The Definitive Newton Heath F.C.

Newton Heath are the forebears of Manchester United. This is the first book to include all the results, scorers and line-ups of every League, Cup and friendly game that can be traced from the club’s formation to its “transformation” into the modern club in 1902. The authors are Tony Brown and club statistical expert Alan Shury (co-author of the Breedon book on Manchester United).

The book includes:

A history of the club from its formation in 1878

Contemporary press reports of important games

Detailed season by season grids of results, scorers, attendances and line-ups of all first team friendly matches, local and national cup games, and League games in the Combination, Alliance and Football League.

Final League tables for each season.

A full list of every player to make a first team appearance, with their date and place of birth if known, their previous and next clubs, and short notes on their career.

Illustrated with team photographs, the book is a large sized paperback of 100 pages. The price is £9.99. Copies are available from sports booksellers, or by post from Tony Brown.