William Healey

William Healey was the president of Newton Heath Football Club in the 1890s and one of the club's principal creditors.

In 1897, a friendly tournament was inaugurated for clubs in the Manchester and Salford area.[1] Healey provided a trophy for the tournament the following year,[2] and the competition became known as the Healey Charity Cup.[1]

Around the turn of the 20th century, Newton Heath's fortunes began to diminish, both on the pitch and in their bank balance, and they found themselves more than £2,500 in debt. Eventually, Healey took the club to court in order to claim back the £242 17s 10d that he was owed. Due to their large debts, the club was unable to repay Healey and was declared bankrupt.[3] They were soon rescued by local businessman John Henry Davies and renamed "Manchester United". Davies took over as club chairman, thus ending Healey's association with the club.[4]

References
  1. Rowley, Terry. "A to Z of Altrincham Football Club - Part Two - H to L". altrinchamfc.co.uk. Altrincham F.C. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  2. White, John D. T. (2008). The Official Manchester United Almanac. London: Orion Books. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-7528-9192-7.
  3. Barnes, Justyn; Bostock, Adam; Butler, Cliff; Ferguson, Jim; Meek, David; Mitten, Andy; Pilger, Sam; Taylor, Frank; Tyrell, Tom (2001). The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia. London: Manchester United Books. p. 9. ISBN 0-233-99964-7.
  4. White, John D. T. (2008). The Official Manchester United Almanac. London: Orion Books. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-7528-9192-7.


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