1901–02 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1901–02 season
Manager England Sam Ormerod
Football League 18th (relegated)
FA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League: Gillespie (15 goals)
All: Gillespie (15 goals)
Highest home attendance 25,000 vs The Wednesday
(28 March 1902)
Lowest home attendance 7,000 vs Bury
(5 April 1902)

The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League. It was also the first year in which the club suffered relegation from a division of league football.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

P WDLFAPts
14Wolverhampton Wanderers3413615465732
15Grimsby Town3413615446032
16Stoke3411914455531
17Small Heath3411815474530
18Manchester City3411617425828

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 11 6 17 42 58 -16 28 10 3 4 28 17 +11 1 3 13 14 41 -27

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
2 September 1901 Everton A Goodison Park 1 3 Meredith 20,000
7 September 1901 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 1 14,000
14 September 1901 Small Heath H Hyde Road 1 4 Scotson 18,000
21 September 1901 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 2 10,000
5 October 1901 Notts County A Trent Bridge 0 2 12,000
12 October 1901 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 0 F. Williams 20,000
19 October 1901 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 3 0 Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 18,000
26 October 1901 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 0 0 8,000
2 November 1901 Liverpool H Hyde Road 2 3 Gillespie, F. Williams 22,000
9 November 1901 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 3 8,000
23 November 1901 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 5 10,000
30 November 1901 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 3 1 Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones 15,000
7 December 1901 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 3 9,000
14 December 1901 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 1 Meredith 10,000
21 December 1901 Stoke A Victoria Ground Abandoned after 75 minutes
0 2
6,000
26 December 1901 The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 2 R. Jones 10,000
1 January 1902 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 3 Meredith, Ross, Henderson 19,853
4 January 1902 Sunderland H Hyde Road 0 3 15,000
11 January 1902 Small Heath A Muntz Street 0 1 12,000
13 January 1902 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 3 5,000
18 January 1902 Derby County H Hyde Road 0 0 18,000
1 February 1902 Notts County H Hyde Road 1 0 Threlfall 20,000
15 February 1902 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 2 3 Gillespie (2) 4,000
17 February 1902 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 0 Hosie 17,000
22 February 1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 0 Gillespie (2), McOustra 16,269
1 March 1902 Liverpool A Anfield 0 4 20,000
8 March 1902 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 2 0 Hynds (2) 20,000
17 March 1902 Everton H Hyde Road 2 0 Meredith, McOustra 22,000
22 March 1902 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 4 0 Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie 20,000
28 March 1902 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 0 3 25,000
29 March 1902 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1 3 Hosie 10,000
31 March 1902 Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 2 Gillespie, Drummond 18,000
5 April 1902 Bury H Hyde Road 2 0 Gillespie, Meredith 7,000
12 April 1902 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 4 1 Gillespie (4) 3,000
19 April 1902 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 2 Gillespie, Drummond 12,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
25 January 1902 First round Preston North End H Hyde Road 1 1 Henderson 10,000
25 January 1902 First round replay Preston North End A The Hawthorns 0 0
(aet)
7,000
25 January 1902 First round second replay Preston North End A The Hawthorns 4 2
(aet)
B. Smith (3), Morgan 5,000
25 January 1902 Second round Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 0 2 16,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Abandoned Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKScotland Frank Barrett 504010100
GKEngland Jack Hillman 1400000140
GKEngland Charlie Williams 1500000150
DFScotland Tommy Hynds 2924010342
DFWales Di Jones 2000010210
FWEngland Billie Gillespie 301500003015
FWEngland Daniel Hurst 1500010160
FWWales Billy Meredith 3384010388
FWScotland Jimmy Ross 71101091
FWEngland Fred Williams 1330000133
--Fred Bevan 20001030
--Jimmy Drummond 1320000132
--Sammy Frost 20000020
--John Henderson 41210062
--Billy Holmes 60000060
--Jamie Hosie 3334010383
--Robert Hunter 50000050
--Dick Jones 1122010142
--Willie McOustra 1320000132
--Bobby Moffatt 2102000230
--Hugh Morgan 1213100152
--Willie Orr 2304010280
--Thomas Read 40000040
--Jimmy Scotson 31100041
--Percy Slater 1304000170
DFEngland William "Buxton" Smith 1604310213
--Fred Threlfall 1814000221
--Lionel Watson 10000010

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
England Billie Gillespie 15
Wales Billy Meredith 8
James Hosie 3
England William "Buxton" Smith
England Fred Williams
Jimmy Drummond 2
John Henderson
Scotland Tommy Hynds
Dick Jones
Willie McOustra
Hugh Morgan
Scotland Jimmy Ross 1
Jimmy Scotson
Fred Threlfall

League

Scorer Goals
England Billie Gillespie 15
Wales Billy Meredith 8
James Hosie 3
England Fred Williams
Jimmy Drummond 2
Scotland Tommy Hynds
Dick Jones
Willie McOustra
John Henderson 1
Hugh Morgan
Scotland Jimmy Ross
Jimmy Scotson
Fred Threlfall

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
England William "Buxton" Smith 3
John Henderson 1
Hugh Morgan

See also

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