1896–97 Manchester City F.C. season
Appearance
1896–97 season | |
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Manager | ![]() |
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 1896–97 season was Manchester City F.C.'s sixth season of league football and fifth season in the Football League.
Team Kit
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Football League Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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4 | Small Heath | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 47 | 1.468 | 37 |
5 | Newcastle United | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 1.077 | 35 |
6 | Manchester City | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 1.160 | 32 |
7 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 47 | 1.064 | 31 |
8 | Blackpool | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 1.054 | 31 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 58 | 50 | 1.16 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 17 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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5 September 1896 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Finnerhan | 8,000 |
12 September 1896 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Sharples | 4,000 |
19 September 1896 | Darwen | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Mann (2), Ditchfield, Lewis | 10,000 |
21 September 1896 | Lincoln City | A | Sincil Bank | 3 – 0 | Finnerhan, Lewis, Sharples | 3,000 |
26 September 1896 | Blackpool | A | Athletic Grounds | 2 – 2 | Mann, Hill | 5,000 |
3 October 1896 | Newton Heath | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 20,000 | |
10 October 1896 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 3 – 3 | Meredith, Hill, Robinson | 7,000 |
17 October 1896 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Robinson | 10,000 |
24 October 1896 | Grimsby Town | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 3 | Sharples | 3,000 |
31 October 1896 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 4 | Meredith | 12,000 |
7 November 1896 | Blackpool | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Banner, Meredith, Sharples, Lewis | 4,000 |
14 November 1896 | Burton Swifts | A | Peel Croft | 3 – 1 | Tait (2), Gunn | 4,000 |
23 November 1896 | Walsall | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Finnerhan, Mann | 3,000 |
28 November 1896 | Burton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | F. Williams, Gunn | 2,000 |
19 December 1896 | Grimsby Town | A | Abbey Park | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Gunn, F. Williams | 12,000 |
25 December 1896 | Newton Heath | A | Bank Street | 1 – 2 | Hill | 18,000 |
26 December 1896 | Burton Swifts | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 5 | 6,000 | |
1 January 1897 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Bannister, Gunn, Sharples | 16,000 |
6 January 1897 | Walsall | A | Hillary Street | 5 – 0 | Ray, Mann, Meredith, Lewis, Sharples | 500 |
9 January 1897 | Darwen | A | Barley Bank | 1 – 3 | Gillespie | 1,000 |
6 February 1897 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 3 | 4,000 | |
13 February 1897 | Lincoln City | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Gillespie | 1,000 |
27 February 1897 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | The Northolme | 4 – 1 | Gillespie, F. Williams (2), Meredith | 9,000 |
6 March 1897 | Burton Wanderers | A | Derby Turn | 1 – 1 | Read | 3,000 |
13 March 1897 | Leicester Fosse | A | Filbert Street | 4 – 0 | Holmes, Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 6,000 |
17 March 1897 | Loughborough | A | Athletic Ground | 0 – 2 | 2,000 | |
12 April 1897 | Leicester Fosse | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 3 | Meredith (2), ? (o.g.) | 1,000 |
16 April 1897 | Loughborough | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Foster | 2,000 |
19 April 1897 | Small Heath | A | Muntz Street | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 500 |
28 April 1897 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 2 – 1 | Hill (2) | 2,000 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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30 January 1897 | First round | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 0 – 6 | 6,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GK | ![]() |
30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 10 |
FW | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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