Manchester Central F.C. that name for fear of confusion. Due to this myth about the Central name being almost chosen by Newton Heath when they reformed as Manchester United, the name Manchester Central was considered as a name for F.C. United of Manchester. Manchester Central F.C. Manchester Central was an English football club based in Manchester that was formed in 1928. The team was formed in 1928 by Manchester City Director, John Ayrton and the owner of Belle Vue, John Iles. Ayrton created Manchester Central because he felt East Manchester needed a League side. City had moved out of the area in 1923,
Manchester Rugby Club in North 1 West, the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, following promotion from South Lancs/Cheshire 1 at the end of the 2016-17 season. Although officially founded in 1860 as Manchester Football Club, a Manchester team actually first played in 1857, when the Gentlemen of Manchester and the Gentlemen of Liverpool came together to play a friendly game. Richard Sykes, a former Captain of Football at Rugby School set up the Manchester team and provided the ball. The game was advertised as "Rugby versus the World" and some fifty players arrived to play. There is no record of