1892–93 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United 1892–93 football season
Newcastle United
1892–93 season
StadiumSt James' Park
Northern League2nd
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jock Sorley (7)
All: Jock Sorley & Willie Thompson (7)
Highest home attendance4,000
(vs. Middlesbrough twice)
Lowest home attendance2,000
(vs. Darlington)
Average home league attendance3,000
Home colours
Away colours

The 1892–93 season was the first season in the history of Newcastle United after the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End. The club started the season as Newcastle East End, taking the name Newcastle United during December. They participated in the Northern League, the only season they have not competed in The Football League, finishing in second place behind Middlesbrough Ironopolis. They also competed in the FA Cup, but lost in the first round to Middlesbrough.

Appearances and goals

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England David Whitton 10 0 1 0 11 0
DF England Harry Jeffrey 7 0 1 0 8 0
DF Scotland James Miller 10 0 1 0 11 0
DF Peter Watson 3 0 0 0 3 0
MF Scotland Robert Crielly 9 1 1 0 10 1
MF Scotland William Graham 10 2 1 0 11 2
MF Scotland Joseph McKane 7 0 1 0 8 0
FW John Barker 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland James Collins 10 1 1 0 11 1
FW Scotland Thomas Crate 9 2 0 0 9 2
FW England Harry Reay 9 4 1 1 10 5
FW Scotland Jock Sorley 8 7 1 0 9 7
FW England Willie Thompson 8 6 1 1 9 7
FW Scotland Joseph Wallace 8 6 1 0 9 6

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Result 1–5 3–1 5–0 2–3 7–0 5–1 1–2 5–2 1–1 0–4
Position 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

FA Cup

Match 1
Result 2–3

Friendlies

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Result 0–1 2–2 4–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 7–0 2–0 4–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 8–1 4–2 4–0 3–1 2–3 3–1
Match 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Result 9–1 3–2 1–6 3–4 6–1 3–1 4–1 3–2 5–0 3–3 0–0 0–4 7–2 2–5 5–0 1–0 5–3 5–0

Matches

League

Sheffield United v Newcastle East End
24 September 1892 Sheffield United 5–1 Newcastle East End Sheffield
Drummond
Scott
Wallace
Hammond
Dobson
(Report) Sorley 38' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 5,000
Newcastle East End v Middlesbrough
1 October 1892 Newcastle East End 3–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Wallace
Thompson
(Report) Abrahams Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: H. Stacey (Sheffield)
Newcastle East End v Darlington
12 November 1892 Newcastle East End 5–0 Darlington Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham
Thompson
Sorley
Collins
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: S. Kemp (Redcar)
Middlesbrough Ironopolis v Newcastle East End
19 November 1892 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 3–2 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
Seymour
Hughes
(Report) Thompson Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 5,000
Darlington v Newcastle East End
26 November 1892 Darlington 0–7 Newcastle East End Darlington
(Report) Reay
Sorley
Thompson
Wallace
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mr. Tomlinson (Sheffield)
Newcastle East End v Stockton
3 December 1892 Newcastle East End 5–1 Stockton Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham 10'
Crielly 12'
Thompson
Sorley
Wallace
(Report) Thompson 17' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle East End v Middlesbrough Ironopolis
10 December 1892 Newcastle East End 1–2 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay (Report) McReddie
McArthur
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,500
Stockton v Newcastle East End
17 December 1892 Stockton 2–5 Newcastle East End Stockton-on-Tees
Thompson
(Report) Sorley
Crate
Reay
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J.H. Strawson (Lincoln)
Newcastle United v Sheffield United
14 January 1893 Newcastle United 1–1 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cain 68' (o.g.) (Report) Miller 70' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,500
Middlesbrough v Newcastle United
11 February 1893 * Middlesbrough 4–0 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
McKnight
McCabe
Blyth
(Report) Stadium: Linthorpe Road
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: J.H. Strawson (Lincoln)

* Newcastle played this game with ten men, as Joseph McKane missed the train and failed to turn up. The match was also delayed by 45 minutes as the rest of the team arrived late.[1]

