The 1893–94 season was Newton Heath's second season in the Football League. They finished last in the First Division for the second consecutive season, meaning that they faced a Test match against Liverpool in order to retain their top-flight status. They lost the match, which was played at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 2–0 and were relegated to the Second Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to reach the Second Round before being knocked out by Blackburn Rovers, losing 5–1 in a replay.
| 1893–94 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Secretary | A. H. Albut | |
| First Division | 16th | |
| FA Cup | Second Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alf Farman (8) All: Bob Donaldson (10) | |
| Highest home attendance | 18,000 vs Blackburn Rovers (10 February 1894) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,000 vs Preston North End (14 April 1894) | |
| Average home league attendance | 8,000 | |
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The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1893–94, but were knocked out in the first round of both competitions. In the latter half of the season, a Newton Heath team also competed in the Palatine League in an attempt to add more league fixtures to the calendar. However, the experiment was unsuccessful, as the team lost four of their eight games.
Football League First Division
edit| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1893 | Burnley | H | 3–2 | Farman (3) | 10,000 |
| 9 September 1893 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–3 | Donaldson | 4,500 |
| 16 September 1893 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–0 | Farman | 7,000 |
| 23 September 1893 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–1 | Donaldson | 10,000 |
| 30 September 1893 | Darwen | A | 0–1 | 4,000 | |
| 7 October 1893 | Derby County | A | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
| 14 October 1893 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 4–1 | Peden (2), Donaldson, Erentz | 8,000 |
| 21 October 1893 | Burnley | A | 1–4 | Hood | 7,000 |
| 28 October 1893 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
| 4 November 1893 | Darwen | H | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 11 November 1893 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Davidson | 5,000 |
| 25 November 1893 | Sheffield United | A | 1–3 | Fitzsimmons | 2,000 |
| 2 December 1893 | Everton | H | 0–3 | 6,000 | |
| 6 December 1893 | Sunderland | A | 1–4 | Campbell | 5,000 |
| 9 December 1893 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 16 December 1893 | Aston Villa | H | 1–3 | Peden | 8,000 |
| 23 December 1893 | Preston North End | A | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 6 January 1894 | Everton | A | 0–2 | 8,000 | |
| 13 January 1894 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–2 | Peden | 9,000 |
| 3 February 1894 | Aston Villa | A | 1–5 | Mathieson | 5,000 |
| 3 March 1894 | Sunderland | H | 2–4 | McNaught, Peden | 10,000 |
| 10 March 1894 | Sheffield United | H | 0–2 | 5,000 | |
| 12 March 1894 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5–1 | Donaldson (3), Clarkin, Farman | 5,000 |
| 17 March 1894 | Derby County | H | 2–6 | Clarkin | 7,000 |
| 23 March 1894 | Stoke City | H | 6–2 | Farman (2), Peden (2), Clarkin, Erentz | 8,000 |
| 24 March 1894 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–2 | Donaldson, Farman | 10,000 |
| 26 March 1894 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | 5,000 | |
| 31 March 1894 | Stoke City | A | 1–3 | Clarkin | 4,000 |
| 7 April 1894 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 4,000 | |
| 14 April 1894 | Preston North End | H | 1–3 | Mathieson | 4,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aston Villa (C) | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 84 | 42 | 2.000 | 44 | |
| 2 | Sunderland | 30 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 44 | 1.636 | 38 | |
| 3 | Derby County | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 36 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 69 | 53 | 1.302 | 34 | |
| 5 | Burnley | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 61 | 51 | 1.196 | 34 | |
| 6 | Everton | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 90 | 57 | 1.579 | 33 | |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 57 | 48 | 1.188 | 32 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 66 | 59 | 1.119 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 31 | |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 61 | 0.770 | 31 | |
| 11 | Stoke | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 65 | 79 | 0.823 | 29 | |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 48 | 57 | 0.842 | 26 | |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 52 | 0.731 | 24 | |
| 14 | Preston North End (O) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 56 | 0.786 | 23 | Qualification for test matches |
| 15 | Darwen (R) | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 83 | 0.446 | 19 | |
| 16 | Newton Heath (R) | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 36 | 72 | 0.500 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Test match
edit| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April 1894 | Liverpool | N | 0–2 | 3,000 |
FA Cup
edit| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 1894 | Round 1 | Middlesbrough | H | 4–0 | Donaldson (2), Farman, Peden | 5,000 |
| 10 February 1894 | Round 2 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
| 17 February 1894 | Round 2 Replay | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1–5 | Donaldson | 5,000 |
Lancashire Senior Cup
edit| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 1894 | Round 1 | Everton | A | 1–7 | McNaught | 10,000 |
Manchester Senior Cup
edit| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February 1894 | Round 1 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | Farman, Graham | 2,000 |