- 1895–96 Newton Heath F.C. season
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Newton Heath 1895–96 season Secretary 
A. H. AlbutSecond Division 6th FA Cup Second Round Top goalscorer League:
Joe Cassidy (16)
All:
Joe Cassidy (16)Highest home attendance 20,000 vs Derby County (15 February 1896) Lowest home attendance 1,000 vs Leicester Fosse (3 February 1896)
1,000 vs Burton Wanderers (29 February 1896)
1,000 vs Darwen (3 April 1896)Average home attendance 6,529 ← 1894–95 1896–97 → The 1895–96 season was Newton Heath's fourth season in the Football League and their second in the Second Division. They finished sixth in the league, which was not enough to earn a chance for promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out in the Second Round, losing 5–1 in a replay against Derby County after vanquishing Kettering Town in the First Round.
The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1895–96. They were knocked out of the Lancashire Cup in the first round, losing 2–1 at home to Bury. In the Manchester Cup, they received a bye to the third round, but were immediately knocked out by Fairfield, losing 5–2.
Football League Second Division
Date Opponents Home/
AwayResult
F – AScorers Attendance 7 September 1895 Crewe Alexandra H 5 – 0 Cassidy (2), Aitken, Kennedy, Smith 6,000 14 September 1895 Loughborough A 3 – 3 Cassidy (2), McNaught 3,000 21 September 1895 Burton Swifts H 5 – 0 Donaldson (2), Cassidy (2), Kennedy 9,000 28 September 1895 Crewe Alexandra A 2 – 0 Smith (2) 2,000 5 October 1895 Manchester City H 1 – 1 Clarkin 12,000 12 October 1895 Liverpool A 1 – 7 Cassidy 7,000 19 October 1895 Newcastle United H 2 – 1 Cassidy, Peters 8,000 26 October 1895 Newcastle United A 1 – 2 Kennedy 8,000 2 November 1895 Liverpool H 5 – 2 Peters (3), Clarkin, Smith 10,000 9 November 1895 Woolwich Arsenal A 1 – 2 Cassidy 9,000 16 November 1895 Lincoln City H 5 – 5 Clarkin (2), Cassidy, Collinson, Peters 8,000 23 November 1895 Notts County A 2 – 0 Cassidy, Kennedy 3,000 30 November 1895 Woolwich Arsenal H 5 – 1 Cartwright (2), Clarkin, Kennedy, Peters 6,000 7 December 1895 Manchester City A 1 – 2 Cassidy 18,000 14 December 1895 Notts County H 3 – 0 Cassidy, Clarkin, Donaldson 3,000 21 December 1895 Darwen A 0 – 3 3,000 1 January 1896 Grimsby Town H 3 – 2 Cassidy (3, 1 pen) 8,000 4 January 1896 Leicester Fosse A 0 – 3 7,000 11 January 1896 Rotherham Town H 3 – 0 Donaldson (2), Stephenson 3,000 3 February 1896 Leicester Fosse H 2 – 0 Kennedy, Smith 1,000 8 February 1896 Burton Swifts A 1 – 4 Vance 2,000 29 February 1896 Burton Wanderers H 1 – 2 McNaught 1,000 7 March 1896 Rotherham Town A 3 – 2 Donaldson, Kennedy, Smith 1,500 14 March 1896 Grimsby Town A 2 – 4 Kennedy, Smith 2,000 18 March 1896 Burton Wanderers A 1 – 5 Dow 2,000 23 March 1896 Burslem Port Vale A 0 – 3 3,000 3 April 1896 Darwen H 4 – 0 Kennedy, McNaught 1,000 4 April 1896 Loughborough H 2 – 0 Donaldson, Smith 4,000 6 April 1896 Burslem Port Vale H 2 – 1 Clarkin, Smith 5,000 11 April 1896 Lincoln City A 0 – 2 2,000 Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts 5 Newcastle United 30 16 2 12 73 50 34 6 Newton Heath 30 15 3 12 66 57 33 7 Woolwich Arsenal 30 14 4 12 58 42 32 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
FA Cup
Date Round Opponents Home/
AwayResult
F – AScorers Attendance 1 February 1896 Round 1 Kettering Town H 2 – 1 Donaldson, Smith 6,000 15 February 1896 Round 2 Derby County H 1 – 1 Kennedy 20,000 19 February 1896 Round 2
ReplayDerby County A 1 – 5 Donaldson 6,000 See also
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