tucker
"Because of You"(Kelly Clarkson)
Eliminated

2
Kellie Pickler
"Suds in the Bucket"(Sara Evans)
Safe

3
Ace Young
"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"(Train)
Bottom 3

4
Taylor Hicks
"Trouble"(Ray LaMontagne)
Safe

5
Mandisa
"Shackles (Praise You)"(Mary Mary)
Safe

6
Chris Daughtry
"What If"(Creed)
Safe

7
Katharine McPhee
"The Voice Within"(Christina Aguilera)
Bottom 2

8
Bucky Covington
"Real Good Man"(Tim McGraw)
Safe

9
Paris Bennett
"Work It Out"(Beyoncé)
Safe

10
Elliott Yamin
"I Don't Want to Be"(Gavin DeGraw)
Safe

text: Top 9 – Country[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Taylor Hicks
"Take Me Home, Country Roads"(John Denver)
Safe

2
Mandisa
"Any Man of Mine"(Shania Twain)
Eliminated

3
Elliott Yamin
"If Tomorrow Never Comes"(Garth Brooks)
Bottom 2

4
Paris Bennett
"How Do I Live"(LeAnn Rimes)
Bottom 3

5
Ace Young
"Tonight I Wanna Cry"(Keith Urban)
Safe

6
Kellie Pickler
"Fancy"(Bobbie Gentry)
Safe

7
Chris Daughtry
"Making Memories of Us"(Keith Urban)
Safe

8
Katharine McPhee
"Bringing Out the Elvis in Me"(Faith Hill)
Safe

9
Bucky Covington
"Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)"(Vertical Horizon)
Safe

text: Top 8 – Queen[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Bucky Covington
"Fat Bottomed Girls"
Eliminated

2
Ace Young
"We Will Rock You"
Bottom 3

3
Kellie Pickler
"Bohemian Rhapsody"
Safe

4
Chris Daughtry
"Innuendo"
Safe

5
Katharine McPhee
"Who Wants to Live Forever"
Safe

6
Elliott Yamin
"Somebody To Love"
Bottom 3

7
Taylor Hicks
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Safe

8
Paris Bennett
"The Show Must Go On"
Safe

text: Top 7 – Great American Songbook[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Chris Daughtry
"What a Wonderful World"(Louis Armstrong)
Bottom 2

2
Paris Bennett
"These Foolish Things"(Billie Holiday)
Bottom 3

3
Taylor Hicks
"You Send Me"(Sam Cooke)
Safe

4
Elliott Yamin
"It Had To Be You"(Sam Lanin and his Orchestra)
Safe

5
Kellie Pickler
"Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"(Vivienne Segal)
Safe

6
Ace Young
"That's All"(Nat King Cole)
Eliminated

7
Katharine McPhee
"Someone to Watch Over Me"(Gertrude Lawrence)
Safe

text: Top 6 – Love Songs[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Katharine McPhee
"I Have Nothing"(Whitney Houston)
Top 2

2
Elliott Yamin
"A Song for You"(Leon Russell)
Safe

3
Kellie Pickler
"Unchained Melody"(Todd Duncan)
Eliminated

4
Paris Bennett
"The Way We Were"(Barbra Streisand)
Bottom 2

5
Taylor Hicks
"Just Once"(James Ingram)
Safe

6
Chris Daughtry
"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?"(Bryan Adams)
Top 2

text: Top 5 – Year of Birth/Current Billboard Top 10[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Elliott Yamin
"On Broadway"(The Crystals)
Bottom 2

2
Paris Bennett
"Kiss"(Prince and The Revolution)
Eliminated

3
Chris Daughtry
"Renegade"(Styx)
Safe

4
Katharine McPhee
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"(Phil Collins)
Safe

5
Taylor Hicks
"Play That Funky Music"(Wild Cherry)
Safe

6
Elliott Yamin
"Home"(Michael Bublé)
Bottom 2

7
Paris Bennett
"Be Without You"(Mary J. Blige)
Eliminated

8
Chris Daughtry
"I Dare You"(Shinedown)
Safe

9
Katharine McPhee
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"(KT Tunstall)
Safe

10
Taylor Hicks
"Something"(The Beatles)
Safe

text: Top 4 – Elvis Presley[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song
Result

1
Taylor Hicks
"Jailhouse Rock"
Safe

2
Chris Daughtry
"Suspicious Minds"
Eliminated

3
Elliott Yamin
"If I Can Dream"
Safe

4
Katharine McPhee
"Hound Dog" / "All Shook Up"
Bottom 2

5
Taylor Hicks
"In the Ghetto"
Safe

6
Chris Daughtry
"A Little Less Conversation"
Eliminated

7
Elliott Yamin
"Trouble"
Safe

8
Katharine McPhee
"Can't Help Falling in Love"
Bottom 2

text: Top 3 – Clive Davis's choice/Judges' choice/Contestants' choice[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Elliott Yamin
"Open Arms"(Journey)
Eliminated

2
Katharine McPhee
"I Believe I Can Fly"(R. Kelly)
Safe

3
Taylor Hicks
"Dancing in the Dark"(Bruce Springsteen)
Safe

4
Elliott Yamin
"What You Won't Do for Love1"(Bobby Caldwell)
Eliminated

5
Katharine McPhee
"Over the Rainbow2"(Judy Garland)
Safe

6
Taylor Hicks
"You Are So Beautiful3"(Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher)
Safe

7
Elliott Yamin
"I Believe to My Soul"(Ray Charles)
Eliminated

8
Katharine McPhee
"I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues"(Duke Ellington)
Safe

9
Taylor Hicks
"Try a Little Tenderness"(Val Rosing and The Ray Noble Orchestra)
Safe

text:
Note 1: Paula Abdul chose this song
Note 2: Simon Cowell chose this song
Note 3: Randy Jackson chose this song

text: Top 2 – Previous Song/Another Previous Song/Winning Song[edit]

text:
Order
Contestant
Song (original artist)
Result

1
Katharine McPhee
"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"(KT Tunstall)
Runner-Up

2
Taylor Hicks
"Living for the City"(Stevie Wonder)
Winner

3
Katharine McPhee
"Over The Rainbow"(Judy Garland)
Runner-Up

4
Taylor Hicks
"Levon" (Elton John)
Winner

5
Katharine McPhee
"My Destiny"(Katharine McPhee)
Runner-Up

6
Taylor Hicks
"Do I Make You Proud"(Taylor Hicks)
Winner

text: Performers on results shows[edit]

text:
March 15 – Stevie Wonder
March 22 – Barry Manilow
March 29 – Shakira and Wyclef Jean – "Hips Don't Lie"
April 5 – Kenny Rogers
April 12 – Final 8 sing a medley of Queen
April 19 – Rod Stewart
April 26 – Andrea Bocelli and David Foster
May 3 – Top 5 perform "Together We Are One" (originally written and sung by Australian singer Delta Goodrem for the 2006 Commonwealth Games)
May 10 – Top 4 perform a medley of Elvis songs
May 17 – Each contestant of the Top 3 performs the song they will be singing on the American Idol Season 5: Encores CD

text: Elimination song[edit]

text: A new feature this year, the show now uses a special song to make a tribute to an eliminated contestant's journey on the show, as opposed to before when various different melodic music compositions were played. This year, the song used for an eliminated contestant's flashback tribute was "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter.

text: The finale[edit]

text: On the finale, Carrie Underwood sang "Don't Forget to Remember Me" solo along with the song "Through the Rain" with the 12 finalists. Also, the finalists performed two medleys: one medley was for the female finalists and the other for the male finalists. Several special guests performed with one of the top five Idols: Al Jarreau (Paris Bennett), Live (Chris Daughtry), Meat Loaf (Katharine McPhee), Mary J. Blige (Elliott Yamin) and Toni Braxton (Taylor Hicks). Clay Aiken performed with lookalike auditioner Michael Sandecki, who resembled Aiken c. his 2005 audition. Also, Prince performed without an Idol. Towards the end of the program, the finalists performed "That's What Friends Are For" with Dionne Warwick as well as other songs in the Burt Bacharach canon, with Burt Bacharach playing the piano. Several auditioners from the first round returned to accept "Golden Idol" awards, and to sing. A parody of Brokeback Mountain (though there was no mention of homosexuality) called "Brokenote Mountain," featuring a group of three failed auditioners (Layne Johnson, Michael Evans, and Matthew Buckstein) was replayed from the Hollywood round. The trio "The Brokenote Cowboys" then performed the Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson song "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys". In a pre-taped segment, finalist Kellie Pickler ate lunch with Wolfgang Puck at his brasserie as a way of making fun of Kellie's admitted lack of culinary savvy. Finally, just before the results were announced, Hicks and McPhee performed "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".

