Season

1898-99

Newton HeathA. H. Albut

4thleague finish

of 18 in the Second Division

+0.6
goal difference
2.0 scored · 1.4 conceded
36
Played
53%
Win rate

Season in brief

4th of 18 in the Second Division. Joe Cassidy led the scoring with 19 goals (scorer data covers 99% of the 71 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 18 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Manchester City34P · 23W 6D 5L · GD +5752
  2. 2Glossop North End34P · 20W 6D 8L · GD +3846
  3. 3Leicester City34P · 18W 9D 7L · GD +2245
  4. 4Newton Heath34P · 19W 5D 10L · GD +2443
  5. 5New Brighton Tower34P · 18W 7D 9L · GD +1943
  6. 6Walsall34P · 15W 12D 7L · GD +4342
  8. 17Loughborough34P · 6W 6D 22L · GD -5418
  9. 18Darwen34P · 2W 5D 27L · GD -1199

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1898-99, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

36 matches
3 Sep 1898 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 2–010 Sep 1898 v Manchester City: 3–017 Sep 1898 @ Glossop North End: 2–124 Sep 1898 v Walsall: 1–01 Oct 1898 @ Burton Swifts: 1–58 Oct 1898 v Port Vale: 2–115 Oct 1898 @ Birmingham City: 1–422 Oct 1898 v Loughborough: 6–15 Nov 1898 v Grimsby Town: 3–212 Nov 1898 v Barnsley: 0–019 Nov 1898 @ New Brighton Tower: 3–026 Nov 1898 v Lincoln City: 1–03 Dec 1898 @ Arsenal: 1–510 Dec 1898 v Blackpool: 3–117 Dec 1898 @ Leicester City: 0–124 Dec 1898 v Darwen: 9–026 Dec 1898 @ Manchester City: 0–431 Dec 1898 v Gainsborough Trinity: 6–12 Jan 1899 v Burton Swifts: 2–214 Jan 1899 v Glossop North End: 3–021 Jan 1899 @ Walsall: 0–228 Jan 1899 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–11 Feb 1899 v Tottenham Hotspur: 3–54 Feb 1899 @ Port Vale: 0–118 Feb 1899 @ Loughborough: 1–025 Feb 1899 v Birmingham City: 2–04 Mar 1899 @ Grimsby Town: 0–318 Mar 1899 v New Brighton Tower: 1–225 Mar 1899 @ Lincoln City: 0–21 Apr 1899 v Arsenal: 2–23 Apr 1899 @ Blackpool: 1–04 Apr 1899 @ Barnsley: 2–08 Apr 1899 @ Luton Town: 1–012 Apr 1899 v Luton Town: 5–015 Apr 1899 v Leicester City: 2–222 Apr 1899 @ Darwen: 1–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.