1911–12 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.

1911–12 season
Manager	Harry Newbould
Football League First Division	15th
FA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Wynn (17 goals) All: Wynn (18 goals)
Highest home attendance	45,000 vs Oldham Athletic (3 February 1912)
Lowest home attendance	10,000 vs Liverpool (6 January 1912) 10,000 vs Bradford City (28 March 1912) 10,000 vs Tottenham Hotspur (5 April 1912)

The 1911–12 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-first season of league football and second consecutive season back in the First Division of English football.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Blackburn Rovers (C)	38	20	9	9	60	43	1.395	49
2	Everton	38	20	6	12	46	42	1.095	46
3	Newcastle United	38	18	8	12	64	50	1.280	44
4	Bolton Wanderers	38	20	3	15	54	43	1.256	43
5	The Wednesday	38	16	9	13	69	49	1.408	41
6	Aston Villa	38	17	7	14	76	63	1.206	41
7	Middlesbrough	38	16	8	14	56	45	1.244	40
8	Sunderland	38	14	11	13	58	51	1.137	39
9	West Bromwich Albion	38	15	9	14	43	47	0.915	39
10	Woolwich Arsenal	38	15	8	15	55	59	0.932	38
11	Bradford City	38	15	8	15	46	50	0.920	38
12	Tottenham Hotspur	38	14	9	15	53	53	1.000	37
13	Manchester United	38	13	11	14	45	60	0.750	37
14	Sheffield United	38	13	10	15	63	56	1.125	36
15	Manchester City	38	13	9	16	56	58	0.966	35
16	Notts County	38	14	7	17	46	63	0.730	35
17	Liverpool	38	12	10	16	49	55	0.891	34
18	Oldham Athletic	38	12	10	16	46	54	0.852	34
19	Preston North End (R)	38	13	7	18	40	57	0.702	33	Relegation to the Second Division
20	Bury (R)	38	6	9	23	32	59	0.542	21

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
38	13	9	16	56	58	0.966	35	10	5	4	39	20	25	3	4	12	17	38	10

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
2 September 1911	Manchester United	H	Hyde Road	0 – 0		?,000
9 September 1911	Liverpool	A	Anfield	2 – 2	Kelso (2)	15,000
16 September 1911	Aston Villa	H	Hyde Road	2 – 6	Holford, Jones	30,000
23 September 1911	Newcastle United	A	St James' Park	0 – 1		10,000
30 September 1911	Sheffield United	H	Hyde Road	0 – 0		25,000
7 October 1911	Oldham Athletic	A	Boundary Park	1 – 4	Thornley	15,000
14 October 1911	Bolton Wanderers	H	Hyde Road	3 – 1	Wall, Wynn, Keary	25,000
21 October 1911	Bradford City	A	Valley Parade	1 – 4	Thornley	12,000
28 October 1911	Woolwich Arsenal	H	Hyde Road	3 – 3	Wynn (2), Thornley	25,000
4 November 1911	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	1 – 2	Kelso	10,000
11 November 1911	Everton	A	Goodison Park	0 – 1		15,000
18 November 1911	West Bromwich Albion	H	Hyde Road	0 – 2		12,000
25 November 1911	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	1 – 1	J. Dorsett	4,000
2 December 1911	Blackburn Rovers	H	Hyde Road	3 – 0	Wynn (2), J. Dorsett	40,000
9 December 1911	The Wednesday	A	Owlerton	0 – 3		12,000
16 December 1911	Bury	H	Hyde Road	2 – 0	Wynn, Thornley	14,000
23 December 1911	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	1 – 3	J. Dorsett	10,000
25 December 1911	Notts County	A	Meadow Lane	1 – 0	Young	15,000
26 December 1911	Notts County	H	Hyde Road	4 – 0	Fletcher, Wynn, Young, Jones	35,000
30 December 1911	Manchester United	A	Old Trafford	0 – 0		41,743
6 January 1912	Liverpool	H	Hyde Road	2 – 3	Wynn (2)	10,000
20 January 1912	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	1 – 3	J. Dorsett	10,000
27 January 1912	Newcastle United	H	Hyde Road	1 – 1	Wynn	30,000
10 February 1912	Oldham Athletic	H	Hyde Road	1 – 3	J. Smith	25,000
17 February 1912	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	1 – 2	Brooks	20,000
26 February 1912	Sheffield United	A	Bramall Lane	2 – 6	Thornley (2)	5,000
2 March 1912	Woolwich Arsenal	A	Manor Ground	0 – 2		12,000
9 March 1912	Preston North End	H	Hyde Road	0 – 0		13,000
16 March 1912	Everton	H	Hyde Road	4 – 0	Thornley (4)	25,000
23 March 1912	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	1 – 1	Bottomley	8,000
28 March 1912	Bradford City	H	Hyde Road	4 – 0	Holford (2), Wynn, Jones	10,000
30 March 1912	Sunderland	H	Hyde Road	2 – 0	Wynn, Holford	20,000
5 April 1912	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Hyde Road	2 – 1	Jones, J. Dorsett	10,000
6 April 1912	Blackburn Rovers	A	Ewood Park	0 – 2		14,000
8 April 1912	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	2 – 0	Jones, J. Dorsett	15,000
13 April 1912	The Wednesday	H	Hyde Road	4 – 0	Wynn (3), Jones	30,000
20 April 1912	Bury	A	Gigg Lane	2 – 1	Wynn (2)	18,000
27 April 1912	Middlesbrough	H	Hyde Road	2 – 0	Jones, J. Dorsett	20,000