text: The chairman of TeleScope Inc., the company which manages the American Idol results, came at the end of the show with the result card. 578 million votes were cast for the season with 63.5 million votes in the finale, and Taylor Hicks was named the winner, the second American Idol winner from the city of Birmingham, Alabama (the first being Ruben Studdard), and the fourth finalist with close ties to the city.[20]

text: Elimination chart[edit]

text: Note: Bottom 2 indicates that the contestant was 'saved' last. This may or may not indicate his or her actual vote rank.

text:
Legend

Female
Male
Top 24
Top 12
Winner

text:
Safe
Top 2
Safe First
Safe Last
Eliminated

text:
Stage:
Semifinals
Finals

Week:
2/23
3/2
3/9
3/15
3/22
3/29
4/5
4/12
4/19
4/26
5/3
5/10
5/17
5/24

Place
Contestant
Result

1
Taylor Hicks

Winner

2
Katharine McPhee

Bottom 2

Top 2

Bottom 2

Runner-Up

3
Elliott Yamin

Bottom 2
Bottom 3

Bottom 2

Elim

4
Chris Daughtry

Bottom 2
Top 2

Elim

5
Paris Bennett

Bottom 3

Bottom 3
Bottom 2
Elim

6
Kellie Pickler

Elim

7
Ace Young

Bottom 3

Bottom 3

Bottom 3
Elim

8
Bucky Covington

Bottom 2

Elim

9
Mandisa

Elim

10
Lisa Tucker

Bottom 2
Bottom 3
Elim

11
Kevin Covais

Bottom 3

Elim

12
Melissa McGhee

Elim

13–16
Gedeon McKinney

Elim

Ayla Brown

Will Makar

Kinnik Sky

Bottom 3

17–20
José "Sway" Penala

Elim

David Radford

Heather Cox

Brenna Gethers

21–24
Patrick Hall
Elim

Stevie Scott

Bobby Bennett

Becky O'Donohue

text: DialIdol[edit]

text: DialIdol is both the name of a computer program for Microsoft Windows and its associated website that began tracking contestants during season four and sprang to prominence at the start of season five. The program allows users to automatically vote for the American Idol contestants of their choice using their PC's phone modem. The program then reports back to the main website, which keeps track of the results based on the percentage of calls for each contestant that result in a busy signal. Based on the data received, the website then predicts which contestants may be eliminated or may be in danger of being eliminated. As of May 25, 2006, its predictions for season five were 87% accurate.[21]

text: This was the first season in which the free US public service website, Zabasearch.com, started to openly present voting results (starting with the top 12 and onward) that it claims are from Cingular and American Idol. It has experienced controversy over the fact that its results change throughout the day until (and often through) the results show.

text: Controversies[edit]

text:
In January 2006, twins Derrell and Terrell Brittenum were charged with forgery and theft after allegedly using a false identity to purchase a car. This occurred after the "Hollywood" portion of the show was filmed, and the twins were subsequently disqualified.[22]
In February 2006, it was discovered that José "Sway" Penala was reportedly signed to E-Real Record with his band 6th Day, at the time of his audition.
Two rumors about finalist Katharine McPhee circulated during early March and throughout the season. The first was that she was quitting the show and would not show up for the March 7th airing. The second was sparked by the loose fitting blouses she had been wearing, leading viewers to suspect she was pregnant. Katharine denied both rumors when interviewed by host Ryan Seacrest on the March 7th show.[23]
During the March 28 show while Mandisa Hundley was singing, her name and phone number came up, but changed for a few seconds and showed Taylor Hicks' name and phone number. At the end of the show the numbers were right.[24]
Mandisa Hundley was voted out after country week, whereby her rendition of "Any Man of Mine" was not well received as a good song choice. The reason behind her elimination was speculated to be what she said before she began to sing her rendition of "Shackles (Praise You)" by Mary Mary: "This song goes out to everybody that wants to be free. Your addiction, lifestyle and situation may be big, but God is bigger." Many viewers believed that the "lifestyle" stated was regarding the homosexual lifestyle, which she denied, clarifying that the lifestyle she was referring to was her lifestyle of addiction to food. Mandisa is a former employee of the Southern Baptist Convention, having joined the Convention in 2000 as a telephone sales representative for their LifeWay book division, and later in their women's enrichment events area, and later Beth Moore's Living Proof Live events. (Moore's books are published by LifeWay.)[25]
On the April 25 show, the theme of which was Greatest Love Songs and featured guest coaches Andrea Bocelli and David Foster, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe forced contestant Taylor Hicks to change his song a day before air time (and the same day as the dress rehearsal). Hicks' chosen song was "Try a Little Tenderness," but Lythgoe, in a radio interview, claimed the song was more appropriate for a Blues Brothers week and was not a song that Andrea Bocelli would sing. Hicks changed his song at the last minute to "Just Once" (James Ingram) and appeared very uncomfortable on stage. Hicks fans were distressed, feeling that a) Hicks' original choice of song was very appropriate to the theme; b) The producers changed the song at the last minute even though they must have known Hicks' choice the previous week as they must obtain clearance for all songs; c) Lythgoe's statement that it was not a song Andrea Bocelli would sing was dubious, as other song choices that were approved were songs sung by Bryan Adams ("Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman," sung by Chris Daughtry) and Donny Hathaway ("A Song for You," sung by Elliott Yamin).[26]
During the East Coast transmission of the May 2 show, Paris Bennett was bleeped while singing Mary J. Blige's "Be Without You" at the exact point where an obscenity appears in the lyrics. However, Fox confirmed that the song was not bleeped when it was broadcast on the West Coast. Forum posters on the West Coast said Bennett sang the radio edit of the song which excludes the obscenity, leaving viewers nationwide wondering why Bennett was precensored during the earlier live transmission. Paris was eliminated in the results show the day after.[27]
Following Chris Daughtry's elimination, many Idol fans claimed calls they dialed to Daughtry's line during the first few minutes of voting were misdirected. According to them, the first of his two numbers was answered by a recording of Katharine McPhee (who was also in the bottom two that night) giving thanks for their vote rather than Daughtry.[28] Others reported similar behavior dialing other lines, such as dialing Elliott Yamin's line and hearing a recording of Daughtry giving thanks for their vote.[29]
On Top 5 night (May 3), Elliott Yamin performed first, with Taylor Hicks going out last. Next week (May 10, Top 4 night), Katharine McPhee went out last. Yamin was expected to go out last on Top 3 night (May 17), but he was again the first one to sing, losing what is called the "pimp spot", while Hicks was the last one to perform that night. Yamin's fans were distressed stating it was Yamin's right to go out last, while Hicks should have been first, and that the show producers' arranged it to have Yamin eliminated next night (May 18), which actually happened.

text: Other Idol contestants[edit]

text:
Gina Glocksen, who originally auditioned in Chicago, but she was cut at the last day of Hollywood Week. Glocksen returned in the sixth season and finished in ninth place.
Carly Smithson - auditioned in Las Vegas and got cut during the Hollywood rounds. Smithson returned in the seventh season and finished in sixth place.

text: US Nielsen ratings[edit]

text: American Idol was the top-rated show for the 2005–06 TV season and occupied the top two positions. The number of viewers for its Tuesday episodes averaged 31.17 million and for the Wednesday episodes 30.16 million.[30] It is still the most-watched of all seasons with an overall average number of viewers of 30.6 million per episode. Click on "show" below to see the rating details.

text:
[hide]Episode list

Show
Episode
Air date
Week
rank
Rating/Share
18–49
rating/Share
Viewers
(millions)

