NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS
(1890-1899) |
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Explore the player transfer history of Newton Heath during the 1890s, before the club became Manchester United in 1902. This detailed archive covers player signings, departures, and squad developments from 1890 to 1899, including movements during Newton Heath’s time in the Football League. Discover the early recruitment patterns, significant transfers, and historic names that laid the groundwork for the rise of Manchester United. Perfect for football historians, researchers, and dedicated supporters tracing the evolution of one of football’s most legendary clubs. |
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NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1890 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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William Sharpe |
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Transferred from: ?, 05/1890, £ |
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Robert "Bob" Ramsey |
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Transferred from: Stoke, 05/1890, £ |
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Robert Milarvie |
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Transferred from: Derby County, 08/1890, £ |
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John Slater |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1890, £ |
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George Evans |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1890, £ |
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William Turner |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1890, £ |
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John Donnelly |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1890, £ |
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William Gyves |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1890, £ |
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William Rattigan |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1890, £ |
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John Clements |
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Transferred from: Notts County, 10/1890, £ |
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Thomas O'Shaughnessy |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1890, £ |
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Thomas Hay |
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Transferred to Accrington Stanley, 04/1890, £ |
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Thomas Burke |
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Transferred to Wrexham Victoria, 05/1890, £ |
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Joseph Davies |
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Transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers, 05/1890, £ |
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Edgar Wilson |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1890, £ |
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Charles Harrison |
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Transferred to, 05/1890, £ |
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George Owen |
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Transferred to West Manchester, 06/1890,
£ |
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William Turner |
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Transferred to ?, 10/1890, £ |
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Jack Powell |
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Transferred to ?, 12/1890, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS
1891 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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Joseph Denman |
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Transferred from: ?, 03/1891, £ |
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Alfred
Edge |
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Transferred from: Stoke City, 08/1891, £ |
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Robert McFarlane |
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Transferred from: Sunderland Albion, 08/1891, £ |
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Arthur Henrys |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1891, £ |
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Robert Donaldson |
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Transferred from: Blackburn Rovers, 08/1891, £ |
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John Sneddon |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1891, £ |
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William Hood |
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Transferred from: ?, 11/1891, £ |
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William Gyves |
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Transferred to ?, 02/1891, £ |
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George Evans |
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Transferred to ?, 02/1891, £ |
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John Donnelly |
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Transferred to ?, 02/1891, £ |
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Herbert Dale |
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Retired from game, 02/1891 |
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John Mitchell |
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Transferred to , Heywood, 03/1891, £ |
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Thomas Craig |
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Transferred to Stockport County, 05/1891, £ |
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Robert Milarvie |
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Transferred to Ardwick, 05/1891, £ |
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Robert "Bob" Ramsey |
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Transferred to West Manchester, 11/1891, £ |
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William Sharpe |
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Transferred to Ardwick, 12/1891, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1892 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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William Mathesion |
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Transferred from: Glasgow Thistle, 03/1892, £ |
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John Davies |
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Transferred from: ?, 03/1892, £ |
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George Perrins |
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Transferred from: Birmingham St George, 04/1892, £ |
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James Brown |
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Transferred from: Dundee Our Boys, 06/1892, £ |
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Adam Carson |
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Transferred from: Glasgow Thistle, 06/1892, £ |
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Fred Erentz |
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Transferred from: Dundee Old Boys, 06/1892, £ |
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James Coupar |
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1st spell Transferred from: Dundee Our Boys, 06/1892, £ |
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James Warner |
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Transferred from: Aston Villa, 07/1892, £ |
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James Hendry |
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Transferred from: Alloa Athletic, 09/1892, £ |
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Andrew Mitchell |
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Transferred from: Airdrieonians, 09/1892, £ |
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Joseph Kinloch |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1892, £ |
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James Colville |
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Transferred from: Annebank, 11/1892, £ |
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Thomas Fitzsimmons |
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Transferred from: Annbank, 11/1892, £ |
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Joseph Denman |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1892, £ |
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Alfred
Edge |
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Transferred to Stoke City, 05/1892, £100 |
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Roger Doughty |
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1st farewell to United: Transferred to Fairfield FC, 05/1892, £ |
