The Referee Newspaper October 21 1889 Number 636 Featuring Newton Heath
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Issue number 636 Featuring Newton Heath's 4th ever game.
'Printed and published by Henry Sampson, Wine
Office Court, Fleet Street in The City of London'.
The newspaper is 18 inches x 13 inches and contains 8 pages.
It is a general sports newspaper with some of the text devoted to the ever increasing interest in football.The match reports are not written from the referee's viewpoint, but are general reports written in the style of the day.
Brief Match reports include -
Derby County v Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers v Aston Villa
Stoke v Bolton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion v Wolves
Accrington v Burnley
Notts County v Everton
The paper also includes a brief report on Newton Heath's 4-0 defeat away at Walsall Town Swifts. As most football followers and all Manchester United fans will know Newton Heath was the original name for Manchester United. This was the fourth game from their initial league season.