1909–10 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1909–10 season
ManagerEngland Harry Newbould
Football League
Second Division		1st (promoted)
FA CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Dorsett (13 goals)
All:
Dorsett (14 goals)
Wynn (14 goals)
Highest home attendance40,000 vs Oldham Athletic
(26 March 1910)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Lincoln City
(11 September 1909)
8,000 vs Clapton Orient
(13 April 1910)

The 1909–10 season was Manchester City F.C.'s nineteenth season of league football and first season back in the second rung of English football following their relegation the previous season. As in the 1902–03 season, City rebounded instantly with a promotion in their first year back in the Second Division. Winning the division gave the club a third Second Division trophy win - something only Liverpool had achieved at this point. From 1910 to this day, no club has even for one season ever surpassed City's haul of second tier trophies, which currently stands at seven.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City 38 23 8 7 81 40 2.025 54 Division Champions
2 Oldham Athletic 38 23 7 8 79 39 2.026 53 Promoted
3 Hull City 38 23 7 8 80 46 1.739 53
4 Derby County 38 22 9 7 72 47 1.532 53
5 Leicester Fosse 38 20 4 14 79 58 1.362 44
Source: [citation needed]

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 23 8 7 81 40 2.025 54 15 2 2 51 17 32 8 6 5 30 23 22

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
2 September 1909 Blackpool H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Thornley 10,000
4 September 1909 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 3 – 1 Stewart, Ross, Conlin 9,000
11 September 1909 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 6 – 2 Jones (2), Thornley (2), Dorsett, Conlin 8,000
18 September 1909 Clapton Orient A Millfields Road 2 – 3 Dorsett, Ross 15,000
25 September 1909 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 – 0 8,000
2 October 1909 Hull City A Anlaby Road 2 – 1 Jones, Dorsett 12,000
9 October 1909 Derby County H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Holford, Conlin 20,000
16 October 1909 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 2 – 1 Eadie, Conlin 12,000
23 October 1909 Glossop H Hyde Road 3 – 3 Ross (2), Holford 14,000
27 October 1909 Gainsborough Trinity A The Northolme 3 – 1 Jones (3) 6,000
30 October 1909 Birmingham A St Andrews 1 – 1 Thornley 18,000
6 November 1909 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Holford (2), Thornley 24,000
13 November 1909 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 – 1 22,000
27 November 1909 Fulham A Craven Cottage 1 – 1 Thornley 12,000
4 December 1909 Burnley H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Jones (2), Thornley, Dorsett 12,000
11 December 1909 Leeds City A Elland Road 3 – 1 Thornley (2), Ross 3,000
18 December 1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 6 – 0 Thornley (3), Dorsett (2), Ross 20,000
25 December 1909 Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 0 – 2 18,000
27 December 1909 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Wynn, Holford 20,000
1 January 1910 Bradford Park Avenue H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Wynn, Dorsett (2) 25,000
8 January 1910 Leicester City H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Jones, Holford 25,000
22 January 1910 Lincoln City A Sincil Bank 2 – 0 Wynn, Conlin 9,000
12 February 1910 Hull City H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Conlin, Wynn, Holford 30,000
26 February 1910 Stockport County H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Wynn (2) 16,000
9 March 1910 Barnsley H Hyde Road 0 – 0 15,000
12 March 1910 Birmingham H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Eadie, Jones, Conlin 15,000
16 March 1910 Derby County A Baseball Ground 1 – 3 Dorsett 12,000
19 March 1910 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0 – 0 10,000
25 March 1910 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 1 – 0 Jones 8,000
26 March 1910 Oldham Athletic F.C. H Hyde Road 0 – 2 40,000
28 March 1910 Gainsborough Trinity H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Dorsett, Holford, Jones 15,000
2 April 1910 Barnsley A Oakwell 1 – 1 Dorsett 10,000
6 April 1910 Glossop A North Road 3 – 0 Conlin (2), Gould 5,000
9 April 1910 Fulham H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Holford (2), Wynn 16,000
13 April 1910 Clapton Orient H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Dorsett, Wynn 8,000
16 April 1910 Burnley A Turf Moor 3 – 3 Gould, Holford, Wynn 7,000
23 April 1910 Leeds City H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Dorsett, Wynn, Conlin 16,000
30 April 1910 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 2 – 3 Holford, Conlin 10,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
15 January 1910 First round Workington Town A Borough Park 2 – 1 Wynn (2) 5,233
5 February 1910 Second round Southampton A The Dell 5 – 0 Dorsett, Stewart, Jones, Conlin, Holford 15,965
19 February 1910 Third round Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 – 1 Stewart, Jones 45,000
5 March 1910 Fourth round Swindon Town A County Ground 0 – 2 14,429

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Frank Davies 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Jack Lyall 33 0 4 0 37 0
GK England Walter Smith 3 0 0 0 3 0
GK England John Swann 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland James Buchan 20 0 0 0 20 0
DF England Charlie Burgess 4 0 0 0 4 0
MF England George Dorsett 38 13 4 1 42 14
MF England Tom Holford 30 12 4 1 34 13
FW England John Brown 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Wales Lot Jones 37 12 4 2 41 14
FW England Davie Ross 11 6 0 0 11 6
FW Scotland George Stewart 22 1 4 2 26 3
FW England Irvine Thornley 23 12 0 0 23 12
FW Wales George Wynn 20 10 4 2 24 12
-- Jimmy Blair 2 0 0 0 2 0
-- Bill Bottomley 14 0 4 0 18 0
FW England Harry Chapelhow 7 0 0 0 7 0
-- Jimmy Conlin 35 11 4 1 39 12
DF England Dan Coupe 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Scotland Bill Eadie 23 2 4 0 27 2
-- George Furr 3 0 0 0 3 0
-- Willie Gould 6 2 0 0 6 2
-- Bertram Jackson 36 0 4 0 40 0
-- Francis James 2 0 0 0 2 0
-- Tommy Kelso 28 0 4 0 32 0
-- Frank Norgrove 8 0 0 0 8 0
-- Jimmy Wilkinson 9 0 0 0 9 0

Scorers

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