1900–01 Newton Heath F.C. season

Newton Heath
1900–01 season
SecretaryJames West
Second Division10th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tom Leigh (14)
All:
Tom Leigh (14)
Highest home attendance10,000 vs Blackpool (26 December 1900)
10,000 vs Burnley (12 January 1901)
10,000 vs Burnley (9 February 1901)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Chesterfield (27 April 1901)
Average home league attendance5,658

The 1900–01 season was Newton Heath's ninth season in the Football League and their seventh in the Second Division. They finished 10th in the league, some way off the promotion places. In the FA Cup, the Heathens were knocked out by Burnley after a replay in the First Round, having beaten Portsmouth in the Intermediate Round.

The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1900–01. Although they were knocked out by Manchester City in the second round of the Lancashire Cup, the Heathens managed to reach the final of the Manchester Senior Cup for the first time since 1893 before being beaten by the same opposition.

Leaflet for a fundraising bazaar for Newton Heath, February–March 1901.

Second Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
1 September 1900 Glossop A 0–1 2,000
8 September 1900 Middlesbrough H 4–0 Griffiths, Grundy, Jackson, Leigh 8,000
15 September 1900 Burnley A 0–1 2,000
22 September 1900 Burslem Port Vale H 4–0 Grundy, Leigh, Schofield (2) 6,000
29 September 1900 Leicester Fosse A 0–1 6,000
6 October 1900 New Brighton Tower H 1–0 Jackson 5,000
13 October 1900 Gainsborough Trinity A 1–0 Leigh 2,000
20 October 1900 Walsall H 1–1 Schofield 8,000
27 October 1900 Burton Swifts A 1–3 Leigh 2,000
10 November 1900 Woolwich Arsenal A 1–2 Jackson 8,000
24 November 1900 Stockport County A 0–1 5,000
1 December 1900 Small Heath H 0–1 5,000
8 December 1900 Grimsby Town A 0–2 4,000
15 December 1900 Lincoln City H 4–1 Leigh (3), H. Morgan 4,000
22 December 1900 Chesterfield A 1–2 Hancock (o.g.) 4,000
26 December 1900 Blackpool H 4–0 Griffiths, Leigh, B. Morgan, Schofield 10,000
29 December 1900 Glossop H 3–0 Leigh (2), H. Morgan 8,000
1 January 1901 Middlesbrough A 2–1 Schofield (2) 12,000
12 January 1901 Burnley H 0–1 10,000
19 January 1901 Burslem Port Vale A 0–2 1,000
16 February 1901 Gainsborough Trinity H 0–0 3,000
19 February 1901 New Brighton Tower A 0–2 2,000
25 February 1901 Walsall A 1–1 B. Morgan 2,000
2 March 1901 Burton Swifts H 1–1 Leigh 5,000
13 March 1901 Barnsley H 1–0 Leigh 6,000
16 March 1901 Woolwich Arsenal H 1–0 Leigh 5,000
20 March 1901 Leicester Fosse H 2–3 Fisher (2) 2,000
23 March 1901 Blackpool A 2–1 Griffiths (2) 2,000
30 March 1901 Stockport County H 3–1 Leigh, H. Morgan, Schofield 4,000
5 April 1901 Lincoln City A 0–2 5,000
6 April 1901 Small Heath A 0–1 6,000
9 April 1901 Barnsley A 2–6 Jackson, B. Morgan 3,000
13 April 1901 Grimsby Town H 1–0 H. Morgan 3,000
27 April 1901 Chesterfield H 1–0 Leigh 1,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Grimsby Town (C, P) 34 20 9 5 60 33 1.818 49 Promotion to the First Division
2 Small Heath (P) 34 19 10 5 57 24 2.375 48
3 Burnley 34 20 4 10 53 29 1.828 44
4 New Brighton Tower 34 17 8 9 57 38 1.500 42 Dissolved
5 Glossop 34 15 8 11 51 33 1.545 38
6 Middlesbrough 34 15 7 12 50 40 1.250 37
7 Woolwich Arsenal 34 15 6 13 39 35 1.114 36
8 Lincoln City 34 13 7 14 43 39 1.103 33
9 Burslem Port Vale 34 11 11 12 45 47 0.957 33
10 Newton Heath 34 14 4 16 42 38 1.105 32
11 Leicester Fosse 34 11 10 13 39 37 1.054 32
12 Blackpool 34 12 7 15 33 58 0.569 31
13 Gainsborough Trinity 34 10 10 14 45 60 0.750 30
14 Chesterfield Town 34 9 10 15 46 58 0.793 28
15 Barnsley 34 11 5 18 47 60 0.783 27
16 Walsall (R) 34 7 13 14 40 56 0.714 27 Not re-elected
17 Stockport County 34 11 3 20 38 68 0.559 25 Re-elected
18 Burton Swifts 34 8 4 22 34 66 0.515 20
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
5 January 1901 Intermediate Round Portsmouth H 3–0 Griffiths, Stafford, Jackson 5,000
9 February 1901 First Round Burnley H 0–0 10,000
13 February 1901 First Round
Replay 		Burnley A 1–7 Schofield 4,000

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