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After playing for Airdrieonians and Blackburn Rovers, Bob Donaldson arrived at Newton Heath prior to the 1891-92 Alliance season and was an immediate success. He was an ever-present in his first season and also topped the Club’s goalscoring charts as the Heathens finished second in the competition.
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William Sharpe’s first Alliance League goal came in Newton Heath’s 3-1 defeat of Grimsby Town on 18th October 1890 but this was not a particularly great season for strikers. Sharpe netted six goals that season and ended up leading goalscorer.
The following season he only managed 3 Alliance fixtures and wasn’t really seen much in a footballing context again until he appeared for Oldham County in 1896. He had a spell at Oldham Athletic in 1901.
Leading Newton Heath League Scorer in: 1890-1891 – 6 goals, 20 appearances (Alliance League)
Willie Stewart was Newton Heath’s record goalscorer for the 1889-1890 season, netting ten goals in 19 games. In fact Stewart scored in the Club’s first Alliance game when Sunderland Albion were defeated 4-1 at North Road on 21st September 1889. Stewart had joined the Heathens a few weeks earlier from Warwick County.
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