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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1897-1898

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1897-1898 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1897-1898.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1897-1898 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 17 12 3 2 43 10 +33 70.59
A 16 5 4 7 23 27 -4 31.25
Total 33 17 7 9 66 37 +29 51.52
 
First Match Played: 04 Sep 1897 Lincoln City W 5-0 League Division Two @ Bank Street  
Last Match Played: 23 Apr 1898 Darwen W 3-2 League Division Two @ Bank Street
Highest Attendance: (20000) 16 Oct 1897 Manchester City D 1-1 League Division Two @ Bank Street
Most Goals scored in a Match: (6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (6) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Boyd, Henry 22 33
2. Cassidy, Joe 14 33
3. Bryant, Willie 10 32
4. Collinson, James 5 13
5. Gillespie, Matthew 3 20
6. Wedge, Francis "Frank" 2 2
7. Donaldson, Robert 2 8
8. McNaught, James 2 33
9. Carman, James 1 3
10. Smith, Richard "Dick" 1 5
11. Morgan, William 1 9
12. Cartwright, Walter 1 30
13. Erentz, Fredrick 1 31
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Boyd, Henry 33 22
2. Cassidy, Joe 33 14
3. McNaught, James 33 2
4. Bryant, Willie 32 10
5. Erentz, Fredrick 31 1
6. Barrett, Frank 30 0
7. Cartwright, Walter 30 1
8. Stafford, Harry 25 0
9. Draycott, Levi 24 0
10. Gillespie, Matthew 20 3
11. Collinson, James 13 5
12. Dunn, William 12 0
13. Morgan, William 9 1
14. Erentz, Henry "Harry" 9 0
15. Donaldson, Robert 8 2
16. Jenkyns, Ceaser 8 0
17. Smith, Richard "Dick" 5 1
18. Ridgway, Joseph 3 0
19. Carman, James 3 1
20. Wedge, Francis "Frank" 2 2
No Opponent Manager Count
1. ? 3
2. Ford, L 3
3. West, James 2
4. Burton Swifts Committee 2
5. Luton Town Committee 2
6. Clark, William 2
7. Watt, Frank 2
8. Omerod, Sam 2
9. Jones, Alfred 2
10. Gainsborough Trinity Committee 2
11. Mitchell, Thomas 2
12. Bradshaw, Harry 2
13. Watson, Tom 2
14. Darwen Committee 2
15. Loughborough Town Committee 2
16. Grimsby Town Committee 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Albut, Alf 33
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Bank Street 17
2. Abbey Park 1
3. Anfield 1
4. Barley Bank 1
5. Dunstable Road 1
6. Fellows Park 1
7. Filbert Street 1
8. Hyde Road 1
9. Manor Field 1
10. Muntz Street 1
11. Peel Croft 1
12. Raikes Hall Gardens 1
13. Sincil Bank 1
14. St James Park, Newcastle 1
15. The Athletic Ground 1
16. The Northolme 1
17. Turf Moor 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division Two 30
2. FA Cup 3
No Opponent Count
1. Walsall 3
2. Arsenal 2
3. Birmingham City 2
4. Blackpool 2
5. Burnley 2
6. Burton Swifts 2
7. Darwen 2
8. Gainsborough Trinity 2
9. Grimsby Town 2
10. Leicester City 2
11. Lincoln City 2
12. Liverpool 2
13. Loughborough Town 2
14. Luton Town 2
15. Manchester City 2
16. Newcastle United 2
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 33
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
No red cards recorded.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals recorded.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 11-09-1897 Boyd, Henry 1 Burton Swifts
2. 08-01-1898 Erentz, Fredrick 1 Arsenal
3. 02-04-1898 Cassidy, Joe 1 Grimsby Town
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
No penalties conceded recorded.
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
29-01-1898 1 1-0 Walsall E.Peers 60' (o.g.)
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
No own goals against recorded.
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
30-10-1897 Walsall W 6-0 H League Division Two
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
07-03-1898 Burnley L 3-6 A League Division Two
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 04-09-1897 Boyd, Henry 3 Lincoln City
2. 11-09-1897 Boyd, Henry 3 Burton Swifts
3. 29-03-1898 Boyd, Henry 3 Loughborough Town
 
