1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season
1891–92 season | ||
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Manager | 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) | |
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The 1891–92 season was Newton Heath LYR's third and final season in the
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]
Football Alliance
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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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 | Owen, Sneddon
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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 | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 59 | 22 | 2.682 | 33 | Football Alliance Champions, elected to Football League First Division |
2 | Newton Heath | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 33 | 2.091 | 31 | Elected to Football League First Division |
3 | Small Heath | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 1.472 | 29 | Elected to Football League Second Division |
4 | The Wednesday | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 35 | 1.857 | 28 | Elected to Football League First Division |
5 | Burton Swifts[a] | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 26 | Elected to Football League Second Division |
- ^ New club in the Alliance
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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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[3] | ||
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 |
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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 |
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13 February 1892 | Round 3 | West Manchester | H | 3–1 | Stewart, Donaldson, Sneddon | |
12 March 1892 | Semi-final | Bolton Wanderers | N | 1–3 | Edge |
References
- ISBN 1-899468-16-1.
- ISBN 978-1-905891-19-1.
- ^ Match played as friendly after Heywood scratched. Newton Heath were given a bye to the third round qualifying.