Newton Heath v Walsall, 24 September 1898
| Score | 1-0 to Newton Heath |
| Competition | League Division Two |
| Venue | Bank Street, Clayton |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
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Goals:
| Matthew Gillespie |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Francis Barrett
Full back
Fred Erentz
Full back
Harry Stafford
Full back/Inside Forward
James Collinson
Wing half
Walter Cartwright
Wing half
Billy Draycott
Outside right
Willie Bryant
Centre forward
Henry Boyd
Forward
Joseph Cassidy
Inside left
Matthew Gillespie
Right Half/Centre forward
William Morgan