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Manchester North End F.C.

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Manchester North End F.C. was an association football club based in Blackley, Manchester, England.

History

The club was founded as New Cross F.C. and were champions of the 1920–21 Manchester Amateur League (Southern Division).{{cite news |title=Gossip On Sport: Chatty Paragraphs From All Quarters: Football |newspaper=Sporting Chronicle |date=10 August 1921 |place=Manchester |page=6}} For the 1921–22 season they relocated their ground to Moston Lane, Blackley and joined the Manchester Football League and that season were the Manchester League runners-up. For the next season, 1922–23, the club were members of the higher ranked Lancashire Combination.

In the following close season the club changed its name to Manchester North End F.C.{{cite news |title=Sports News: Another North End |newspaper=Shields Daily News |date= 26 March 1923 |place=North Shields |page=4}} and continued under this new name for the 1923–24 season in the Lancashire Combination. Thereafter from the 1924–25 season, until its demise in 1939, Manchester North End were members of the Cheshire County League.

In addition to the first team in the Lancashire Combination and then the Cheshire County League the club operated a reserve team in the Manchester League and were champions on two occasions.

During most seasons of its existence Manchester North End participated in the FA Cup, England's foremost cup competition, reaching the fourth qualifying round twice.

In 1938, the club lost its ground in Blackley when it was sold for building development, and relocated to Newton Heath.{{cite news |title=Association Football - Manchester North End |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259466184 |work=The Manchester Guardian |date=8 July 1938 |page=16 | url-access=subscription | via=Newspapers.com}} After finishing bottom of the Cheshire League in the 1938–39 season, the club did not seek re-election, and disbanded shortly after the end of the season.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/886251529/ |title=Football - Altrincham win their last match |work=The Advertiser |date=12 May 1939 |location=Alderley Edge |page=11 | url-access=subscription | via=Newspapers.com}}

League Records

=First Team=

class="wikitable" style="width:85%; align:center; text-align:center"
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAPtsPos
Colspan=10 | {{resize|110%|New Cross F.C.}}
1921–22align="left" | Manchester League281954782943bgcolor=silver| 2/15
1922–23align="left" | Lancashire Combination34167116651397/18
Colspan=10 | {{resize|110%|Manchester North End F.C.}}
1923–24align="left" | Lancashire Combination381771471634111/20
1924–25align="left" | Cheshire County League421572096953713/22
1925–26align="left" | Cheshire County League4218717921114310/22
1926–27align="left" | Cheshire County League422431515690518/22
1927–28align="left" | Cheshire County League4220715133101479/22
1928–29align="left" | Cheshire County League382081012281485/20
1929–30align="left" | Cheshire County League42144241151303216/22
1930–31align="left" | Cheshire County League4219419971194213/22
1931–32align="left" | Cheshire County League40184181061034012/21
1932–33align="left" | Cheshire County League422471112478553/22
1933–34align="left" | Cheshire County League4221417132105468/22
1934–35align="left" | Cheshire County League42159181121103910/22
1935–36align="left" | Cheshire County League4217619941074014/22
1936–37align="left" | Cheshire County League4215522851133518/22
1937–38align="left" | Cheshire County League42182221121313814/22
1938–39align="left" | Cheshire County League427431571421822/22

=Reserves Team=

class="wikitable" style="width:85%; align:center; text-align:center"
SeasonLeaguePldWDLGFGAPtsPos
Colspan=10 | {{resize|110%|New Cross F.C.}}
1922–23align="left" | Manchester League24†9510414023?/14
Colspan=10 | {{resize|110%|Manchester North End F.C.}}
1923–24align="left" | Manchester League25†9313375021?/16
1924–25align="left" | Manchester League302145944146bgcolor=gold| 1/16
1925–26align="left" | Manchester League3425361194153bgcolor=silver| 2/18
1926–27align="left" | Manchester League30154117557348/16
1927–28align="left" | Manchester League32194911876425/17
1928–29align="left" | Manchester League30†13413937930?/18
1929–30align="left" | Manchester League3018488562403/16
1930–31align="left" | Manchester League26132118281287/14
1934–35align="left" | Manchester League33†13614827832?/19
1935–36align="left" | Manchester League32†13514748531?/19
1936–37align="left" | Manchester League3022351064947bgcolor=gold| 1/16
1937–38align="left" | Manchester League2612594948295/14
Colspan=10 | † = record incomplete

