1896–97 Manchester City F.C. season

189697 Manchester City F.C. season
Manchester City F.C.
189697 season
Manager England Sam Ormerod
Football League 6th
FA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Meredith (10 goals)
All: Meredith (10 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,000 vs Newton Heath
(3 October 1896)
Lowest home attendance 1,000 vs Lincoln City
(13 February 1897)
1,000 vs Leicester Fosse (12 April 1897)

The 189697 season was Manchester City F.C.'s sixth season of league football and fifth season in the Football League.

Contents

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

P W D L F A Pts
4 Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 37
5 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 35
6 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 32
7 Gainsborough Trinity 30 12 7 11 50 47 31
8 Blackpool 30 13 5 12 59 56 31

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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 12 8 10 58 50 +8 32 5 5 5 25 27 -2 7 3 5 33 23 +10

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

FA

Scorers Attendance
5 September 1896 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 11 Finnerhan 8,000
12 September 1896 Gainsborough Trinity H Hyde Road 11 Sharples 4,000
19 September 1896 Darwen H Hyde Road 41 Mann (2), Ditchfield, Lewis 10,000
21 September 1896 Lincoln City A Sincil Bank 30 Finnerhan, Lewis, Sharples 3,000
26 September 1896 Blackpool A Athletic Grounds 22 Mann, Hill 5,000
3 October 1896 Newton Heath H Hyde Road 00 20,000
10 October 1896 Notts County A Trent Bridge 33 Meredith, Hill, Robinson 7,000
17 October 1896 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 12 Robinson 10,000
24 October 1896 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 13 Sharples 3,000
31 October 1896 Notts County H Hyde Road 14 Meredith 12,000
7 November 1896 Blackpool H Hyde Road 42 Banner, Meredith, Sharples, Lewis 4,000
14 November 1896 Burton Swifts A Peel Croft 31 Tait (2), Gunn 4,000
23 November 1896 Walsall H Hyde Road 23 Finnerhan, Mann 3,000
28 November 1896 Burton Wanderers H Hyde Road 21 F. Williams, Gunn 2,000
19 December 1896 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park 31 Meredith, Gunn, F. Williams 12,000
25 December 1896 Newton Heath A Bank Street 12 Hill 18,000
26 December 1896 Burton Swifts H Hyde Road 05 6,000
1 January 1897 Small Heath H Hyde Road 30 Bannister, Gunn, Sharples 16,000
6 January 1897 Walsall A Hillary Street 50 Ray, Mann, Meredith, Lewis, Sharples 500
9 January 1897 Darwen A Barley Bank 13 Gillespie 1,000
6 February 1897 Newcastle United A St James' Park 03 4,000
13 February 1897 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 10 Gillespie 1,000
27 February 1897 Gainsborough Trinity A The Northolme 41 Gillespie, F. Williams (2), Meredith 9,000
6 March 1897 Burton Wanderers A Derby Turn 11 Read 3,000
13 March 1897 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 40 Holmes, Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 6,000
17 March 1897 Loughborough A Athletic Grounds 02 2,000
12 April 1897 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 33 Meredith (2), ? (o.g.) 1,000
16 April 1897 Loughborough H Hyde Road 11 Foster 2,000
19 April 1897 Small Heath A Muntz Street 13 Meredith 500
28 April 1897 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 21 Hill (2) 2,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

FA

Scorers Attendance
30 January 1897 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 06 6,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Charlie Williams 30 0 1 0 31 0
DF England Dick Ray 30 1 1 0 31 1
MF Scotland James McBride 28 0 1 0 29 0
FW Canada Walter Bowman 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Pat Finnerhan 25 3 0 0 25 3
FW England Billie Gillespie 11 4 0 0 11 4
FW England Frank Hesham 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Wales Billy Meredith 27 10 1 0 28 10
FW England William Townley 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Fred Williams 11 5 0 0 11 5
-- Charlie Bannister 18 2 0 0 18 2
-- John Ditchfield 10 1 0 0 10 1
-- H. Foster 6 1 1 0 7 1
-- England John Gunn 21 4 1 0 22 4
-- James Harper 10 0 1 0 11 0
-- Robert Hill 12 5 0 0 12 5
-- Billy Holmes 12 1 1 0 13 1
-- Wales Billy Lewis 12 4 1 0 13 4
-- Alex McConnell 2 0 0 0 2 0
-- George Mann 18 5 1 0 19 5
-- Bobby Moffatt 8 0 0 0 8 0
-- J. Moffatt 3 0 0 0 3 0
-- William Patterson 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- J. Platt 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Thomas Read 8 1 0 0 8 1
-- L. Robinson 3 2 0 0 3 2
-- James Sharples 10 6 1 0 11 6
-- David Tait 4 2 0 0 4 2
-- Tonge 2 0 0 0 2 0

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
Wales Billy Meredith 10
James Sharples 6
Robert Hill 5
George Mann
England Fred Williams
England Billie Gillespie 4
England John Gunn
Wales Billy Lewis
England Pat Finnerhan 3
Charlie Bannister 2
L. Robinson
David Tait
John Ditchfield 1
H. Foster
Billy Holmes
England Dick Ray
Thomas Read

League

Scorer Goals
Wales Billy Meredith 10
James Sharples 6
Robert Hill 5
George Mann
England Fred Williams
England Billie Gillespie 4
England John Gunn
Wales Billy Lewis
England Pat Finnerhan 3
Charlie Bannister 2
L. Robinson
David Tait
John Ditchfield 1
H. Foster
Billy Holmes
England Dick Ray
Thomas Read

See also

References

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