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Manchester City F.C.
1899–1900 season
Manager England Sam Ormerod
Football League1st
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gillespie (18 goals)
All: Gillespie (19 goals)
Highest home attendance25,000 vs Newcastle Utd
(14 October 1899)
25,000 vs Liverpool
(28 October 1899)
Lowest home attendance3,000 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.

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 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
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 1899 First round Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Ross 22,000
31 January 1899 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 England Charlie Williams 34 1 2 0 36 1
DF Wales Di Jones 34 0 2 0 36 0
DF England Dick Ray 9 0 2 0 11 0
MF Scotland Stuart Munn 6 0 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland Joe Cassidy 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Billie Gillespie 28 8 2 0 30 8
FW England Howard Harvey 5 1 0 0 5 1
FW Wales Billy Meredith 33 14 2 0 35 14
FW England William "Stockport" Smith 5 2 0 0 5 2
FW England Fred Williams 31 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
-- Scotland Jimmy Ross 26 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

See also

References

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Manchester City F.C.
1899–1900 season
Manager England Sam Ormerod
Football League1st
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gillespie (18 goals)
All: Gillespie (19 goals)
Highest home attendance25,000 vs Newcastle Utd
(14 October 1899)
25,000 vs Liverpool
(28 October 1899)
Lowest home attendance3,000 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.

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 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
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 1899 First round Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Ross 22,000
31 January 1899 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 England Charlie Williams 34 1 2 0 36 1
DF Wales Di Jones 34 0 2 0 36 0
DF England Dick Ray 9 0 2 0 11 0
MF Scotland Stuart Munn 6 0 0 0 6 0
FW Scotland Joe Cassidy 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Billie Gillespie 28 8 2 0 30 8
FW England Howard Harvey 5 1 0 0 5 1
FW Wales Billy Meredith 33 14 2 0 35 14
FW England William "Stockport" Smith 5 2 0 0 5 2
FW England Fred Williams 31 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
-- Scotland Jimmy Ross 26 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

See also

References


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