Spell recieve => receive ← Previous revision Revision as of 00:22, 10 May 2008 Line 1: Line 1: - A '''works team''' (sometimes '''factory team''') is a term which refers to ((Sport))s teams which are run by, recieve financial backing from, and sometimes contain players employed by a parent company. + A '''works team''' (sometimes '''factory team''') is a term which refers to ((Sport))s teams which are run by, receive financial backing from, and sometimes contain players employed by a parent company. - ==Association football== + == Association football == Several professional ((association football|football)) clubs in the ((United Kingdom)) were formed as works teams, including ((Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United)) (the team of the ((Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)) depot at ((Newton Heath))) and ((Livingston F.C.|Livingston)) (formerly Ferranti Thistle). A few (semi-professional) retain their companies' names, including ((Airbus UK Broughton F.C.|Airbus UK)), ((Cammell Laird F.C.|Cammell Laird)) and ((Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors)). Several professional ((association football|football)) clubs in the ((United Kingdom)) were formed as works teams, including ((Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United)) (the team of the ((Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)) depot at ((Newton Heath))) and ((Livingston F.C.|Livingston)) (formerly Ferranti Thistle). A few (semi-professional) retain their companies' names, including ((Airbus UK Broughton F.C.|Airbus UK)), ((Cammell Laird F.C.|Cammell Laird)) and ((Vauxhall Motors F.C.|Vauxhall Motors)). Line 8: Line 8: Works teams are common in ((Japan)), with several ((J-League)) clubs starting life as such (e.g. ((Yokohama F. Marinos)), who were originally ((Nissan Motors|Nissan F.C.))). Modern examples include ((Honda F.C.)), ((Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C.|Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima)) and ((Sagawa Printing S.C.|Sagawa Printing)). Works teams are common in ((Japan)), with several ((J-League)) clubs starting life as such (e.g. ((Yokohama F. Marinos)), who were originally ((Nissan Motors|Nissan F.C.))). Modern examples include ((Honda F.C.)), ((Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima F.C.|Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima)) and ((Sagawa Printing S.C.|Sagawa Printing)). - ==MotorSports== + == MotorSports == In ((motorSports)), works teams are those which are ((factory-backed)), whilst its drivers are known as '''works drivers'''. In ((motorSports)), works teams are those which are ((factory-backed)), whilst its drivers are known as '''works drivers'''.