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Robert
McFarlane |
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Transferred to Airdrieonians, 08/1892, £ |
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John "Jack" Doughty |
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Transferred to, 09/1892, £ |
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John Slater |
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Transferred to , 09/1892, £ |
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John Sneddon |
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Transferred to: ?, 10/1892, £ |
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James Hendry |
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Transferred to ?, 11/1892, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1893 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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William Campbell |
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Transferred from: Blackburn Rovers, 11/1893, £ |
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William Brady |
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Transferred from: Dundee Harp, 17/01/1893, £ |
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James McNaught |
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Transferred from: Linfield, 02/1893, £ |
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Joe Cassidy |
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1st spell was Transferred from: Blyth FC, 01/03/1893, £ |
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John "Jack" Peden |
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Transferred from: Linfield, 03/1893, £ |
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William Davidson |
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Transferred from: Annbank, 07/1893, £ |
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Joseph Fall |
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Transferred from: Middlesborough, 08/1893, £ |
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S. Prince |
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Transferred from: ?, 23/08/1893, £ |
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Charles Rothwell |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1893, £ |
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William Thomson |
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Transferred from: Aston Villa, 10/1893, £ |
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John Graham |
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Transferred from: Blyth FC, 11/1893, £ |
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William Brady |
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Transferred to Dundee Harp, 02/1893, £ |
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Arthur Henrys |
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Transferred to Leicester Fosse, 03/1893, £ |
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Adam Carson |
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Transferred to: Ardwick, 03/1893, £ |
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Jack Owen |
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Transferred to , 04/1893,
£ |
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William Rattigan |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1893, £ |
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Joseph Cassidy |
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1st Farewell to Newton Heath: Transferred to Glasgow Celtic, 05/1893, £ |
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James Brown (1892-1893) |
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Transferred to Dundee, 05/1893, £ |
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James Warner |
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Transferred to Walsall Town Swifts, 05/1893, £ |
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James Colville |
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Transferred to Fairfield FC, 05/1893, £ |
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Joseph Kinloch |
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Transferred to, 06/1893, £ |
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William Thomson |
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Transferred to ?, 11/1893, £ |
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John Davies |
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Transferred to ?, 11/1893, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1894 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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John Clarkin |
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Transferred from: Glasgow Thistle, 01/1894, £ |
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Hugh Douglas |
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Transferred from: Ardwick, 01/1894, £ |
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Samuel Parker |
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Transferred from: Hurlford FC, 01/1894, £ |
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John Dow |
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Transferred from: Dundee, 03/1894, £ |
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Richard Smith |
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1st spell Transferred from: Heywood Central, 06/1894, £ |
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James Peters |
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Transferred from: Heywood Central, 06/1894, £ |
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John McCartney |
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Transferred from: Cowlairs FC, 08/1894, £ |
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James Caine |
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Transferred from: Ardwick, 09/1894, £ |
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John "Jack" Douighty |
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2nd Spell: Transferred from ?, 11/1894, £ |
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George Millar |
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Transferred from: Glasgow Perthshire, 12/1894, £ |
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John Clements |
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Transferred to Rotherham Town, 02/1894, £ |
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Thomas Fitzsimons |
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Transferred to Annbank FC, 02/1894, £ |
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William Campbell |
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Transferred to Notts County, 03/1894, £ |
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S. Prince |
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Transferred to ?, 04/1894, £ |
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John Graham |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1894, £ |
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William Hood |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1894, £ |
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Andrew Mitchell |
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Transferred to Burton Swifts, 05/1894, £ |
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Joseph Fall |
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Transferred to Small Heath, 05/1894, £20 |
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William Matheison |
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Transferred to Fairfield, 05/1894, £ |
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Thomas O'Shaughnessy |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1894, £ |
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James Coupar |
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1st farewell to United: Transferred to Rotherham Town, 07/1894, £ |
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John "Jack" Peden |
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Transferred to Sheffield United, 08/1894, £30 |
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Samuel Parker |
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Transferred to Burnley, 10/1894, £ |
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John "Jack" Douighty |
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Transferred to ?, 11/1894, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1895 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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John Aitken |
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Transferred from: Kings Rifle Volunteers, 07/1895, £ |
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Walter Cartwright |
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Transferred from: Crewe Alexandria, 06/1895, £ |
