1895–96 Newton Heath F.C. season

The 1895–96 season was Newton Heath's fourth season in the Football League and their second in the Second Division.[1] 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.

Newton Heath
1895–96 season
SecretaryA. H. Albut
Second Division6th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Cassidy (16)

All:
Joe Cassidy (16)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Derby County (15 February 1896)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Leicester Fosse (3 February 1896)
1,000 vs Burton Wanderers (29 February 1896)
1,000 vs Darwen (3 April 1896)
Average home league attendance6,529

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

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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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Liverpool (C, O, P) 30 22 2 6 106 32 3.313 46 Qualification for test matches
2 Manchester City 30 21 4 5 63 38 1.658 46
3 Grimsby Town 30 20 2 8 82 38 2.158 42
4 Burton Wanderers 30 19 4 7 69 40 1.725 42
5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 1.460 34
6 Newton Heath 30 15 3 12 66 57 1.158 33
7 Woolwich Arsenal 30 14 4 12 58 42 1.381 32
8 Leicester Fosse 30 14 4 12 57 44 1.295 32
9 Darwen 30 12 6 12 72 67 1.075 30
10 Notts County 30 12 2 16 57 54 1.056 26
11 Burton Swifts 30 10 4 16 39 69 0.565 24
12 Loughborough 30 9 5 16 40 66 0.606 23
13 Lincoln City 30 9 4 17 53 75 0.707 22
14 Burslem Port Vale 30 7 4 19 43 78 0.551 18 Resigned from league
15 Rotherham Town 30 7 3 20 34 97 0.351 17
16 Crewe Alexandra 30 5 3 22 30 95 0.316 13
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

FA Cup

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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

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  1. ^ "Newton Heath Season 1895–96". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2012.