Monday 23 March 1896

Lost

Port Vale
3–0
Newton Heath

3′
Randles
5′
Mason
18′
Randles
0′HTFT
  1. 3' Joshua Randles
  2. 5' Jim Mason
  3. 18' Joshua Randles

Goalscorer data for this match may be incomplete.

Starting XI

11Smith10Vance9Donaldson8Kennedy7Clarkin
6Cartwright5McNaught4Fitzsimmons
3Erentz2Collinson
1Whittaker

2-3-5 — approximate shape, inferred from classic shirt numbering

Verified from 16 cited sources and the canonical match record.