Newton Heath LYR Football Club

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association football club defunct football club

Newton Heath LYR Football Club was the 19th-century railway workers’ team that later evolved into the globally renowned football club Manchester United.

Aliases (3)

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football club → defunct football club →
affiliatedWith	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →
basedIn	Newton Heath →
competitionType	professional football →
country	England →
era	19th century →
evolvedInto	Manchester United F.C. →
formerNameOf	Manchester United F.C. →
foundedAs	works team of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →
foundedBy	employees of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway →
fullName	Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club →
historicalSignificance	origin club of Manchester United F.C. →
homeGround	Bank Street → North Road →
kitColor	green and gold →
leagueParticipation	Football Alliance → Football League →
locatedIn	Lancashire → Manchester →
notableFor	being the predecessor of Manchester United F.C. →
originalPurpose	team for railway workers →
ownerType	railway company works team →
playedHomeMatchesIn	Newton Heath, Manchester →
region	North West England →
shortName	Newton Heath →
sport	football →
status	defunct →
successor	Manchester United F.C. →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bank Street ("Newton Heath F.C.") → North Road ("Newton Heath LYR F.C.") → North Road ("Newton Heath F.C.") →	usedBy
Newton Heath LYR F.C. ("Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club") → Newton Heath LYR Football Club ("Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club") →	fullName
Bank Street ("Newton Heath LYR F.C.") →	formerNameOfClubTenant
Newton Heath F.C. ("Newton Heath LYR F.C.") →	foundedAs
Bank Street ("Newton Heath F.C.") →	homeVenueOf
Manchester United F.C. →	originalName
Manchester United F.C. ("Newton Heath F.C.") →	renamedFrom
Manchester United F.C. ("Newton Heath F.C.") →	successorOf