Manchester United and Crawley Town: Reds with devilish connections

Nickname Manchester United The Red Devils Crawley Town Red Devils (although also widely known as 'the Manchester City of non-league football') Originally founded as Manchester United Formed 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football League club by the carriage and wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway department at Newton Heath Crawley Town In 1896 as Crawley Town in the West Sussex League. Retained fully amateur status until 1962 when turned semi-professional Division Manchester United Premier League Crawley Town Blue Square Bet Premier Ground capacity Manchester United Old Trafford 75,769 Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium 4,996 (1,150 seated) Record signing Manchester United Dimitar Berbatov, £30.75m from Tottenham (1 Sept 2008) Crawley Town Richard Brodie, £275,000 from York City (31 August 2010, widely reported as £275,000 but club insists fee remains officially undisclosed) Managers Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson is a Glasgow-born former striker who once played for Ayr United and St Johnstone Crawley Town Steve Evans is a Glasgow-born former striker who once played for Ayr United and St Johnstone Argentinians Manchester United Former players Juan Sebastián Verón, Gabriel Heinze and Carlos Tevez Crawley Town Current midfield star Sergio Torres Dutch goalkeepers Manchester United The former Holland No1 Edwin van der Sar will watch Dane Anders Lindegaard deputise in goal for him on Saturday Crawley Town Michel Kuipers, a former Dutch marine, is expected to start at Old Trafford Top goalscorer Manchester United Dimitar Berbatov, 20 goals in 29 appearances this season Crawley Town Matt Tubbs, the former Bolton trainee has 28 goals in 32 appearances The Stamford connection Manchester United Ferguson's son Darren, manager of nearby Peterborough United, married for the second time in Stamford Register Office Crawley Town Steve Evans used to manage non-league Stamford