1899–1900 Newton Heath F.C. season
17th season in existence of Newton Heath F.C. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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1899–1900 season | ||||
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Secretary | A. H. Albut | |||
Second Division | 4th | |||
FA Cup | First round qualifying | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Joe Cassidy (16) All: Joe Cassidy (16) | |||
Highest home attendance | 12,000 vs Small Heath (17 February 1900) 12,000 vs Grimsby Town (3 March 1900) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 5,000 vs eight opponents | |||
Average home league attendance | 6,059 | |||
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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.