1892–93 Newton Heath F.C. season

Newton Heath

1892–93 season
Secretary	A. H. Albut
First Division	16th
FA Cup	Third Round
Lancashire Senior Cup	First Round
Manchester Senior Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Donaldson (16) All: Bob Donaldson (16)
Highest home attendance	15,000 vs Sunderland (4 March 1893)
Lowest home attendance	3,000 vs Derby County (31 December 1892) 3,000 vs Accrington (8 April 1893)
Average home league attendance	7,333
Home colours Away colours

The 1892–93 season was Newton Heath's first season in the Football League. They finished last in Division One championship with 18 points and due to the absence of formal relegation from the league they were one of the teams that had to win a test match against a Second Division team in order to retain their place in the league for the following season. They beat Birmingham City after two matches to remain in the top division. Newton Heath lost to Blackburn Rovers in their opening match in the FA Cup this season.

Football League First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
3 September 1892	Blackburn Rovers	A	3–4	Coupar, Donaldson, Farman	8,000
10 September 1892	Burnley	H	1–1	Donaldson	10,000
17 September 1892	Burnley	A	1–4	Donaldson	7,000
24 September 1892	Everton	A	0–6		10,000
1 October 1892	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–0		4,000
8 October 1892	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–4	Donaldson, Hood	9,000
15 October 1892	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	10–1	Donaldson (3), Stewart (3), Carson, Farman, Hendry, Hood	4,000
19 October 1892	Everton	H	3–4	Donaldson, Farman, Hood	4,000
22 October 1892	Sheffield Wednesday	A	0–1		6,000
29 October 1892	Nottingham Forest	A	1–1	Farman	6,000
5 November 1892	Blackburn Rovers	H	4–4	Farman (2), Carson, Hood	12,000
12 November 1892	Notts County	H	1–3	Carson	8,000
19 November 1892	Aston Villa	H	2–0	Coupar, Fitzsimmons	7,000
26 November 1892	Accrington	A	2–2	Colville, Fitzsimmons	3,000
3 December 1892	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–4	Coupar	3,000
10 December 1892	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–0	Donaldson	4,000
17 December 1892	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0–2		5,000
24 December 1892	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–5	Hood	4,000
26 December 1892	Preston North End	A	1–2	Coupar	4,000
31 December 1892	Derby County	H	7–1	Donaldson (3), Farman (3), Fitzsimmons	3,000
7 January 1893	Stoke City	A	1–7	Coupar	1,000
14 January 1893	Nottingham Forest	H	1–3	Donaldson	8,000
26 January 1893	Notts County	A	0–4		1,000
11 February 1893	Derby County	A	1–5	Fitzsimmons	5,000
4 March 1893	Sunderland	H	0–5		15,000
6 March 1893	Aston Villa	A	0–2		4,000
31 March 1893	Stoke City	H	1–0	Farman	10,000
1 April 1893	Preston North End	H	2–1	Donaldson (2)	9,000
4 April 1893	Sunderland	A	0–6		3,500
8 April 1893	Accrington	H	3–3	Donaldson, Fitzsimmons, Stewart	3,000

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Sunderland (C)	30	22	4	4	100	36	2.778	48
2	Preston North End	30	17	3	10	57	39	1.462	37
3	Everton	30	16	4	10	74	51	1.451	36
4	Aston Villa	30	16	3	11	73	62	1.177	35
5	Bolton Wanderers	30	13	6	11	56	55	1.018	32
6	Burnley	30	13	4	13	51	44	1.159	30
7	Stoke	30	12	5	13	58	48	1.208	29
8	West Bromwich Albion	30	12	5	13	58	69	0.841	29
9	Blackburn Rovers	30	8	13	9	47	56	0.839	29
10	Nottingham Forest	30	10	8	12	48	52	0.923	28
11	Wolverhampton Wanderers	30	12	4	14	47	68	0.691	28
12	The Wednesday	30	12	3	15	55	65	0.846	27
13	Derby County	30	9	9	12	52	64	0.813	27
14	Notts County (R)	30	10	4	16	53	61	0.869	24	Qualification for test matches
15	Accrington	30	6	11	13	57	81	0.704	23	Resigned from league[a]
16	Newton Heath (O)	30	6	6	18	50	85	0.588	18	Qualification for test matches

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match.

Test match

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
22 April 1893	Small Heath	N	1–1	Farman	4,000
27 April 1893	Small Heath	N	5–2	Farman (3), Cassidy, Coupar	6,000

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	Home/ Away	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
21 January 1893	Round 3	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–4		7,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
28 January 1893	Round 1	Bury	A	0–4		6,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
25 February 1893	Round 3	West Manchester	A	2–1	Fitzsimmons (2)	10,000
18 March 1893	Semi-final	Bury	Hyde Road	3–1	Fitzsimmons (2), Donaldson	10,000
15 April 1893	Final	Bolton Wanderers	Hyde Road	2–1	Cassidy, Mitchell[1]	6,000

References

1. "Manchester Cup. Final Tie". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 17 April 1893. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.