History of Manchester United F.C. (1878–1945) April 1902, given that the team now had few ties with its origins; it was no longer based in Newton Heath, the new owners renamed the club Manchester United Football Club, after considering the alternative names "Manchester Celtic" and "Manchester Central". They also changed the team's colours to red and white. Having been saved from liquidation by four wealthy businessmen, the club played its first season as Manchester United in 1902–03. The badly needed injection of cash, plus some new players, gave the flagging side the boost it needed. They won 15 league games, notched up 38 points, and finished
United Football Club in 1964. Football started in Long Plains in 1920. Long Plains Football Club was formed in 1940 and joined the Adelaide Plains Football League. Premierships were won in 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1954. Long Plains merged with Dublin in 1964. 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