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England’s Most Successful Professional Football Club

by Anna M. Kelly on May 26, 2011

Founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club, Manchester United Football Club was originally funded by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company. After the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford Stadium in 1910, it has grown and struggled to become the most successful football club in England.

During the late 1800s, the club known as Newton Heath played matches against other departments and rail companies. Soon after they began playing in a regional football league named The Combination. This league disbanded after just one season so the club joined the newly formed Football Alliance which several years later merged with the Football League.

By 1902 the club’s name changed to Manchester United. They won their first league title in 1908. The following season ended with the team winning its first Football Association Cup title. By the late 1920s and early 1930s, not only was the team not winning many...Read More >>



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