- 1888–89 Newton Heath LYR F.C. season
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Newton Heath LYR F.C. 1888–89 season President Frederick Attock The Combination 1st Manchester Cup Winners Top goalscorer League:
Jack Doughty (6)
Roger Doughty (6)
All:
Jack Doughty (12)Highest home attendance 4,000 vs Bootle (26 January 1889) Lowest home attendance 2,000 vs Ardwick (16 March 1889) 
Home coloursAway colours← 1887–88 1889–90 → The 1888–89 season was Newton Heath's first ever season of league football, having become a founder member of the Combination in the summer of 1888. The Combination was created as an alternative to the Football League, but its first season was never completed and the league folded in April 1889. This was unfortunate for Newton Heath, as they were considered to have the best record in the league at the time.
As well as taking part in league football for the first time, the Heathens also made their traditional entry to the Manchester and District Challenge Cup. They had reached the final in each of their four previous entries, and the 1888–89 season was to be no different. Newton Heath took on Hooley Hill in the final at Whalley Range, beating them 7–0 to win the competition for the third time.
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The Combination
Date Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance 22 September 1888 Darwen H 4 – 3 J. Doughty (2), R. Doughty, Gale 3,000 13 October 1888 Derby Midland A 1 – 1 Walton 1,800 20 October 1888 Leek H 4 – 1 R. Doughty (2), Gotheridge (2) 3,000 3 November 1888 Leek A 5 – 0 J. Doughty (3), R. Doughty, Tait 10 November 1888 Burslem Port Vale A 1 – 1 J. Davies 24 November 1888 Halliwell H 2 – 0 R. Doughty, Tait 3,000 1 December 1888 Bootle A 1 – 0 Powell 5 January 1889 Darwen A 0 – 6 19 January 1889 Burslem Port Vale H 3 – 0 G. Owen, Gale, Burke 3,000 26 January 1889 Bootle H 4 – 0 R. Doughty, J. Doughty, J. Davies, Tait 4,000 2 March 1889 Derby Midland H 2 – 0 Tait, Gotheridge 30 March 1889 South Shore H 0 – 1 3,000 Pld W D L GF GA Pts 12 8 2 2 27 13 18 Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Manchester and District Challenge Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance 15 December 1888 Round 1 West Manchester A 2 – 1 J. Doughty, R. Doughty 5,000 16 March 1889 Round 2 Ardwick H 4 – 1 Owen, J. Doughty, Gotheridge (2) 2,000 6 April 1889 Semi-final Manchester Welsh West Manchester 2 – 1 Owen, J. Doughty 1,500 27 April 1889 Final Hooley Hill Whalley Range 7 – 0 Gale (2), J. Doughty (3), R. Doughty, Gotheridge 4,000 Lancashire Junior Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – AScorers Attendance 13 October 1888 Round 1 Denton Bye[1] 3 November 1888 Round 2 Bury A 0 – 9[2] See also
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