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1895–96 Newton Heath F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Newton Heath | ||||
| season | 1895–96 | ||||
| manager | A. H. Albut | ||||
| mgrtitle | Secretary | ||||
| league | Second Division | ||||
| league result | 6th | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Second Round | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Joe Cassidy (16) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Joe Cassidy (16) | |||||
| highest attendance | 20,000 vs Derby County (15 February 1896) | ||||
| lowest attendance | 1,000 vs Leicester Fosse (3 February 1896) | ||||
| 1,000 vs Burton Wanderers (29 February 1896) | |||||
| 1,000 vs Darwen (3 April 1896) | |||||
| average attendance | 6,529 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1894–95 | ||||
| nextseason | 1896–97 |
Joe Cassidy (16) Joe Cassidy (16) 1,000 vs Burton Wanderers (29 February 1896) 1,000 vs Darwen (3 April 1896) The 1895–96 season was Newton Heath's fourth season in the Football League and their second in the Second Division. They finished sixth in the league, which was not enough to earn a chance for promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out in the Second Round, losing 5–1 in a replay against Derby County after vanquishing Kettering Town in the First Round.
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1895–96. They were knocked out of the Lancashire Cup in the first round, losing 2–1 at home to Bury. In the Manchester Cup, they received a bye to the third round, but were immediately knocked out by Fairfield, losing 5–2.
Football League Second Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 7 September 1895 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 5–0 | Cassidy (2), Aitken, Kennedy, Smith | 6,000 |
| 14 September 1895 | Loughborough | A | 3–3 | Cassidy (2), McNaught | 3,000 |
| 21 September 1895 | Burton Swifts | H | 5–0 | Donaldson (2), Cassidy (2), Kennedy | 9,000 |
| 28 September 1895 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 2–0 | Smith (2) | 2,000 |
| 5 October 1895 | Manchester City | H | 1–1 | Clarkin | 12,000 |
| 12 October 1895 | Liverpool | A | 1–7 | Cassidy | 7,000 |
| 19 October 1895 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | Cassidy, Peters | 8,000 |
| 26 October 1895 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | Kennedy | 8,000 |
| 2 November 1895 | Liverpool | H | 5–2 | Peters (3), Clarkin, Smith | 10,000 |
| 9 November 1895 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–2 | Cassidy | 9,000 |
| 16 November 1895 | Lincoln City | H | 5–5 | Clarkin (2), Cassidy, Collinson, Peters | 8,000 |
| 23 November 1895 | Notts County | A | 2–0 | Cassidy, Kennedy | 3,000 |
| 30 November 1895 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 5–1 | Cartwright (2), Clarkin, Kennedy, Peters | 6,000 |
| 7 December 1895 | Manchester City | A | 1–2 | Cassidy | 18,000 |
| 14 December 1895 | Notts County | H | 3–0 | Cassidy, Clarkin, Donaldson | 3,000 |
| 21 December 1895 | Darwen | A | 0–3 | 3,000 | |
| 1 January 1896 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Cassidy (3, 1 pen) | 8,000 |
| 4 January 1896 | Leicester Fosse | A | 0–3 | 7,000 | |
| 11 January 1896 | Rotherham Town | H | 3–0 | Donaldson (2), Stephenson | 3,000 |
| 3 February 1896 | Leicester Fosse | H | 2–0 | Kennedy, Smith | 1,000 |
| 8 February 1896 | Burton Swifts | A | 1–4 | Vance | 2,000 |
| 29 February 1896 | Burton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | McNaught | 1,000 |
| 7 March 1896 | Rotherham Town | A | 3–2 | Donaldson, Kennedy, Smith | 1,500 |
| 14 March 1896 | Grimsby Town | A | 2–4 | Kennedy, Smith | 2,000 |
| 18 March 1896 | Burton Wanderers | A | 1–5 | Dow | 2,000 |
| 23 March 1896 | Burslem Port Vale | A | 0–3 | 3,000 | |
| 3 April 1896 | Darwen | H | 4–0 | Kennedy, McNaught | 1,000 |
| 4 April 1896 | Loughborough | H | 2–0 | Donaldson, Smith | 4,000 |
| 6 April 1896 | Burslem Port Vale | H | 2–1 | Clarkin, Smith | 5,000 |
| 11 April 1896 | Lincoln City | A | 0–2 | 2,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 1 February 1896 | Round 1 | Kettering Town | H | 2–1 | Donaldson, Smith | 6,000 |
| 15 February 1896 | Round 2 | Derby County | H | 1–1 | Kennedy | 20,000 |
| 19 February 1896 | Round 2 | |||||
| Replay | Derby County | A | 1–5 | Donaldson | 6,000 |
References
References
- "Newton Heath Season 1895–96". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
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