- 1901–02 Newton Heath F.C. season
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Newton Heath 1901–02 season President William Healey Secretary 
James WestSecond Division 15th FA Cup Intermediate Round Top goalscorer League:
Stephen Preston (11)
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Stephen Preston (11)Highest home attendance 13,000 vs West Bromwich Albion (9 November 1901) Lowest home attendance 500 vs Burton United (21 April 1902) Average home attendance 4,389 ← 1900–01 1902–03 → The 1901–02 season was Newton Heath's tenth season in the Football League and their eighth in the Second Division. They finished 15th in the league, avoiding relegation by only five points. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out by Lincoln City, losing 2–1 in the Intermediate Round.
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1901–02. They only managed to reach the second round of the Lancashire Cup, before losing 5–0 to Southport Central, but the real success came in the Manchester Cup, in which they beat Bolton Wanderers after a replay in the semi-final, before beating Manchester City 2–1 in the final.
The club had been struggling financially during the season, and were taken to court by their president, William Healey, over a sum of £242 17s 10d owed to him by the club in January 1902. Unable to pay, as they were £2,600 in debt, the club was declared bankrupt. Two months later, club captain Harry Stafford managed to enlist the help of Manchester brewer John Henry Davies, who, in conjunction with three other local businessmen, invested a total of £2,000 in the club. Davies was installed as club president and the club was renamed "Manchester United".
Second Division
Date Opponents Home/
AwayResult
F – AScorers Attendance 7 September 1901 Gainsborough Trinity H 3 – 0 Preston (2), Lappin 10,000 14 September 1901 Middlesbrough A 0 – 5 12,000 21 September 1901 Bristol City H 1 – 0 Griffiths 6,000 28 September 1901 Blackpool A 4 – 2 Preston (2), Schofield, own goal 4,000 5 October 1901 Stockport County H 3 – 3 Schofield, Smith, Preston 5,000 12 October 1901 Burton United A 0 – 0 3,000 19 October 1901 Glossop A 0 – 0 5,000 26 October 1901 Doncaster Rovers H 6 – 0 Coupar (2), Schofield, Griffiths, Preston, own goal 7,000 9 November 1901 West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 2 Fisher 13,000 16 November 1901 Woolwich Arsenal A 0 – 2 3,000 23 November 1901 Barnsley H 1 – 0 Griffiths 4,000 30 November 1901 Leicester Fosse A 2 – 3 Cartwright (2) 4,000 7 December 1901 Preston North End A 1 – 5 Preston 3,000 21 December 1901 Burslem Port Vale H 1 – 0 Richards 3,000 26 December 1901 Lincoln City A 0 – 2 4,000 1 January 1902 Preston North End H 0 – 2 10,000 4 January 1902 Gainsborough Trinity A 1 – 1 Lappin 2,000 18 January 1902 Bristol City A 0 – 4 6,000 25 January 1902 Blackpool H 0 – 1 3,000 1 February 1902 Stockport County A 0 – 1 3,000 11 February 1902 Burnley H 2 – 0 Lappin, Preston 1,000 15 February 1902 Glossop H 1 – 0 Erentz 4,000 22 February 1902 Doncaster Rovers A 0 – 4 3,000 1 March 1902 Lincoln City H 0 – 0 6,000 8 March 1902 West Bromwich Albion A 0 – 4 8,000 15 March 1902 Woolwich Arsenal H 0 – 1 3,000 17 March 1902 Chesterfield A 0 – 3 2,000 22 March 1902 