- 1899–1900 Manchester City F.C. season
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Manchester City F.C. 1899–1900 season Manager 
Sam OrmerodFootball 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) ← 1898–99 1900–01 → 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.
Contents
Team Kit
Football League First Division
P W D L F A Pts 5 Newcastle United 34 13 10 11 53 43 36 6 Derby County 34 14 8 12 45 43 36 7 Manchester City 34 13 8 13 50 44 34 8 Nottingham Forest 34 13 8 13 56 55 34 9 Stoke 34 13 8 13 37 45 34 P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football LeagueResults summary
Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 34 13 8 13 50 44 +6 34 10 3 4 33 15 +18 3 5 9 17 29 -12 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
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 GK Charlie Williams34 1 2 0 36 1 DF 
Di Jones34 0 2 0 36 0 DF Dick Ray9 0 2 0 11 0 MF 
Stuart Munn6 0 0 0 6 0 FW Joe Cassidy1 0 0 0 1 0 FW Billie Gillespie28 8 2 0 30 8 FW Howard Harvey5 1 0 0 5 1 FW Billy Meredith33 14 2 0 35 14 FW William "Stockport" Smith5 2 0 0 5 2 FW Fred Williams31 7 2 0 33 7 -- Herbert Dartnell 1 0 0 0 1 0 -- Alex Davidson 5 1 0 0 5 1 -- George Dougal 23 2 0 0 23 2 -- Billy Holmes 34 0 2 0 36 0 -- Pat Leonard 1 1 0 0 1 1 -- Bobby Moffatt 25 2 1 0 26 2 -- Thomas Read 28 0 1 0 29 0 -- Jimmy Ross26 10 1 1 27 11 -- William "Buxton" Smith 34 1 2 0 36 1 -- Fred Threlfall 9 0 2 0 11 0 -- Tonge 2 0 1 0 3 0 Scorers
All
Scorer Goals Billy Meredith14 Jimmy Ross11 Billie Gillespie8 Fred Williams7 George Dougal 2 Bobby Moffatt William "Stockport" SmithAlex Davidson 1 Howard HarveyPat Leonard William "Buxton" Smith Charlie WilliamsLeague
Scorer Goals Billy Meredith14 Jimmy Ross10 Billie Gillespie8 Fred Williams7 George Dougal 2 Bobby Moffatt William "Stockport" SmithAlex Davidson 1 Howard HarveyPat Leonard William "Buxton" Smith Charlie WilliamsFA Cup
Scorer Goals Jimmy Ross1 See also
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