United Information
"United" forms part of many association football teams names, usually, and originally in England, when two or more clubs merged and became united. The first club to use the term is believed to be Hanover United, formed in 1873.[1] Below is a list of professional clubs in order of when the name was first used, with the year it first came into use next to it;
- Sheffield United (1889)
- Newcastle United (1892)
- Scunthorpe United (1899)
- Torquay United (1899)
- West Ham United (1900)
- Manchester United (1902)
- Carlisle United (1903)
- Southend United (1906)
- Leeds United (1919)
- Hereford United (1924)
- Rotherham United (1925)
- Peterborough United (1934)
- Colchester United (1937)
- Cambridge United (1951)
- Oxford United (1956)
- Hartlepool United (1977)
- F.C. United of Manchester (2005)
- Hayes & Yeading United (2007)
Outside of English football, some other professional clubs in countries around the world have used United in their name while playing the same sport, this includes;
- Ayr United (1910)
- Drogheda United (1919)
- Dundee United (1923)
- Galway United (1981)
- D.C. United (1995)
- Tampere United (1998)
- Newcastle United Jets (2000)
- Airdrie United (2002)
- Adelaide United (2003)
- KVSK United (2003)
- Incheon United (2004)
- Jeju United (2006)
- Gold Coast United (2008)
The term has also been used by rugby union clubs:
- United Rugby Club (2005)
- Rugby United, the old name of Rugby Town F.C. (1956)
Film and Television
- United!, a show that aired on BBC1 (none of the episodes survive)
- United, a 2003 Norwegian film.
- "United", a fourth season episode of Star Trek: Enterprise
- United, a 2011 TV film on BBC Two.
Books
- United! (novel) a 1973 children's novel by prolific British author Michael Hardcastle.
Politics
- One of several political parties around the world called the United Party
- United Front (disambiguation), a Marxist tactic and the name of many political alliances
- UNITED for Intercultural Action, the biggest European network against nationalism, racism, fascism and in support of migrants and refugees
- United and uniting churches are churches formed from the merger or other form of union of two or more different Protestant denominations
Music
- United (band), Japanese thrash metal band formed in 1981
- United (Phoenix album)
- United (Dream Evil album)
- United (Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell album)
- United (Commodores album)
- United (Marian Gold album)
- "United", a song by Judas Priest, from the album British Steel
- "United", a song by Prince Ital Joe featuring Marky Mark
- Utada United 2006, a 2006 concert tour by Japaneses-American pop singer-songwriter, Hikaru Utada
- Hillsong United (band), the band of Hillsong United (the Hillsong Church youth ministry) that has released several albums
Countries
United is used in a country's name when any number of states or regions are combined to make a united country. Countries with united in their name include:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK/ United Kingdom)
- United States of America (USA/ U.S./ United States)
- United Arab Emirates (UAE)
- United Mexican States (Mexico's official name)
Other
- United and uniting churches
- Hillsong United, the youth ministry of Hillsong Church
- United North Piha Lifeguard Service
- United, a brand name chocolate biscuit sold in the UK
- United Technologies Corporation, an American multi-national
- United Telecommunications, a former US telecommunications company
References
- ^ Collett, Mike (2003). The Complete Record of the FA Cup. p. 325. ISBN 1-899807-19-5.
See also
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