FA Cup

Newcastle United v Middlesbrough
21 January 1893 Round 1 Newcastle United 2–3 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson
Reay
(Report) Blyth 43'
McKnight 50'
Lewis
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Sam Ormerod (Accrington)

Friendlies

Newcastle East End v Celtic
3 September 1982 Newcastle East End 0–1 Celtic Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
Newcastle East End v Sunderland
7 September 1982 Newcastle East End 2–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Wallace

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000
Newcastle East End v Middlesbrough Ironopolis
10 September 1982 Newcastle East End 4–1 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson
Collins
Oliver (o.g.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
Middlesbrough Ironopolis v Newcastle East End
17 September 1982 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 1–2 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
Sorley
Collins
Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 4,000
Stockton v Newcastle East End
6 October 1892 Stockton 3–1 Newcastle East End Stockton-on-Tees


Collins Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3,500
Middlesbrough v Newcastle East End
8 October 1892 Middlesbrough 0–1 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
Collins Stadium: Linthorpe Road
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle East End v South of Ayrshire
15 October 1982 Newcastle East End 7–0 South of Ayrshire Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay
Creilly
Collins
Crate
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle East End v Mossend Swifts
29 October 1982 Newcastle East End 4–1 Mossend Swifts Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
Newcastle United v Middlesbrough
24 December 1982 Newcastle United 2–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
McIntosh
Reay
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
Newcastle United v Corinthian
31 December 1982 Newcastle United 8–1 Corinthian Newcastle upon Tyne
McKane
Sorley
McIntosh
Thompson
Reay
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
Newcastle United v Everton
2 January 1893 Newcastle United 4–2 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson
Sorley
Reay

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle United v Rangers
3 January 1893 Newcastle United 4–0 Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay
Creilly
Thompson
Sorley
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers
7 January 1893 Newcastle United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay
Thompson
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Stockton v Newcastle United
28 January 1893 Stockton 3–2 Newcastle United Stockton-on-Tees


Sorley Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 2,000
Newcastle United v Stockton
4 February 1893 Newcastle United 3–1 Stockton Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay
Crate
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
Bedlington Wednesday v Newcastle United
15 February 1893 Bedlington Wednesday 1–9 Newcastle United Bedlington
Crate
Creilly
Miller
Reay
Wallace

Attendance: 1,000
Newcastle United v Notts County
18 February 1893 Newcastle United 3–2 Notts County Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson
Sorley

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle United v Sunderland
25 February 1893 Newcastle United 1–6 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham




Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
Newcastle United v Stoke
4 March 1893 Newcastle United 3–4 Stoke Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham
Reay
Wallace



Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
Newcastle United v Annbank
11 March 1893 Newcastle United 6–1 Annbank Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay
Thompson
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest
25 March 1893 Newcastle United 4–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley (pen.)
Reay
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
Blyth v Newcastle United
31 March 1893 Blyth 2–3 Newcastle United Blyth

Reay
Sorley (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle United v Casuals
1 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Casuals Newcastle upon Tyne
Pattinson
Collins
Crate
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Stockton v Newcastle United
3 April 1893 Stockton 3–3 Newcastle United Stockton-on-Tees


Crate
Graham
Collins
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion
15 April 1893 Newcastle United 7–2 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley
Crate
Wallace
Reay

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Everton v Newcastle United
17 April 1893 Everton 5–2 Newcastle United Liverpool




Collins
Crate
Stadium: Goodison Park
Newcastle United v Accrington XI
22 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Accrington XI Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Pattinson
Collins
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Newcastle United v District XI
28 April 1893 Alec McCurdie Testimonial Newcastle United 5–3 District XI






Newcastle United v Preston North End
29 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley
Collins
Crate
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000

References

  1. ^ Match Report: 11/02/1893 v. Middlesbrough
  • Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011. N Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9568156-0-6.

External links

  • Newcastle United - Historical Football Kits
  • Season Details - 1892-93 - toon1892
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