Manchester North End F.C.

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

## History

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The club was founded as New Cross F.C. and were champions of the 1920–21 Manchester Amateur League (Southern Division).[1] For the 1921–22 season they relocated their ground to Moston Lane, Blackley and joined the Manchester Football League[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

## League Records

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### First Team

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Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos

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New Cross F.C.
1921–22 |  Manchester League | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 78 | 29 | 43 | 2/15
1922–23 |  Lancashire Combination | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 39 | 7/18
Manchester North End F.C.
1923–24 |  Lancashire Combination | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 71 | 63 | 41 | 11/20
1924–25 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 96 | 95 | 37 | 13/22
1925–26 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 92 | 111 | 43 | 10/22
1926–27 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 156 | 90 | 51 | 8/22
1927–28 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 133 | 101 | 47 | 9/22
1928–29 |  Cheshire County League | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 122 | 81 | 48 | 5/20
1929–30 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 115 | 130 | 32 | 16/22
1930–31 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 19 | 4 | 19 | 97 | 119 | 42 | 13/22
1931–32 |  Cheshire County League | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 106 | 103 | 40 | 12/21
1932–33 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 124 | 78 | 55 | 3/22
1933–34 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 132 | 105 | 46 | 8/22
1934–35 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 112 | 110 | 39 | 10/22
1935–36 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 94 | 107 | 40 | 14/22
1936–37 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 85 | 113 | 35 | 18/22
1937–38 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 18 | 2 | 22 | 112 | 131 | 38 | 14/22
1938–39 |  Cheshire County League | 42 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 57 | 142 | 18 | 22/22

### Reserves Team

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Season | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos

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New Cross F.C.
1922–23 |  Manchester League | 24† | 9 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 23 | ?/14
Manchester North End F.C.
1923–24 |  Manchester League | 25† | 9 | 3 | 13 | 37 | 50 | 21 | ?/16
1924–25 |  Manchester League | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 94 | 41 | 46 | 1/16
1925–26 |  Manchester League | 34 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 119 | 41 | 53 | 2/18
1926–27 |  Manchester League | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 57 | 34 | 8/16
1927–28 |  Manchester League | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 118 | 76 | 42 | 5/17
1928–29 |  Manchester League | 30† | 13 | 4 | 13 | 93 | 79 | 30 | ?/18
1929–30 |  Manchester League | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 85 | 62 | 40 | 3/16
1930–31 |  Manchester League | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 82 | 81 | 28 | 7/14
1934–35 |  Manchester League | 33† | 13 | 6 | 14 | 82 | 78 | 32 | ?/19
1935–36 |  Manchester League | 32† | 13 | 5 | 14 | 74 | 85 | 31 | ?/19
1936–37 |  Manchester League | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 106 | 49 | 47 | 1/16
1937–38 |  Manchester League | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 5/14
† = record incomplete

## FA Cup results

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Season | Round | Opponents | Date | H/A | Result

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1923–24 | Extra preliminary round | Old Xaverians | 8 September 1923 | Away | 2–0
Preliminary round | Eccles United | 22 September 1923 | Home | 1–1
26 September 1923 | Away | 2–1
First qualifying round | Buxton | 6 October 1923 | Away | 2–4
1924–25 | Preliminary round | Marine | 20 September 1924 | Home | 6–0
First qualifying round | Glossop | 4 October 1924 | Away | 0–3
1925–26 | Preliminary round | Buxton | 19 September 1925 | Home | 1–1
23 September 1925 | Away | 2–4
1926–27 | Preliminary round | Glossop | 18 September 1926 | Away | 1–4
1927–28 | Preliminary round | Glossop | 17 September 1927 | Home | 4–3
First qualifying round | Bootle Celtic | 1 October 1927 | Home | 3–0
Second qualifying round | Hurst | 15 October 1927 | Home | 2–2
19 October 1927 | Away | 1–2
1928–29 | Preliminary round | St Helens Town | 15 September 1928 | Away | 0–0
19 September 1928 | Home | 1–0
First qualifying round | Ellesmere Port Town | 29 September 1928 | Home | 6–3
Second qualifying round | Whiston Parish | 13 October 1928 | Home | 3–1
Third qualifying round | Hurst | 27 October 1928 | Home | 4–1
Fourth qualifying round | Rhyl Athletic | 10 November 1928 | Away | 2–3
1929–30 | Preliminary round | Northern Nomads | 21 September 1929 | Home | 4–4
25 September 1929 | Away | 4–3
First qualifying round | Ellesmere Port Town | 5 October 1929 | Home | 3–1
Second qualifying round | Prescot Cables | 19 October 1929 | Away | 2–5
1931–32 | Preliminary round | Peasley Cross Athletic | 19 September 1931 | Home | 3–2
First qualifying round | Prescot Cables | 3 October 1929 | Away | 2–5
1932–33 | Preliminary round | Stalybridge Celtic | 17 September 1932 | Away | 2–4
1933–34 | Preliminary round | Prescot Cables | 16 September 1933 | Away | 1–1
20 September 1933 | Home | 3–0
First qualifying round | Earle | 30 September 1933 | Home | 9–1
Second qualifying round | Stalybridge Celtic | 14 October 1933 | Away | 4–3
Third qualifying round | Marine | 28 October 1933 | Home | 5–3
Fourth qualifying round | Workington | 11 November 1933 | Home | 3–3
15 November 1933 | Away | 3–6
1934–35 | Preliminary round | Glossop | 15 September 1934 | Away | 1–3
1935–36 | Preliminary round | Northern Nomads | 21 September 1935 | Away | 0–7
1936–37 | Preliminary round | Northern Nomads | 19 September 1936 | Home | 4–0
First qualifying round | Glossop | 3 October 1936 | Home | 3–2
Second qualifying round | South Liverpool | 17 October 1936 | Away | 1–3
1937–38 | Preliminary round | Buxton | 18 September 1937 | Home | 3–1
First qualifying round | Marine | 2 October 1937 | Home | 2–2
6 October 1937 | Away | 3–0
Second qualifying round | South Liverpool | 16 October 1937 | Away | 2–2
20 October 1937 | Home | 0–1

## See also

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* For a list of Manchester North End's players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Manchester North End F.C. players.

## Sources

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* "New Cross history". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
* "Manchester North End history". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
* "The Manchester League 1920–1960". Non-League Football Matters. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
* "Lancashire Combination 1909–1925". Non-League Football Matters. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
* "Cheshire County League 1919–1940". Non-League Football Matters. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
* "The FA Cup results archive". The FA. Retrieved 13 November 2023.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Gossip On Sport: Chatty Paragraphs From All Quarters: Football". Sporting Chronicle. Manchester. 10 August 1921. p. 6.
2. ^ "Sports News: Another North End". Shields Daily News. North Shields. 26 March 1923. p. 4.
3. ^ "Association Football - Manchester North End". The Manchester Guardian. 8 July 1938. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Football - Altrincham win their last match". The Advertiser. Alderley Edge. 12 May 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.