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Manchester united football club was formed in 1878 as newton heath lyr football club by the carriage and wagon department of the lancashire and yorkshire railway depot at newton heath. The complete encyclopaedia of manchester united football clubtony matthews. This book contains all the information you need about chelsea football club. To understand how it got back to winning ways it is necessary to look back into the financial history of the club.
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