Editing Newton Heath (section)

===Manchester United===
The parish was the birthplace of the Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club which was established in 1878 and later became [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. It began life as a football team formed by [[Frederick Attock]] a Liverpudlian, who was a superintendent engineer of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] (L&YR). The team played on a pitch at [[North Road (football ground)|North Road]], and were initially outfitted in green and gold jerseys. By 1892, they had been admitted to [[the Football League]]. The club remained in the area until 1893, when it moved to new premises at [[Bank Street (football ground)|Bank Street]] in nearby [[Clayton, Greater Manchester|Clayton]]. The name was changed to Manchester United Football Club in 1902.

Newton Heath FC's biggest successes prior to the name change, were its election to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] on its expansion in 1892 and winning the [[Lancashire Senior Cup|Lancashire Cup]] in 1898.