How Manchester United milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

26 of the 26 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Founded as Newton Heath LYR Railway workers form the club that becomes United
Renamed Manchester United The club adopts its modern name after near-bankruptcy
First league championship United win their first First Division title
First FA Cup triumph United beat Bristol City in the final
Old Trafford opens The club moves into its new stadium
Busby Babes league title Matt Busby's young side win the championship
Munich air disaster A plane crash claims the lives of eight players
European Cup won at Wembley over Benfica Charlton and Best lead United to their first European crown
Relegated to the Second Division United drop out of the top flight under Tommy Docherty
Ferguson appointed manager Alex Ferguson takes charge at Old Trafford
First Ferguson FA Cup United beat Crystal Palace in a replay
Cantona signs from Leeds Eric Cantona arrives to transform the club
Ferguson's first league title United end a 26-year wait for the championship
The Treble completed in Barcelona Solskjaer's late goal beats Bayern in the Champions League final
Record signing of Van Nistelrooy A then-club-record fee brings the Dutch striker
Ronaldo signs from Sporting A young Cristiano Ronaldo joins United
Rooney signs from Everton A record fee for a teenager brings Rooney to Old Trafford
Glazer family takeover American owners complete a leveraged buyout
Moscow Champions League final win over Chelsea United beat Chelsea on penalties in the rain
Nineteenth league title surpasses Liverpool United become England's most-titled club
Ferguson's farewell title Alex Ferguson wins the league in his final season
Ferguson retires Sir Alex steps down after 26 years and hands over to Moyes
Record signing of Pogba Paul Pogba returns for a world-record fee
Europa League won in Stockholm Mourinho's side beat Ajax to complete the European set
Ten Hag's League Cup United end a six-year trophy drought against Newcastle
Ratcliffe buys a minority stake INEOS takes control of football operations