# 1898–99 Newton Heath F.C. season

The 1898–99 season was Newton Heath's seventh season in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. They finished fourth in the league, which was not enough to earn promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to take Tottenham Hotspur to a replay back at Bank Street after a 1–1 draw at Northumberland Park, before losing 5–3 in the replay.
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1898–99, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 4–1 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Darwen 5–0 in the first round before losing 6–1 to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.

## Second Division
### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 September 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 2–0 | Bryant, Cassidy | 2,000 |
| 10 September 1898 | Manchester City | H | 3–0 | Boyd, Cassidy (2, 1 pen.) | 20,000 |
| 17 September 1898 | Glossop | A | 2–1 | Bryant, Cassidy | 6,000 |
| 24 September 1898 | Walsall | H | 1–0 | Gillespie | 8,000 |
| 1 October 1898 | Burton Swifts | A | 1–5 | Boyd | 2,000 |
| 8 October 1898 | Burslem Port Vale | H | 2–1 | Bryant, Cassidy | 10,000 |
| 15 October 1898 | Small Heath | A | 1–4 | Cassidy | 5,000 |
| 22 October 1898 | Loughborough | H | 6–1 | Brooks (2), Cassidy (2), Collinson (2) | 2,000 |
| 5 November 1898 | Grimsby Town | H | 3–2 | Brooks, Cassidy, Gillespie | 5,000 |
| 12 November 1898 | Barnsley | H | 0–0 | | 6,000 |
| 19 November 1898 | New Brighton Tower | A | 3–0 | Collinson (2), Cunningham | 5,000 |
| 26 November 1898 | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 | Bryant | 4,000 |
| 3 December 1898 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–5 | Collinson | 6,000 |
| 10 December 1898 | Blackpool | H | 3–1 | Cassidy, Collinson, Cunningham | 5,000 |
| 17 December 1898 | Leicester Fosse | A | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 24 December 1898 | Darwen | H | 9–0 | Bryant (3), Cassidy (3), Gillespie (2), Radcliffe (o.g.) | 2,000 |
| 26 December 1898 | Manchester City | A | 0–4 | | 25,000 |
| 31 December 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 6–1 | Collinson (2), Bryant, Boyd, Cartwright, Draycott | 2,000 |
| 2 January 1899 | Burton Swifts | H | 2–2 | Boyd, Cassidy | 6,000 |
| 14 January 1899 | Glossop | H | 3–0 | Cunningham, Erentz, Gillespie | 12,000 |
| 21 January 1899 | Walsall | A | 0–2 | | 3,000 |
| 4 February 1899 | Burslem Port Vale | A | 0–1 | | 6,000 |
| 18 February 1899 | Loughborough | A | 1–0 | Bryant | 1,500 |
| 25 February 1899 | Small Heath | H | 2–0 | Boyd, Roberts | 12,000 |
| 4 March 1899 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–3 | | 4,000 |
| 18 March 1899 | New Brighton Tower | H | 1–2 | Cassidy | 20,000 |
| 25 March 1899 | Lincoln City | A | 0–2 | | 3,000 |
| 1 April 1899 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 2–2 | Bryant, Cassidy | 5,000 |
| 3 April 1899 | Blackpool | A | 1–0 | Cassidy | 3,000 |
| 4 April 1899 | Barnsley | A | 2–0 | Lee (2) | 4,000 |
| 8 April 1899 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | Lee | 1,500 |
| 12 April 1899 | Luton Town | H | 5–0 | Cartwright, Cassidy, Gillespie, Lee, Morgan | 3,000 |
| 15 April 1899 | Leicester Fosse | H | 2–2 | Cassidy, Gillespie | 7,000 |
| 22 April 1899 | Darwen | A | 1–1 | Morgan | 1,000 |

### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 92 | 35 | 2.629 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Glossop North End (P) | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 76 | 38 | 2.000 | 46 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 42 | 1.524 | 45 | |
| 4 | Newton Heath | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 67 | 43 | 1.558 | 43 | |
| 5 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 71 | 52 | 1.365 | 43 | |
| 6 | Walsall | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 42 | |
| 7 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 72 | 41 | 1.756 | 41 | |
| 8 | Small Heath | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 85 | 50 | 1.700 | 41 | |
| 9 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 56 | 34 | 1.647 | 39 | |
| 10 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 71 | 60 | 1.183 | 35 | |
| 11 | Barnsley | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 56 | 0.929 | 31 | |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 56 | 0.911 | 31 | |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 0.729 | 28 | |
| 14 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 0.778 | 25 | |
| 15 | Luton Town | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 51 | 95 | 0.537 | 23 | |
| 16 | Blackpool (R) | 34 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 90 | 0.544 | 20 | Not re-elected |
| 17 | Loughborough | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 38 | 92 | 0.413 | 18 | Re-elected |
| 18 | Darwen (R) | 34 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 141 | 0.156 | 9 | Not re-elected |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 January 1899 | First Round | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Cassidy | 13,721 |
| 1 February 1899 | First Round Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–5 | Bryant (3) | 6,000 |