History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–69) History of Manchester United F.C. (1945–69) Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, and changed its name to Manchester United in 1902. United had been league champions in 1908 and 1911, as well as winning the FA Cup in 1909, but the interwar years were less successful as financial problems blighted the club, who spent the 1920s, and 1930s bouncing between the First and Second Divisions. The club's Old Trafford stadium was then severely damaged in
United Football Club United Football Club The United Football Club is an Australian rules football team in the Adelaide Plains Football League of South Australia. Their nickname is the Tigers and wear a black guernsey with a gold sash. In 1964 Dublin (debut 1904) and Long Plains (Debut 1940) merged to form United Football Club. The Dublin club was formed in the early 1900s and their first premiership was in 1911. The colours were red and blue. Other premierships were in 1922, 1928, 1931, 1932 and 1937. In about 1922 they united with Wild Horse Plains and Windsor. Dublin merged with Long Plains