Willie Bryant
| Date of birth | 1874 |
| Place of birth | Rotherham |
| Nationality | English |
| Position | Outside right |
A direct wing man, he was the first Newton Heath player to play for the Football League. A good scoring record for a winger.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1896-97 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 8 | 5 |
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| 1896-97 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 29 | 3 |
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| 1896-97 | Manchester United | Test Match | 4 | ||||
| 1897-98 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1897-98 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 28 | 9 |
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| 1898-99 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 3 |
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| 1898-99 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 32 | 10 |
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| 1899-00 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1899-00 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 19 | 4 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sep 1896 | Newton Heath v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Sep 1896 | Burton Swifts v Newton Heath | W | 3-5 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Sep 1896 | Newton Heath v Walsall | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Sep 1896 | Newton Heath v Lincoln City | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Sep 1896 | Grimsby Town v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Sep 1896 | Walsall v Newton Heath | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Sep 1896 | Newton Heath v Newcastle United | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Oct 1896 | Manchester City v Newton Heath | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Oct 1896 | Newton Heath v Small Heath | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Oct 1896 | Blackpool v Newton Heath | L | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1896 | Gainsborough Trinity v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Oct 1896 | Newton Heath v Burton Wanderers | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Nov 1896 | Newton Heath v Grimsby Town | W | 4-2 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Nov 1896 | Small Heath v Newton Heath | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Dec 1896 | Newton Heath v West Manchester | W | 7-0 | FA Cup | 1st qualifying round |
| 19 Dec 1896 | Notts County v Newton Heath | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1896 | Newton Heath v Manchester City | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1896 | Newton Heath v Blackpool | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Dec 1896 | Leicester Fosse v Newton Heath | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1897 | Newcastle United v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1897 | Newton Heath v Nelson | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 2nd qualifying round |
| 09 Jan 1897 | Newton Heath v Burton Swifts | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Jan 1897 | Newton Heath v Blackpool | D | 2-2 | FA Cup | 3rd qualifying round |
| 20 Jan 1897 | Blackpool v Newton Heath | W | 1-2 | FA Cup | 3rd qualifying round replay |
| 30 Jan 1897 | Newton Heath v Kettering Town | W | 5-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 13 Feb 1897 | Southampton v Newton Heath | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 17 Feb 1897 | Newton Heath v Southampton | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 20 Feb 1897 | Newton Heath v Leicester Fosse | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Feb 1897 | Derby County v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | Quarter-final |
| 02 Mar 1897 | Newton Heath v Darwen | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Mar 1897 | Darwen v Newton Heath | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Mar 1897 | Burton Wanderers v Newton Heath | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Mar 1897 | Newton Heath v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Mar 1897 | Newton Heath v Notts County | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1897 | Lincoln City v Newton Heath | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Apr 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newton Heath | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Apr 1897 | Loughborough v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Apr 1897 | Burnley v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 21 Apr 1897 | Manchester United v Burnley | W | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 24 Apr 1897 | Manchester United v Sunderland | D | 1-1 | Test Match | |
| 26 Apr 1897 | Sunderland v Manchester United | L | 2-0 | Test Match | |
| 04 Sep 1897 | Newton Heath v Lincoln City | W | 5-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Sep 1897 | Burton Swifts v Newton Heath | W | 0-4 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Sep 1897 | Newton Heath v Luton Town | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Sep 1897 | Blackpool v Newton Heath | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Oct 1897 | Newton Heath v Leicester Fosse | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Oct 1897 | Newcastle United v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Oct 1897 | Newton Heath v Manchester City | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Oct 1897 | Small Heath v Newton Heath | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Oct 1897 | Newton Heath v Walsall | W | 6-0 | League Division Two | |
