1899–1900 Newton Heath F.C. season
17th season in existence of Newton Heath F.C.
Newton Heath 1899–1900 football season
The 1899–1900 season was Newton Heath 's eighth season in the Football League and their sixth 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 were knocked out in the first round qualifying by South Shore .
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1899–1900, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 5–0 to Bury . It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Bolton Wanderers 3–2 in the first round before losing 1–0 to Southport Central in the second round.
Second Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
2 September 1899
Gainsborough Trinity
H
2–2
Cassidy , Lee
8,000
9 September 1899
Bolton Wanderers
A
1–2
Ambler
5,000
16 September 1899
Loughborough
H
4–0
Bain , Cassidy , Griffiths , own goal
6,000
23 September 1899
Burton Swifts
A
0–0
2,000
30 September 1899
Sheffield Wednesday
A
1–2
Bryant
8,000
7 October 1899
Lincoln City
H
1–0
Cassidy
5,000
14 October 1899
Small Heath
A
0–1
10,000
21 October 1899
New Brighton Tower
H
2–1
Cassidy (2)
5,000
4 November 1899
Woolwich Arsenal
H
2–0
Jackson , Roberts
5,000
11 November 1899
Barnsley
A
0–0
3,000
25 November 1899
Luton Town
A
1–0
Jackson
3,000
2 December 1899
Burslem Port Vale
H
3–0
Cassidy (2), Jackson
5,000
16 December 1899
Middlesbrough
H
2–1
Erentz (pen. ), Parkinson
5,000
23 December 1899
Chesterfield
A
1–2
Griffiths
2,000
26 December 1899
Grimsby Town
A
7–0
Bryant (2), Cassidy (2), Jackson , Parkinson , own goal
2,000
30 December 1899
Gainsborough Trinity
A
1–0
Parkinson
2,000
6 January 1900
Bolton Wanderers
H
1–2
Parkinson
5,000
13 January 1900
Loughborough
A
2–0
Jackson , Parkinson
800
20 January 1900
Burton Swifts
H
4–0
Gillespie (3), Parkinson
5,000
3 February 1900
Sheffield Wednesday
H
1–0
Bryant
10,000
10 February 1900
Lincoln City
A
0–1
3,000
17 February 1900
Small Heath
H
3–2
Cassidy , Godsmark , Parkinson
12,000
24 February 1900
New Brighton Tower
A
4–1
Collinson (2), Godsmark , Smith
8,000
3 March 1900
Grimsby Town
H
1–0
Smith
12,000
10 March 1900
Woolwich Arsenal
A
1–2
Cassidy
3,000
17 March 1900
Barnsley
H
3–0
Cassidy (2), Leigh
6,000
24 March 1900
Leicester Fosse
A
0–2
8,000
31 March 1900
Luton Town
H
5–0
Cassidy (3), Godsmark (2)
6,000
7 April 1900
Burslem Port Vale
A
0–1
3,000
13 April 1900
Leicester Fosse
H
3–2
Gillespie , Griffiths , unknown
10,000
14 April 1900
Walsall
H
5–0
Jackson (2), Erentz , Foley, Gillespie
5,000
17 April 1900
Walsall
A
0–0
3,000
21 April 1900
Middlesbrough
A
0–2
8,000
28 April 1900
Chesterfield
H
2–1
Holt , Grundy
6,000
Source:
[citation needed ] Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(P) Promoted;
(R) Relegated
FA Cup
Date
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
28 October 1899
First round qualifying
South Shore
A
1–3
Jackson
3,000
References