1896–97 Newton Heath F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Newton Heath 1896–97 A. H. Albut Secretary Bank Street Second Division 2nd FA Cup Third round Joe Cassidy (17) Joe Cassidy (25) 18,000 vs Manchester City (25 December 1896) 3,000 vs Burton Swifts (9 January 1897)3,000 vs Darwen (2 March 1897)3,000 vs Woolwich Arsenal (22 March 1897) 6,636 _collar FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000066 000066 _goldstripes _goldstripes_thin2 _goldstripes 006600 006600 006600 000066 000066 1895–96 1897–98 The 1896–97 season was Newton Heath's fifth season in the Football League and their third in the Second Division.http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1897.html Newton Heath Season 1896–97 19 January 2012 StretfordEnd.co.uk They finished second in the league, which earned them a chance for promotion back to the First Division. United played two Test matches against each of the bottom two teams from the First Division, but although they beat Burnley at Bank Street, they were unable to overcome Sunderland and remained in the Second Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to reach the third round, before losing 2–0 to Derby County for the second year in a row. The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1896–97. They were knocked out of the Lancashire Cup in the second round, losing 2–1 away to Burnley. In the Manchester Cup, they received a bye to the third round, where they beat Manchester City, before losing 2–0 to Bury in the semi-finals. Second Division DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance1 September 1896Gainsborough TrinityH2–0McNaught (2)4,0005 September 1896Burton SwiftsA5–3Brown, Bryant, Cassidy, Draycott, McNaught3,0007 September 1896WalsallH2–0Cassidy, Donaldson7,00012 September 1896Lincoln CityH3–1Cassidy (2), Donaldson2,00019 September 1896Grimsby TownA0–23,00021 September 1896WalsallA3–2Brown, Draycott, McNaught7,00026 September 1896Newcastle UnitedH4–0Cassidy (3), Donaldson7,0003 October 1896Manchester CityA0–020,00010 October 1896Small HeathH1–1Draycott7,00017 October 1896BlackpoolA2–4Bryant, Draycott5,00021 October 1896Gainsborough TrinityA0–24,00024 October 1896Burton WanderersH3–0Cassidy (3)4,0007 November 1896Grimsby TownH4–2Cassidy (2), Donaldson, Jenkyns5,00028 November 1896Small HeathA0–14,00019 December 1896Notts CountyA0–35,00025 December 1896Manchester CityH2–1Donaldson, Smith18,00026 December 1896BlackpoolH2–0Cassidy (2)9,00028 December 1896Leicester FosseA0–18,0001 January 1897Newcastle UnitedA0–217,0009 January 1897Burton SwiftsH1–1Donaldson3,0006 February 1897LoughboroughH6–0Smith (2), Boyd, Donaldson, Draycott, Jenkyns5,00020 February 1897Leicester FosseH2–1Boyd, Donaldson8,0002 March 1897DarwenH3–1Cassidy (2), Boyd3,00013 March 1897DarwenA2–0Cassidy, Gillespie2,00020 March 1897Burton WanderersA2–1Gillespie, Lowe (o.g.)3,00022 March 1897Woolwich ArsenalH1–1Boyd3,00027 March 1897Notts CountyH1–1Bryant10,0001 April 1897Lincoln CityA3–1Jenkyns (3)1,0003 April 1897Woolwich ArsenalA2–0Boyd, Donaldson6,00010 April 1897LoughboroughA0–23,000 Second Division NEH y Test matches DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance19 April 1897BurnleyA0–210,00021 April 1897BurnleyH2–0Boyd, Jenkyns7,00024 April 1897SunderlandH1–1Boyd18,00026 April 1897SunderlandA0–26,000 FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance12 December 1896First round qualifyingWest ManchesterH7–0Cassidy (2), Gillespie (2), Rothwell (2), Bryant6,0002 January 1897Second round qualifyingNelsonH3–0Cassidy, Donaldson, Gillespie5,00015 January 1897Third round qualifyingBlackpoolH2–2Gillespie, Donaldson1,50020 January 1897Third round qualifyingreplayBlackpoolA2–1Cassidy, Boyd1,50030 January 1897First roundKettering TownH5–1Cassidy (3), Donaldson (2)5,00013 February 1897Second roundSouthampton St. Mary'sA1–1Donaldson8,00017 February 1897Second roundreplaySouthampton St. Mary'sH3–1Bryant (2), Cassidy7,00027 February 1897Third roundDerby CountyA0–212,000 References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Newton Heath F.C.