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Brief History of Manchester United Founded in 1878, United was originally called "Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Newton Heath", but known irreverently then as "The Heathens", it became a professional football team in 1885 and adopted its present name in 1902. it came from modest beginnings as a working mens' social club - in 1886 the team won its first trophy, Manchester Senior Cup. As part of the short-lived Football Alliance, their main opponents were Ardwick (later to become Manchester City F C). The team's early fortunes, however, did not fare well, and by 1902 they were declared bankrupt. Only the efforts of full back, Harry Stafford, to raise the money to get them out of trouble saved the club. His fortunate meeting with local brewery owner, John Davies, resulted in Davies buying the club, paying off their debts, and initiating a fresh start for Manchester United. It was Davies who introduced the...

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