1898/99 – Newton Heath | Manchester United News
1898/99 – Newton Heath

The 1898–99 season was Newton Heath‘s seventh season in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division.

They finished fourth in the league, which was not enough to earn promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to take Tottenham Hotspur to a replay back at Bank Street after a 1–1 draw at Northumberland Park, before losing 5–3 in the replay.

The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1898–99, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 4–1 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Darwen 5–0 in the first round before losing 6–1 to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.

Second Division

Date Opponents H / A ResultF – A Scorers Attendance
3 September 1898 Gainsborough Trinity A 2 – 0 Bryant, Cassidy 2,000
10 September 1898 Manchester City H 3 – 0 Boyd, Cassidy (2, 1 pen.) 20,000
17 September 1898 Glossop A 2 – 1 Bryant, Cassidy 6,000
24 September 1898 Walsall H 1 – 0 Gillespie 8,000
1 October 1898 Burton Swifts A 1 – 5 Boyd 2,000
8 October 1898 Burslem Port Vale H 2 – 1 Bryant, Cassidy 10,000
15 October 1898 Small Heath A 1 – 4 Cassidy 5,000
22 October 1898 Loughborough H 6 – 1 Brooks (2), Cassidy (2),Collinson (2) 2,000
5 November 1898 Grimsby Town H 3 – 2 Brooks, Cassidy, Gillespie 5,000
12 November 1898 Barnsley H 0 – 0 6,000
19 November 1898 New Brighton Tower A 3 – 0 Collinson (2), Cunningham 5,000
26 November 1898 Lincoln City H 1 – 0 Bryant 4,000
3 December 1898 Woolwich Arsenal A 1 – 5 Collinson 6,000
10 December 1898 Blackpool H 3 – 1 Cassidy, Collinson,Cunningham 5,000
17 December 1898 Leicester Fosse A 0 – 1 8,000
24 December 1898 Darwen H 9 – 0 Bryant (3), Cassidy (3),Gillespie (2), Radcliffe (o.g.) 2,000
26 December 1898 Manchester City A 0 – 4 25,000
31 December 1898 Gainsborough Trinity H 6 – 1 Collinson (2), Bryant, Boyd,Cartwright, Draycott 2,000
2 January 1899 Burton Swifts H 2 – 2 Boyd, Cassidy 6,000
14 January 1899 Glossop H 3 – 0 Cunningham, Erentz,Gillespie 12,000
21 January 1899 Walsall A 0 – 2 3,000
4 February 1899 Burslem Port Vale A 0 – 1 6,000
18 February 1899 Loughborough A 1 – 0 Bryant 1,500
25 February 1899 Small Heath H 2 – 0 Boyd, Roberts 12,000
4 March 1899 Grimsby Town A 0 – 3 4,000
18 March 1899 New Brighton Tower H 1 – 2 Cassidy 20,000
25 March 1899 Lincoln City A 0 – 2 3,000
1 April 1899 Woolwich Arsenal H 2 – 2 Bryant, Cassidy 5,000
3 April 1899 Blackpool A 1 – 0 Cassidy 3,000
4 April 1899 Barnsley A 2 – 0 Lee (2) 4,000
8 April 1899 Luton Town A 1 – 0 Lee 1,500
12 April 1899 Luton Town H 5 – 0 Cartwright, Cassidy, Gillespie,Lee, Morgan 3,000
15 April 1899 Leicester Fosse H 2 – 2 Cassidy, Gillespie 7,000
22 April 1899 Darwen A 1 – 1 Morgan 1,000
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
3 Leicester Fosse 34 18 9 7 64 42 45
4 Newton Heath 34 19 5 10 67 43 43
5 New Brighton Tower 34 18 7 9 71 52 43

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 H / A ResultF – A Scorers Attendance
28 January 1899 First Round Tottenham Hotspur A 1 – 1 Cassidy 15,000
1 February 1899 First RoundReplay Tottenham Hotspur H 3 – 5 Bryant (3) 6,000