James West (football manager)
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James West was the second full-time secretary and ''de facto'' manager of
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
club Newton Heath, the precursor to
Manchester United Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...
(the term "manager" was not in common usage at the club until the arrival of Jack Robson in 1914).


Career

West oversaw Newton Heath's financial collapse and near bankruptcy, followed by the club's rebirth as Manchester United on 28 April 1902.


References

Notes Bibliography * English football managers Lincoln City F.C. managers Manchester United F.C. managers Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{England-footy-manager-stub