 The stadium was even deemed worthy enough to host a match between Football League and Scottish Football League representative sides in April 1904, hosting 25,000 spectators as the Football League side won 2–1.Around the turn of the 20th century, Newton Heath pulled off a significant coup by persuading the "Manchester Evening News" to set up an office at Bank Street.In response to Manchester City's relationship with the "Manchester Evening Chronicle", the Heathens' believed that their partnership with the "Evening News" would cultivate interest in the club, while the newspaper would benefit from increased coverage of football.