1927–28 Manchester City F.C. season
1927–28 season | |||
Manager | Peter Hodge | ||
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Football League Second Division |
1st (Promoted) | ||
FA Cup | Fifth round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Frank Roberts (20) All: Tommy Johnson Frank Roberts (both 20) | ||
Highest home attendance |
73,668 v Stoke City (18 February 1928) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
20,000 v Notts County (24 December 1927) 20,000 v Wolves (31 December 1927) | ||
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The 1927–28 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-seventh season of league football and second season in the Football League Second Division, which they won for the fourth time in their history.
Team Kit
Football League Second Division
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts |
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1 | Manchester City | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 100 | 59 | 1.695 | 59 |
2 | Leeds United | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 49 | 2.000 | 57 |
3 | Chelsea | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 75 | 45 | 1.667 | 54 |
4 | Preston North End | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 100 | 66 | 1.515 | 53 |
5 | Stoke City | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 59 | 1.322 | 52 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: 1927–28 Football League Second Division
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 100 | 59 | +41 | 59 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 70 | 27 | +43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | –2 |
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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27 August 1927 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 2 – 2 | McMullan, Hicks | 30,000 |
29 August 1927 | Swansea Town | H | Maine Road | 7 – 4 | Johnson (3), Broadhurst, Hicks, Roberts, Bell | 40,000 |
3 September 1927 | Port Vale | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Johnson | 34,000 |
5 September 1927 | Swansea Town | A | Vetch Field | 3 – 5 | Bell, Johnson, Hicks | 13,000 |
10 September 1927 | South Shields | A | Talbot Road | 1 – 0 | McMullan | 9,000 |
17 September 1927 | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Johnson (2) | 40,391 |
24 September 1927 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 5 – 4 | Johnson (2), Hicks (2), Broadhurst | 12,893 |
1 October 1927 | Oldham Athletic | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Broadhurst (2), Johnson | 25,216 |
8 November 1927 | Hull City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Barrass (2) | 42,038 |
15 October 1927 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 0 – 1 | 28,000 | |
22 October 1927 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 2 – 2 | Roberts, Hicks | 17,013 |
29 October 1927 | Reading | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Austin (2), Roberts, Johnson | 35,000 |
5 November 1927 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 1 – 4 | Smelt | 12,522 |
12 November 1927 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | 52,830 | |
19 November 1927 | Clapton Orient | A | Millfields Road | 2 – 0 | Austin, Roberts | 14,129 |
26 November 1927 | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Austin, Allan, Roberts, Johnson | 40,000 |
3 December 1927 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
10 December 1927 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson | 25,000 |
17 December 1927 | Southampton | A | The Dell | 1 – 1 | Broadhurst | 12,000 |
24 December 1927 | Notts County | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Broadhurst (2), Hicks | 20,000 |
26 December 1927 | Barnsley | A | Oakwell | 3 – 0 | Broadhurst (2), Roberts | 17,000 |
31 December 1927 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Johnson (2), Broadhurst | 20,000 |
2 January 1928 | Barnsley | H | Maine Road | 7 – 3 | Austin (2), Gorringe (2), McMullan, Roberts, Johnson | 30,000 |
7 January 1928 | Port Vale | A | Recreation Ground | 2 – 1 | Roberts, Hicks | 15,000 |
21 January 1928 | South Shields | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson | 30,000 |
4 February 1928 | Nottingham Forest | H | Maine Road | 3 – 3 | Broadhurst, Austin, Hicks | 30,037 |
11 February 1928 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 2 – 3 | Bell, Broadhurst | 25,426 |
25 February 1928 | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Roberts (2) | 60,000 |
3 March 1928 | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Roberts (4) | 40,906 |
10 March 1928 | Reading | A | Elm Park | 1 – 1 | Marshall | 12,000 |
17 March 1928 | Grimsby Town | H | Maine Road | 2 – 0 | Roberts, McMullan | 49,185 |
24 March 1928 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 0 | Roberts | 51,813 |
31 March 1928 | Clapton Orient | H | Maine Road | 5 – 3 | Roberts (3), Horne, Brook | 38,272 |
6 April 1928 | Fulham | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Marshall, Roberts | 30,000 |
7 April 1928 | Stoke City | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
9 April 1928 | Fulham | A | Craven Cottage | 1 – 1 | Tait | 27,000 |
14 April 1928 | Bristol City | H | Maine Road | 4 – 2 | Tait, Johnson, Marshall, Hicks | 30,000 |
16 April 1928 | Hull City | A | Anlaby Road | 0 – 0 | 6,088 | |
21 April 1928 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 1 – 1 | Brook | 14,238 |
25 April 1928 | Leeds United | A | Elland Road | 1 – 0 | Tait | 48,470 |
28 April 1928 | Southampton | H | Maine Road | 6 – 1 | Marshall (3), Tait, Johnson, Horne | 40,000 |
5 May 1928 | Notts County | A | Meadow Lane | 1 – 2 | Marshall | 6,000 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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14 January 1928 | Third round | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Johnson | 50,473 |
28 January 1928 | Fourth round | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 2 – 1 | Broadhurst, Hicks | 38,658 |
18 February 1928 | Fifth round | Stoke City | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | 73,668 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||
Barber, LewisLewis Barber | GK | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Gray, BertBert Gray | GK | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
Appleton, FredFred Appleton | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Bennett, EddieEddie Bennett | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Cookson, SamSam Cookson | DF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
McCloy, PhilipPhilip McCloy | DF | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Cowan, SamSam Cowan | MF | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
Gibbons, SydSyd Gibbons | MF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
McMullan, JimmyJimmy McMullan | MF | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
Pringle, CharlieCharlie Pringle | MF | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Sharp, SammySammy Sharp | MF | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Allan, JohnJohn Allan | FW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Austin, BillyBilly Austin | FW | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
Barrass, MattMatt Barrass | FW | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |
Bell, PeterPeter Bell | FW | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
Broadhurst, CharlesCharles Broadhurst | FW | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 15 | |
Brook, EricEric Brook | FW | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
Foster, CliffordClifford Foster | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Gorringe, FredFred Gorringe | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Hicks, GeorgeGeorge Hicks | FW | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 11 | |
Horne, AlfAlf Horne | FW | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
Johnson, TommyTommy Johnson | FW | 35 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 20 | |
Marshall, BobbyBobby Marshall | FW | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | |
Ridley, JohnJohn Ridley | FW | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
Roberts, FrankFrank Roberts | FW | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 20 | |
Smelt, TomTom Smelt | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Tait, TommyTommy Tait | FW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
Tilson, FredFred Tilson | FW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Totals | 100 | 3 | 103 |
Scorers
Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
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Tommy Johnson | FW | 19 | 1 | 20 | |
Frank Roberts | FW | 20 | 0 | 20 | |
Charles Broadhurst | FW | 15 | 1 | 16 | |
George Hicks | FW | 10 | 1 | 11 | |
Billy Austin | FW | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
Bobby Marshall | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
Jimmy McMullan | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Tommy Tait | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Peter Bell | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Matt Barrass | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Eric Brook | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Fred Gorringe | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Alf Horne | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
John Allan | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Tom Smelt | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 100 | 3 | 103 |
See also
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