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James Collinson |
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Transferred from: Local Junior Football, 08/1895, £ |
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David Fitzsimmons |
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1st spell transferred from: Annbank, 07/1895, £ |
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John "Jack" Grundy |
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Transferred from: Egerton, 04/1895, £ |
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William Kennedy |
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Transferred from: Ayr Parkhouse, 06/1895, £ |
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William Longair |
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Transferred from: Dundee, 02/1895, £ |
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David McFetteridge |
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Transferred from: Cowlairs FC, 04/1895, £ |
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Joseph Ridgway |
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Transferred from: West Manchester FC, 07/1895, £ |
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Robert Stephenson |
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Transferred from: Talbot FC, 12/1895, £ |
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John Whitney |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1895, £ |
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William Mathesion |
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Transferred from: ?, 08/1895, £ |
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John "Jack" Grundy |
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Transferred to: Fairfield, 08/1895, £ |
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Charles Felton |
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Transferred to ? ,05/1895 ,£ |
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John McCartney |
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Transferred to Luton Town, 04/1895, £ |
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William Stewart |
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Transferred to Luton Town, 05/1895, £ |
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William Davidson |
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Retired from game due to injury, 05/1895 |
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Alfred
Farman |
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Transferred to ? , 04/1895, £ |
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William Longair |
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Transferred to Dundee, 04/1895, £ |
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Herbert Stone |
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Transferred to Ashton North End, 05/1895, £ |
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George Millar |
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Transferred to Chatham, 07/1895, £ |
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David McFetteridge |
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Transferred to Derby County, 04/1895, £ |
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John Aitken |
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Transferred to ? ,12/1895, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1896 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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Harry Stafford |
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Transferred from: Crewe Alexandria, 03/1896, £ |
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James Vance |
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Transferred from: Annbank FC, 01/1896, £ |
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Joseph Cassidy |
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2nd Spell was Transferred from: Glasgow Celtic, 03/1895, £ |
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William Brooks |
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1st spell was transferred from: Stalybridge Rovers, 02/1896, £ (Trail) |
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Walter Whittaker |
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Transferred from: Molyeneaux FC, 02/1896, £ |
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William Bryant |
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Transferred from: Rotherham Town, 04/1896, £ |
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William "Rimmer" Brown |
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Transferred from: Chester, 05/1896, £ |
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Levi "William" Draycott |
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Transferred from: Burton Wanderers, 05/1896, £ |
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Caesar Jenkyns |
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Transferred from: Woolwich Arsenal, 05/1896, £ |
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Roger Doughty |
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2nd spell was transferred from: West Manchester, 09/1896,
£ |
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Frank Barrett |
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Transferred from: Dundee 09/1896, £ |
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Matthew Gillespie |
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Transferred from: Lincoln City, 11/1896, £40 |
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Joseph Wetherell |
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Transferred from?, 06/1896, £ |
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Francis Wedge |
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Transferred from: Manchester Talbot, 12/1896, £ |
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William Mathesion |
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Transferred to: ?, 02/1896, £ |
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Hugh Douglas |
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Transferred to Derby County, 02/1896, £ |
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John Clarkin |
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Transferred to Blackpool, 05/1896, £ |
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James Peters |
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Transferred to New Brompton, 05/1896, £ |
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George Perrins |
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Transferred to Luton Town, 08/1896, £ |
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David Fitzsimmons |
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1st Farewell to Newton Heath: Transferred to Fairfield FC, 05/1896, £ |
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William "Rimmer" Brown |
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Transferred to Stockport County, 12/1896, £ |
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William Kennedy |
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Transferred to Stockport County, 12/1896, £ |
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John Dow |
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Transferred to Fairfield FC, 05/1896, £ |
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Walter Whittaker |
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Transferred to Grimsby Town, 08/1896, £ |
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William Brooks |
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1st Farewell to Newton Heath: Transferred to Stalyidge Rovers, 02/1896, £ |
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James Vance |
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Transferred to Fairfield FC, 12/1896, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1897 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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Henry Boyd |
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Transferred from: Royal Arsenal, 02/1897, £45 |
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William Morgan |
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Transferred from: Horwich FC, 02/1897, £ |
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W. F. "Bogie" Roberts |
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Transferred from: ?, 04/1897, £ |
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William Dunn |
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Transferred from: South Bank, 05/1897, £ |
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Henry Erentz |
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Transferred from: Dundee Old Boys, 05/1897, £ |
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James Carman |