FA Cup results

class="wikitable"
SeasonRoundOpponentsDateH/AResult
rowspan="4"|1923–24Extra preliminary roundOld Xaverians8 September 1923Away2–0
rowspan="2"|Preliminary roundrowspan="2"|Eccles United22 September 1923Home1–1
26 September 1923Away2–1
First qualifying roundBuxton6 October 1923Away2–4
rowspan="2"|1924–25Preliminary roundMarine20 September 1924Home6–0
First qualifying roundGlossop4 October 1924Away0–3
rowspan="2"|1925–26rowspan="2"|Preliminary roundrowspan="2"|Buxton19 September 1925Home1–1
23 September 1925Away2–4
1926–27Preliminary roundGlossop18 September 1926Away1–4
rowspan="4"|1927–28Preliminary roundGlossop17 September 1927Home4–3
First qualifying roundBootle Celtic1 October 1927Home3–0
rowspan="2"|Second qualifying roundrowspan="2"|Hurst15 October 1927Home2–2
19 October 1927Away1–2
rowspan="6"|1928–29rowspan="2"|Preliminary roundrowspan="2"|St Helens Town15 September 1928Away0–0
19 September 1928Home1–0
First qualifying roundEllesmere Port Town29 September 1928Home6–3
Second qualifying roundWhiston Parish13 October 1928Home3–1
Third qualifying roundHurst27 October 1928Home4–1
Fourth qualifying roundRhyl Athletic10 November 1928Away2–3
rowspan="4"|1929–30rowspan="2"|Preliminary roundrowspan="2"|Northern Nomads21 September 1929Home4–4
25 September 1929Away4–3
First qualifying roundEllesmere Port Town5 October 1929Home3–1
Second qualifying roundPrescot Cables19 October 1929Away2–5
rowspan="2"|1931–32Preliminary roundPeasley Cross Athletic19 September 1931Home3–2
First qualifying roundPrescot Cables3 October 1929Away2–5
1932–33Preliminary roundStalybridge Celtic17 September 1932Away2–4
rowspan="7"|1933–34rowspan="2"|Preliminary roundrowspan="2"|Prescot Cables16 September 1933Away1–1
20 September 1933Home3–0
First qualifying roundEarle30 September 1933Home9–1
Second qualifying roundStalybridge Celtic14 October 1933Away4–3
Third qualifying roundMarine28 October 1933Home5–3
rowspan="2"|Fourth qualifying roundrowspan="2"|Workington11 November 1933Home3–3
15 November 1933Away3–6
1934–35Preliminary roundGlossop15 September 1934Away1–3
1935–36Preliminary roundNorthern Nomads21 September 1935Away0–7
rowspan="3"|1936–37Preliminary roundNorthern Nomads19 September 1936Home4–0
First qualifying roundGlossop3 October 1936Home3–2
Second qualifying roundSouth Liverpool17 October 1936Away1–3
rowspan="5"|1937–38Preliminary roundBuxton18 September 1937Home3–1
rowspan="2"|First qualifying roundrowspan="2"|Marine2 October 1937Home2–2
6 October 1937Away3–0
rowspan="2"|Second qualifying roundrowspan="2"|South Liverpool16 October 1937Away2–2
20 October 1937Home0–1

See also

  • {{For|a list of Manchester North End's players with a Wikipedia article|Category:Manchester North End F.C. players}}

Sources

  • {{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/NEWCROSS.HTM |title=New Cross history |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=13 November 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/MANCHENE.HTM |title=Manchester North End history |publisher=Football Club History Database |access-date=13 November 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs_2_N/NWman20.html | title=The Manchester League 1920–1960 |publisher=Non-League Football Matters |accessdate=13 November 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Df/Lan09.html | title=Lancashire Combination 1909–1925 |publisher=Non-League Football Matters |accessdate=13 November 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.nonleaguematters.co.uk/nlmnet/Regs1Df/Che19.html | title=Cheshire County League 1919–1940 |publisher=Non-League Football Matters |accessdate=13 November 2023}}
  • {{cite web|url=https://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/results-archive| title=The FA Cup results archive |publisher=The FA |accessdate=13 November 2023}}

References

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