1892–93 Ardwick A.F.C. season
The 1892–93 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s second season of league football. Following the amalgamation of the Football Alliance with the Football League, Ardwick was elected to the new Second Division in the inaugural season of two-tier football in England, and the season marked the start of Ardwick (Manchester City)'s exactly 100 year stay in the Football League before leaving in 1992 to co-found the Premier League.
Team Kit
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 |
| 22 |
9 |
3 |
10 |
45 |
40 |
+5 |
20 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
27 |
14 |
+13 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
| Date |
Opponents |
H / A |
Venue |
Result
F – A
|
Scorers |
Attendance |
| 3 September 1892 |
Bootle |
H |
Hyde Road |
7 – 0 |
Morris (2), Davies (3), Weir, Angus |
4,000 |
| 10 September 1892 |
Northwich Victoria |
A |
The Drill Field |
3 – 0 |
Russell (2), Morris |
3,000 |
| 12 September 1892 |
Burslem Port Vale |
H |
Hyde Road |
2 – 0 |
Angus, Weir |
2,000 |
| 17 September 1892 |
Walsall Town Swifts |
A |
Chuckery Sports Ground |
4 – 2 |
Davies (2), Angus, Lambie |
1,000 |
| 24 September 1892 |
Northwich Victoria |
H |
Hyde Road |
1 – 1 |
Middleton |
2,000 |
| 1 October 1892 |
Walsall Town Swifts |
H |
Hyde Road |
2 – 0 |
Davies, Weir |
4,000 |
| 8 October 1892 |
Darwen |
A |
Barley Bank |
1 – 3 |
Davies |
5,000 |
| 10 October 1892 |
Burslem Port Vale |
A |
Athletic Ground |
2 – 1 |
Weir (2) |
1,000 |
| 22 October 1892 |
Small Heath |
H |
Hyde Road |
2 – 2 |
Weir, Morris |
6,000 |
| 5 November 1892 |
Grimsby Town |
A |
Abbey Park |
0 – 2 |
|
2,000 |
| 26 November 1892 |
Burton Swifts |
H |
Hyde Road |
1 – 1 |
Russell |
3,000 |
| 17 December 1892 |
Darwen |
H |
Hyde Road |
4 – 2 |
Weir (2), Mooney, Milarvie |
6,000 |
| 24 December 1892 |
Lincoln City |
A |
John O'Gaunts |
1 – 2 |
Forrester |
1,000 |
| 14 January 1893 |
Burton Swifts |
A |
Peel Croft |
0 – 2 |
|
1,000 |
| 21 January 1893 |
Bootle |
A |
Hawthorne Road |
3 – 5 |
Mooney (2), Middleton |
800 |
| 30 December 1893 |
Grimsby Town |
H |
Hyde Road |
0 – 3 |
|
1,000 |
| 14 February 1893 |
Crewe Alexandra |
A |
Nantwich Road |
1 – 4 |
Yates |
1,000 |
| 18 February 1893 |
Crewe Alexandra |
H |
Hyde Road |
3 – 1 |
Yates, Bowman, Milarvie |
3,000 |
| 4 March 1893 |
Sheffield United |
H |
Hyde Road |
2 – 3 |
Whittle, Bowman |
2,000 |
| 25 March 1893 |
Sheffield United |
A |
Bramall Lane |
1 – 2 |
Yates |
700 |
| 1 April 1893 |
Small Heath |
A |
Muntz Street |
2 – 3 |
Yates, Carson |
800 |
| 17 April 1893 |
Lincoln City |
H |
Hyde Road |
3 – 1 |
Yates, Mooney, Morris |
2,000 |
FA Cup
The draw for the preliminary round and first round of the FA Cup was held at a meeting of the Football Association on 29 August 1892. Ardwick were drawn away at Fleetwood Rangers in the preliminary round. A first round home tie against Workington awaited the winners.[2]
| Date |
Round |
Opponents |
H / A |
Venue |
Result
F – A
|
Scorers |
Attendance |
| 22 September 1892 |
Qualifying Round |
Fleetwood Rangers |
A |
North Church Street |
1 – 1 |
Milarvie |
600 |
| 5 October 1892 |
Qualifying Round replay |
Fleetwood Rangers |
H |
Hyde Road |
0 – 2 |
|
2,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. |
Name |
League |
FA Cup |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| GK |
William Douglas |
20 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
| GK |
Harry Stones |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| DF |
Walter Bowman |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
| MF |
Jimmy Yates |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
| FW |
Jack Angus |
7 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
3 |
| FW |
Adam Carson |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| FW |
William Lambie |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| FW |
Bob Milarvie |
17 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
19 |
3 |
| FW |
Hugh Morris |
19 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
21 |
5 |
| FW |
Wilmot Turner |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| FW |
David Weir |
14 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
15 |
8 |
| -- |
Harry Angus |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| -- |
George Armitt |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| -- |
Joe Davies |
12 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
| -- |
Tom Forrester |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
| -- |
William Hopkins |
20 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
| -- |
John McVickers |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| -- |
Harry Middleton |
21 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
2 |
| -- |
John Milne |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
| -- |
Felix Mooney |
9 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
| -- |
David Robson |
22 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
| -- |
Davie Russell |
17 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
19 |
3 |
| -- |
Fred Steele |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| -- |
Danny Whittle |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
Scorers
See also
References
- ^ Elected to First Division after winning test match against Notts County
- ^ "Draw for the Football Association Cup". Birmingham Daily Post. 1892-18-30.
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