1
"Chicago Auditions"[31]
January 17, 2006
3
19.3 / 28
15.3 / 34
35.53

2
"Denver Auditions"[31]
January 18, 2006
4
17.8 / 27
13.0 / 33
31.65

3
"Greensboro Auditions"[32]
January 24, 2006
1
19.6 / 29
15.1 / 35
34.96

4
"San Francisco Auditions"[32]
January 25, 2006
2
18.2 / 28
13.0 / 33
32.44

5
"Las Vegas Auditions"[33]
January 31, 2006
5
17.4 / 27
12.4 / 31
30.18

6
"Austin Auditions"[33]
February 1, 2006
6
16.9 / 25
12.5 / 32
30.40

7
"Boston Auditions"[34]
February 7, 2006
1
17.6 / 26
12.9 / 32
31.15

8
"Hollywood Round 1"[34]
February 8, 2006
2
16.3 / 24
11.4 / 29
28.74

9
"Hollywood Round 2"[35]
February 14, 2006
2
16.5 / 25
11.4 / 29
26.96

10
"Hollywood: Top 24 Revealed"[35]
February 15, 2006
1
15.5 / 24
11.9 / 30
28.78

11
"Top 12 Women Perform"[36]
February 21, 2006
2
16.9 / 24
13.0 / 30
30.16

12
"Top 12 Men Perform"[36]
February 22, 2006
1
18.2 / 27
13.5 / 33
31.69

13
"Top 24 Results"[36]
February 23, 2006
7
13.3 / 20
9.9 / 24
23.38

14
"Top 10 Women Perform"[37]
February 28, 2006
2
17.0 / 25
12.4 / 31
30.09

15
"Top 10 Men Perform[37]
March 1, 2006
4
16.6 / 26
12.2 / 31
29.64

16
"Top 20 Results[37]
March 2, 2006
5
15.2 / 23
10.9 / 27
26.32

17
"Top 8 Women Men Perform"[38]
March 7, 2006
2
16.7 / 25
11.8 / 31
28.56

18
"Top 8 Men Perform"[38]
March 8, 2006
1
17.2 / 27
12.4 / 32
30.38

19
"Top 12 Revealed"[38]
March 9, 2006
4
15.4 / 24
10.8 / 28
26.63

20
"Top 12 Perform"[39]
March 14, 2006
1
18.5 / 27
13.7 / 33
32.77

21
"Top 12 Results"[39]
March 15, 2006
1
16.3 / 25
11.5 / 27
28.09

22
"Top 11 Perform"[40]
March 21, 2006
1
19.2 / 28
13.6 / 33
33.36

23
"Top 11 Results"[40]
March 22, 2006
2
15.9 / 24
11.4 / 27
27.68

24
"Top 10 Perform"[41]
March 28, 2006
1
18.0 / 27
13.0 / 33
31.71

25
"Top 10 Results"[41]
March 29, 2006
2
15.9 / 24
11.3 / 27
27.66

26
"Top 9 Perform"[42]
April 4, 2006
1
16.6 / 23
11.6 / 32
28.83

27
"Top 9 Results"[42]
April 5, 2006
2
15.7 / 23
10.8 / 26
26.23

28
"Top 8 Perform"[43]
April 11, 2006
1
14.2 / 22
12.0 / 33
29.65

29
"Top 8 Results"[43]
April 12, 2006
3
12.0 / 19
9.2 / 24
22.64

30
"Top 7 Perform"[44]
April 18, 2006
1
16.6 / 26
11.4 / 32
28.44

31
"Top 7 Results"[44]
April 19, 2006
2
16.5 / 25
11.3 / 30
27.63

32
Top 6 Perform"[45]
April 25, 2006
1
16.7 / 26
11.5 / 30
28.67

33
"Top 6 Results"[45]
April 26, 2006
2
16.6 / 25
11.6 / 28
28.27

34
"Top 5 Perform"[46]
May 2, 2006
2
16.6 / 26
11.4 / 31
28.58

35
"Top 5 Results"[46]
May 3, 2006
1
16.9 / 25
11.7 / 28
29.26

36
"Top 4 Perform"[47]
May 9, 2006
1
16.8 / 26
11.6 / 31
28.85

37
"Top 4 Results"[47]
May 10, 2006
2
16.1 / 24
11.2 / 27
27.88

38
"Top 3 Perform"[48]
May 16, 2006
1
16.6 / 26
11.0 / 30
28.33

39
"Top 3 Results"[48]
May 17, 2006
2
16.6 / 26
10.7 / 25
27.67

40
"Top 2 Perform"[49]
May 23, 2006
2
18.2/ 29
12.3 / 34
31.78

41
Season 5 Finale"[49]
May 24, 2006
1
20.5 / 32
14.2 / 35
36.38

text: Post Idol[edit]

text: This is the first season that a majority of finalists have major label recording contracts after Idol. Of them – Taylor Hicks, Katharine McPhee, Elliott Yamin, Chris Daughtry, and Kellie Pickler are distributed by Sony BMG Music Entertainment; Bucky Covington by Universal Music Group; Ace Young and Mandisa by EMI. One other contestant that did not even make the top 24 (Brooke Barrettsmith) was also picked up by Sony BMG, and Universal also picked up Brianna Taylor who also did not make the top 24. Two finalists have a deal with an independent labels – Paris Bennett and Lisa Tucker.[50] The remaining two finalists are unsigned – Kevin Covais, and Melissa McGhee. (Covais, however, has begun an acting career and McGhee has taken part in charity events for Idol Gives Back [51][52]) Also, six semi-finalists have deals and albums with independent labels – Ayla Brown, Gedeon McKinney, Heather Cox, Patrick Hall, Will Makar, Stevie Scott and David Radford. In addition, at least one contestant who was cut before the semifinals, Bobby Bullard, has also been signed and recorded with a small label.

text: Taylor Hicks first post-Idol single, "Do I Make You Proud", would debut at number one and be certified gold.[53] Hicks' album, Taylor Hicks, has sold 703,000 copies. He later parted with Arista Records. His follow-up album, "The Distance," was released March 10, 2009 on his own record label Modern Whomp Records.

text: The fifth-season contestant with the most commercial success is fourth-place finisher Chris Daughtry, now lead singer of the band Daughtry. Their eponymous debut album has sold over 5 million copies to date—surpassing former winners Studdard and Fantasia's respective two-album totals—and produced two top-ten singles. The album, which spent two weeks at number one in the US, is also the fastest-selling debut rock album in Soundscan history.[54]

text: As of November 2008: Runner-up Katharine McPhee's debut album has sold 374,000 copies; she has two Top 40 Billboard hits. Also notable: sixth-place finisher Kellie Pickler, whose Small Town Girl reached number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and was certified gold. To date it has sold over 815,000 copies. Third-place finisher Elliott Yamin's eponymous debut album was certified gold and produced a platinum-selling single. Eighth-place finisher Bucky Covington's self-titled debut album has sold over 400,000 copies and generated a top 20 and two top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Ninth-place finisher Mandisa's True Beauty album earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album in 2007.

text: Season five is the season from the first ten seasons of American Idol with the most number of finalists who have made it onto the Billboard charts.[55]

text: Major releases[edit]

text: Compilations[edit]

text: The compilation album for this season was performed by the top twelve finalists.

text:
Information
Digital Downloads

American Idol Season 5: Encores

Released: May 23, 2006
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: – 3 (US)
RIAA Certification: – Gold
U.S. sales: – 381,075

Alphabetical order by song title

"Father Figure"

(108 US)

"Midnight Train to Georgia"

(52 US Pop)

"Moody's Mood for Love"

(73 US Pop, 76 US Digital)

"Takin' It to the Streets"

(69 US, 42 US Digital)

"Think"

(121 US, 90 US Pop)

"Wanted Dead or Alive"

(43 US, 11 US Digital, 37 US Pop)

text: Albums[edit]

text:
Artist
Information

Chris Daughtry
Daughtry

Released: November 21, 2006
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: 1 (US), 1 (Rock), 1 (Digital), 1 (Comprehensive), 1 (Internet)
RIAA Certification: 5x Platinum
U.S. sales: 5,040,000

Kellie Pickler
Small Town Girl

Released: October 31, 2006
Label: BNA Records
Chart Positions: 1 (US Top Country), 9 (Billboard 200), 12 (Canada Top Country Albums)
RIAA Certification: Gold
U.S. sales: 854,000

Taylor Hicks
Taylor Hicks

Released: December 12, 2006
Label: Arista Records
Chart Positions: 2 (US Billboard 200), 43 (Canada)
RIAA Certification: Platinum
U.S. sales: 704,000

Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin

Released: March 20, 2007
Label: Hickory Records
Sony RED Distribution
Chart Positions: 3 (Billboard 200), 1 (Top Independent Albums), 11 (Top R&B albums)
RIAA Certification: Gold
U.S. sales: 527,000

