Before football started in 1992.

[Brend'Watkins]

Good to see the Beeb reminding the world..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21492352

[Colhint]

there will be millions of people worldwide reading that, thinking, we used to be called Newton Heath!

[Hillbilly]

Also an Henry Winter article in the Telegraph.

[Mister E]

A pity there's no mention of the McGregor statue - would have been a useful reminder of a man not forgotten during these times of Skysville.

[DeKuip]

125 years on it's our duty to return to the Football League.
A parent sacrificing everything they've worked hard for to help out the oldest of their children, who has got in with the wrong crowd!

[TaxDodger]

125 years on it's our duty to return to the Football League.
A parent sacrificing everything they've worked hard for to help out the oldest of their children, who has got in with the wrong crowd!

I think this may be my facebook status if we go down.

[Billy Walker]

Henry Winter's piece:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9893201/Time-to-raise-a-glass-to-William-McGregor-the-original-godfather-and-founder-of-league-football.html

[The Left Side]

Lovely stuff, added to my facebook page

[lovejoy]

Aston Villa invented football.

[paulcomben]

I enjoyed Henry's article a lot.  Many thanks for the link. The BBC cannot mention football without referring to Manchester Fucking United within the first paragraph e.g. Football Focus, every Saturday, guaranteed MU feature.

[Jimbo]

I enjoyed Henry's article a lot.  Many thanks for the link. The BBC cannot mention football without referring to Manchester Fucking United within the first paragraph e.g. Football Focus, every Saturday, guaranteed MU feature.

And the Telegraph used a big picture of George Best, who was probably as far away from McGregor's model player as you can get.

[kipeye]

Cheers Bren-enjoyed that.

[Dave Summers]

I tweeted him and his response was "I always walk past the McGregor stue and think I wouldn't be doing this without you, so thanks".  Henry Winter has gone up a lot in my estimation today !!!

[paulcomben]

I enjoyed Henry's article a lot.  Many thanks for the link. The BBC cannot mention football without referring to Manchester Fucking United within the first paragraph e.g. Football Focus, every Saturday, guaranteed MU feature.

And the Telegraph used a big picture of George Best, who was probably as far away from McGregor's model player as you can get.

So true. I see the first comment under Henry's piece makes the point very well, too.

[eamonn]

Nice nod. Could have mentioned our statue.