Claim: Noel Cantwell captained the Hammers to winning the Division Two championship in the 1957–58 season, then in November 1960, Cantwell joined Manchester United, also known as the "Red Devils," and was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878.
Evidence: He captained the Hammers to winning the Division Two championship in the 1957–58 season and thereby leading the club into the top flight for the first time since 1932. In November 1960, Cantwell joined Manchester United for £29,500 which at the time was a record for a full back. Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910. Manchester United was formed in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR Football Club by the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) depot at Newton Heath.