Bucky Covington
Bucky Covington

Released: April 17, 2007
Label: Lyric Street Records
Hollywood Records
Chart Positions: 4 (Billboard 200), 1 (US Top Country)
RIAA Certification: Uncertified
U.S. sales: 405,000

Katharine McPhee
Katharine McPhee

Released: January 30, 2007
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: 2 (US Billboard 200), 23 (Canada)
RIAA Certification: Uncertified
U.S. sales: 381,000

Mandisa
True Beauty

Released: July 31, 2007
Label: Sparrow Records
Chart Positions: 43 (Billboard 200), 1 (Hot Christian Albums)
RIAA Certification: Uncertified
U.S. sales: 219,000

Mandisa
It's Christmas

Released: October 14, 2008
Label: Sparrow Records
Chart Positions: 64 (Billboard Hot 200) 1 (Billboard Top Christmas Albums) 5 (Billboard Top Christian Albums)
RIAA Certification: not certified
U.S. sales:26,000

Mandisa
Freedom

Released: March 24, 2009
Label: Sparrow Records
Chart Positions: 83 (US Billboard 200), 4 (US Billboard Top Christian Albums)
RIAA Certification: Uncertified
U.S. sales: 132,000

Elliott Yamin
Fight for Love

Released: May 5, 2009
Label: Hickory Records
Chart Positions: 26 (US Billboard 200), 4 (US Billboard Independent Albums)
RIAA Certification: Uncertified
U.S. sales: 49,000

Chris Daughtry
Leave This Town

Released: July 14, 2009
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: 1 (US Billboard 200), 1 (Rock)
RIAA Certification: Platinum
U.S. sales: 1,307,000

Chris Daughtry
Break the Spell

Released: November 21, 2011
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: 8 (US Billboard 200), 2 (Rock)
RIAA Certification: Gold
U.S. sales: 520,000

Chris Daughtry
'Baptized

Released: November 18, 2014
Label: RCA Records
Chart Positions: 6 (US Billboard 200), 2 (Rock)
RIAA Certifications: Gold
U.S. sales: 532,000

text: Minor & independent releases[edit]

text:
Artist
Information

Bobby "Bluu Suede" Bullard
The Bluu Suede Project

Released: 2007
Label: Stres Entertainment Inc.

Ayla Brown
Forward (LP)

Released: October 17, 2006
Label: Double Deal Brand Records [56]
U.S. sales: 3,200

Paris Bennett
Princess P (LP)

Released: May 8, 2007
Label: 306 Entertainment
U.S. sales: 22,000

Ace Young
"Scattered" (digital download)

Released: October 20, 2006
Label: Freeman Records
U.S. sales: –

Elliott Yamin
"This Christmas" (digital download)

Released: December 6, 2006
Label: Pulse Recording and Three Ring Projects
Chart Positions: 167 (Hot Digital Songs)
U.S. sales: – 87,000

Katharine McPhee
"I Lost You"/"Dangerous" (Wal-Mart)

Released: December 19, 2006
Label: RCA Records
U.S. sales: –

Patrick Hall
One for the Ages (LP)

Released: February 2007
Label: Ni-Fi Records
U.S. sales: –

Josh Royse
Memories

Released: 2009
Label: Independent

David Radford
Swing on By (LP)

Released: 2007
Label: independent

Stevie Scott
Stevie Scott (EP)

Released: July 29, 2008
Label: Heat Rocc Entertainment
U.S. sales: –

Brianna Taylor
Brianna Taylor (EP)

Released: June 3, 2008
Label: Chamberlain Records
U.S. sales: 60,000[57]

Stephanie White
Knee Deep InSanity (CD Baby)

Released: October 12, 2007
Label: independent
U.S. sales: – 1,000+ as of April 2008
Notes: lead singer of her band, Stephanie White and the New Jersey Philth Harmonic[58][59]

Ace Young
Ace Young

Released: July 15, 2008
Label: Pazzo Music
U.S. sales: 10,000

text: Nominations[edit]

text: In 2006, American Idol also became the most nominated unscripted show ever, and has several nominations in the 2006 Emmy Awards for season five:[60]

text:
Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety, Music Program or Special – Episode #519
Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program – Bruce Gowers
Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Large team entries – Primarily Multi-Camera Productions) – "Audition City: Greensboro"
Outstanding Lighting Direction – "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
Outstanding Lighting Direction – "Finale"
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or Special or Animation – "American Classics Songbook with Rod Stewart"
Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series – Episode #530


document_title: Manchester United F.C.

question_text: when did manchester united last won a trophy

question_tokens: when did manchester united last won a trophy

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text: Manchester United F.C.

text: History

text: Early years (1878–1945)

text: Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton Heath.[13] The team initially played games against other departments and railway companies, but on 20 November 1880, they competed in their first recorded match; wearing the colours of the railway company – green and gold – they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers' reserve team.[14] By 1888, the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. Following the league's dissolution after only one season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with the Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division, by which time it had become independent of the railway company and dropped the "LYR" from its name.[13] After two seasons, the club was relegated to the Second Division.[13]

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text: In January 1902, with debts of £2,670 – equivalent to £270,000 in 2017[nb 1] – the club was served with a winding-up order.[15] Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies (who became club president), each willing to invest £500 in return for a direct interest in running the club and who subsequently changed the name;[16] on 24 April 1902, Manchester United was officially born.[17][nb 2] Under Ernest Mangnall, who assumed managerial duties in 1903, the team finished as Second Division runners-up in 1906 and secured promotion to the First Division, which they won in 1908 – the club's first league title. The following season began with victory in the first ever Charity Shield[18] and ended with the club's first FA Cup title. Manchester United won the First Division for the second time in 1911, but at the end of the following season, Mangnall left the club to join Manchester City.[19]

text: In 1922, three years after the resumption of football following the First World War, the club was relegated to the Second Division, where it remained until regaining promotion in 1925. Relegated again in 1931, Manchester United became a yo-yo club, achieving its all-time lowest position of 20th place in the Second Division in 1934. Following the death of principal benefactor John Henry Davies in October 1927, the club's finances deteriorated to the extent that Manchester United would likely have gone bankrupt had it not been for James W. Gibson, who, in December 1931, invested £2,000 and assumed control of the club.[20] In the 1938–39 season, the last year of football before the Second World War, the club finished 14th in the First Division.[20]

text: Busby years (1945–1969)

text: In October 1945, the impending resumption of football led to the managerial appointment of Matt Busby, who demanded an unprecedented level of control over team selection, player transfers and training sessions.[21] Busby led the team to second-place league finishes in 1947, 1948 and 1949, and to FA Cup victory in 1948. In 1952, the club won the First Division, its first league title for 41 years.[22] With an average age of 22, the back-to-back title winning side of 1956 were labelled "the Busby Babes" by the media, a testament to Busby's faith in his youth players.[23] In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, despite objections from The Football League, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season.[24] En route to the semi-final, which they lost to Real Madrid, the team recorded a 10–0 victory over Belgian champions Anderlecht, which remains the club's biggest victory on record.[25]

text: The following season, on the way home from a European Cup quarter-final victory against Red Star Belgrade, the aircraft carrying the Manchester United players, officials and journalists crashed while attempting to take off after refuelling in Munich, Germany. The Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 claimed 23 lives, including those of eight players – Geoff Bent, Roger Byrne, Eddie Colman, Duncan Edwards, Mark Jones, David Pegg, Tommy Taylor and Billy Whelan – and injured several more.[26][27]

text: Reserve team manager Jimmy Murphy took over as manager while Busby recovered from his injuries and the club's makeshift side reached the FA Cup final, which they lost to Bolton Wanderers. In recognition of the team's tragedy, UEFA invited the club to compete in the 1958–59 European Cup alongside eventual League champions Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite approval from the FA, the Football League determined that the club should not enter the competition, since it had not qualified.[28][29] Busby rebuilt the team through the 1960s by signing players such as Denis Law and Pat Crerand, who combined with the next generation of youth players – including George Best – to win the FA Cup in 1963. The following season, they finished second in the league, then won the title in 1965 and 1967. In 1968, Manchester United became the first English (and second British) club to win the European Cup, beating Benfica 4–1 in the final[30] with a team that contained three European Footballers of the Year: Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best.[31] Matt Busby resigned as manager in 1969 and was replaced by the reserve team coach, former Manchester United player Wilf McGuinness.[32]

