1902–03 Manchester City F.C. season
(Redirected from Manchester City F.C. season 1902–03)
The 1902–1903 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twelfth season of league football and 1st season back in the Second Division of the Football League. Managing an immediate promotion, the club gained their second minor league trophy in their then-short history.
1902–03 season | ||
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Manager | Tom Maley | |
Football League Second Division | 1st (promoted) | |
FA Cup | First round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Gillespie (29 goals) All: Gillespie (29 goals) | |
Highest home attendance | 35,000 vs Small Heath (10 January 1903) | |
Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vs Glossop (22 November 1902) 8,000 vs Barnsley (24 November 1902) 8,000 vs Blackpool (11 April 1903) | |
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Football League Second Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Manchester City | 34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 3.276 | 54 | Division Champions, promoted |
2 | Small Heath | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 74 | 36 | 2.056 | 51 | Promoted |
3 | Woolwich Arsenal | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 30 | 2.200 | 48 | |
4 | Bristol City | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 59 | 38 | 1.553 | 42 | |
5 | Manchester United | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 38 | 1.395 | 38 |
Source: [citation needed]
Results summary
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
34 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 95 | 29 | 3.276 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 23 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
editDate | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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6 September 1902 | Lincoln City | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | McOustra (2), Bevan | 16,000 |
13 September 1902 | Small Heath | A | Muntz Street | 0 – 4 | 12,000 | |
20 September 1902 | Leicester Fosse | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Gillespie, ? (o.g.) | 12,000 |
27 September 1902 | Chesterfield Town | A | Recreation Ground | 1 – 0 | Meredith | 15,000 |
4 October 1902 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 – 1 | Miller | 4,000 |
11 October 1902 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Gillespie | 16,000 |
18 October 1902 | Burslem Port Vale | A | Athletic Ground | 4 – 1 | Gillespie (2), Meredith, Drummond | 5,000 |
22 October 1902 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | The Northolme | 3 – 0 | Gillespie (2), Miller | 4,000 |
25 October 1902 | Barnsley | H | Hyde Road | Abandoned 5 – 0 |
Meredith, Gillespie, Drummond, Threlfall, ? (o.g.) | 16,000 |
1 November 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 0 – 1 | 11,000 | |
8 November 1902 | Burton United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, McOustra | 13,000 |
15 November 1902 | Bristol City | A | St John's Lane | 2 – 3 | Turnbull, Drummond | 13,000 |
22 November 1902 | Glossop | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 2 | Gillespie (3), Turnbull, ? (o.g.) | 8,000 |
24 November 1902 | Barnsley | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Gillespie (2), Meredith | 8,000 |
6 December 1902 | Stockport County | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 0 | Meredith (2), Turnbull (2), Gillespie | 12,000 |
13 December 1902 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 3 – 0 | Meredith, Turnbull, Gillespie | 5,000 |
20 December 1902 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Gillespie (3), Turnbull | 25,000 |
25 December 1902 | Manchester United | A | Bank Street | 1 – 1 | Bannister | 40,000 |
26 December 1902 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Drummond | 10,000 |
27 December 1902 | Doncaster Rovers | A | Intake Ground | 2 – 1 | Hynds, Gillespie | 30,000 |
1 January 1903 | Doncaster Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Bannister (2), Meredith, Turnbull | 25,000 |
3 January 1903 | Lincoln City | A | Sincil Bank | 0 – 1 | 6,000 | |
10 January 1903 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | Abandoned after 40 minutes 0 – 0 |
35,000 | |
17 January 1903 | Leicester Fosse | A | Filbert Street | 1 – 1 | Threlfall | 7,000 |
24 January 1903 | Chesterfield Town | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Meredith (3), Turnbull | 15,000 |
31 January 1903 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 0 | Meredith (2), Gillespie (2), Threlfall, Bannister | 16,000 |
14 February 1903 | Burslem Port Vale | H | Hyde Road | 7 – 1 | Bannister (2), Gillespie (2), Turnbull, Meredith, McOustra | 12,000 |
23 February 1903 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Meredith (2), Gillespie, Threlfall | 20,000 |
28 February 1903 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | Hyde Road | 9 – 0 | Bannister (3), Gillespie (2), Turnbull (2), Meredith, Threlfall | 15,000 |
7 March 1903 | Burton United | A | Peel Croft | 5 – 0 | Bannister (2), Gillespie (2), Meredith | 5,000 |
14 March 1903 | Bristol City | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Meredith, Threlfall | 20,000 |
21 March 1903 | Glossop | A | North Road | 1 – 0 | Bannister | 7,000 |
4 April 1903 | Stockport County | A | Edgeley Park | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Turnbull | 10,000 |
10 April 1903 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
11 April 1903 | Blackpool | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith (2) | 8,000 |
14 April 1903 | Barnsley | A | Oakwell | 3 – 0 | Meredith, Bannister, Gillespie | 5,000 |
FA Cup
editDate | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
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7 February 1903 | First round | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 1 – 3 | Turnbull | 8,000 |
Squad statistics
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editAppearances for competitive matches only
Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Abandoned | Total | ||||
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Appareces | Goals | Apparecess | Goals | Appareceas | Goals | Appareces | Goals | ||
GK | John Edmondson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
GK | Jack Hillman | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
DF | Tommy Hynds | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FW | Jimmy Bannister | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
FW | Frank Booth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Billie Gillespie | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
FW | Billy Meredith | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
FW | John Miller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
FW | Sandy Turnbull | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
-- | Fred Bevan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
-- | Robert Davidson | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
-- | R. Dearden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
-- | Jimmy Drummond | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
-- | Sammy Frost | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
-- | Billy Holmes | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
-- | Jamie Hosie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
-- | McMahon | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
-- | Willie McOustra | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
-- | Bobby Moffatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
-- | Willie Orr | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
-- | Percy Slater | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
-- | Fred Threlfall | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
Scorers
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