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1901–02 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season


English football club season

FieldValue
clubManchester City F.C.
season1901–02
managerSam Ormerod
leagueFootball League
league result18th (relegated)
cup1FA Cup
cup1 resultSecond round
league topscorerGillespie (15 goals)
season topscorerGillespie (15 goals)
highest attendance25,000 vs The Wednesday
(28 March 1902)
lowest attendance7,000 vs Bury
(5 April 1902)
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socks1000066
prevseason1900–01
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(28 March 1902) (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. It was also the first year in which the club suffered relegation from a division of league football.

Football League First Division

Results summary

Results

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultScorersAttendance
2 September 1901EvertonAGoodison Park1 – 3Meredith20,000
7 September 1901SunderlandARoker Park0 – 114,000
14 September 1901Small HeathHHyde Road1 – 4Scotson18,000
21 September 1901Derby CountyABaseball Ground0 – 210,000
5 October 1901Notts CountyATrent Bridge0 – 212,000
12 October 1901Bolton WanderersHHyde Road1 – 0F. Williams20,000
19 October 1901Grimsby TownHHyde Road3 – 0Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams18,000
26 October 1901Wolverhampton WanderersAMolineux0 – 08,000
2 November 1901LiverpoolHHyde Road2 – 3Gillespie, F. Williams22,000
9 November 1901Newcastle UnitedASt James' Park0 – 38,000
23 November 1901Sheffield UnitedABramall Lane0 – 510,000
30 November 1901Nottingham ForestHHyde Road3 – 1Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones15,000
7 December 1901BuryAGigg Lane0 – 39,000
14 December 1901Blackburn RoversHHyde Road1 – 1Meredith10,000
21 December 1901StokeAVictoria GroundAbandoned after 75 minutes
0 – 26,000
26 December 1901The WednesdayAOwlerton1 – 2R. Jones10,000
1 January 1902Bolton WanderersABurnden Park3 – 3Meredith, Ross, Henderson19,853
4 January 1902SunderlandHHyde Road0 – 315,000
11 January 1902Small HeathAMuntz Street0 – 112,000
13 January 1902StokeAVictoria Ground0 – 35,000
18 January 1902Derby CountyHHyde Road0 – 018,000
1 February 1902Notts CountyHHyde Road1 – 0Threlfall20,000
15 February 1902Grimsby TownABlundell Park2 – 3Gillespie (2)4,000
17 February 1902Aston VillaHHyde Road1 – 0Hosie17,000
22 February 1902Wolverhampton WanderersHHyde Road3 – 0Gillespie (2), McOustra16,269
1 March 1902LiverpoolAAnfield0 – 420,000
8 March 1902Newcastle UnitedHHyde Road2 – 0Hynds (2)20,000
17 March 1902EvertonHHyde Road2 – 0Meredith, McOustra22,000
22 March 1902Sheffield UnitedHHyde Road4 – 0Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie20,000
28 March 1902The WednesdayHHyde Road0 – 325,000
29 March 1902Nottingham ForestACity Ground1 – 3Hosie10,000
31 March 1902Aston VillaAVilla Park2 – 2Gillespie, Drummond18,000
5 April 1902BuryHHyde Road2 – 0Gillespie, Meredith7,000
12 April 1902Blackburn RoversAEwood Park4 – 1Gillespie (4)3,000
19 April 1902StokeHHyde Road2 – 2Gillespie, Drummond12,000

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResultScorersAttendance
25 January 1902First roundPreston North EndHHyde Road1 – 1Henderson10,000
29 January 1902First round replayPreston North EndAThe Hawthorns0 – 0
(aet)7,000
3 February 1902First round second replayPreston North EndAThe Hawthorns4 – 2
(aet)B. Smith (3), Morgan5,000
7 February 1902Second roundNottingham ForestHHyde Road0 – 216,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.NameLeagueFA CupAbandonedTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKSCO Frank Barrett504010100
GKENG Jack Hillman1400000140
GKENG Charlie Williams1500000150
DFSCO Tommy Hynds2924010342
DFWAL Di Jones2000010210
FWENG Billie Gillespie301500003015
FWENG Daniel Hurst1500010160
FWWAL Billy Meredith3384010388
FWSCO Jimmy Ross71101091
FWENG Fred Williams1330000133
--Fred Bevan20001030
--Jimmy Drummond1320000132
--Sammy Frost20000020
--John Henderson41210062
--Billy Holmes60000060
--Jamie Hosie3334010383
--Robert Hunter50000050
--Dick Jones1122010142
HBSCO Willie McOustra1320000132
--Bobby Moffatt2102000230
--Hugh Morgan1213100152
--Willie Orr2304010280
--Thomas Read40000040
--Jimmy Scotson31100041
--Percy Slater1304000170
DFENG William "Buxton" Smith1604310213
--Fred Threlfall1814000221
--Lionel Watson10000010

Scorers

All

ScorerGoals
ENG Billie Gillespie15
WAL Billy Meredith8
James Hosie3
ENG William "Buxton" Smith
ENG Fred Williams
Jimmy Drummond2
John Henderson
SCO Tommy Hynds
Dick Jones
SCO Willie McOustra
Hugh Morgan
SCO Jimmy Ross1
Jimmy Scotson
Fred Threlfall

League

ScorerGoals
ENG Billie Gillespie15
WAL Billy Meredith8
James Hosie3
ENG Fred Williams
Jimmy Drummond2
SCO Tommy Hynds
Dick Jones
SCO Willie McOustra
John Henderson1
Hugh Morgan
SCO Jimmy Ross
Jimmy Scotson
Fred Threlfall

FA Cup

ScorerGoals
ENG William "Buxton" Smith3
John Henderson1
Hugh Morgan

References

References

  1. the match was abandoned in extra time but the result was allowed to stand - https://www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk/season/S1901-02/1902-01-29.html
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