text: Following an eighth-place finish in the 1969–70 season and a poor start to the 1970–71 season, Busby was persuaded to temporarily resume managerial duties, and McGuinness returned to his position as reserve team coach. In June 1971, Frank O'Farrell was appointed as manager, but lasted less than 18 months before being replaced by Tommy Docherty in December 1972.[34] Docherty saved Manchester United from relegation that season, only to see them relegated in 1974; by that time the trio of Best, Law, and Charlton had left the club.[30] The team won promotion at the first attempt and reached the FA Cup final in 1976, but were beaten by Southampton. They reached the final again in 1977, beating Liverpool 2–1. Docherty was dismissed shortly afterwards, following the revelation of his affair with the club physiotherapist's wife.[32][35]

text: Dave Sexton replaced Docherty as manager in the summer of 1977. Despite major signings, including Joe Jordan, Gordon McQueen, Gary Bailey, and Ray Wilkins, the team failed to achieve any significant results; they finished in the top two in 1979–80 and lost to Arsenal in the 1979 FA Cup Final. Sexton was dismissed in 1981, even though the team won the last seven games under his direction.[36] He was replaced by Ron Atkinson, who immediately broke the British record transfer fee to sign Bryan Robson from West Bromwich Albion. Under Atkinson, Manchester United won the FA Cup twice in three years – in 1983 and 1985. In 1985–86, after 13 wins and two draws in its first 15 matches, the club was favourite to win the league, but finished in fourth place. The following season, with the club in danger of relegation by November, Atkinson was dismissed.[37]

text: Ferguson years (1986–2013)

text: Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson's dismissal,[38] and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league.[39] Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season.[40] Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup Final replay (after a 3–3 draw) saved Ferguson's career.[41][42] The following season, Manchester United claimed its first Cup Winners' Cup title and competed in the 1991 UEFA Super Cup, beating European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 in the final at Old Trafford. A second consecutive League Cup final appearance followed in 1992, in which the team beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 at Wembley.[37] In 1993, the club won its first league title since 1967, and a year later, for the first time since 1957, it won a second consecutive title – alongside the FA Cup – to complete the first "Double" in the club's history.[37]

text: In the 1998–99 season, Manchester United became the first team to win the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League – "The Treble" – in the same season.[44] Losing 1–0 going into injury time in the 1999 UEFA Champions League Final, Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjær scored late goals to claim a dramatic victory over Bayern Munich, in what is considered one of the greatest comebacks of all time.[45] The club also won the Intercontinental Cup after beating Palmeiras 1–0 in Tokyo.[46] Ferguson was subsequently knighted for his services to football.[47]

text: Manchester United won the league again in the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons. The team finished third in 2001–02, before regaining the title in 2002–03.[48] They won the 2003–04 FA Cup, beating Millwall 3–0 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff to lift the trophy for a record 11th time.[49] In the 2005–06 season, Manchester United failed to qualify for the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League for the first time in over a decade,[50] but recovered to secure a second-place league finish and victory over Wigan Athletic in the 2006 Football League Cup Final. The club regained the Premier League in the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, and completed the European double by beating Chelsea 6–5 on penalties in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final in Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. Ryan Giggs made a record 759th appearance for the club in this game, overtaking previous record holder Bobby Charlton.[51] In December 2008, the club won the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup and followed this with the 2008–09 Football League Cup, and its third successive Premier League title.[52][53] That summer, Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for a world record £80 million.[54] In 2010, Manchester United defeated Aston Villa 2–1 at Wembley to retain the League Cup, its first successful defence of a knockout cup competition.[55]

text: After finishing as runner-up to Chelsea in the 2009–10 season, United achieved a record 19th league title in 2010–11, securing the championship with a 1–1 away draw against Blackburn Rovers on 14 May 2011.[56] This was extended to 20 league titles in 2012–13, securing the championship with a 3–0 home win against Aston Villa on 22 April 2013.[57]

text: On 8 May 2013, Ferguson announced that he was to retire as manager at the end of the football season, but would remain at the club as a director and club ambassador.[58][59] The club announced the next day that Everton manager David Moyes would replace him from 1 July, having signed a six-year contract.[60][61][62] Ryan Giggs took over as interim player-manager 10 months later, on 22 April 2014, when Moyes was sacked after a poor season in which the club failed to defend their Premier League title and failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 1995–96.[63] They also failed to qualify for the Europa League, meaning that it was the first time Manchester United hadn't qualified for a European competition since 1990.[64] On 19 May 2014, it was confirmed that Louis van Gaal would replace Moyes as Manchester United manager on a three-year deal, with Giggs as his assistant.[65] Malcolm Glazer, the patriarch of the Glazer family that owns the club, died on 28 May 2014.[66]

text: Although Van Gaal's first season saw United once again qualify for the Champions League through a fourth-place finish in the Premier League, his second season saw United go out of the same tournament in the group stage.[67] United also fell behind in the title race for the third consecutive season, finishing in 5th place, in spite of several expensive signings during Van Gaal's tenure. However, that same season, Manchester United won the FA Cup for a 12th time.[68] Despite this victory, Van Gaal was sacked as manager just two days later,[69] with José Mourinho appointed in his place on 27 May, signing a three-year contract.[70] That season, United finished in sixth place while winning the EFL Cup for the fifth time and the Europa League for the first time, as well as the FA Community Shield for a record 21st time. Wayne Rooney scored his 250th goal with United, surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton as United's all-time top scorer, before leaving the club at the end of the season to return to Everton.

text: Crest and colours

text: The club crest is derived from the Manchester City Council coat of arms, although all that remains of it on the current crest is the ship in full sail.[71] The devil stems from the club's nickname "The Red Devils"; it was included on club programmes and scarves in the 1960s, and incorporated into the club crest in 1970, although the crest was not included on the chest of the shirt until 1971 (unless the team was playing in a Cup Final).[71]

text: Newton Heath's uniform in 1879, four years before the club played its first competitive match, has been documented as 'white with blue cord'.[72] A photograph of the Newton Heath team, taken in 1892, is believed to show the players wearing red-and-white quartered jerseys and navy blue knickerbockers.[73] Between 1894–96, the players wore distinctive green and gold jerseys[73] which were replaced in 1896 by white shirts, which were worn with navy blue shorts.[73]

text: After the name change in 1902, the club colours were changed to red shirts, white shorts, and black socks, which has become the standard Manchester United home kit.[73] Very few changes were made to the kit until 1922 when the club adopted white shirts bearing a deep red "V" around the neck, similar to the shirt worn in the 1909 FA Cup Final. They remained part of their home kits until 1927.[73] For a period in 1934, the cherry and white hooped change shirt became the home colours, but the following season the red shirt was recalled after the club's lowest ever league placing of 20th in the Second Division and the hooped shirt dropped back to being the change.[73] The black socks were changed to white from 1959 to 1965, where they were replaced with red socks up until 1971, when the club reverted to black. Black shorts and/or white socks are sometimes worn with the home strip, most often in away games, if there is a clash with the opponent's kit. Since 1997–98, white socks have been the preferred choice for European games, which are typically played on weeknights, to aid with player visibility.[74] The current home kit is a red Henley shirt, with black-and-white-banded cuffs and the trademark Adidas three stripes in white across the shoulders.[75]

text: The Manchester United away strip has often been a white shirt, black shorts and white socks, but there have been several exceptions. These include an all-black strip with blue and gold trimmings between 1993 and 1995, the navy blue shirt with silver horizontal pinstripes worn during the 1999–2000 season,[76] and the 2011–12 away kit, which had a royal blue body and sleeves with hoops made of small midnight navy blue and black stripes, with black shorts and blue socks.[77] An all-grey away kit worn during the 1995–96 season was dropped after just five games, most notoriously against Southampton where Alex Ferguson forced the team to change into the third kit during half-time of its final outing. The reason for dropping it being that the players claimed to have trouble finding their teammates against the crowd, United failed to win a competitive game in the kit.[78] In 2001, to celebrate 100 years as "Manchester United", a reversible white/gold away kit was released, although the actual match day shirts were not reversible.[79]

text: The club's third kit is often all-blue, this was most recently the case during the 2014–15 season.[80] Exceptions include a green-and-gold halved shirt worn between 1992 and 1994, a blue-and-white striped shirt worn during the 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons and once in 1996–97, an all-black kit worn during the Treble-winning 1998–99 season, and a white shirt with black-and-red horizontal pinstripes worn between 2003–04 and 2005–06.[81] From 2006–07 to 2013–14, the third kit was the previous season's away kit, albeit updated with the new club sponsor in 2006–07 and 2010–11, apart from 2008–09 when an all-blue kit was launch to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1967–68 European Cup success.[82]

text: Kit evolution

text:
1879–1880, 1896–1902

1880–1887

1887–1893

1893–1894

1894–1896

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text:
1902–1920, 1921–1922, 1927–1934, 1934–1960, 1971–present[EN]

