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| - Manchester United Football Club was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot at Newton Heath. The team initially played games against other departments and rail companies at their home ground at North Road, but by 1888 the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. However, following the league's dissolution before the end of its first season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with The Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division, by which time it had become independent of the rail company, dropped the "LYR" from its name and moved to a new groun (en)
- Manchester United Football Club didirikan pada 1 Januari 1878 dengan nama Newton Heath LYR Football Club oleh pekerja perusahaan kereta api di Newton Heath, Manchester. Awalnya Newton Heath bermain dalam pertandingan persahabatan melawan tim dari departemen dan perusahaan perkeretaapian lain di lapangan mereka di . Pada tahun 1888, mereka dan beberapa klub di Inggris Utara dan Midlands lain mendirikan liga regional . Belum genap semusim berjalan, liga tersebut dibubarkan. Newton Heath kemudian bermain di Football Alliance, liga yang baru dibentuk pada waktu itu. Setelah tiga musim berjalan, pada musim 1892-93, liga tersebut digabung dengan Football League, kompetisi liga profesional berskala nasional pertama di Inggris. Newton Heath terpilih untuk bertanding di Divisi Pertama. Di saat yan (in)
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