John Henry Davies

John Henry Davies (c. 1864 – 24 October 1927) was a wealthy British brewery owner who in 1902 took over the football club Manchester United, which was then called Newton Heath.[6] He first moved into the brewing business in the late 1890s as a director of John Henry Lees brewery in Moss Side (formed in 1897).His wife Amy (née Caterall) was the niece and ward of sugar merchant Sir Henry Tate.Their Bank Street ground was upgraded to accommodate more supporters, and Ernest Mangnall was appointed manager a year later.A further league championship was won in 1911, but the ageing players, the loss of Mangnall to local rivals Manchester City and the outbreak of the First World War brought an end to the club's first period of success on the pitch.
The grave of John Henry Davies in Southern Cemetery, Manchester
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