# 1899–1900 Newton Heath F.C. season

The 1899–1900 season was Newton Heath's eighth season in the Football League and their sixth 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 were knocked out in the first round qualifying by South Shore.
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1899–1900, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 5–0 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Bolton Wanderers 3–2 in the first round before losing 1–0 to Southport Central in the second round.

## Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 1899 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | 2–2 | Cassidy, Lee | 8,000 |
| 9 September 1899 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Ambler | 5,000 |
| 16 September 1899 | Loughborough | H | 4–0 | Bain, Cassidy, Griffiths, own goal | 6,000 |
| 23 September 1899 | Burton Swifts | A | 0–0 | | 2,000 |
| 30 September 1899 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 1–2 | Bryant | 8,000 |
| 7 October 1899 | Lincoln City | H | 1–0 | Cassidy | 5,000 |
| 14 October 1899 | Small Heath | A | 0–1 | | 10,000 |
| 21 October 1899 | New Brighton Tower | H | 2–1 | Cassidy (2) | 5,000 |
| 4 November 1899 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Jackson, Roberts | 5,000 |
| 11 November 1899 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | | 3,000 |
| 25 November 1899 | Luton Town | A | 1–0 | Jackson | 3,000 |
| 2 December 1899 | Burslem Port Vale | H | 3–0 | Cassidy (2), Jackson | 5,000 |
| 16 December 1899 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–1 | Erentz (pen.), Parkinson | 5,000 |
| 23 December 1899 | Chesterfield | A | 1–2 | Griffiths | 2,000 |
| 26 December 1899 | Grimsby Town | A | 7–0 | Bryant (2), Cassidy (2), Jackson, Parkinson, own goal | 2,000 |
| 30 December 1899 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | 1–0 | Parkinson | 2,000 |
| 6 January 1900 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 1–2 | Parkinson | 5,000 |
| 13 January 1900 | Loughborough | A | 2–0 | Jackson, Parkinson | 800 |
| 20 January 1900 | Burton Swifts | H | 4–0 | Gillespie (3), Parkinson | 5,000 |
| 3 February 1900 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 1–0 | Bryant | 10,000 |
| 10 February 1900 | Lincoln City | A | 0–1 | | 3,000 |
| 17 February 1900 | Small Heath | H | 3–2 | Cassidy, Godsmark, Parkinson | 12,000 |
| 24 February 1900 | New Brighton Tower | A | 4–1 | Collinson (2), Godsmark, Smith | 8,000 |
| 3 March 1900 | Grimsby Town | H | 1–0 | Smith | 12,000 |
| 10 March 1900 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–2 | Cassidy | 3,000 |
| 17 March 1900 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | Cassidy (2), Leigh | 6,000 |
| 24 March 1900 | Leicester Fosse | A | 0–2 | | 8,000 |
| 31 March 1900 | Luton Town | H | 5–0 | Cassidy (3), Godsmark (2) | 6,000 |
| 7 April 1900 | Burslem Port Vale | A | 0–1 | | 3,000 |
| 13 April 1900 | Leicester Fosse | H | 3–2 | Gillespie, Griffiths, unknown | 10,000 |
| 14 April 1900 | Walsall | H | 5–0 | Jackson (2), Erentz, Foley, Gillespie | 5,000 |
| 17 April 1900 | Walsall | A | 0–0 | | 3,000 |
| 21 April 1900 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–2 | | 8,000 |
| 28 April 1900 | Chesterfield | H | 2–1 | Holt, Grundy | 6,000 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | The Wednesday (C, P) | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 22 | 3.818 | 54 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers (P) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 79 | 25 | 3.160 | 52 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Small Heath | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 78 | 38 | 2.053 | 46 | |
| 4 | Newton Heath | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 63 | 27 | 2.333 | 44 | |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 36 | 1.472 | 43 | |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 46 | 1.457 | 40 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield Town | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 65 | 60 | 1.083 | 38 | |
| 8 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 43 | 1.419 | 36 | |
| 9 | Lincoln City | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 46 | 43 | 1.070 | 36 | |
| 10 | New Brighton Tower | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 66 | 58 | 1.138 | 35 | |
| 11 | Burslem Port Vale | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 49 | 0.796 | 34 | |
| 12 | Walsall | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 32 | |
| 13 | Gainsborough Trinity | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 75 | 0.627 | 25 | |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 69 | 0.565 | 24 | |
| 15 | Burton Swifts | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 84 | 0.512 | 24 | |
| 16 | Barnsley | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 79 | 0.582 | 23 | Re-elected |
| 17 | Luton Town (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 40 | 75 | 0.533 | 18 | Not re-elected |
| 18 | Loughborough (R) | 34 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 18 | 100 | 0.180 | 8 | Not re-elected |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 October 1899 | First round qualifying | South Shore | A | 1–3 | Jackson | 3,000 |