1920–1921, 1963–1971

1922–1927

1934

1960–1963
(1997–present)[EU]

text:
^ Since 1997 this combination is primarily used in domestic competitions and friendlies.
^ Since 1997 this combination is primarily used in European and international competitions.

tag: ol

text: Grounds

text: Newton Heath initially played on a field on North Road, close to the railway yard; the original capacity was about 12,000, but club officials deemed the facilities inadequate for a club hoping to join The Football League.[83] Some expansion took place in 1887, and in 1891, Newton Heath used its minimal financial reserves to purchase two grandstands, each able to hold 1,000 spectators.[84] Although attendances were not recorded for many of the earliest matches at North Road, the highest documented attendance was approximately 15,000 for a First Division match against Sunderland on 4 March 1893.[85] A similar attendance was also recorded for a friendly match against Gorton Villa on 5 September 1889.[86]

text: In June 1893, after the club was evicted from North Road by its owners, Manchester Deans and Canons, who felt it was inappropriate for the club to charge an entry fee to the ground, secretary A. H. Albut procured the use of the Bank Street ground in Clayton.[87] It initially had no stands, by the start of the 1893–94 season, two had been built; one spanning the full length of the pitch on one side and the other behind the goal at the "Bradford end". At the opposite end, the "Clayton end", the ground had been "built up, thousands thus being provided for".[87] Newton Heath's first league match at Bank Street was played against Burnley on 1 September 1893, when 10,000 people saw Alf Farman score a hat-trick, Newton Heath's only goals in a 3–2 win. The remaining stands were completed for the following league game against Nottingham Forest three weeks later.[87] In October 1895, before the visit of Manchester City, the club purchased a 2,000-capacity stand from the Broughton Rangers rugby league club, and put up another stand on the "reserved side" (as distinct from the "popular side"). However, weather restricted the attendance for the Manchester City match to just 12,000.[88]

text: When the Bank Street ground was temporarily closed by bailiffs in 1902, club captain Harry Stafford raised enough money to pay for the club's next away game at Bristol City and found a temporary ground at Harpurhey for the next reserves game against Padiham.[89] Following financial investment, new club president John Henry Davies paid £500 for the erection of a new 1,000-seat stand at Bank Street.[90] Within four years, the stadium had cover on all four sides, as well as the ability to hold approximately 50,000 spectators, some of whom could watch from the viewing gallery atop the Main Stand.[90]

text: However, following Manchester United's first league title in 1908 and the FA Cup a year later, it was decided that Bank Street was too restrictive for Davies' ambition;[90] in February 1909, six weeks before the club's first FA Cup title, Old Trafford was named as the home of Manchester United, following the purchase of land for around £60,000. Architect Archibald Leitch was given a budget of £30,000 for construction; original plans called for seating capacity of 100,000, though budget constraints forced a revision to 77,000. The building was constructed by Messrs Brameld and Smith of Manchester. The stadium's record attendance was registered on 25 March 1939, when an FA Cup semi-final between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Grimsby Town drew 76,962 spectators.[91]

text: Bombing in the Second World War destroyed much of the stadium; the central tunnel in the South Stand was all that remained of that quarter. After the war, the club received compensation from the War Damage Commission in the amount of £22,278. While reconstruction took place, the team played its "home" games at Manchester City's Maine Road ground; Manchester United was charged £5,000 per year, plus a nominal percentage of gate receipts.[92] Later improvements included the addition of roofs, first to the Stretford End and then to the North and East Stands. The roofs were supported by pillars that obstructed many fans' views, and they were eventually replaced with a cantilevered structure. The Stretford End was the last stand to receive a cantilevered roof, completed in time for the 1993–94 season.[32] First used on 25 March 1957 and costing £40,000, four 180-foot (55 m) pylons were erected, each housing 54 individual floodlights. These were dismantled in 1987 and replaced by a lighting system embedded in the roof of each stand, which remains in use today.[93]

text: The Taylor Report's requirement for an all-seater stadium lowered capacity at Old Trafford to around 44,000 by 1993. In 1995, the North Stand was redeveloped into three tiers, restoring capacity to approximately 55,000. At the end of the 1998–99 season, second tiers were added to the East and West Stands, raising capacity to around 67,000, and between July 2005 and May 2006, 8,000 more seats were added via second tiers in the north-west and north-east quadrants. Part of the new seating was used for the first time on 26 March 2006, when an attendance of 69,070 became a new Premier League record.[94] The record was pushed steadily upwards before reaching its peak on 31 March 2007, when 76,098 spectators saw Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 4–1, with just 114 seats (0.15 per cent of the total capacity of 76,212) unoccupied.[95] In 2009, reorganisation of the seating resulted in a reduction of capacity by 255 to 75,957.[96][97] Manchester United has the second highest average attendance of European football clubs only behind Borussia Dortmund.[98][99][100]

text: Support

text: Manchester United is one of the most popular football clubs in the world, with one of the highest average home attendance in Europe.[101] The club states that its worldwide fan base includes more than 200 officially recognised branches of the Manchester United Supporters Club (MUSC), in at least 24 countries.[102] The club takes advantage of this support through its worldwide summer tours. Accountancy firm and sports industry consultants Deloitte estimate that Manchester United has 75 million fans worldwide,[11] while other estimates put this figure closer to 333 million.[103] The club has the third highest social media following in the world among sports teams (after Barcelona and Real Madrid), with over 71 million Facebook fans as of September 2016.[12][104] A 2014 study showed that Manchester United had the loudest fans in the Premier League.[105]

text: Supporters are represented by two independent bodies; the Independent Manchester United Supporters' Association (IMUSA), which maintains close links to the club through the MUFC Fans Forum,[106] and the Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST). After the Glazer family's takeover in 2005, a group of fans formed a splinter club, F.C. United of Manchester. The West Stand of Old Trafford – the "Stretford End" – is the home end and the traditional source of the club's most vocal support.[107]

text: Rivalries

text: Manchester United has rivalries with Arsenal, Leeds United, Liverpool, and Manchester City, against whom they contest the Manchester derby.[108][109]

text: The rivalry with Liverpool is rooted in competition between the cities during the Industrial Revolution when Manchester was famous for its textile industry while Liverpool was a major port.[110] Manchester United and Liverpool are also the two most successful teams in England and, at many points in their history, they have battled each other for the league title (most recently in the 2008–09 season). Their matches are usually considered by the players and their fans as the biggest in any given season.

text: The "Roses Rivalry" with Leeds stems from the Wars of the Roses, fought between the House of Lancaster and the House of York, with Manchester United representing Lancashire and Leeds representing Yorkshire.[111]

text: The rivalry with Arsenal arises from the numerous times the two teams, as well as managers Alex Ferguson and Arsène Wenger, have battled for the Premier League title. With 33 titles between them (20 for Manchester United, 13 for Arsenal) this fixture has become known as one of the finest Premier League match-ups in history.[112][113]

text: Global brand

text: Manchester United has been described as a global brand; a 2011 report by Brand Finance, valued the club's trademarks and associated intellectual property at £412 million – an increase of £39 million on the previous year, valuing it at £11 million more than the second best brand, Real Madrid – and gave the brand a strength rating of AAA (Extremely Strong).[114] In July 2012, Manchester United was ranked first by Forbes magazine in its list of the ten most valuable sports team brands, valuing the Manchester United brand at $2.23 billion.[115] The club is ranked third in the Deloitte Football Money League (behind Real Madrid and Barcelona).[116] In January 2013, the club became the first sports team in the world to be valued at $3 billion. Forbes Magazine valued the club at $3.3 billion – $1.2 billion higher than the next most valuable sports team.[117] They were overtaken by Real Madrid for the next four years, but Manchester United returned to the top of the Forbes list in June 2017, with a valuation of $3.689 billion.[118]