Barnsley A 2 – 3 Cartwright, Higson 2,500 28 March 1902 Burnley A 0 – 1 3,000 29 March 1902 Leicester Fosse H 2 – 0 Griffiths, Hayes 2,000 7 April 1902 Middlesbrough H 1 – 2 Erentz (pen.) 2,000 19 April 1902 Burslem Port Vale A 1 – 1 Coupar 2,000 21 April 1902 Burton United H 3 – 1 Cartwright, Griffiths, Preston 500 23 April 1902 Chesterfield H 2 – 0 Coupar, Preston 2,000 Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 14 Leicester Fosse 34 12 5 17 38 56 29 15 Newton Heath 34 11 6 17 38 53 28 16 Chesterfield 34 11 6 17 47 68 28 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Home/
AwayResult
F – AScorers Attendance 14 December 1901 Intermediate Round Lincoln City H 1 – 2 Fisher 4,000 Manchester United F.C. seasons 1883–84 · 1884–85 · 1885–86 · 1886–87 · 1887–88 · 1888–89 · 1889–90 · 1890–91 · 1891–92 · 1892–93 · 1893–94 · 1894–95 · 1895–96 · 1896–97 · 1897–98 · 1898–99 · 1899–1900 · 1900–01 · 1901–02 · 1902–03 · 1903–04 · 1904–05 · 1905–06 · 1906–07 · 1907–08 · 1908–09 · 1909–10 · 1910–11 · 1911–12 · 1912–13 · 1913–14 · 1914–15 · 1915–16 · 1916–17 · 1917–18 · 1918–19 · 1919–20 · 1920–21 · 1921–22 · 1922–23 · 1923–24 · 1924–25 · 1925–26 · 1926–27 · 1927–28 · 1928–29 · 1929–30 · 1930–31 · 1931–32 · 1932–33 · 1933–34 · 1934–35 · 1935–36 · 1936–37 · 1937–38 · 1938–39 · 1939–40 · 1940–41 · 1941–42 · 1942–43 · 1943–44 · 1944–45 · 1945–46 · 1946–47 · 1947–48 · 1948–49 · 1949–50 · 1950–51 · 1951–52 · 1952–53 · 1953–54 · 1954–55 · 1955–56 · 1956–57 · 1957–58 · 1958–59 · 1959–60 · 1960–61 · 1961–62 · 1962–63 · 1963–64 · 1964–65 · 1965–66 · 1966–67 · 1967–68 · 1968–69 · 1969–70 · 1970–71 · 1971–72 · 1972–73 · 1973–74 · 1974–75 · 1975–76 · 1976–77 · 1977–78 · 1978–79 · 1979–80 · 1980–81 · 1981–82 · 1982–83 · 1983–84 · 1984–85 · 1985–86 · 1986–87 · 1987–88 · 1988–89 · 1989–90 · 1990–91 · 1991–92 · 1992–93 · 1993–94 · 1994–95 · 1995–96 · 1996–97 · 1997–98 · 1998–99 · 1999–2000 · 2000–01 · 2001–02 · 2002–03 · 2003–04 · 2004–05 · 2005–06 · 2006–07 · 2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2011–121901–02 in English football FA competitions FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · Charity ShieldFootball and Southern Leagues Football League (First Division • Second Division) • Southern LeagueLower leagues Related to national team Club seasonsFirst Division Aston Villa · Blackburn Rovers · Bolton Wanderers · Bury · Derby County · Everton · Grimsby Town · Liverpool · Manchester City · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Notts County · Sheffield United · Small Heath · Stoke · Sunderland · The Wednesday · Wolverhampton WanderersSecond Division Barnsley · Blackpool · Bristol City · Burnley · Burslem Port Vale · Burton United · Chesterfield · Doncaster Rovers · Gainsborough Trinity · Glossop · Leicester Fosse · Lincoln City · Newton Heath · Middlesbrough · Preston North End · Stockport County · West Bromwich Albion · Woolwich ArsenalSouthern League Brentford · Bristol Rovers · Kettering Town · Luton Town · Millwall · New Brompton · Northampton Town · Portsmouth · Queens Park Rangers · Reading · Southampton · Swindon Town · Tottenham Hotspur · Watford · Wellingborough · West Ham UnitedCategories:- Manchester United F.C. seasons
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