Hyde United F.C.
association football club in Hyde, England
Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1919.
The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields, known as Project Solar Stadium for sponsorship reasons. Hyde United's record attendance was in 1952 when 7,600 spectators attended a game against Nelson. The club's all-time leading goalscorer is Pete O'Brien who scored 247 goals.
History
Hyde F.C.
Hyde F.C. was founded on 27 July 1885 at the White Lion pub in the town centre. They played on a field near the Bankfield Hotel, until 1898, when they moved to Townend Street and set up a club headquarters at the Gardeners Arms pub. They merged with Hyde St. George's in 1906 and played at Ewen Fields. The club folded in 1917.
Lancashire and Cheshire Federation, Manchester League and Cheshire County League
Hyde United formed in 1919 after demands for a football club to be re-established.
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