1883–84 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Newton Heath LYR F.C. 1883–84 Frederick Attock North Road Ground President Lancashire Cup First Round _goldhalf 006600 006600 FFCC00 FFFFFF 000000 1884–85 The 1883–84 season was the first season in which Newton Heath Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway F.C. competed in a senior competitive football competition, having spent the first five years of their existence playing friendly matches against local clubs. The club entered the Lancashire Cup in October 1883, but were knocked out in the first round by Blackburn Olympic's reserve team.Shury Alan Landamore, Brian The Definitive Newton Heath F.C. 2002 2nd "Definitive" Club Histories 2005 SoccerData Nottingham 1-899468-16-1 7, 46 Lancashire Cup For their first ever competitive match, Newton Heath were drawn at home to Blackburn Olympic in the first round of the Lancashire Cup. The opposition had won the FA Cup the previous season, beating Old Etonians in the final. However, they did not seem to be taking Newton Heath seriously, sending only their reserve team for the match, which was played on 27 October 1883. This gave the Heathens every chance of progressing to the next round, and indeed they were only 2–1 down at half-time. They then equalised shortly after the break, but were then hit by a barrage of goals, eventually losing the tie 7–2. It is assumed that Newton Heath's North Road ground had become an enclosed structure by this point, as the club charged an entry fee of 3d for entry. DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance27 October 1883Round 1Blackburn Olympic ReservesH2–7Unknown Friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance6 October 1883Astley Bridge 'A'H0–1Unknown13 October 1883Haughton DaleH2–2Unknown20 October 1883St. Helen'sA3–2Unknown1 December 1883Manchester ArcadiansH4–0Unknown8 December 1883EarlestownA0–8Unknown5 January 1884Bootle WanderersH6–0Unknown12 January 1884BentfieldA1–1Unknown19 January 1884St. Helen'sH3–1Unknown26 January 1884Haughton DaleA1–0Match played 15 minutes each way.Unknown30 January 1884St. Helen'sH3–1Latham, Morris, unknown2 February 1884GreenheysH1–0Unknown9 February 1884Bootle WanderersA1–1Unknown23 February 1884Blackburn Olympic XIH0–0Unknown1 March 1884Hurst Brook OlympicA1–3Match abandoned after 30 minutes after the ball went in the river.own goal8 March 1884Manchester ArcadiansA4–0Unknown15 March 1884Astley Bridge ReservesA0–0Unknown29 March 1884GreenheysA1–5Black References Category:Manchester United F.C. seasons Newton Heath Lyr