They finished third in the Second Division, earning the right to play in a Test match against Stoke City in order to regain their top-flight status.

A league match against Walsall Town Swifts was played on 9 March, with Newton Heath winning 14–0.

However, Walsall had complained about the state of the pitch before the game, and an extra layer of sand was added prior to kick-off.

[1] The club also entered teams in the Lancashire and Manchester Senior Cups in 1894–95, but were knocked out in the first round of both competitions.

As in the previous season, a Newton Heath team also competed in the Lancashire Palatine League, along with Bury and Liverpool.