Tag: 100, eccles, Engels, Manchester United
100 up for ‘wonderful’ Elsie, the oldest Manchester United fan in Eccles?
Glasses are being raised in Eccles for mum-of-nine Elsie Merrishaw, who celebrates her 100th birthday this week with a telegram from the Queen. Elsie, who is currently...
Manchester United and Unicef champion the rights of young people in Shanghai during club’s pre-season tour of China
Manchester United and Unicef have joined forces during the club’s pre-season tour to champion the rights of underprivileged young people through a series of cultural...
Watch: Jose Mourinho signs autographs in Salford
Manchester United’s new manager Jose Mourinho was spotted taking a tour of the city on Sunday, even stopping to sign autographs for excited young fans as he takes...
Emily Ramsey: Salford star, 15, follows Giggs to ‘dream’ Manchester United spot
At just 15 years old, Ellesmere Park High School pupil Emily Ramsey is already an FA Youth Cup finalist with Manchester United and has played for England against...
Old Trafford evacuated as controlled explosion carried out on ‘incredibly lifelike’ suspect package
Manchester United’s final game of the season was abandoned just before 3pm kick-off after a security alert at Old Trafford. Fans were evacuated from the Sir Alex...
100 years ago in Irlam: 3,000 watch UK’s first football superstar Billy Meredith kick off charity match
A man so famous in his time that he can legitimately be called Britain’s first football superstar was in Irlam 100 years ago this week to help raise money for...
Travel advice for UNICEF “Match for Children” at Old Trafford
Football fans heading to Old Trafford for Saturday’s (14 November) charity match in aid of UNICEF are being advised to allow plenty of time to get to the ground. The...
Charlie Cannon and Jimmy Whiz-Bang: Eccles soldier’s Manchester United banter in the trenches
SalfordOnline.com came across this amusing story from the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from October 1915 which tells the story of an Eccles soldier who gave the Germans...
Manchester United fan banned for three years for smuggling smoke bomb into match
A Manchester United fan has been banned from all UK matches until 2018 after he was caught trying to take a flare into a Premier League match. 27-year-old James Finnegan...
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