1890–91 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

The 1890–91 season was Newton Heath's second season in the Football Alliance; they finished in 9th position. The club also took part in the FA Cup, reaching the Second Qualifying Round; the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which they reached the Second Round; and the Manchester and District Challenge Cup, in which they finished as runners-up to Ardwick.[1]

Newton Heath LYR
1890–91 season
ManagerA. H. Albut
Football Alliance9th
FA CupSecond Round Qualifying
Lancashire Senior CupSecond Round
Manchester CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bob Ramsay (7)

All:
Alf Farman (7)
Bob Ramsay (7)
Highest home attendance6,000 vs Darwen (6 September 1890)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Small Heath (13 December 1890)

Football Alliance

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
6 September 1890 Darwen H 4–2 Farman, Evans, J. Doughty, Owen 6,000
13 September 1890 Grimsby Town A 1–3 Stewart 3,000
20 September 1890 Nottingham Forest H 1–1 J. Doughty 5,000
27 September 1890 Stoke A 1–2 Milarvie 2,000
11 October 1890 Bootle A 0–5 4,000
18 October 1890 Grimsby Town H 3–1 Ramsay, Evans, Sharpe 2,500
1 November 1890 Crewe Alexandra H 6–3 Farman, Stewart (2), Craig, Evans, Ramsay 4,000
8 November 1890 Walsall Town Swifts A 1–2 Sharpe 3,000
22 November 1890 Nottingham Forest A 2–8 Farman, Ramsay 2,000
29 November 1890 Sunderland Albion H 1–5 Ramsay 2,000
13 December 1890 Small Heath H 3–1 Sharpe, Milarvie, Speller (o.g.) 1,000
27 December 1890 Bootle H 2–1 Stewart, Milarvie 5,000
5 January 1891 Stoke H 0–1 3,000
10 January 1891 Birmingham St George's A 1–6 Farman 1,000
17 January 1891 Walsall Town Swifts H 3–3 Owen, Milarvie, Ramsay 1,500
24 January 1891 Sheffield Wednesday A 2–1 Sharpe, Stewart 3,000
14 February 1891 Crewe Alexandra A 1–0 Farman 3,000
21 February 1891 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–1 Craig 4,000
7 March 1891 Small Heath A 1–2 Sharpe 2,000
14 March 1891 Birmingham St George's H 1–3 Sharpe 2,000
28 March 1891 Darwen A 1–2 Ramsay 2,000
11 April 1891 Sunderland Albion A 1–2 Ramsay 3,500
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Walsall Town Swifts 22 9 3 10 34 61 0.557 21
8 Crewe Alexandra 22 8 4 10 59 67 0.881 20
9 Newton Heath 22 7 3 12 37 55 0.673 17
10 Small Heath 22 7 2 13 58 66 0.879 16
11 Bootle 22 3 7 12 40 61 0.656 13
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
4 October 1890 First Round Qualifying Higher Walton H 2–0 Farman, Evans 3,000
25 October 1890 Second Round Qualifying Bootle Reserves A 0–1 3,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
7 February 1891 Round 1 Witton A 4–3 Craig, Milarvie, unknown, unknown
19 February 1891 Round 2 Preston North End A 1–3 Farman 2,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance
14 February 1891 Round 3 Hurst H 2–2 Jones (2) 500
21 March 1891 Semi-final Stockport County Ardwick 3–1 Stewart, Craig, Milarvie 5,000
18 April 1891 Final Ardwick West Manchester 0–1 10,000

References

  1. Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. SoccerData. pp. 16–17, 52. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.
  2. Blakeman, Mick; Brown, Tony; Warsop, Keith, eds. (2009). The Football Alliance Match by Match: 1889/90 to 1891/92. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 28–40. ISBN 978-1-905891-19-1.
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