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1883–84 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Newton Heath LYR F.C.
season	1883–84
chairman	Frederick Attock
chrtitle	President
cup1	Lancashire Cup
cup1 result	First Round
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The 1883–84 season was the first season in which Newton Heath LYR F.C. competed in a senior competitive football competition, having spent the first five years of their existence playing friendly matches against local clubs. The club entered the Lancashire Cup in October 1883, but were knocked out in the first round by Blackburn Olympic's reserve team.

Lancashire Cup

For their first ever competitive match, Newton Heath were drawn at home to Blackburn Olympic in the first round of the Lancashire Cup. The opposition had won the FA Cup the previous season, beating Old Etonians in the final. However, they did not seem to be taking Newton Heath seriously, sending only their reserve team for the match, which was played on 27 October 1883. This gave the Heathens every chance of progressing to the next round, and indeed they were only 2–1 down at half-time. They then equalised shortly after the break, but were then hit by a barrage of goals, eventually losing the tie 7–2.

It is assumed that Newton Heath's North Road ground had become an enclosed structure by this point, as the club charged an entry fee of 3d for entry.

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
27 October 1883	Round 1	Blackburn Olympic Reserves	H	2–7	Unknown

Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 October 1883	Astley Bridge 'A'	H	0–1	Unknown
13 October 1883	Haughton Dale	H	2–2	Unknown
20 October 1883	St. Helen's	A	3–2	Unknown
1 December 1883	Manchester Arcadians	H	4–0	Unknown
8 December 1883	Earlestown	A	0–8	Unknown
5 January 1884	Bootle Wanderers	H	6–0	Unknown
12 January 1884	Bentfield	A	1–1	Unknown
19 January 1884	St Helen's	H	3–1	Unknown
26 January 1884	Haughton Dale	A	1–0	Unknown
30 January 1884	St. Helen's	H	3–1	Latham, Morris, unknown
2 February 1884	Greenheys	H	1–0	Unknown
9 February 1884	Bootle Wanderers	A	1–1	Unknown
23 February 1884	Blackburn Olympic XI	H	0–0	Unknown
1 March 1884	Hurst Brook Olympic	A	1–3	own goal
8 March 1884	Manchester Arcadians	A	4–0	Unknown
15 March 1884	Astley Bridge Reserves	A	0–0	Unknown
29 March 1884	Greenheys	A	1–5	Black

References

Shury, Alan. (2005). "The Definitive Newton Heath F.C.". SoccerData.
Match played 15 minutes each way.
Match abandoned after 30 minutes after the ball went in the river.

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