1898–99 Newton Heath F.C. season
16th season in existence of Newton Heath F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1898–99 season was Newton Heath's seventh season in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division.[1] They finished fourth in the league, which was not enough to earn promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to take Tottenham Hotspur to a replay back at Bank Street after a 1–1 draw at Northumberland Park, before losing 5–3 in the replay.
1898–99 season | |||
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Secretary | A. H. Albut | ||
Second Division | 4th | ||
FA Cup | First Round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Cassidy (19) All: Joe Cassidy (20) | ||
Highest home attendance | 20,000 vs Manchester City (10 September 1898) 20,000 vs New Brighton Tower (18 March 1899) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,000 vs Loughborough (22 October 1898) 2,000 vs Darwen (24 December 1898) 2,000 vs Gainsborough Trinity (31 December 1898) | ||
Average home league attendance | 7,389 | ||
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The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1898–99, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 4–1 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Darwen 5–0 in the first round before losing 6–1 to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.