“William Healey”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

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. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/altyhtol.htm |title=A to Z of Altrincham Football Club - Part Two - H to L |accessdate=2008-10-29 |last=Rowley |first=Terry |work=altrinchamfc.co.uk |publisher=Altrincham F.C. }}
2. ^{{cite book |last=White |first=John D. T. |title=The Official Manchester United Almanac |year=2008 |publisher=Orion Books |location=London |isbn=978-0-7528-9192-7 |pages=11 }}
3. ^{{cite book |last=Barnes |first=Justyn |author2=Bostock, Adam |author3=Butler, Cliff |author4=Ferguson, Jim |author5=Meek, David |author6=Mitten, Andy |author7=Pilger, Sam |author8=Taylor, Frank |author9=Tyrell, Tom |title=The Official Manchester United Illustrated Encyclopedia |publisher=Manchester United Books |year=2001 |location=London |isbn=0-233-99964-7 |pages=9 }}
4. ^{{cite book |last=White |first=John D. T. |title=The Official Manchester United Almanac |year=2008 |publisher=Orion Books |location=London |isbn=978-0-7528-9192-7 |pages=121 }}