1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season
Newton Heath LYR
1891–92 season
Chairman England Unknown
Manager England A. H. Albut
Football Alliance 2nd
FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying
Lancashire Senior Cup First Round
Manchester Senior Cup Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League:
Bob Donaldson (20)
All:
Alf Farman (22)
Highest home attendance 12,000 vs Nottingham Forest (1 January 1892)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (30 January 1892)
Home colours
Away colours

The 1891–92 season was Newton Heath LYR's third and final season in the Football Alliance. They applied for election to the Football League towards the end of the season, and, due to their second place finish in the Alliance, the League accepted the application. The club also took part in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round; the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which they were knocked out by Bury in the first round; and the Manchester Senior Cup, in which they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers.[1]

Contents

Football Alliance

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
12 September 1891 Burton Swifts A 2 – 3 Donaldson, Farman 2,000
19 September 1891 Bootle H 4 – 0 Farman, Edge (3) 5,000
26 September 1891 Birmingham St George's A 3 – 1 Donaldson (2), Stewart 300
10 October 1891 Ardwick H 3 – 1 Donaldson, Farman (2) 4,000
17 October 1891 Grimsby Town A 2 – 2 Donaldson (2) 3,000
31 October 1891 Burton Swifts H 3 – 1 J. Doughty, Edge, Farman 4,000
7 November 1891 Crewe Alexandra A 2 – 0 Donaldson, Stafford (o.g.) 3,000
21 November 1891 Lincoln City H 10 – 1 Donaldson (3), Hood (2), Stewart (2), Sneddon, Farman, Bates (o.g.) 6,000
28 November 1891 Walsall Town Swifts A 4 – 1 Farman, Donaldson (3) 2,500
12 December 1891 Sheffield Wednesday A 4 – 2 Farman (2), Owen, Sneddon 4,000
19 December 1891 Ardwick A 2 – 2 Farman (2) 13,000
26 December 1891 Small Heath H 3 – 3 Edge (2), Farman 7,000
1 January 1892 Nottingham Forest H 1 – 1 Edge 12,000
9 January 1892 Bootle A 1 – 1 Hood 2,000
30 January 1892 Crewe Alexandra H 5 – 3 Donaldson (3), Sneddon, R. Doughty 3,000
20 February 1892 Sheffield Wednesday H 1 – 1 Hood 6,000
27 February 1892 Small Heath A 2 – 3 Farman, Sneddon 3,000
5 March 1892 Walsall Town Swifts H 5 – 0 Farman (2), Sneddon (2), McFarlane 3,500
19 March 1892 Nottingham Forest A 0 – 3 9,000
26 March 1892 Grimsby Town H 3 – 3 Donaldson (2), Farman 6,000
2 April 1892 Lincoln City A 6 – 1 Sneddon, Mathieson, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown 2,000
9 April 1892 Birmingham St George's H 3 – 0 Donaldson (2), Hood 4,000
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Nottingham Forest 22 14 5 3 59 22 33
2 Newton Heath 22 12 7 3 69 33 31
3 Small Heath 22 12 5 5 53 36 29

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
3 October 1891 First Round Qualifying Ardwick H 5 – 1 Farman (2), Edge, Sneddon, R. Doughty 11,000
24 October 1891 Second Round Qualifying Heywood H 3 – 2[2] Owen, Farman, Henrys
14 November 1891 Third Round Qualifying South Shore A 2 – 0 J. Doughty, Farman 2,000
5 December 1891 Fourth Round Qualifying Blackpool H 3 – 4 Edge (2), Farman 4,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
6 February 1892 Round 1 Bury H 2 – 3 Sneddon, Farman 6,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
13 February 1892 Round 3 West Manchester H 3 – 1 Stewart, Donaldson, Sneddon
12 March 1892 Semi-final Bolton Wanderers Hyde Road 1 – 3 Edge

See also

References

  1. ^ Shury, Alan; & Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C.. SoccerData. pp. 17–18, 53. ISBN 1-899468-16-1. 
  2. ^ Match played as friendly after Heywood scratched. Newton Heath were given a bye to the 3rd qualifying round.

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