1900–01 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1900–01 season
Manager Sam Ormerod
Football League 11th
FA Cup First round
Top goalscorer League: Cassidy (14 goals)
All: Cassidy (14 goals)
Highest home attendance 23,000 vs Bury
(5 January 1901)
23,000 vs West Brom
(5 April 1901)
Lowest home attendance 8,000 vs Blackburn (19 January 1901)

The 1900–01 season was Manchester City F.C.'s tenth season of league football and second season in the First Division of the Football League.

Contents

Team Kit

Football League First Division

P W D L F A Pts
9 Blackburn Rovers 34 12 9 13 39 47 33
10 Bolton Wanderers 34 13 7 14 39 55 33
11 Manchester City 34 13 6 15 48 58 32
12 Derby County 34 12 7 15 55 42 31
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 9 13 12 39 55 31

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 13 6 15 48 58 -10 32 12 3 2 32 16 +16 1 3 13 16 42 -26

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
1 September 1900 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Ross, Dougal 18,000
8 September 1900 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 4 17,000
15 September 1900 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cassidy 20,000
22 September 1900 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 0 – 1 10,000
29 September 1900 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Meredith, Davies 20,000
6 October 1900 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 3 Holmes, Moffatt 5,000
13 October 1900 Everton H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cassidy 15,000
20 October 1900 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 3 10,000
27 October 1900 Derby County H Hyde Road 2 – 0 F. Williams (2) 15,000
3 November 1900 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 0 20,000
10 November 1900 Notts County H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Gillespie, Cassidy 16,000
17 November 1900 Preston North End A Deepdale 4 – 0 Cassidy (2), Gillespie, F. Williams 5,000
24 November 1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Meredith, Ross, Cassidy 16,000
1 December 1900 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 7 Cassidy 12,000
8 December 1900 Liverpool H Hyde Road 3 – 4 Cassidy (2), B. Smith 18,000
15 December 1900 Newcastle United A St James' Park 1 – 2 F. Williams 16,000
22 December 1900 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Meredith, Gillespie 15,000
25 December 1900 Sunderland H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Gillespie 20,000
26 December 1900 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 1 – 1 Gillespie 20,000
29 December 1900 The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 4 Cassidy 15,000
5 January 1901 Bury H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cassidy 23,000
12 January 1901 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2 – 4 Gillespie, Cassidy 8,000
19 January 1901 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Meredith 8,000
26 January 1901 Stoke A Victoria Ground 1 – 2 Cassidy 3,000
16 February 1901 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 5 Meredith, Cassidy 20,000
23 February 1901 Preston North End H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Meredith, F. Williams, Dougal 10,000
2 March 1901 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 2 5,000
9 March 1901 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Holmes 15,000
16 March 1901 Notts County A Trent Bridge 0 – 0 6,000
30 March 1901 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 0 – 1 3,000
5 April 1901 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Gillespie 23,000
13 April 1901 Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 3 Meredith 15,000
20 April 1901 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Gillespie (2) 20,000
27 April 1901 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Scotson (2), Threlfall, Ross 15,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 February 1901 First round West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 0 – 1 16,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Walter Cox 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Charlie Williams 33 0 1 0 34 0
DF Di Jones 33 0 1 0 34 0
FW Joe Cassidy 30 14 1 0 31 14
FW Billie Gillespie 23 9 0 0 23 9
FW Howard Harvey 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Frank Hesham 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Billy Meredith 34 7 1 0 35 7
FW Fred Williams 23 5 1 0 24 5
-- Herbert Dartnell 3 0 0 0 3 0
-- Alex Davidson 2 0 0 0 2 0
-- Davies 3 1 0 0 3 1
-- George Dougal 8 2 0 0 8 2
-- Herbert Hallows 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Billy Holmes 28 2 1 0 29 2
-- James Hosie 3 0 0 0 3 0
-- Robert Hunter 2 0 0 0 2 0
FB Peter Meehan 6 0 0 0 6 0
-- Bobby Moffatt 32 1 1 0 33 1
-- Thomas Read 27 0 1 0 28 0
-- Jimmy Ross 13 3 1 0 14 3
-- Jimmy Scotson 5 2 0 0 5 2
-- Percy Slater 3 0 0 0 3 0
-- William "Buxton" Smith 32 1 1 0 33 1
-- Fred Threlfall 4 1 0 0 4 1

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
Joe Cassidy 14
Billie Gillespie 9
Billy Meredith 7
Fred Williams 5
Jimmy Ross 3
George Dougal 2
Billy Holmes
Jimmy Scotson
Davies 1
Bobby Moffatt
William "Buxton" Smith
Fred Threlfall

League

Scorer Goals
Joe Cassidy 14
Billie Gillespie 9
Billy Meredith 7
Fred Williams 5
Jimmy Ross 3
George Dougal 2
Billy Holmes
Jimmy Scotson
Davies 1
Bobby Moffatt
William "Buxton" Smith
Fred Threlfall

See also

References

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