text: The core strength of Manchester United's global brand is often attributed to Matt Busby's rebuilding of the team and subsequent success following the Munich air disaster, which drew worldwide acclaim.[107] The "iconic" team included Bobby Charlton and Nobby Stiles (members of England's World Cup winning team), Denis Law and George Best. The attacking style of play adopted by this team (in contrast to the defensive-minded "catenaccio" approach favoured by the leading Italian teams of the era) "captured the imagination of the English footballing public".[119] Busby's team also became associated with the liberalisation of Western society during the 1960s; George Best, known as the "Fifth Beatle" for his iconic haircut, was the first footballer to significantly develop an off-the-field media profile.[119]

text: As the second English football club to float on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club raised significant capital, with which it further developed its commercial strategy. The club's focus on commercial and sporting success brought significant profits in an industry often characterised by chronic losses.[120] The strength of the Manchester United brand was bolstered by intense off-the-field media attention to individual players, most notably David Beckham (who quickly developed his own global brand). This attention often generates greater interest in on-the-field activities, and hence generates sponsorship opportunities – the value of which is driven by television exposure.[121] During his time with the club, Beckham's popularity across Asia was integral to the club's commercial success in that part of the world.[122]

text: Because higher league placement results in a greater share of television rights, success on the field generates greater income for the club. Since the inception of the Premier League, Manchester United has received the largest share of the revenue generated from the BSkyB broadcasting deal.[123] Manchester United has also consistently enjoyed the highest commercial income of any English club; in 2005–06, the club's commercial arm generated £51 million, compared to £42.5 million at Chelsea, £39.3 million at Liverpool, £34 million at Arsenal and £27.9 million at Newcastle United. A key sponsorship relationship was with sportswear company Nike, who managed the club's merchandising operation as part of a £303 million 13-year partnership between 2002 and 2015.[124] Through Manchester United Finance and the club's membership scheme, One United, those with an affinity for the club can purchase a range of branded goods and services. Additionally, Manchester United-branded media services – such as the club's dedicated television channel, MUTV – have allowed the club to expand its fan base to those beyond the reach of its Old Trafford stadium.[11]

text: Sponsorship

text:
Period
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor

1945–1975
Umbro
—

1975–1980
Admiral

1980–1982
Adidas

1982–1992
Sharp Electronics

1992–2000
Umbro

2000–2002
Vodafone

2002–2006
Nike

2006–2010
AIG

2010–2014
Aon

2014–2015
Chevrolet

2015–
Adidas

text: In an initial five-year deal worth £500,000, Sharp Electronics became the club's first shirt sponsor at the beginning of the 1982–83 season, a relationship that lasted until the end of the 1999–2000 season, when Vodafone agreed a four-year, £30 million deal.[125] Vodafone agreed to pay £36 million to extend the deal by four years, but after two seasons triggered a break clause in order to concentrate on its sponsorship of the Champions League.[125]

text: To commence at the start of the 2006–07 season, American insurance corporation AIG agreed a four-year £56.5 million deal which in September 2006 became the most valuable in the world.[126][127] At the beginning of the 2010–11 season, American reinsurance company Aon became the club's principal sponsor in a four-year deal reputed to be worth approximately £80 million, making it the most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal in football history.[128] Manchester United announced their first training kit sponsor in August 2011, agreeing a four-year deal with DHL reported to be worth £40 million; it is believed to be the first instance of training kit sponsorship in English football.[129][130] The DHL contract lasted for over a year before the club bought back the contract in October 2012, although they remained the club's official logistics partner.[131] The contract for the training kit sponsorship was then sold to Aon in April 2013 for a deal worth £180 million over eight years, which also included purchasing the naming rights for the Trafford Training Centre.[132]

text: The club's first kit manufacturer was Umbro, until a five-year deal was agreed with Admiral Sportswear in 1975.[133] Adidas received the contract in 1980,[134] before Umbro started a second spell in 1992.[135] Umbro's sponsorship lasted for ten years, followed by Nike's record-breaking £302.9 million deal that lasted until 2015; 3.8 million replica shirts were sold in the first 22 months with the company.[136][137] In addition to Nike and Chevrolet, the club also has several lower-level "platinum" sponsors, including Aon and Budweiser.[138]

text: On 30 July 2012, United signed a seven-year deal with American automotive corporation General Motors, which replaced Aon as the shirt sponsor from the 2014–15 season. The new $80m-a-year shirt deal is worth $559m over seven years and features the logo of General Motors brand Chevrolet.[139][140] Nike announced that they would not renew their kit supply deal with Manchester United after the 2014–15 season, citing rising costs.[141][142] Since the start of the 2015–16 season, Adidas has manufactured Manchester United's kit as part of a world-record 10-year deal worth a minimum of £750 million.[143][144]

text: Ownership and finances

text: Originally funded by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, the club became a limited company in 1892 and sold shares to local supporters for £1 via an application form.[16] In 1902, majority ownership passed to the four local businessmen who invested £500 to save the club from bankruptcy, including future club president John Henry Davies.[16] After his death in 1927, the club faced bankruptcy yet again, but was saved in December 1931 by James W. Gibson, who assumed control of the club after an investment of £2,000.[20] Gibson promoted his son, Alan, to the board in 1948,[145] but died three years later; the Gibson family retained ownership of the club through James' wife, Lillian,[146] but the position of chairman passed to former player Harold Hardman.[147]

text: Promoted to the board a few days after the Munich air disaster, Louis Edwards, a friend of Matt Busby, began acquiring shares in the club; for an investment of approximately £40,000, he accumulated a 54 per cent shareholding and took control in January 1964.[148] When Lillian Gibson died in January 1971, her shares passed to Alan Gibson who sold a percentage of his shares to Louis Edwards' son, Martin, in 1978; Martin Edwards went on to become chairman upon his father's death in 1980.[149] Media tycoon Robert Maxwell attempted to buy the club in 1984, but did not meet Edwards' asking price.[149] In 1989, chairman Martin Edwards attempted to sell the club to Michael Knighton for £20 million, but the sale fell through and Knighton joined the board of directors instead.[149]

text: Manchester United was floated on the stock market in June 1991 (raising £6.7 million),[150] and received yet another takeover bid in 1998, this time from Rupert Murdoch's British Sky Broadcasting Corporation. This resulted in the formation of Shareholders United Against Murdoch – now the Manchester United Supporters' Trust – who encouraged supporters to buy shares in the club in an attempt to block any hostile takeover. The Manchester United board accepted a £623 million offer,[151] but the takeover was blocked by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission at the final hurdle in April 1999.[152] A few years later, a power struggle emerged between the club's manager, Alex Ferguson, and his horse-racing partners, John Magnier and J. P. McManus, who had gradually become the majority shareholders. In a dispute that stemmed from contested ownership of the horse Rock of Gibraltar, Magnier and McManus attempted to have Ferguson removed from his position as manager, and the board responded by approaching investors to attempt to reduce the Irishmen's majority.[153]

text: In May 2005, Malcolm Glazer purchased the 28.7 per cent stake held by McManus and Magnier, thus acquiring a controlling interest through his investment vehicle Red Football Ltd in a highly leveraged takeover valuing the club at approximately £800 million (then approx. $1.5 billion).[154] Once the purchase was complete, the club was taken off the stock exchange.[155] In July 2006, the club announced a £660 million debt refinancing package, resulting in a 30 per cent reduction in annual interest payments to £62 million a year.[156][157] In January 2010, with debts of £716.5 million ($1.17 billion),[158] Manchester United further refinanced through a bond issue worth £504 million, enabling them to pay off most of the £509 million owed to international banks.[159] The annual interest payable on the bonds – which mature on 1 February 2017 – is approximately £45 million per annum.[160] Despite restructuring, the club's debt prompted protests from fans on 23 January 2010, at Old Trafford and the club's Trafford Training Centre.[161][162] Supporter groups encouraged match-going fans to wear green and gold, the colours of Newton Heath. On 30 January, reports emerged that the Manchester United Supporters' Trust had held meetings with a group of wealthy fans, dubbed the "Red Knights", with plans to buying out the Glazers' controlling interest.[163]

text: In August 2011, the Glazers were believed to have approached Credit Suisse in preparation for a $1 billion (approx. £600 million) initial public offering (IPO) on the Singapore stock exchange that would value the club at more than £2 billion.[164] However, in July 2012, the club announced plans to list its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange instead.[165] Shares were originally set to go on sale for between $16 and $20 each, but the price was cut to $14 by the launch of the IPO on 10 August, following negative comments from Wall Street analysts and Facebook's disappointing stock market debut in May. Even after the cut, Manchester United was valued at $2.3 billion, making it the most valuable football club in the world.[166]

text: Players

text: First-team squad

text: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

text:
No.

