# 1891–92 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season

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.

## 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 | Teamvte | 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 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 52 | 1.038 | 26 | Elected to Football League Second Division |
* ↑ 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 | 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 | |