1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

Newton Heath LYR

1891–92 season
Manager	A. H. Albut
Football Alliance	2nd
FA Cup	Fourth round qualifying
Lancashire Senior Cup	First round
Manchester Senior Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Donaldson (20) All: Alf Farman (22)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs Nottingham Forest (1 January 1892)
Lowest home attendance	3,000 vs Crewe Alexandra (30 January 1892)
Home colours

The 1891–92 season was Newton Heath LYR's third and final season in the Football Alliance. They applied for election to the Football League towards the end of the season, and, due to their second-place finish in the Alliance, the League accepted the application. The club also took part in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Qualifying Round; the Lancashire Senior Cup, in which they were knocked out by Bury in the first round; and the Manchester Senior Cup, in which they reached the semi-finals before being knocked out by Bolton Wanderers.^[1]

Football Alliance

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
12 September 1891	Burton Swifts	A	2–3	Donaldson, Farman	2,000
19 September 1891	Bootle	H	4–0	Farman, Edge (3)	5,000
26 September 1891	Birmingham St George's	A	3–1	Donaldson (2), Stewart	300
10 October 1891	Ardwick	H	3–1	Donaldson, Farman (2)	4,000
17 October 1891	Grimsby Town	A	2–2	Donaldson (2)	3,000
31 October 1891	Burton Swifts	H	3–1	J. Doughty, Edge, Farman	4,000
7 November 1891	Crewe Alexandra	A	2–0	Donaldson, Stafford (o.g.)	3,000
21 November 1891	Lincoln City	H	10–1	Donaldson (3), Hood (2), Stewart (2), Sneddon, Farman, Bates (o.g.)	6,000
28 November 1891	Walsall Town Swifts	A	4–1	Farman, Donaldson (3)	2,500
12 December 1891	Sheffield Wednesday	A	4–2	Farman (2), Owen, Sneddon	4,000
19 December 1891	Ardwick	A	2–2	Farman (2)	13,000
26 December 1891	Small Heath	H	3–3	Edge (2), Farman	7,000
1 January 1892	Nottingham Forest	H	1–1	Edge	12,000
9 January 1892	Bootle	A	1–1	Hood	2,000
30 January 1892	Crewe Alexandra	H	5–3	Donaldson (3), Sneddon, R. Doughty	3,000
20 February 1892	Sheffield Wednesday	H	1–1	Hood	6,000
27 February 1892	Small Heath	A	2–3	Farman, Sneddon	3,000
5 March 1892	Walsall Town Swifts	H	5–0	Farman (2), Sneddon (2), McFarlane	3,500
19 March 1892	Nottingham Forest	A	0–3		9,000
26 March 1892	Grimsby Town	H	3–3	Donaldson (2), Farman	6,000
2 April 1892	Lincoln City	A	6–1	Sneddon, Mathieson, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown	2,000
9 April 1892	Birmingham St George's	H	3–0	Donaldson (2), Hood	4,000

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Nottingham Forest	22	14	5	3	59	22	2.682	33	Football Alliance Champions, elected to Football League First Division
2	Newton Heath	22	12	7	3	69	33	2.091	31	Elected to Football League First Division
3	Small Heath	22	12	5	5	53	36	1.472	29	Elected to Football League Second Division
4	The Wednesday	22	12	4	6	65	35	1.857	28	Elected to Football League First Division
5	Burton Swifts[a]	22	12	2	8	54	52	1.038	26	Elected to Football League Second Division

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
Notes:

1. New club in the Alliance

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
3 October 1891	First round qualifying	Ardwick	H	5–1	Farman (2), Edge, Sneddon, R. Doughty	11,000
24 October 1891	Second round qualifying	Heywood	H	3–2[3]	Owen, Farman, Henrys
14 November 1891	Third round qualifying	South Shore	A	2–0	J. Doughty, Farman	2,000
5 December 1891	Fourth round qualifying	Blackpool	H	3–4	Edge (2), Farman	4,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 February 1892	Round 1	Bury	H	2–3	Sneddon, Farman	6,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
13 February 1892	Round 3	West Manchester	H	3–1	Stewart, Donaldson, Sneddon
12 March 1892	Semi-final	Bolton Wanderers	N	1–3	Edge

References

1. Shury, Alan; Landamore, Brian (2005). The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. SoccerData. pp. 17–18, 53. ISBN 1-899468-16-1.
2. Blakeman, Mick; Brown, Tony; Warsop, Keith, eds. (2009). The Football Alliance Match by Match: 1889/90 to 1891/92. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 41–53. ISBN 978-1-905891-19-1.
3. Match played as friendly after Heywood scratched. Newton Heath were given a bye to the third round qualifying.