Matches played in 1897-1898
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 04-09-1897 Div 2 W 5-0 H Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??'
2. 11-09-1897 Div 2 W 4-0 A Henry Boyd 20', ??', ??' (pen), Joe Cassidy ??'
3. 18-09-1897 Div 2 L 1-2 H Joe Cassidy 15' Tom McInnes 10', Tommy Little 40'
4. 25-09-1897 Div 2 W 1-0 A Richard Smith 65'
5. 02-10-1897 Div 2 W 2-0 H Henry Boyd ??', ??'
6. 09-10-1897 Div 2 L 0-2 A Andrew Aitken ??', John Harvey ??'
7. 16-10-1897 Div 2 D 1-1 H Matthew Gillespie 20' Dick Ray 88'
8. 23-10-1897 Div 2 L 1-2 A Willie Bryant 44' William Lewis 25', 55'
9. 30-10-1897 Div 2 W 6-0 H Joe Cassidy ??', ??', Willie Bryant ??', Matthew Gillespie ??', Bob Donaldson ??', ??'
10. 06-11-1897 Div 2 L 0-1 A Hugh Robertson 35'
11. 13-11-1897 Div 2 L 0-1 H Willie Wardrope ??'
12. 20-11-1897 Div 2 D 1-1 A Francis Wedge 1' Roderick McLeod ??'
13. 27-11-1897 Div 2 W 2-1 H Francis Wedge 6', Willie Bryant 8' Joseph Rogers ??'
14. 11-12-1897 Div 2 D 1-1 A Henry Boyd ??' Jack Aston ??'
15. 25-12-1897 Div 2 W 1-0 A Joe Cassidy ??'
16. 27-12-1897 Div 2 L 1-2 A Henry Boyd 65' Bob McRoberts 33', 43'
17. 01-01-1898 Div 2 W 4-0 H Willie Bryant ??, James Carman ??', Henry Boyd ??', James McNaught ??'
18. 08-01-1898 Div 2 L 1-5 A Fred Erentz ??' (pen) Fergus Hunt ??', John Anderson ??', William White ??', James Brock ??', David Hannah ??'
19. 12-01-1898 Div 2 D 0-0 H
20. 15-01-1898 Div 2 W 4-0 H Henry Boyd ??', ??', Walter Cartwright ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
21. 29-01-1898 FAC W 1-0 H E.Peers 60' (o.g.)
22. 12-02-1898 FAC D 0-0 H
23. 16-02-1898 FAC L 1-2 A James Collinson 36' Billy Dunlop ??', Daniel Cunliffe 85'
24. 26-02-1898 Div 2 W 5-1 H James Collinson ??', Joe Cassidy ??', Henry Boyd ??', Willie Bryant ??', ??' Fergus Hunt ??'
25. 07-03-1898 Div 2 L 3-6 A Willie Bryant 46', ??', James Collinson ??' Wilf Toman 6', 22', Jimmy Ross 15', 60', Unknown 70', William Ferguson 85'
26. 19-03-1898 Div 2 W 3-2 A Henry Boyd 30', ??', James McNaught ??' George Barnes ??', A.J.Crook ??'
27. 21-03-1898 Div 2 D 2-2 A Joe Cassidy 15', Henry Boyd 85' Jimmy Durrant 10', Tom McInnes 55'
28. 29-03-1898 Div 2 W 5-1 H Joe Cassidy 1', ??', Henry Boyd 2', ??', ??' Tich Smith ??'
29. 02-04-1898 Div 2 W 3-1 A Joe Cassidy ??', ??' (pen), Henry Boyd ??' Thomas Blythe ??'
30. 08-04-1898 Div 2 W 1-0 H Joe Cassidy ??'
31. 09-04-1898 Div 2 W 3-1 H William Morgan ??', Henry Boyd ??', Matthew Gillespie ??' James Higgins ??'
32. 16-04-1898 Div 2 D 0-0 A
33. 23-04-1898 Div 2 W 3-2 H Willie Bryant ??', James Collinson ??', ??' D.Blake ??', ??'
 

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