[5] In the same year, the pub hosted a charity sportsman dinner with Lee Sharpe as guest.

[6] Later on in the year another charity dinner was held, this time with Denis Irwin as the guest, which raised £500.

[7] In 2017 the pub was selected as a suitable location to host the Premier League trophy for fans to take a photo with.

As the nearest pub to Old Trafford ground, it attracts a large number of supporters even when there is no match on.

[14] Examples of foreign fans celebrating the pubs importance in a Manchester United excursions include Czeck and Slovakians,[15] Danes,[16] and Swedes.

James Bridley, the engineer of the Bridgewater Canal, stayed there when he had a nervous breakdown when the aqueduct at Barton appeared close to breaking.