Newton Heath

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association football club

Newton Heath was the original name of the English football club that later became Manchester United, one of the world’s most famous and successful teams.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football club → association football club →
affiliation	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →
associatedModernClub	Manchester United F.C. →
basedInCity	Manchester →
changedNameReason	financial reorganization and new ownership →
city	Manchester →
colorsSymbolismFor	traditional colors of Manchester United supporters’ protests →
competitionType	professional football →
country	England →
countryOfLeague	England →
dissolvedOrReorganized	1902 →
era	late 19th century English football →
founded	1878 → 1878 →
foundedAs	Newton Heath LYR F.C. →
fullName	Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club →
governingBody	The Football Association →
heritageRecognizedBy	Manchester United supporters →
historicalLeagueLevel	top tier of English football →
historicalSignificance	precursor to one of the world’s most famous football clubs →
homeCountry	United Kingdom →
homeGround	Bank Street, Clayton → North Road, Newton Heath →
joinedLeague	Football League First Division →
joinedLeagueInSeason	1892–93 →
leagueParticipation	Football League →
legacy	foundation of Manchester United’s history →
locatedIn	Newton Heath, Manchester →
nickname	The Heathens →
notableFor	being the original name of Manchester United F.C. →
originalEmployerOfPlayers	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →
originallyFormedBy	railway workers →
participatedIn	FA Cup →
playedCode	association football →
playedHomeMatchesIn	Clayton, Manchester → Newton Heath →
predecessorOf	Manchester United F.C. →
region	Greater Manchester →
renamedAs	Manchester United F.C. →
renamedFrom	Newton Heath F.C. →
renamedInYear	1902 →
shirtColors	green and gold halves →
shortsColor	white →
socksColor	black →
sport	association football →
status	defunct →
successorOf	Newton Heath F.C. →
teamColors	green and gold →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Newton Heath F.C. → Newton Heath LYR Football Club ("Newton Heath, Manchester") →	playedHomeMatchesIn
Clayton →	adjacentTo
Newton Heath LYR Football Club →	basedIn
North Road →	district
Failsworth →	hasNeighbouringArea
Newton Heath F.C. ("Newton Heath, Manchester") →	locatedIn
North Road ("Newton Heath, Manchester, England") →	location
Football Alliance →	notableClubMember
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →	operatedCarriageWorksAt
Newton Heath LYR Football Club →	shortName