Monday 7 March 1898

Lost

Burnley
6–3
Newton Heath

6′
Toman
15′
Ross
22′
Toman
60′
Ross
70′
Unknown
85′
Ferguson
0′HTFT
  1. 6' Wilf Toman
  2. 15' Jimmy Ross
  3. 22' Wilf Toman
  4. 60' Jimmy Ross
  5. 70' Unknown
  6. 85' William Ferguson

Starting XI

11Gillespie10Cassidy9Boyd8Collinson7Bryant×2
6Cartwright5McNaught4Draycott
3Erentz2Stafford
1Barrett

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

Verified from 20 cited sources and the canonical match record.