Proof that Man United modelled their badge on Liverpool’s?
The Manchester United crest is one of the most recognisable in the whole of sport.
The red and gold colours, paired with the devil and ship (the latter a nod to Manchester City council's crest and the city’s trading heritage) have become iconic over the years, but it seems as though the design may have originated from elsewhere.
Indeed the template for Man United’s badge as we now know it was introduced in the 1960s, as the club started to moved away from using the council's coat of arms and continued to forge their own identity, but it draws more than a few parallels with the merchandising crest used by arch rivals Liverpool.
While Liverpool’s badge and identity has centred around the city’s association with the famous liver bird, from 1947 well into the 1970s, the club used a merchandising crest that appeared on programmes and official documents.
Although there is no conclusive proof that Man United based their club badge on Liverpool’s ‘other’ crest, it is interesting to compare the two side-by-side.
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