1889–90 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season
| 1889–90 season | |||
| Manager | A. H. Albut | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Football Alliance | 8th | ||
| FA Cup | First Round | ||
| Lancashire Senior Cup | First Round | ||
| Manchester Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer |
League: Willie Stewart (10) All: Willie Stewart (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,000 vs Darwen (29 March 1890) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,000 vs Walsall Town Swifts (21 April 1890) | ||
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The 1889–90 season was Newton Heath LYR's first season in the Football Alliance; they finished in 8th position. The club also took part in the FA Cup and the Lancashire Senior Cup, failing to get past the First Round in both competitions,[1] as well as the Manchester and District Challenge Cup, in which they came out winners.
Football Alliance
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1889 | Sunderland Albion | H | 4 – 1 | Wilson, J. Doughty, Stewart, Tait | 3,000 |
| 23 September 1889 | Bootle | A | 1 – 4 | Tait | 3,000 |
| 28 September 1889 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2 – 2 | Stewart, Osborne (o.g.) | 2,000 |
| 19 October 1889 | Walsall Town Swifts | A | 0 – 4 | 600 | |
| 26 October 1889 | Birmingham St George's | A | 1 – 5 | J. Doughty | 500 |
| 9 November 1889 | Long Eaton Rangers | H | 3 – 0 | J. Doughty (2), Farman | 2,500 |
| 30 November 1889 | The Wednesday | A | 1 – 3 | J. Doughty | 5,000 |
| 7 December 1889 | Bootle | H | 3 – 0 | J. Doughty, Farman, Stewart | 4,000 |
| 21 December 1889 | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 3 – 0[2] | J. Doughty, Jones (o.g.), Farman | 1,000 |
| 28 December 1889 | Darwen | A | 1 – 4 | G. Owen | 5,000 |
| 4 January 1890 | Grimsby Town | H | 4 – 1[2] | Craig (2), Wilson, J. Doughty | 4,000 |
| 25 January 1890 | Sunderland Albion | A | 0 – 2 | 4,000 | |
| 8 February 1890 | Grimsby Town | A | 0 – 7 | 2,400 | |
| 15 February 1890 | Nottingham Forest | A | 3 – 1 | Stewart (2), Wilson | 800 |
| 1 March 1890 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1 – 2 | G. Owen | 2,000 |
| 15 March 1890 | Small Heath | A | 1 – 1 | Wilson | 2,000 |
| 22 March 1890 | Long Eaton Rangers | A | 3 – 1 | Wilson (2), Farman | 2,000 |
| 29 March 1890 | Darwen | H | 2 – 1 | Davies, Stewart | 5,000 |
| 5 April 1890 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0 – 1 | 4,000 | |
| 7 April 1890 | Small Heath | H | 9 – 1 | Stewart (3), J. Doughty (2), Craig, R. Doughty, Farman, Wilson | 4,000 |
| 14 April 1890 | Grimsby Town | H | 0 – 1 | 3,000 | |
| 19 April 1890 | Birmingham St George's | H | 2 – 1 | Craig, J. Doughty | 2,500 |
| 21 April 1890 | Walsall Town Swifts | H | 2 – 1 | Davies, Stewart | 1,000 |
| 26 April 1890 | The Wednesday | H | 1 – 2 | Craig | 4,000 |
| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Birmingham St George's | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 52 | 21 |
| 8 | Newton Heath | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 40 | 45 | 20 |
| 9 | Walsall Town Swifts | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 59 | 19 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 1890 | Round 1 | Preston North End | A | 1 – 6 | Craig | 7,900 |
Lancashire Senior Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 November 1889 | Round 1 | Halliwell | A | 1 – 2 | Stewart | 2,000 |
Manchester and District Challenge Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 April 1890 | Semi-final | Denton | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Farman (2), Stewart, G. Owen | 4,000 |
| 3 May 1890 | Final | Royton | Brooke's Bar | 5 – 2 | Craig (3), G. Owen, Farman | 4,000 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | Alliance | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FB | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| FB | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| FB | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| HB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| HB | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| HB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| HB | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| FW | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
| FW | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| FW | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| FW | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| FW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| FW | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| FW | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10 | |
| FW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| FW | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | |
References
- ↑ "Newton Heath Season 1889/90". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2007.
- 1 2 Match annulled after protest due to unfit ground
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