In the 1883/84 season , Newton Heath (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) took part in official football matches for the first time in its history. For five years before that, the club had only friendly matches against local teams. “Newton Heat” began performances in the Lancashire Cup in October 1883, but flew out of the tournament after the first round, losing to the reserve team of the Blackburn Olympic Club [1] .
 Newton Heat (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) | |||
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| general information | |||
| Season | 1883/84 | ||
| Trainer | not | ||
| The president | Frederick Attock | ||
| Captain | Sam black | ||
| Stadium | North road | ||
| Competition | |||
| Lancashire Cup | First round | ||
| The form | |||
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Content
Lancashire Cup
In the first ever official match, Newton Heat (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) met at the North Road home stadium with Blackburn Olympic Club. The meeting was part of the Lancashire Cup . In the previous season, 1882/83, Blackburn Olympic won the FA Cup . Olympic put up its reserve team against Newton Heat. The match took place on October 27, 1883. After the first half, the score was 2: 1 in favor of Olimpik. At the beginning of the second half, the Newton Heat players equalized, but then conceded five goals into their own net and lost with the score 7: 2 [1] .
According to some reports, by this time the entrance to the North Road stadium was paid: the club set an admission fee of 3 pennies [1] .
| date | Round | Rival | D / AT | Score | Goal authors | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 27, 1883 | Round 1 | Blackburn Olympic Reservists | D | 2: 7 | is unknown | |
| Newton Heat roster: J. Smith (vp), S. Black ( k ), J. Rigby, C. Fulton, G. Robinson, E. Howles, T. Jones, A. Shaw, C. Latham, J. Cramphorne, E. Dixon | ||||||
Friendlies
| date | Rival | D / AT | Score | Goalscorers for Newton Heat | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 1883 | Astley Bridge (Main Team) | D | 0: 1 | is unknown | |
| October 13, 1883 | Hoton dale | D | 2: 2 | is unknown | |
| October 20, 1883 | St helens | AT | 3: 2 | is unknown | |
| December 1, 1883 | Manchester Arcadians | D | 4-0 | is unknown | |
| December 8, 1883 | Earlstown | AT | 0: 8 | is unknown | |
| January 5, 1884 | Bootle Wanderers | D | 6: 0 | is unknown | |
| January 12, 1884 | Bentfield | AT | 1: 1 | is unknown | |
| January 19, 1884 | St helens | D | 3: 1 | is unknown | |
| January 26, 1884 | Hoton dale | AT | 1: 0 [A 1] | is unknown | |
| January 30, 1884 | St helens | D | 3: 1 | Latham, Morris, unknown | |
| February 2, 1884 | Greenheys | D | 1-0 | is unknown | |
| February 9, 1884 | Bootle Wanderers | AT | 1: 1 | is unknown | |
| February 23, 1884 | Blackburn Olympic | D | 0: 0 | is unknown | |
| March 1, 1884 | Hurst Brooke Olympic | AT | 1: 3 [A 2] | own goal | |
| March 8, 1884 | Manchester Arcadians | AT | 4-0 | is unknown | |
| March 15, 1884 | Astley Bridge (reservists) | AT | 0: 0 | is unknown | |
| March 29, 1884 | Greenheys | AT | 1: 5 | Black |
- ↑ The match was played in two halves of 15 minutes each.
- ↑ The match was canceled after 30 minutes due to the ball flying into the river.
Reserve Team Matches
| date | Rival | D / AT | Score | Goalscorers for Newton Heat | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 6, 1883 | Pendleton Olympic (reservists) | AT | 1: 4 | is unknown | |
| November 16, 1883 | Hurst Brooke Olympic | AT | 0: 6 [B 1] | ||
| December 15, 1883 | Gorton Villa | AT | 0: 2 [B 2] |
- ↑ Both teams played with ten players instead of eleven.
- ↑ Two halves of 20 minutes each were played.
Transfers
Came to the club
| date | Pos. | Name | From the club | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | Nap | John earp | is unknown | [2] |
See also
- List of seasons FC Manchester United
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Alan Shury & Brian Landamore. The Definitive Newton Heath FC. - Nottingham: SoccerData, 2005 .-- P. 7, 46. - ISBN 1899468161 .
- ↑ John Earp . MUFCInfo.com.