Season

1899-00

Newton HeathA. H. Albut

4thleague finish

of 18 in the Second Division

+1.1
goal difference
1.9 scored · 0.8 conceded
34
Played
59%
Win rate

Season in brief

4th of 18 in the Second Division. Home form carried the season — 88% of home matches won against 29% away. Joe Cassidy led the scoring with 16 goals (scorer data covers 97% of the 63 United scored).

The Second Division table

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

  1. 1Sheffield Wednesday34P · 25W 4D 5L · GD +6254
  2. 2Bolton Wanderers34P · 22W 8D 4L · GD +5452
  3. 3Birmingham City34P · 20W 6D 8L · GD +4046
  4. 4Newton Heath34P · 20W 4D 10L · GD +3644
  5. 5Leicester City34P · 17W 9D 8L · GD +1743
  6. 6Grimsby Town34P · 17W 6D 11L · GD +2140
  8. 17Luton Town34P · 5W 8D 21L · GD -3518
  9. 18Loughborough34P · 1W 6D 27L · GD -828

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1899-00, 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

34 matches
2 Sep 1899 v Gainsborough Trinity: 2–29 Sep 1899 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–216 Sep 1899 v Loughborough: 4–023 Sep 1899 @ Burton Swifts: 0–030 Sep 1899 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–27 Oct 1899 v Lincoln City: 1–014 Oct 1899 @ Birmingham City: 0–121 Oct 1899 v New Brighton Tower: 2–14 Nov 1899 v Arsenal: 2–011 Nov 1899 @ Barnsley: 0–025 Nov 1899 @ Luton Town: 1–02 Dec 1899 v Port Vale: 3–016 Dec 1899 v Middlesbrough: 2–123 Dec 1899 @ Chesterfield: 1–226 Dec 1899 @ Grimsby Town: 7–030 Dec 1899 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 1–06 Jan 1900 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–213 Jan 1900 @ Loughborough: 2–020 Jan 1900 v Burton Swifts: 4–03 Feb 1900 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–010 Feb 1900 @ Lincoln City: 0–117 Feb 1900 v Birmingham City: 3–224 Feb 1900 @ New Brighton Tower: 4–13 Mar 1900 v Grimsby Town: 1–010 Mar 1900 @ Arsenal: 1–217 Mar 1900 v Barnsley: 3–024 Mar 1900 @ Leicester City: 0–231 Mar 1900 v Luton Town: 5–07 Apr 1900 @ Port Vale: 0–113 Apr 1900 v Leicester City: 3–214 Apr 1900 v Walsall: 5–017 Apr 1900 @ Walsall: 0–021 Apr 1900 @ Middlesbrough: 0–228 Apr 1900 v Chesterfield: 2–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.