1914–15 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1914–15 season
ManagerEngland Ernest Mangnall
Football League
First Division		5th
FA CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Howard (18 goals)
All:
Howard (18 goals)
Highest home attendance40,000 vs Oldham Athletic
(5 April 1915)
Lowest home attendance7,000 vs Bradford Park Avenue
(19 December 1914)

The 1914–15 season was Manchester City F.C.'s 24th season om football league and fifth consecutive season in the First Division of English football. With the start of the First World War, it was to be the last season of regular league football until 1919. In the intervening years, all teams played in the War Leagues, which were non-competitive and are considered to be null in club history.

Football League First Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 83 61 1.361 43
4 Burnley 38 18 7 13 61 47 1.298 43
5 Manchester City 38 15 13 10 49 39 1.256 43
6 Sheffield United 38 15 13 10 49 41 1.195 43
7 The Wednesday 38 15 13 10 61 54 1.130 43
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

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 15 13 10 49 39 1.256 43 9 7 3 29 15 25 6 6 7 20 24 18

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
1 September 1914 Bradford City H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Taylor, Howard, Barnes, Dorsett 9,000
5 September 1914 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 0 20,000
12 September 1914 Burnley H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Howard 10,000
19 September 1914 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 – 2 Howard, Barnes, ? (o.g.) 20,000
26 September 1914 Tottenham Hotspur H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Howard 20,000
3 October 1914 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 0 Cartwright 22,000
10 October 1914 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Barnes 24,000
17 October 1914 Notts County A Meadow Lane 2 – 0 Howard (2) 14,000
24 October 1914 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 25,000
31 October 1914 Sunderland A Roker Park 2 – 0 Howard (2) 10,000
7 November 1914 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 0 – 0 25,000
14 November 1914 The Wednesday A Hillsborough 1 – 2 Taylor 24,000
25 November 1914 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Howard 16,000
28 November 1914 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 0 Browell 10,000
5 December 1914 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 12,000
12 December 1914 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 4 Howard 20,000
19 December 1914 Bradford Park Avenue H Hyde Road 2 – 3 Taylor, Howard 7,000
25 December 1914 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0 – 0 15,000
26 December 1914 Chelsea H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Howard 25,000
1 January 1915 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 – 0 22,000
2 January 1915 Manchester United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 30,000
18 January 1915 Burnley A Turf Moor 2 – 1 Dorsett, Barnes 8,000
23 January 1915 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Barnes 20,000
6 February 1915 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Taylor 25,000
13 February 1915 Newcastle United A St James' Park 1 – 2 Taylor 18,000
22 February 1915 Notts County H Hyde Road 0 – 0 20,000
27 February 1915 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 1 8,000
6 March 1915 Sunderland H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Cartwright, ? (o.g.) 20,000
13 March 1915 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 3 Barnes, Howard 20,000
15 March 1915 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2 – 2 Taylor, Barnes 7,000
20 March 1915 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Howard (2), Barnes (2) 20,000
29 March 1915 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 – 0 18,000
3 April 1915 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Taylor (2), Barnes (2) 15,000
5 April 1915 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 0 – 0 40,000
6 April 1915 Bradford City A Valley Parade 0 – 0 15,000
17 April 1915 Everton H Hyde Road 0 – 1 30,000
21 April 1915 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 4 Barnes 8,000
24 April 1915 Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 1 – 3 Jones 12,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 January 1915 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 0 14,000
16 January 1915 First round replay Preston North End H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (2), Hughes 19,985
30 January 1915 Second round Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cartwright 29,661
20 February 1915 Third round Chelsea H Hyde Road 0 – 1 32,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Jim Goodchild 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK England Walter Smith 37 0 4 0 41 0
DF England Eli Fletcher 37 0 4 0 41 0
MF England Joe Dorsett 18 2 3 0 21 2
MF England Sid Hoad 6 0 0 0 6 0
FW England Horace Barnes 25 12 4 2 29 14
FW England Tommy Browell 10 1 2 0 12 1
FW England Ted Hanney 37 0 4 0 41 0
FW England Jimmy Hindmarsh 4 0 1 0 5 0
FW England Fred Howard 33 18 3 0 36 18
FW Wales Lot Jones 17 1 1 0 18 1
FW England Harry Taylor 35 11 3 0 38 11
FW Wales George Wynn 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Bill Bottomley 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Jack Brennan 33 0 2 0 35 0
-- Joe Cartwright 21 2 4 1 25 3
-- Cumming 12 0 1 0 13 0
-- Albert Fairclough 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Peter Fairclough 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- William Garner 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Peter Gartland 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Billy Gaughan 10 0 0 0 10 0
-- Jack Hall 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Scotland Jock Henderson 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Billy Henry 35 0 4 0 39 0
DF Wales Edwin Hughes 36 0 4 1 40 1
-- Peter McGuire 3 0 0 0 3 0

Scorers

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