1899–1900 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1899–1900 season
Manager England Sam Ormerod
Football League 7th
FA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Meredith (14 goals)
All: Meredith (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 25,000 vs Newcastle Utd
(14 October 1899)
25,000 vs Liverpool
(28 October 1899)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 vs Sheffield United (25 December 1899)

The 1899–1900 season was Manchester City F.C.'s ninth season of league football and first season in the First Division of the Football League.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

P WDLFAPts
5Newcastle United34131011534336
6Derby County3414812454336
7Manchester City3413813504434
8Nottingham Forest3413813565534
9Stoke3413813374534

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
34 13 8 13 50 44 1.136 34 10 3 4 33 15 23 3 5 9 17 29 11

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
2 September 1899 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 3 4 Meredith, Ross, F. Williams 10,000
9 September 1899 Derby County H Hyde Road 4 0 Meredith (2), Ross, Gillespie 22,000
16 September 1899 Bury A Gigg Lane 4 1 Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Leonard 13,000
23 September 1899 Notts County H Hyde Road 5 1 Ross (2), Moffatt, B. Smith, Gillespie 22,000
30 September 1899 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 1 Ross 14,000
7 October 1899 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 3 18,000
14 October 1899 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 0 Ross 25,000
21 October 1899 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 2 F. Williams 20,000
28 October 1899 Liverpool H Hyde Road 0 1 25,000
4 November 1899 Burnley A Turf Moor 0 2 5,000
11 November 1899 Preston North End H Hyde Road 3 1 Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 8,000
25 November 1899 Glossop North End H Hyde Road 4 1 Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Dougal 16,000
2 December 1899 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 1 10,000
9 December 1899 Sunderland H Hyde Road 2 1 Moffatt, Meredith 20,000
16 December 1899 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0 0 2,429
23 December 1899 Everton H Hyde Road 1 2 Meredith 20,000
25 December 1899 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 1 2 F. Williams 3,000
27 December 1899 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 0 2 5,000
30 December 1899 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 1 Gillespie 10,000
6 January 1900 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 0 5,000
13 January 1900 Bury H Hyde Road 2 2 S. Smith (2) 15,000
20 January 1900 Notts County A Trent Bridge 1 1 Gillespie 8,000
3 February 1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 1 1 Meredith 2,000
3 March 1900 Liverpool A Anfield 2 5 Meredith, Gillespie 20,000
10 March 1900 Burnley H Hyde Road 1 0 Meredith 13,000
19 March 1900 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 0 2 15,000
31 March 1900 Glossop North End A North Road 2 0 Harvey, Davidson 7,000
7 April 1900 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 0 F. Williams 16,000
9 April 1900 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 2 0 Meredith (2) 5,000
13 April 1900 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 0 20,000
14 April 1900 Sunderland A Roker Park 1 3 C. Williams 6,000
16 April 1900 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 0 Gillespie, Dougal 5,000
21 April 1900 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 4 0 Ross (2), Meredith, Gillespie 15,000
28 April 1900 Everton A Goodison Park 0 4 20,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
27 January 1900 First round Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 1 Ross 22,000
31 January 1900 First round replay Aston Villa A Villa Park 0 3 18,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Charlie Williams 34120361
DFWales Di Jones 34020360
DFEngland Dick Ray 9020110
MFBilly Holmes 34020360
MFScotland Stuart Munn 600060
FWScotland Joe Cassidy 100010
FWEngland Billie Gillespie 28820308
FWEngland Howard Harvey 510051
FWScotland Pat Leonard 110011
FWWales Billy Meredith 3314203514
FWScotland Jimmy Ross 2610112711
FWEngland William "Stockport" Smith 520052
FWEngland Fred Williams 31720337
--Herbert Dartnell 100010
--Alex Davidson 510051
--George Dougal 23200232
--Bobby Moffatt 25210262
--Thomas Read 28010290
--William "Buxton" Smith 34120361
--Fred Threlfall 9020110
--Tonge 201030

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
Wales Billy Meredith 14
Scotland Jimmy Ross 11
England Billie Gillespie 8
England Fred Williams 7
George Dougal 2
Bobby Moffatt
England William "Stockport" Smith
Alex Davidson 1
England Howard Harvey
Pat Leonard
England William "Buxton" Smith
England Charlie Williams

League

Scorer Goals
Wales Billy Meredith 14
Scotland Jimmy Ross 10
England Billie Gillespie 8
England Fred Williams 7
George Dougal 2
Bobby Moffatt
England William "Stockport" Smith
Alex Davidson 1
England Howard Harvey
Pat Leonard
England William "Buxton" Smith
England Charlie Williams

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Scotland Jimmy Ross 1

See also

References

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