1892–93 Newcastle United F.C. season

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.

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

Appearances and goals

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

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League

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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

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Match 1
Result 2–3

Friendlies

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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

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League

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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
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)
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)
19 November 1892 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 3–2 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
Seymour  
Hughes  
 
(Report) Thompson     Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 5,000
26 November 1892 Darlington 0–7 Newcastle East End Darlington
(Report) Reay    
Sorley  
Thompson  
Wallace      
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mr. Tomlinson (Sheffield)
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
10 December 1892 Newcastle East End 1–2 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay   (Report) McReddie  
McArthur  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,500
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)
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
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

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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

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3 September 1982 Newcastle East End 0–1 Celtic Newcastle upon Tyne
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
7 September 1982 Newcastle East End 2–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate  
Wallace  
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000
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
17 September 1982 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 1–2 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
  Sorley  
Collins  
Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 4,000
6 October 1892 Stockton 3–1 Newcastle East End Stockton-on-Tees
 
 
 
Collins   Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3,500
8 October 1892 Middlesbrough 0–1 Newcastle East End Middlesbrough
Collins   Stadium: Linthorpe Road
Attendance: 3,000
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
29 October 1982 Newcastle East End 4–1 Mossend Swifts Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley      
 
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
5 November 1982 Newcastle East End 2–2 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay  
Sorley  
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,500
24 December 1982 Newcastle United 2–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
McIntosh  
Reay  
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
31 December 1982 Newcastle United 8–1 Corinthian Newcastle upon Tyne
McKane  
Sorley  
McIntosh  
Thompson      
Reay    
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
2 January 1893 Newcastle United 4–2 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson    
Sorley  
Reay  
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
3 January 1893 Newcastle United 4–0 Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay  
Creilly  
Thompson  
Sorley  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
7 January 1893 Newcastle United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay    
Thompson  
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
28 January 1893 Stockton 3–2 Newcastle United Stockton-on-Tees
 
 
 
Sorley     Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 2,000
4 February 1893 Newcastle United 3–1 Stockton Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay  
Crate  
 
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
15 February 1893 Bedlington Wednesday 1–9 Newcastle United Bedlington
  Crate      
Creilly  
Miller  
Reay  
Wallace  
 
 
Attendance: 1,000
18 February 1893 Newcastle United 3–2 Notts County Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson  
Sorley    
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
25 February 1893 Newcastle United 1–6 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham    
 
 
 
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
4 March 1893 Newcastle United 3–4 Stoke Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham  
Reay  
Wallace  
 
 
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
11 March 1893 Newcastle United 6–1 Annbank Newcastle upon Tyne
Reay          
Thompson  
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
18 March 1893 Newcastle United 3–1 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
Collins  
Methven   (o.g.)
 
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
25 March 1893 Newcastle United 4–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley   (pen.)  
Reay    
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
31 March 1893 Blyth 2–3 Newcastle United Blyth
 
 
Reay    
Sorley   (pen.)
Attendance: 3,000
1 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Casuals Newcastle upon Tyne
Pattinson  
Collins      
Crate  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
3 April 1893 Stockton 3–3 Newcastle United Stockton-on-Tees
 
 
 
Crate  
Graham  
Collins  
Stadium: Victoria Ground
12 April 1893 Newcastle United 0–4 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
 
 
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
15 April 1893 Newcastle United 7–2 West Bromwich Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley        
Crate  
Wallace  
Reay  
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
17 April 1893 Everton 5–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
 
 
 
 
 
Collins  
Crate  
Stadium: Goodison Park
22 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Accrington XI Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate  
Pattinson  
Collins      
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
28 April 1893 Alec McCurdie Testimonial Newcastle United 5–3 District XI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29 April 1893 Newcastle United 5–0 Preston North End Newcastle upon Tyne
Sorley    
Collins    
Crate  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000

References

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  • Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011. N Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9568156-0-6.
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