1973: Did a DOG discover MAN UNITED? | Nationwide | Classic BBC Sport | BBC Archive

Nationwide's James Hogg tells the incredible story of how Manchester United, one of the biggest and most successful sporting teams in world sport, were founded. It was all thanks to a cuddly St. Bernard dog (Major), a lonely little girl (Miss Elsie Davies), her doting father (John Henry Davies), an amateur footballer (Harry Stafford) and no small slice of serendipity.
Who says that football clubs being the mere playthings of the rich was a modern phenomenon?
Originally broadcast 18 December 1973.
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