| 1901–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |
Sam Ormerod |
| Football League | 18th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League:
Gillespie (15 goals) All: Gillespie (15 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 vs
The Wednesday (28 March 1902) |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,000 vs
Bury (5 April 1902) |
The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League.
Team Kit
     |
Football League First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 32 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 32 |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 31 |
| 17 | Small Heath | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 30 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 28 |
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 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 41 | -27 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1901 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 20,000 |
| 7 September 1901 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | 14,000 | |
| 14 September 1901 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 4 | Scotson | 18,000 |
| 21 September 1901 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
| 5 October 1901 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 2 | 12,000 | |
| 12 October 1901 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | F. Williams | 20,000 |
| 19 October 1901 | Grimsby Town | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 18,000 |
| 26 October 1901 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 0 – 0 | 8,000 | |
| 2 November 1901 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Gillespie, F. Williams | 22,000 |
| 9 November 1901 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 3 | 8,000 | |
| 23 November 1901 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 5 | 10,000 | |
| 30 November 1901 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones | 15,000 |
| 7 December 1901 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 3 | 9,000 | |
| 14 December 1901 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Meredith | 10,000 |
| 21 December 1901 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | Abandoned after 75 minutes 0 – 2 |
6,000 | |
| 26 December 1901 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 2 | R. Jones | 10,000 |
| 1 January 1902 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 3 – 3 | Meredith, Ross, Henderson | 19,853 |
| 4 January 1902 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | 15,000 | |
| 11 January 1902 | Small Heath | A | Muntz Street | 0 – 1 | 12,000 | |
| 13 January 1902 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 3 | 5,000 | |
| 18 January 1902 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 18,000 | |
| 1 February 1902 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Threlfall | 20,000 |
| 15 February 1902 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 2 – 3 | Gillespie (2) | 4,000 |
| 17 February 1902 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Hosie | 17,000 |
| 22 February 1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Gillespie (2), McOustra | 16,269 |
| 1 March 1902 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 4 | 20,000 | |
| 8 March 1902 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Hynds (2) | 20,000 |
| 17 March 1902 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith, McOustra | 22,000 |
| 22 March 1902 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie | 20,000 |
| 28 March 1902 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | 25,000 | |
| 29 March 1902 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 1 – 3 | Hosie | 10,000 |
| 31 March 1902 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 18,000 |
| 5 April 1902 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Meredith | 7,000 |
| 12 April 1902 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 4 – 1 | Gillespie (4) | 3,000 |
| 19 April 1902 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 12,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1902 | First round | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Henderson | 10,000 |
| 25 January 1902 | First round replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 ( aet) |
7,000 | |
| 25 January 1902 | First round second replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 4 – 2 ( aet) |
B. Smith (3), Morgan | 5,000 |
| 25 January 1902 | Second round | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | 16,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Abandoned | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |
Frank Barrett
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| GK |
Jack Hillman
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GK |
Charlie Williams
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF |
Tommy Hynds
|
29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| DF |
Di Jones
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FW |
Billie Gillespie
|
30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 |
| FW |
Daniel Hurst
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| FW |
Billy Meredith
|
33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| FW |
Jimmy Ross
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW |
Fred Williams
|
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Bevan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Drummond | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Sammy Frost | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | John Henderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | Billy Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Jamie Hosie | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| -- | Robert Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Dick Jones | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| -- | Willie McOustra | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Bobby Moffatt | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| -- | Hugh Morgan | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| -- | Willie Orr | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| -- | Thomas Read | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Scotson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| -- | Percy Slater | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| -- | William "Buxton" Smith | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Threlfall | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| -- | Lionel Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1901–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |
Sam Ormerod |
| Football League | 18th (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League:
Gillespie (15 goals) All: Gillespie (15 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 vs
The Wednesday (28 March 1902) |
| Lowest home attendance | 7,000 vs
Bury (5 April 1902) |
The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League.
Team Kit
|
Football League First Division
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 32 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 32 |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 31 |
| 17 | Small Heath | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 30 |
| 18 | Manchester City | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 28 |
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 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | -16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 41 | -27 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1901 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 20,000 |
| 7 September 1901 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | 14,000 | |
| 14 September 1901 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 4 | Scotson | 18,000 |
| 21 September 1901 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 2 | 10,000 | |
| 5 October 1901 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 2 | 12,000 | |
| 12 October 1901 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | F. Williams | 20,000 |
| 19 October 1901 | Grimsby Town | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 18,000 |
| 26 October 1901 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 0 – 0 | 8,000 | |
| 2 November 1901 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Gillespie, F. Williams | 22,000 |
| 9 November 1901 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 3 | 8,000 | |
| 23 November 1901 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 5 | 10,000 | |
| 30 November 1901 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones | 15,000 |
| 7 December 1901 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 3 | 9,000 | |
| 14 December 1901 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Meredith | 10,000 |
| 21 December 1901 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | Abandoned after 75 minutes 0 – 2 |
6,000 | |
| 26 December 1901 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 2 | R. Jones | 10,000 |
| 1 January 1902 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 3 – 3 | Meredith, Ross, Henderson | 19,853 |
| 4 January 1902 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | 15,000 | |
| 11 January 1902 | Small Heath | A | Muntz Street | 0 – 1 | 12,000 | |
| 13 January 1902 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 3 | 5,000 | |
| 18 January 1902 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 18,000 | |
| 1 February 1902 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Threlfall | 20,000 |
| 15 February 1902 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 2 – 3 | Gillespie (2) | 4,000 |
| 17 February 1902 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Hosie | 17,000 |
| 22 February 1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Gillespie (2), McOustra | 16,269 |
| 1 March 1902 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 4 | 20,000 | |
| 8 March 1902 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Hynds (2) | 20,000 |
| 17 March 1902 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith, McOustra | 22,000 |
| 22 March 1902 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie | 20,000 |
| 28 March 1902 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | 25,000 | |
| 29 March 1902 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 1 – 3 | Hosie | 10,000 |
| 31 March 1902 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 18,000 |
| 5 April 1902 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Meredith | 7,000 |
| 12 April 1902 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 4 – 1 | Gillespie (4) | 3,000 |
| 19 April 1902 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 12,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1902 | First round | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Henderson | 10,000 |
| 25 January 1902 | First round replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 ( aet) |
7,000 | |
| 25 January 1902 | First round second replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 4 – 2 ( aet) |
B. Smith (3), Morgan | 5,000 |
| 25 January 1902 | Second round | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | 16,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Abandoned | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |
Frank Barrett
|
5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| GK |
Jack Hillman
|
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GK |
Charlie Williams
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF |
Tommy Hynds
|
29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| DF |
Di Jones
|
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FW |
Billie Gillespie
|
30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 |
| FW |
Daniel Hurst
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| FW |
Billy Meredith
|
33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| FW |
Jimmy Ross
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW |
Fred Williams
|
13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Bevan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Drummond | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Sammy Frost | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | John Henderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | Billy Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Jamie Hosie | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| -- | Robert Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Dick Jones | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| -- | Willie McOustra | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Bobby Moffatt | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| -- | Hugh Morgan | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| -- | Willie Orr | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| -- | Thomas Read | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Scotson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| -- | Percy Slater | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| -- | William "Buxton" Smith | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Threlfall | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| -- | Lionel Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Scorers
All
|
League
|
FA Cup
|
|
See also
References
| History | |
|---|---|
| People | |
| Grounds |
|
| Reserve grounds | |
| Training grounds |
|
| Football teams | |
| Affiliated football teams under CFG | |
| Affiliated academies | |
| Media | |
| Rivalries | |
| Schools | |
| Related articles | |