1927–28 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1927–28 season
Manager Scotland Peter Hodge
Football League
Second Division
1st (Promoted)
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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)

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

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester City 4225 9 8100591.69559
2Leeds United 4225 710 98492.00057
3Chelsea 4223 811 75451.66754
4Preston North End 4222 911100661.51553
5Stoke City 4222 812 78591.32252

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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
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
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
Apps Apps Apps
Barber, LewisLewis Barber GK 10 0 1 0 11 0
Wales Gray, BertBert Gray GK 32 0 2 0 34 0
Appleton, FredFred Appleton DF 1 0 1 0 2 0
England Bennett, EddieEddie Bennett DF 5 0 0 0 5 0
England Cookson, SamSam Cookson DF 11 0 0 0 11 0
Scotland McCloy, PhilipPhilip McCloy DF 38 0 3 0 41 0
England Robertson, GeorgeGeorge Robertson DF 2 0 0 0 2 0
England Cowan, SamSam Cowan MF 28 0 2 0 30 0
England Gibbons, SydSyd Gibbons MF 4 0 1 0 5 0
Scotland McMullan, JimmyJimmy McMullan MF 38 4 3 0 41 4
Scotland Pringle, CharlieCharlie Pringle MF 22 0 1 0 23 0
England Sharp, SammySammy Sharp MF 11 0 0 0 11 0
Allan, JohnJohn Allan FW 5 1 1 0 6 1
England Austin, BillyBilly Austin FW 18 9 2 0 20 9
England Barrass, MattMatt Barrass FW 28 2 2 0 30 2
England Bell, PeterPeter Bell FW 16 3 0 0 16 3
England Broadhurst, CharlesCharles Broadhurst FW 21 14 3 1 24 15
England 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
England Hicks, GeorgeGeorge Hicks FW 28 10 3 1 31 11
England Horne, AlfAlf Horne FW 7 2 0 0 7 2
England Johnson, TommyTommy Johnson FW 35 19 3 1 38 20
England Marshall, BobbyBobby Marshall FW 14 7 0 0 14 7
England Ridley, JohnJohn Ridley FW 30 0 3 0 33 0
England Roberts, FrankFrank Roberts FW 24 20 3 0 27 20
Smelt, TomTom Smelt FW 2 1 0 0 2 1
England Tait, TommyTommy Tait FW 7 4 0 0 7 4
England 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
England Tommy Johnson FW 19 1 20
England Frank Roberts FW 20 0 20
England Charles Broadhurst FW 15 1 16
England George Hicks FW 10 1 11
England Billy Austin FW 9 0 9
England Bobby Marshall FW 7 0 7
Scotland Jimmy McMullan MF 4 0 4
England Tommy Tait FW 4 0 4
England Peter Bell FW 3 0 3
England Matt Barrass FW 2 0 2
England Eric Brook FW 2 0 2
Fred Gorringe FW 2 0 2
England 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

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