1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1918–19 season
Manager Ernest Mangnall
War League
Principal Tournament
Lancashire Section
5th
Subsidiary Tournament
Lancashire Section
Group C
1st
Top goalscorer League:
Browell (14 goals)
All:
Barnes (20 goals)
Highest home attendance 35,000 vs Manchester United
(18 April 1919)
Lowest home attendance 10,000 vs Stoke
(14 September 1918)
10,000 vs Southport Vulcan
(14 December 1918)
← 1917–18 1919–20 →

The 1918–19 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-eighth season of league football.

Owing to World War I, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group C of the Lancashire Section.

Contents

Team Kit

War Leagues

Principal Tournament

Lancashire Section

Pos Team 0P0 0W0 0D0 0L0 0F0 0A0 GA Pts
2 Liverpool 30 19 4 7 82 33 2.485 42
3 Bolton Wanderers 30 15 6 9 58 58 1.000 36
4 Manchester City 30 15 3 12 57 36 1.583 33
5 Southport Vulcan 30 15 3 12 49 53 0.925 33
6 Preston North End 30 12 6 12 41 51 0.804 30

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

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
30 15 3 12 57 36 +21 33 9 2 4 33 11 +22 6 1 8 24 25 –1

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
7 September 1918 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 3 8,000
14 September 1918 Stoke H Hyde Road 0 – 2 10,000
21 September 1918 Bury A Gigg Lane 1 – 0 Moses 8,000
28 September 1918 Bury H Hyde Road 7 – 0 Browell (3), Brennan, P. Fairclough, Moses, Kenyon 12,000
5 October 1918 Manchester United A Old Trafford 2 – 0 Kenyon, Cartwright 10,000
12 October 1918 Manchester United H Hyde Road 0 – 0 15,000
19 October 1918 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 3 – 0 Kenyon, Moses, Browell 9,000
26 October 1918 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Lievesley (2), Cartwright, Browell 15,000
2 November 1918 Stockport County H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Lievesley 12,000
9 November 1918 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 1 – 1 Browell 3,000
16 November 1918 Liverpool H Hyde Road 0 – 2 25,000
23 November 1918 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 2 20,000
30 November 1918 Burnley H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Lievesley, Smith 12,000
7 December 1918 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 2 Lievesley 9,000
14 December 1918 Southport Vulcan H Hyde Road 0 – 1 10,000
21 December 1918 Southport Vulcan A Haig Avenue 0 – 2 6,000
28 December 1918 Preston North End H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Wynn, Browell 13,000
11 January 1919 Rochdale H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Lievesley 12,000
18 January 1919 Rochdale A Spotland 5 – 4 Barnes (2), Dorsett (2), Smith 5,000
25 January 1919 Everton H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Murphy 25,000
1 February 1919 Everton A Goodison Park 0 – 3 31,000
8 February 1919 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Lievesley (2), Barnes 18,000
15 February 1919 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 3 – 0 Browell, Barnes, Murphy 10,000
22 February 1919 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Barnes (3), Johnson, Browell 22,000
1 March 1919 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 2 Browell 8,000
8 March 1919 Port Vale H Hyde Road 6 – 1 Johnson (3), Browell (2), Barnes 14,000
15 March 1919 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 5 – 1 Barnes (3), Browell, A. Fairclough 8,000
22 March 1919 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Browell 20,000
29 March 1919 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 3 Barnes 30,000
10 April 1919 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 2 Barnes 14,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Group C

Pos Team 0P0 0W0 0D0 0L0 0F0 0A0 GA Pts
1 Manchester City 6 5 1 0 14 4 2.800 11
2 Stoke 6 2 2 2 9 10 0.900 6
3 Manchester United 6 2 0 4 9 14 0.643 4
4 Port Vale 6 1 1 4 9 13 0.692 3

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

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
6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 11 3 0 0 8 1 +7 2 1 0 6 3 +3

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
5 April 1919 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 A. Fairclough 25,000
12 April 1919 Stoke A Victoria Ground 1 – 1 Barnes 14,000
18 April 1919 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (2), Wynn 35,000
19 April 1919 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 1 – 0 Browell 8,000
21 April 1919 Manchester United A Old Trafford 4 – 2 Barness (2), Browell, Lomas 35,000
26 April 1919 Port Vale H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Browell (2), Barnes (2) 20,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name Principal Subsidiary Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Jim Goodchild 25 0 4 0 29 0
GK Percy Kite 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Walter Smith 4 0 2 0 6 0
DF Eli Fletcher 29 0 6 0 35 0
DF Fred Parker 16 0 2 0 18 0
MF Sid Hoad 3 1 3 0 0 1
FW Horace Barnes 18 16 0 0 18 16
FW Ted Hanney 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Gordon Hoare 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW Lot Jones 8 0 1 0 9 0
FW Billy Lomas 0 0 5 0 5 0
FW Billy Meredith 27 2 6 0 33 2
FW Harry Taylor 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Harold Walden 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW George Wynn 18 3 2 1 20 4
-- Armstrong 0 0 4 0 4 0
-- Bill Bottomley 23 0 1 0 24 0
-- Jack Brennan 12 2 1 0 13 2
-- T. Broad 2 0 0 0 2 0
-- Alf Capper 1 5 0 0 1 5
-- Joe Cartwright 23 2 4 0 27 2
-- J. Clegg 0 0 2 0 2 0
-- Cruse 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Alfred Davies 18 1 0 0 18 1
-- Peter Fairclough 20 4 4 0 24 4
-- Peter Gartland 19 0 2 0 21 0
-- Robert Geddes 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- Goddard 3 3 0 0 3 3
-- R. Hargreaves 0 0 1 0 1 0
-- M. Lee 0 0 1 0 1 0
-- F. McIlvenney 0 0 2 1 2 1
-- Malone 0 0 1 0 1 0
-- Miller 4 0 0 0 4 0
-- Nelson 6 2 0 0 6 2
-- H. Newton 0 0 4 1 4 1
-- William Newton 5 1 2 0 7 1
-- Sid Scott 8 0 1 0 9 0
-- Skeldon 1 0 0 0 1 0
-- J.D. Tavo 2 1 0 0 2 1
-- Herbert Tyler 22 3 6 0 28 3
-- Woodhouse 0 0 1 0 1 0
-- Jimmy Wray 5 1 1 0 6 1

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
Horace Barnes 20
Tommy Browell 18
Fred Lievesley 8
A. Johnson 4
Kenyon 3
Moses
Joe Cartwright 2
Joe Dorsett
Albert Fairclough
Spud Murphy
Andy Smith
George Wynn
Jack Brennan 1
Peter Fairclough
Billy Lomas

Principal Tournament

Scorer Goals
Tommy Browell 14
Horace Barnes 13
Fred Lievesley 8
A. Johnson 4
Kenyon 3
Moses
Joe Cartwright 2
Joe Dorsett
Spud Murphy
Andy Smith
Jack Brennan 1
Albert Fairclough
Peter Fairclough
George Wynn

Subsidiary Tournament

Scorer Goals
Horace Barnes 7
Tommy Browell 4
Albert Fairclough 1
Billy Lomas
George Wynn

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