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William Stuart ; (11 February 1872 – July 1945) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside-forward before switching to his favoured half-back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he scored a goal in the club's first Football Alliance match against Sunderland Albion on 21 September 1889. On 7 April 1890, he scored Newton Heath's first ever hat-trick against Small Heath. In the 1892-93 season, he helped the club gain League status. After scoring 23 goals in 149 appearances for the Heathens, he left the club in May 1895 for Luton Town. At the end of the career, he joined Thames Ironworks

Name: William S Stewart
Birthdate: 11/02/1872
Birthplace: Coupar Angus, Pertshire Scotland
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 13st
Transferred from: Warwickshire County, 07/1889, £
Previous clubs: Warwickshire County
Debut for Newton Heath: 04/10/1890 v Higher Walton (North Road) 2-0 (FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round)
Farewell to United: Transferred to Luton Town, 05/1895

Total Apps 76 ....FA Cup 9 .....

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Alfred Farman ; (born April 1869 in Kings Norton, Birmingham) was an English footballer who played as a forward. He played for Birmingham Excelsior, Aston Villa and Bolton Wanderers before joining Newton Heath in September 1889. He was in the Heathens' team that first joined the Football Alliance in the 1889-90 season, and made his debut on 9 November 1889 against Long Eaton Rangers, in which he scored a goal. At Newton Heath, which was later renamed Manchester United, he scored 53 goals in 121 appearances, before leaving in June 1895

Name: Alfred H Farman
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 04/1869
Birthplace: Kings Norton, Birmingham, England
Height:
Weight:
Transferred from: Bolton Wanderers, 09/1889, £
Previous clubs: Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers
Debut for Newton Heath: 18/01/1889 v Preston North End (A) 1-6 (FA Cup 1st Round)
Farewell to United: Transferred to , 06/1895

Total Apps 51 .............FA Cup 7 ......

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Name: James Coupar
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 1869
Birthplace: Dundee, Scotland
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 10st 4lbs
1st spell Transferred from: Dundee Our Boys, 06/1892, £
1st farewell to United: Transferred to St Johnstone, 07/1893, £
2nd spell was transferred from: Swindon Town, 09/1901, £
Previous clubs: Dundee Our Boys, St. Johnstone, Rotherham Town, Luton Town, Swindon Town, Linfield
Debut for Newton Heath: 03/09/1892 v Blackburn Rovers (A) 3-4 (League Division One)
Farewell to United: Transferred to ?, 06/1902,

Total Apps 32 ...FA Cup 0 ....

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Robert "Bob" Donaldson ; was a Scottish football player. He played as a forward.

Donaldson played for Airdrieonians .. and Blackburn Rovers before joining Manchester United in 1892. He scored 66 goals in 147 appearances for United. The first of these goals, scored against Blackburn Rovers on September 3, 1892, was also United's first ever league goal.

Name: Robert Donaldson
Position: Forward
Birthdate: 27/08/1871
Birthplace: Greenend, Coatbridge, Scotland
Height: 5' 7"
Weight: 12st 8lbs
Transferred from: Blackburn Rovers
Previous clubs: Airdrieonians, Blackburn Rovers
Debut for Newton Heath: 03/09/1892 v Blackburn Rovers (A) 3-4 (League Division One)
Farewell to Newton Heath: Transferred to Luton Town, 12/1897

Total Apps 131 .....FA Cup 16 ......

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