Oliver Houston
29th February 2008, 15:14
Tom,
Looking for some important dates in Unied's history. In particular from the very earliest days of Newton Heath and JH Davies. Preferably round March, April, May as looking to tie in some MUST AGM publicity. But also anything with years ending in 8 or 3, so even if the month's don't tally, at least the anniversaries will be round numbers.
All my United history books are in storage, and I can't get hold of The Definitive Newton Heath, by Alan Shury & Brian Landamore, Publishers Tony Brown 2002 (&2005?)
For example, can you help out with or expand/correct these:
day/month??? 1878 Newton Heath formed (130 years)
day/month??? 1901 four-day grand bazaar St James Hall, Oxford Street, Manchester, to raise £1000 to avoid bankruptcy (107 years)
one of days at bazaar (last?) 1901 J.H.Davies meets Stafford’s dog (107 years)
day/month??? 1902 shareholders meeting at New Islington Hall JH Davies unveils consortium
28 April 1902 renamed Manchester United (JHD becomes President) (106 years)
25 March 1908 Utd lose 4-3 to Liverpool, but go on to win League by 9pts
day/month??? 1908 first winners of charity shield
day/month 1909 Outcasts FC
19 February 1910 first game at Old Trafford (98 years)
day/month??? 1927 JH Davies dies. Replaced by GH Lawton as club president (81 years)
11 March 1941 Old Trafford bombed
26 May Sir Matt Busby’s birthday and MU win Treble ‘99
Many thanks. Oliver (Will email you too, but posting on here aswell in case anyne else can help out.)
Looking for some important dates in Unied's history. In particular from the very earliest days of Newton Heath and JH Davies. Preferably round March, April, May as looking to tie in some MUST AGM publicity. But also anything with years ending in 8 or 3, so even if the month's don't tally, at least the anniversaries will be round numbers.
All my United history books are in storage, and I can't get hold of The Definitive Newton Heath, by Alan Shury & Brian Landamore, Publishers Tony Brown 2002 (&2005?)
For example, can you help out with or expand/correct these:
day/month??? 1878 Newton Heath formed (130 years)
day/month??? 1901 four-day grand bazaar St James Hall, Oxford Street, Manchester, to raise £1000 to avoid bankruptcy (107 years)
one of days at bazaar (last?) 1901 J.H.Davies meets Stafford’s dog (107 years)
day/month??? 1902 shareholders meeting at New Islington Hall JH Davies unveils consortium
28 April 1902 renamed Manchester United (JHD becomes President) (106 years)
25 March 1908 Utd lose 4-3 to Liverpool, but go on to win League by 9pts
day/month??? 1908 first winners of charity shield
day/month 1909 Outcasts FC
19 February 1910 first game at Old Trafford (98 years)
day/month??? 1927 JH Davies dies. Replaced by GH Lawton as club president (81 years)
11 March 1941 Old Trafford bombed
26 May Sir Matt Busby’s birthday and MU win Treble ‘99
Many thanks. Oliver (Will email you too, but posting on here aswell in case anyne else can help out.)