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1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Newton Heath LYR
season	1891–92
manager	A. H. Albut
league	Football Alliance
league result	2nd
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fourth round qualifying
cup2	Lancashire Senior Cup
cup2 result	First round
cup3	Manchester Senior Cup
cup3 result	Semi-finals
league topscorer
Bob Donaldson (20)
season topscorer
Alf Farman (22)
highest attendance	12,000 vs Nottingham Forest (1 January 1892)
lowest attendance	3,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (30 January 1892)
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prevseason	1890–91
nextseason	1892–93

Bob Donaldson (20) Alf Farman (22) The 1891–92 season was Newton Heath LYR's third and final season in the Football Alliance. They applied for election to the Football League towards the end of the season, and, due to their second-place finish in the Alliance, the League accepted the application. The club also took part in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round; the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which they were knocked out by Bury in the first round; and the Manchester Senior Cup, in which they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers.

Football Alliance

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 September 1891	Burton Swifts	A	2–3	Donaldson, Farman	2,000
19 September 1891	Bootle	H	4–0	Farman, Edge (3)	5,000
26 September 1891	Birmingham St George's	A	3–1	Donaldson (2), Stewart	300
10 October 1891	Ardwick	H	3–1	Donaldson, Farman (2)	4,000
17 October 1891	Grimsby Town	A	2–2	Donaldson (2)	3,000
31 October 1891	Burton Swifts	H	3–1	J. Doughty, Edge, Farman	4,000
7 November 1891	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–0	Donaldson, Stafford (o.g.)	3,000
21 November 1891	Lincoln City	H	10–1	Donaldson (3), Hood (2), Stewart (2), Sneddon, Farman, Bates (o.g.)	6,000
28 November 1891	Walsall Town Swifts	A	4–1	Farman, Donaldson (3)	2,500
12 December 1891	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4–2	Farman (2), Owen, Sneddon	4,000
19 December 1891	Ardwick	A	2–2	Farman (2)	13,000
26 December 1891	Small Heath	H	3–3	Edge (2), Farman	7,000
1 January 1892	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	Edge	12,000
9 January 1892	Bootle	A	1–1	Hood	2,000
30 January 1892	Crewe Alexandra	H	5–3	Donaldson (3), Sneddon, R. Doughty	3,000
20 February 1892	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	Hood	6,000
27 February 1892	Small Heath	A	2–3	Farman, Sneddon	3,000
5 March 1892	Walsall Town Swifts	H	5–0	Farman (2), Sneddon (2), McFarlane	3,500
19 March 1892	Nottingham Forest	A	0–3		9,000
26 March 1892	Grimsby Town	H	3–3	Donaldson (2), Farman	6,000
2 April 1892	Lincoln City	A	6–1	Sneddon, Mathieson, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown	2,000
9 April 1892	Birmingham St George's	H	3–0	Donaldson (2), Hood	4,000

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
3 October 1891	First round qualifying	Ardwick	H	5–1	Farman (2), Edge, Sneddon, R. Doughty	11,000
24 October 1891	Second round qualifying	Heywood	H	3–2	Owen, Farman, Henrys
14 November 1891	Third round qualifying	South Shore	A	2–0	J. Doughty, Farman	2,000
5 December 1891	Fourth round qualifying	Blackpool	H	3–4	Edge (2), Farman	4,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 February 1892	Round 1	Bury	H	2–3	Sneddon, Farman	6,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
13 February 1892	Round 3	West Manchester	H	3–1	Stewart, Donaldson, Sneddon
12 March 1892	Semi-final	Bolton Wanderers	N	1–3	Edge

References

Shury, Alan. (2005). "The Definitive Newton Heath F.C.". SoccerData.
Match played as friendly after Heywood scratched. Newton Heath were given a bye to the third round qualifying.

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