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Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club. The team initially played games against other departments and railway companies, but on 20th November 1880, they competed in their first recorded match where they were defeated 6–0 by Bolton Wanderers’ reserve team. By 1888, the club had become a founding member of The Combination, a regional football league. Following the league’s dissolution after only one season, Newton Heath joined the newly formed Football Alliance, which ran for three seasons before being merged with the Football League. This resulted in the club starting the 1892–93 season in the First Division. After two seasons, the club was relegated to the Second Division. In January 1902, with debts of £2,670 – equivalent to £280,000 in 2019. Captain Harry Stafford found four local businessmen, including John Henry Davies (who became club president), each willing to invest £500. On April 24th 1902, Manchester United was officially born. in 1903, the team finished as Second Division runners-up in 1906 and secured promotion to the First Division, which they won in 1908 – the club’s first league title.

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