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1912	First round	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	1 – 0	Wynn	15,000
3 February 1912	Second round	Oldham Athletic	H	Hyde Road	0 – 1		45,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Augustus Beeby	11	0	0	0	11	0
GK	Jim Goodchild	15	0	2	0	17	0
GK	Walter Smith	12	0	0	0	12	0
DF	Eli Fletcher	35	1	2	0	37	1
MF	George Dorsett	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Joe Dorsett	33	7	2	0	35	7
MF	Sid Hoad	37	0	2	0	39	0
MF	Tom Holford	32	4	2	0	34	4
FW	Frank Booth	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Lot Jones	24	7	2	0	26	7
FW	Davie Ross	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Irvine Thornley	18	10	0	0	18	10
FW	George Wynn	31	17	2	1	33	18
FW	Alex Young	13	2	2	0	15	2
--	Joe Bentley	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	Bill Bottomley	19	1	0	0	19	1
--	George Brooks	2	1	0	0	2	1
--	Robert Davies	6	0	0	0	6	0
--	Bill Eadie	26	0	2	0	28	0
--	J. Eden	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	Billy Henry	25	0	2	0	27	0
--	Albert Keary	8	1	0	0	8	1
--	William Kelly	7	0	0	0	7	0
--	Tommy Kelso	9	3	0	0	9	3
--	Val Lawrence	19	0	2	0	21	0
--	Frank Norgrove	3	0	0	0	3	0
--	Jonathon Smith	4	1	0	0	4	1
--	Len Wall	20	1	0	0	20	1

Scorers

All

Scorer	Goals
George Wynn	18
Irvine Thornley	10
Joe Dorsett	7
Lot Jones
Tom Holford	4
Tommy Kelso	3
Alex Young	2
Bill Bottomley	1
George Brooks
Eli Fletcher
Keary
Jonathon Smith
Len Wall

League

Scorer	Goals
George Wynn	17
Irvine Thornley	10
Joe Dorsett	7
Lot Jones
Tom Holford	4
Tommy Kelso	3
Alex Young	2
Bill Bottomley	1
George Brooks
Eli Fletcher
Keary
Jonathon Smith
Len Wall

FA Cup

Scorer	Goals
George Wynn	1

See also

• Manchester City F.C. seasons

External links

• Extensive Manchester City statistics site