The 1892–93 season was Newton Heath’s first season in the Football League. They finished last in Division One championship with 18 points and due to the absence of formal relegation from the league they were one of the teams that had to win a test match against a Second Division team in order to retain their place in the league for the following season. They beat Birmingham City after two matches to remain in the top division. Newton Heath lost to Blackburn Rovers in their opening match in the FA Cup this season.

 

Football League First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
3 September 1892 Blackburn Rovers A 3–4 Coupar, Donaldson, Farman 8,000
10 September 1892 Burnley H 1–1 Donaldson 10,000
17 September 1892 Burnley A 1–4 Donaldson 7,000
24 September 1892 Everton A 0–6 10,000
1 October 1892 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 4,000
8 October 1892 West Bromwich Albion H 2–4 Donaldson, Hood 9,000
15 October 1892 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 10–1 Donaldson (3), Stewart (3), Carson, Farman, Hendry, Hood 4,000
19 October 1892 Everton H 3–4 Donaldson, Farman, Hood 4,000
22 October 1892 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–1 6,000
29 October 1892 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Farman 6,000
5 November 1892 Blackburn Rovers H 4–4 Farman (2), Carson, Hood 12,000
12 November 1892 Notts County H 1–3 Carson 8,000
19 November 1892 Aston Villa H 2–0 Coupar, Fitzsimmons 7,000
26 November 1892 Accrington A 2–2 Colville, Fitzsimmons 3,000
3 December 1892 Bolton Wanderers A 1–4 Coupar 3,000
10 December 1892 Bolton Wanderers H 1–0 Donaldson 4,000
17 December 1892 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0–2 5,000
24 December 1892 Sheffield Wednesday H 1–5 Hood 4,000
26 December 1892 Preston North End A 1–2 Coupar 4,000
31 December 1892 Derby County H 7–1 Donaldson (3), Farman (3), Fitzsimmons 3,000
7 January 1893 Stoke City A 1–7 Coupar 1,000
14 January 1893 Nottingham Forest H 1–3 Donaldson 8,000
26 January 1893 Notts County A 0–4 1,000
11 February 1893 Derby County A 1–5 Fitzsimmons 5,000
4 March 1893 Sunderland H 0–5 15,000
6 March 1893 Aston Villa A 0–2 4,000
31 March 1893 Stoke City H 1–0 Farman 10,000
1 April 1893 Preston North End H 2–1 Donaldson (2) 9,000
4 April 1893 Sunderland A 0–6 3,500
8 April 1893 Accrington H 3–3 Donaldson, Fitzsimmons, Stewart 3,000
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
14 Notts County 30 10 4 16 53 61 24
15 Accrington 30 6 11 13 57 81 23
16 Newton Heath 30 6 6 18 50 85 18

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Test Match

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
22 April 1893 Small Heath N 1–1 Farman 4,000
27 April 1893 Small Heath N 5–2 Farman (3), Cassidy, Coupar 6,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents Home/
Away		 Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
21 January 1893 Round 3 Blackburn Rovers A 0–4 7,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
28 January 1893 Round 1 Bury A 0–4 6,000

Manchester Senior Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 February 1893 Round 3 West Manchester A 2–1 Fitzsimmons (2) 10,000
18 March 1893 Semi-final Bury Hyde Road 3–1 Fitzsimmons (2), Donaldson 10,000
15 April 1893 Final Bolton Wanderers Hyde Road 2–1 Cassidy, Mitchell[1] 6,000