1929–30 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City
1929–30 season
ManagerPeter Hodge
StadiumMaine Road
First Division3rd
FA CupFifth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Tait (28)
All:
Tommy Tait (31)
Highest home attendance70,000 v Aston Villa
(26 December 1929)
Lowest home attendance10,000 v Leicester City
(14 December 1929)

The 1929–30 season was Manchester City's 35th season of competitive football and 23rd season in the top division of English football.[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. City secured a respectable third place finish, their first top 3 finish since 1920-21 and for the fourth time in the top flight.

Football League First Division

Main article: 1929–30 Football League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Sheffield Wednesday (C) 42 26 8 8 105 57 1.842 60
2 Derby County 42 21 8 13 90 82 1.098 50
3 Manchester City 42 19 9 14 91 81 1.123 47
4 Aston Villa 42 21 5 16 92 83 1.108 47
5 Leeds United 42 20 6 16 79 63 1.254 46
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

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
42 19 9 14 91 81 1.123 47 12 5 4 51 33 29 7 4 10 40 48 18

Source: [1]


Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
31 August 1929 Burnley H Maine Road 2 – 2 Marshall, Johnson 22,196
4 September 1929 Arsenal H Maine Road 3 - 1 Tilson (2), Marshall 38,458
7 September 1928 Sunderland A Roker Park 2 – 5 Johnson, Tilson 35,000
11 September 1929 Arsenal A Highbury 2 – 3 McMullan, Brook 23,057
14 September 1929 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 - 0 Brook (2) 36,972
21 September 1929 Everton A Goodison Park 3 – 2 Marshall (2), Tilson 32,711
28 September 1929 Derby County H Maine Road 3 - 0 Tilson (3) 42,047
5 October 1929 Manchester United A Old Trafford 3 – 1 Johnson, Marshall, Brook 57,201
12 October 1929 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 2 – 2 Tait, Johnson 20,000
19 October 1929 West Ham United H Maine Road 4 – 3 Tait (3), Marshall 20,000
26 October 1929 Liverpool A Anfield 6 – 1 Tait (2), Johnson (2), Brook (2) 20,000
2 November 1929 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 3 – 1 Toseland, Tait, Harrison 33,302
9 November 1929 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 2 – 2 Tait, Brook 14,311
16 November 1929 Newcastle United H Maine Road 3 – 0 Marshall, Tait, Brook 30,000
23 November 1929 Sheffield United A Bramhall Lane 2 – 1 Marshall, Brook 12,000
30 November 1929 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 1 – 1 Tait 28,476
7 December 1929 Birmingham City A St Andrews 0 – 3 18,000
14 December 1929 Leicester City H Maine Road 3 – 2 Johnson (2), Brook 10,000
21 December 1929 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 3 – 1 Marshall (3) 20,483
25 December 1929 Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 – 0 Tait (2) 39,803
26 December 1929 Aston Villa H Maine Road 1 – 2 Tait 70,000
28 December 1929 Burnley A Turf Moor 2 – 4 Johnson, Cowan 30,239
1 January 1930 Sheffield Wednesday H Maine Road 3 – 3 McMullan, Marshall, Brook 51,546
4 January 1930 Sunderland H Maine Road 2 – 2 Marshall (2) 30,000
18 January 1930 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 2 – 1 Johnson, Brook 42,543
1 February 1930 Derby County A Baseball Ground 2 - 4 Tait, Brook 18,463
5 February 1930 Everton H Maine Road 1 – 2 Marshall 24,063
8 February 1930 Manchester United H Maine Road 0 – 1 64,472
22 February 1930 West Ham United A Boleyn Ground 0 – 3 28,000
26 February 1930 Portsmouth H Maine Road 5 – 2 Tait (3), Toseland, Brook 20,000
1 March 1930 Liverpool H Maine Road 4 – 3 Tait (2), Johnson, Brook 22,000
8 March 1930 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 1 15,739
15 March 1930 Grimsby Town H Maine Road 3 – 1 Tait (2), Barass 26,462
22 March 1930 Newcastle United A Maine Road 2 – 2 Tait, Busby 30,000
29 March 1930 Sheffield United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Brook, Hedley 25,000
5 April 1930 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 1 – 1 Busby 14,180
12 April 1930 Birmingham City H Maine Road 1 – 4 Hedley 25,000
19 April 1930 Leicester City A Filbert Street 1 – 3 Tait 10,000
21 April 1930 Leeds United H Maine Road 4 – 1 Tait (3) 23,578
22 April 1930 Leeds United A Elland Road 2 – 3 Ridding, Busby 16,636
26 April 1929 Blackburn Rovers H Maine Road 1 – 1 Toseland 19,868
3 May 1930 Sheffield Wednesday A Hillsborough Stadium 1 – 5 Tait 33,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1929-30 FA Cup

Results

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
11 January 1930 3rd Round Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2-2 Toseland, Cowan 37,000
15 January 1930 3rd Round Replay Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 4-1 Toseland, Marshall, Busby (2) 37,716
25 January 1930 4th Round Swindon Town A County Ground 1-1 Cowan 23,697
29 January 1930 4th Round Replay Swindon Town H Maine Road 10-1 Marshall (5), Johnson (3), Tait, Brook 46,082
15 February 1930 5th Round Hull City H Maine Road 1-2 Toseland 61,574

References

  1. ^ "History". Statto.
  2. ^ "Premier League 1929/1930". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 December 2023.