NEWTON HEATH 2 CITY 1
League Division 2
25th December 1896
attendance 18,000
Scorers
City Hill
Newton Heath Smith, Donaldson
City Williams, Harper, Ray, Mann, Bannister, McBride, Meredith, Finnerhan, Hill, Gunn, Williams
Newton Heath Barrett, Stafford, Erentz, Draycott, Jenkyns, Bryant, Gillespie, Cassidy, Donaldson, McNaught, Smith