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Transferred from: Oldham County, 11/1897, £ |
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Joseph Wetherell |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1897, £ |
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Caesar Jenkyns |
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Transferred to Walsall, 11/1897, £ |
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Roger Doughty |
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Final Farewell transferred to ?, 04/1897,
£ |
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Charles Rothwell |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1897, £ |
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Robert Donaldson |
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Transferred to Luton Town, 11/1897, £80 |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1898 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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James Cairns |
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Transferred from: Lincoln City, 04/1898, £ |
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William Brooks |
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2nd Spell was transferred from: Stalyidge Rovers, 08/1898, £ |
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Owen Jones |
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Transferred from: Chorley, 05/1898, £ |
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Edwin Lee |
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Transferred from: Hurst Ramblers, 05/1898, £ |
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William Owen |
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Transferred from: Holywell, 03/1898, £ |
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Robert Turner |
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Transferred from: ?, 05/1898, £ |
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John Turner |
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Transferred from: Gravesend United, 09/1898, £ |
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John Cunningham |
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Transferred from: Aston Villa, 10/1898, £ |
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James Connachan |
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Transferred from: Airdrieonians, 10/1898, £ |
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Francis "Frank" Pepper |
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Transferred from: Sheffield United, 11/1898, £ |
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George Radcliffe |
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Transferred from: ?, 11/1898, £ |
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Robert Stephenson |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1898, £ |
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William Dunn |
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Transferred to ?, 07/1898, £ |
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Richard Smith |
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1st farewell to Newton Heath: Transferred to Halliwell Rovers, 01/1898 |
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Henry Erentz |
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Transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, 05/1898, £ |
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James McNaught |
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Transferred to Tottenham Hotspur, 05/1898, £ |
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James Carman |
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Transferred to 01/1898, £ |
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Frank Wedge |
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Transferred to Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 06/1898, £ |
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Owen Jones |
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Transferred to Bangor City, 10/1898, £ |
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James Cairns |
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Transferred to Berrys Association, 11/1898, £ |
NEWTON HEATH TRANSFERS 1899 |
| Arrival/Departure |
Portrait |
Player Name |
Nationality |
Details |
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Alfred Ambler |
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Transferred from Hyde United, 03/1899, £ |
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Robert Walker |
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Transferred from ?, 01/1899, £ |
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John Gourlay |
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Transferred from: Annbank, 02/1899, £ |
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William Griffiths |
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Transferred from: Berry's Association FC, 02/1899, £ |
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James Hopkins |
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Transferred from: Berry's Association, 03/1899, £ |
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Joseph Heathcote |
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Transferred from: Berry's Association FC, 21/04/1899, £ |
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William Jackson |
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Transferred from: St Helens Recreation, 07/1899, £ |
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David Fitzsimmons |
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2nd spell was transferred from: Wigan County, 08/1899, £ |
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James Bain |
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Transferred from: Dundee, 09/1899, £ |
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Joseph Clark |
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Transferred from: Dundee, 09/1899, £ |
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Peter Blackmore |
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Transferred from: ?, 10/1899, £ |
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Thomas Sawyer |
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Transferred from: ?, 09/1899, £ |
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Robert Parkinson |
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Transferred from: Nottingham Forest, 10/1899, £ |
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Robert Walker |
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Returned to ???,
Trail ended 02/1899 |
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James Connachan |
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Transferred to Glossop North End, 02/1899, £ |
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James Gourlay |
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Transferred to ?, 02/1899, £ |
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William Owen |
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Transferred to, 01/1899, £ |
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Francis "Frank" Pepper |
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Transferred to Barnsley, 02/1899, £ |
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George Radcliffe |
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Transferred to ?, 05/1899, £ |
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John Cunningham |
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Transferred to Wigan County, 03/1899, £ |
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William Brooks |
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Transferred to Stalyidge Rovers, 01/1899, £ |
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Henry Boyd |
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Transferred to Falkirk, 03/1899, £ |
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Robert Turner |
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Transferred to Brighton United, 02/1899, £ |
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William "Levi" Draycott |
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Transferred to Bedminster, 05/1899, £ |
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James Bain |
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Transferred to ?, 10/1899, £ |
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Peter Blackmore |
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Transferred to, ? , 10/1899, £ |
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James Caine |
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Transferred to ?, 01/1899, £ |
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James Hopkins |
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Transferred to ?, 03/1899, £ |
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