# 1892–93 Newton Heath F.C. season

The 1892–93 season was Newton Heath's first season in the Football League. They finished last in Division One championship with 18 points and due to the absence of formal relegation from the league they were one of the teams that had to win a test match against a Second Division team in order to retain their place in the league for the following season. They beat Birmingham City after two matches to remain in the top division. Newton Heath lost to Blackburn Rovers in their opening match in the FA Cup this season.

## Football League First Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 3 September 1892 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–4 | Coupar, Donaldson, Farman | 8,000 |
| 10 September 1892 | Burnley | H | 1–1 | Donaldson | 10,000 |
| 17 September 1892 | Burnley | A | 1–4 | Donaldson | 7,000 |
| 24 September 1892 | Everton | A | 0–6 | | 10,000 |
| 1 October 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0–0 | | 4,000 |
| 8 October 1892 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 2–4 | Donaldson, Hood | 9,000 |
| 15 October 1892 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 10–1 | Donaldson (3), Stewart (3), Carson, Farman, Hendry, Hood | 4,000 |
| 19 October 1892 | Everton | H | 3–4 | Donaldson, Farman, Hood | 4,000 |
| 22 October 1892 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–1 | | 6,000 |
| 29 October 1892 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Farman | 6,000 |
| 5 November 1892 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 4–4 | Farman (2), Carson, Hood | 12,000 |
| 12 November 1892 | Notts County | H | 1–3 | Carson | 8,000 |
| 19 November 1892 | Aston Villa | H | 2–0 | Coupar, Fitzsimmons | 7,000 |
| 26 November 1892 | Accrington | A | 2–2 | Colville, Fitzsimmons | 3,000 |
| 3 December 1892 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–4 | Coupar | 3,000 |
| 10 December 1892 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–0 | Donaldson | 4,000 |
| 17 December 1892 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–2 | | 5,000 |
| 24 December 1892 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–5 | Hood | 4,000 |
| 26 December 1892 | Preston North End | A | 1–2 | Coupar | 4,000 |
| 31 December 1892 | Derby County | H | 7–1 | Donaldson (3), Farman (3), Fitzsimmons | 3,000 |
| 7 January 1893 | Stoke City | A | 1–7 | Coupar | 1,000 |
| 14 January 1893 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–3 | Donaldson | 8,000 |
| 26 January 1893 | Notts County | A | 0–4 | | 1,000 |
| 11 February 1893 | Derby County | A | 1–5 | Fitzsimmons | 5,000 |
| 4 March 1893 | Sunderland | H | 0–5 | | 15,000 |
| 6 March 1893 | Aston Villa | A | 0–2 | | 4,000 |
| 31 March 1893 | Stoke City | H | 1–0 | Farman | 10,000 |
| 1 April 1893 | Preston North End | H | 2–1 | Donaldson (2) | 9,000 |
| 4 April 1893 | Sunderland | A | 0–6 | | 3,500 |
| 8 April 1893 | Accrington | H | 3–3 | Donaldson, Fitzsimmons, Stewart | 3,000 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sunderland (C) | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 36 | 2.778 | 48 | |
| 2 | Preston North End | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 57 | 39 | 1.462 | 37 | |
| 3 | Everton | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 74 | 51 | 1.451 | 36 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 73 | 62 | 1.177 | 35 | |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 32 | |
| 6 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 51 | 44 | 1.159 | 30 | |
| 7 | Stoke | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 48 | 1.208 | 29 | |
| 8 | West Bromwich Albion | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 69 | 0.841 | 29 | |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 47 | 56 | 0.839 | 29 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 0.923 | 28 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 28 | |
| 12 | The Wednesday | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 27 | |
| 13 | Derby County | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 64 | 0.813 | 27 | |
| 14 | Notts County (R) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 53 | 61 | 0.869 | 24 | Qualification for test matches |
| 15 | Accrington | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 81 | 0.704 | 23 | Resigned from league |
| 16 | Newton Heath (O) | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 85 | 0.588 | 18 | Qualification for test matches |
* ↑ Accrington did not join the Second Division for the following season after losing their test match.

### Test match

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 22 April 1893 | Small Heath | N | 1–1 | Farman | 4,000 |
| 27 April 1893 | Small Heath | N | 5–2 | Farman (3), Cassidy, Coupar | 6,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | Home/ Away | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 January 1893 | Round 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–4 | | 7,000 |

## Lancashire Senior Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 January 1893 | Round 1 | Bury | A | 0–4 | | 6,000 |

## Manchester Senior Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 February 1893 | Round 3 | West Manchester | A | 2–1 | Fitzsimmons (2) | 10,000 |
| 18 March 1893 | Semi-final | Bury | Hyde Road | 3–1 | Fitzsimmons (2), Donaldson | 10,000 |
| 15 April 1893 | Final | Bolton Wanderers | Hyde Road | 2–1 | Cassidy, Mitchell | 6,000 |