| 13 Nov 1897 | Newton Heath v Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Nov 1897 | Leicester Fosse v Newton Heath | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Nov 1897 | Newton Heath v Grimsby Town | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Dec 1897 | Manchester City v Newton Heath | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 27 Dec 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity v Newton Heath | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Jan 1898 | Newton Heath v Burton Swifts | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Jan 1898 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newton Heath | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Jan 1898 | Newton Heath v Burnley | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Jan 1898 | Newton Heath v Blackpool | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Jan 1898 | Newton Heath v Walsall | W | 1-0 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 12 Feb 1898 | Newton Heath v Liverpool | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 16 Feb 1898 | Liverpool v Newton Heath | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 26 Feb 1898 | Newton Heath v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 07 Mar 1898 | Burnley v Newton Heath | L | 6-3 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Mar 1898 | Darwen v Newton Heath | W | 2-3 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Mar 1898 | Luton Town v Newton Heath | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 29 Mar 1898 | Newton Heath v Loughborough | W | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Apr 1898 | Grimsby Town v Newton Heath | W | 1-3 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1898 | Newton Heath v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Apr 1898 | Newton Heath v Small Heath | W | 3-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Apr 1898 | Loughborough v Newton Heath | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Apr 1898 | Newton Heath v Darwen | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Sep 1898 | Gainsborough Trinity v Newton Heath | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Sep 1898 | Newton Heath v Manchester City | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Sep 1898 | Glossop North End v Newton Heath | W | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Sep 1898 | Newton Heath v Walsall | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Oct 1898 | Burton Swifts v Newton Heath | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Oct 1898 | Newton Heath v Burslem Port Vale | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Oct 1898 | Small Heath v Newton Heath | L | 4-1 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Oct 1898 | Newton Heath v Loughborough | W | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 05 Nov 1898 | Newton Heath v Grimsby Town | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 12 Nov 1898 | Newton Heath v Barnsley | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 19 Nov 1898 | New Brighton Tower v Newton Heath | W | 0-3 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Nov 1898 | Newton Heath v Lincoln City | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Dec 1898 | Woolwich Arsenal v Newton Heath | L | 5-1 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Dec 1898 | Leicester Fosse v Newton Heath | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 24 Dec 1898 | Newton Heath v Darwen | W | 9-0 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1898 | Manchester City v Newton Heath | L | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 31 Dec 1898 | Newton Heath v Gainsborough Trinity | W | 6-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Jan 1899 | Newton Heath v Burton Swifts | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 14 Jan 1899 | Newton Heath v Glossop North End | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Jan 1899 | Walsall v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Jan 1899 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newton Heath | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 01 Feb 1899 | Newton Heath v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 3-5 | FA Cup | 1st round replay |
| 04 Feb 1899 | Burslem Port Vale v Newton Heath | L | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Feb 1899 | Loughborough v Newton Heath | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Feb 1899 | Newton Heath v Small Heath | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Mar 1899 | Grimsby Town v Newton Heath | L | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 18 Mar 1899 | Newton Heath v New Brighton Tower | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Mar 1899 | Lincoln City v Newton Heath | L | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 01 Apr 1899 | Newton Heath v Woolwich Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Apr 1899 | Blackpool v Newton Heath | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 04 Apr 1899 | Barnsley v Newton Heath | W | 0-2 | League Division Two | |
| 08 Apr 1899 | Luton Town v Newton Heath | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 15 Apr 1899 | Newton Heath v Leicester Fosse | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 22 Apr 1899 | Darwen v Newton Heath | D | 1-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Sep 1899 | Manchester United v Gainsborough Trinity | D | 2-2 | League Division Two | |
| 09 Sep 1899 | Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Sep 1899 | Manchester United v Loughborough | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Sep 1899 | Burton Swifts v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Sep 1899 | Sheffield Wednesday v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 21 Oct 1899 | Manchester United v New Brighton Tower | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 28 Oct 1899 | South Shore v Manchester United | L | 3-1 | FA Cup | 1st qualifying round |
| 04 Nov 1899 | Manchester United v Woolwich Arsenal | W | 2-0 | League Division Two | |
| 11 Nov 1899 | Barnsley v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division Two | |
| 25 Nov 1899 | Luton Town v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 02 Dec 1899 | Manchester United v Port Vale | W | 3-0 | League Division Two | |
| 16 Dec 1899 | Manchester United v Middlesbrough | W | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 23 Dec 1899 | Chesterfield Town v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
| 26 Dec 1899 | Grimsby Town v Manchester United | W | 0-7 | League Division Two | |
| 30 Dec 1899 | Gainsborough Trinity v Manchester United | W | 0-1 | League Division Two | |
| 06 Jan 1900 | Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division Two | |
| 20 Jan 1900 | Manchester United v Burton Swifts | W | 4-0 | League Division Two | |
| 03 Feb 1900 | Manchester United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 1-0 | League Division Two | |
| 17 Feb 1900 | Manchester United v Small Heath | W | 3-2 | League Division Two | |
| 10 Mar 1900 | Woolwich Arsenal v Manchester United | L | 2-1 | League Division Two | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.