The 1898–99 season was Newton Heath's seventh season in the Football League and their fifth in the Second Division. They finished fourth in the league, which was not enough to earn promotion back to the First Division. In the FA Cup, the Heathens managed to take Tottenham Hotspur to a replay back at Bank Street after a 1–1 draw at Northumberland Park, before losing 5–3 in the replay.

The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1898–99, but little progress was made in either competition. The club received a bye to the third round of the Manchester Senior Cup, but lost 4–1 to Bury. It was a similar story in the Lancashire Cup, as they beat Darwen 5–0 in the first round before losing 6–1 to Blackburn Rovers in the second round.

Second Division Results Date OpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance3 September 1898Gainsborough TrinityA2–0Bryant, Cassidy2,00010 September 1898Manchester CityH3–0Boyd, Cassidy (2, 1 pen.)20,00017 September 1898GlossopA2–1Bryant, Cassidy6,00024 September 1898WalsallH1–0Gillespie8,0001 October 1898Burton SwiftsA1–5Boyd2,0008 October 1898Burslem Port ValeH2–1Bryant, Cassidy10,00015 October 1898Small HeathA1–4Cassidy5,00022 October 1898LoughboroughH6–1Brooks (2), Cassidy (2), Collinson (2)2,0005 November 1898Grimsby TownH3–2Brooks, Cassidy, Gillespie5,00012 November 1898BarnsleyH0–06,00019 November 1898New Brighton TowerA3–0Collinson (2), Cunningham5,00026 November 1898Lincoln CityH1–0Bryant4,0003 December 1898Woolwich ArsenalA1–5Collinson6,00010 December 1898BlackpoolH3–1Cassidy, Collinson, Cunningham5,00017 December 1898Leicester FosseA0–18,00024 December 1898DarwenH9–0Bryant (3), Cassidy (3), Gillespie (2), Radcliffe (o.g.)2,00026 December 1898Manchester CityA0–425,00031 December 1898Gainsborough TrinityH6–1Collinson (2), Bryant, Boyd, Cartwright, Draycott2,0002 January 1899Burton SwiftsH2–2Boyd, Cassidy6,00014 January 1899GlossopH3–0Cunningham, Erentz, Gillespie12,00021 January 1899WalsallA0–23,0004 February 1899Burslem Port ValeA0–16,00018 February 1899LoughboroughA1–0Bryant1,50025 February 1899Small HeathH2–0Boyd, Roberts12,0004 March 1899Grimsby TownA0–34,00018 March 1899New Brighton TowerH1–2Cassidy20,00025 March 1899Lincoln CityA0–23,0001 April 1899Woolwich ArsenalH2–2Bryant, Cassidy5,0003 April 1899BlackpoolA1–0Cassidy3,0004 April 1899BarnsleyA2–0Lee (2)4,0008 April 1899Luton TownA1–0Lee1,50012 April 1899Luton TownH5–0Cartwright, Cassidy, Gillespie, Lee, Morgan3,00015 April 1899Leicester FosseH2–2Cassidy, Gillespie7,00022 April 1899DarwenA1–1Morgan1,000

Table

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance28 January 1899First RoundTottenham HotspurA1–1Cassidy13,7211 February 1899First RoundReplayTottenham HotspurH3–5Bryant (3)6,000

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