Position
Player

1

GK
David de Gea

2

DF
Victor Lindelöf

3

DF
Eric Bailly

4

DF
Phil Jones

5

DF
Marcos Rojo

6

MF
Paul Pogba

8

MF
Juan Mata

9

FW
Romelu Lukaku

10

FW
Zlatan Ibrahimović

11

FW
Anthony Martial

12

DF
Chris Smalling

14

MF
Jesse Lingard

16

MF
Michael Carrick (captain)

17

DF
Daley Blind

No.

Position
Player

18

MF
Ashley Young

19

FW
Marcus Rashford

20

GK
Sergio Romero

21

MF
Ander Herrera

22

MF
Henrikh Mkhitaryan

23

DF
Luke Shaw

25

DF
Antonio Valencia

27

MF
Marouane Fellaini

31

MF
Nemanja Matić

36

DF
Matteo Darmian

38

DF
Axel Tuanzebe

39

MF
Scott McTominay

40

GK
Joel Castro Pereira

text: Out on loan

text:
No.

Position
Player

15

MF
Andreas Pereira (at Valencia until 30 June 2018)[168]

24

DF
Timothy Fosu-Mensah (at Crystal Palace until 30 June 2018)[169]

No.

Position
Player

32

GK
Sam Johnstone (at Aston Villa until 30 June 2018)[170]

43

DF
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (at Leeds United until 30 June 2018)[171]

text: Reserves and academy

text: Former players

text: Club captains

text: Player records

text: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year

text: Club officials

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Owner: Glazer family via Red Football Shareholder Limited[172]
Honorary president: Martin Edwards[173]

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Co-chairmen: Avram Glazer and Joel Glazer[174]
Executive vice chairman: Ed Woodward[174]
Group managing director: Richard Arnold[174]
Chief financial officer: Cliff Baty[175]
Non-executive directors: Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Edward Glazer, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Robert Leitão, John Hooks and Manu Sawhney[174]

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Directors: David Gill, Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson[176]
Club secretary: John Alexander[177]
Club ambassadors: Andy Cole,[178] Gary Neville,[179] Bryan Robson,[180] Peter Schmeichel,[181] Bobby Charlton,[182] Alex Ferguson,[182] Park Ji-sung,[183] Dwight Yorke,[184] Nemanja Vidić[185]

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Senior club staff

Director of Group Operations: Alan Dawson MBE
Director of Communications: Phil Townsend
Director of Legal and Business Affairs: Patrick Stewart
Director of Finance and IT: Steve Deaville
Director of Venue: David French
Director of Partnerships: Sean Jefferson
CEO of Media: Phil Lynch
Ticket office manager: Sam Kelleher[186]
Safety officer: Charlie Coxon[186]
Stadium manager: Ian Collins[186]
Grounds manager: Anthony Sinclair[186]

Coaching staff

Manager: José Mourinho[187]
Assistant manager: Rui Faria[188]
Coach: Silvino Louro[188]
Coach: Ricardo Formosinho[188]
Goalkeeping coach: Emilio Alvarez[188]
Fitness coach: Carlos Lalin[188]
Tactical analyst: Giovanni Cerra[188]
Head of first-team development: John Murtough[189]

Scouting Staff

Chief scout: Jim Lawlor[190]
Head of global scouting: Marcel Bout[191]
Scouts: Gerado Guzmán,[192] Sandro Orlandelli,[193] Tommy Møller Nielsen,[194] Javier Ribalta[195]

Academy coaching staff

Director of youth academy: Nicky Butt[196]
Academy operations manager: Nick Cox
Under-23 manager: Ricky Sbragia[197]
Under-23s team assistant manager: Tommy Martin
Under-18 head coach: Kieran McKenna [198]
Under-18s coach: John Cooke
Under-18s coach: Colin Little
Head of Academy Coaching: Tony Whelan [199]
Under-16 Head Coach: Neil Ryan
Under-12-14 Head Coach: Hasney Aljofree
Under 12s Head Coach: Lee Unsworth
Under 10s Head Coach: Eamon Mulvey
Under 9s Head Coach: Eddie Leach
Academy goalkeeping coach: Alan Fettis[200]

Medical and sports science staff

Head of sports medicine and science/club doctor: Dr. Steve McNally[201]
Assistant club doctor: Dr. Tony Gill
Head first-team physiotherapist: Richard Merron [202]
Assistant first team physiotherapist: Jon Picot [202]
Head of academy physiotherapy: Neil Hough[203]
Senior academy physiotherapist: Mandy Johnson
Academy physiotherapist: John Davin
Masseurs: Gary Armer, Rod Thornley and Andy Caveney
Club dietician: Trevor Lea
Head of performance: Tony Strudwick[204]
Head of strength and conditioning: Dr. Gary Walker[205]
Head of human performance: Dr. Richard Hawkins[206]

text: Managerial history

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Dates[207]
Name
Notes

1878–1892
Unknown

1892–1900
 A. H. Albut

1900–1903
 James West

1903–1912
 Ernest Mangnall

1912–1914
 John Bentley

1914–1921
 Jack Robson

1921–1926
 John Chapman

1926–1927
 Lal Hilditch
Player-manager

1927–1931
 Herbert Bamlett

1931–1932
 Walter Crickmer

1932–1937
 Scott Duncan

1937–1945
 Walter Crickmer

1945–1969
 Matt Busby

1969–1970
 Wilf McGuinness

1970–1971
 Matt Busby

1971–1972
 Frank O'Farrell

1972–1977
 Tommy Docherty

1977–1981
 Dave Sexton

1981–1986
 Ron Atkinson

1986–2013
 Alex Ferguson

2013–2014
 David Moyes

2014
 Ryan Giggs
Interim player-manager

2014–2016
 Louis van Gaal

2016–
 José Mourinho

text: Honours

text: Manchester United are one of the most successful clubs in Europe.[208] The club's first trophy was the Manchester Cup, which it won as Newton Heath LYR in 1886.[209] In 1908, the club won its first league title, and won the FA Cup for the first time the following year. Manchester United won the most trophies in the 1990s; five league titles, four FA Cups, one League Cup, five Charity Shields (one shared), one UEFA Champions League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup.

text: The club holds the record for most top-division titles (20) – including a record 13 Premier League titles – and FA Community Shields (21). It was also the first English club to win the European Cup in 1968, and, as of 2017[update], is the only British club to have won the Club World Cup, in 2008. United also became the sole British club to win the Intercontinental Cup, in 1999. The club's most recent trophy came in May 2017, with the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

text: In winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, United became the fifth club in history to have won the "European Treble" of European Cup/UEFA Champions League, European Cup Winners' Cup/UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League after Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Chelsea.[210][211]

text: Domestic

text: League

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First Division/Premier League[nb 3]

Winners (20): 1907–08, 1910–11, 1951–52, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1964–65, 1966–67, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 (record)

Second Division[nb 3]

Winners (2): 1935–36, 1974–75

text: Cups

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FA Cup

Winners (12): 1908–09, 1947–48, 1962–63, 1976–77, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2015–16

Football League Cup

Winners (5): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016–17

FA Charity/Community Shield

Winners (21): 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965*, 1967*, 1977*, 1983, 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016 (* shared) (record)

text: European

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European Cup/UEFA Champions League

Winners (3): 1967–68, 1998–99, 2007–08

European Cup Winners' Cup

Winners (1): 1990–91

UEFA Europa League

Winners (1): 2016–17

European Super Cup

Winners (1): 1991

text: Worldwide

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Intercontinental Cup

Winners (1): 1999

FIFA Club World Cup

Winners (1): 2008

text: Doubles and Trebles

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Doubles

League and FA Cup: 2

1993–94, 1995–96

European Double (League and European Cup): 1

2007–08

League and League Cup: 1

2008–09

League Cup and Europa League: 1

2016–17

Trebles

Continental Treble (League, FA Cup and European Cup): 1

1998–99

text: Especially short competitions such as the Charity/Community Shield, Intercontinental Cup (now defunct), FIFA Club World Cup or UEFA Super Cup are not generally considered to contribute towards a Double or Treble.[212]