1900

The start to the 20th century held little relief for the Heathens who had acheived little in recent years and were languishing in the shadow of their rivals Manchester City who had been recently promoted to the 1st div.

The team at that time did see a few changes with Frank Barrett in goal Harry Stafford and Fred Erentz at the fullback positions, Morgan Griffiths and Carwright were regular choices for the halve back line while up front Bryant, Jackson and Cassidy were the regulars.

The club had forged strong links to Wales at the time and boasted seven Welsh internationals in the lineup, many of them arriving in Manchester looking for work on the railroad.

Although rich in Welsh International talent the Club had not a single English International on the books (Billy Bryant was picked to represent the Football League).