1893–94 Ardwick A.F.C. season

The 1893–94 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s third season of league football and second season in the Football League. In the latter half of the season, financial difficulties forced the reorganisation of the club into the team Manchester City F.C. on the day of their last league game of the season. By this name the club have been known for the rest of their history.

Ardwick A.F.C. /
Manchester City F.C.
1893–94 season
Manager Joshua Parlby
Football League13th
FA CupQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Morris (7 goals)
All: Morris (7 goals)
Highest home attendance6,000 vs Liverpool
(16 Sept 1893)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Burton
(11 Sept 1893)

The season saw the unusual event of Ardwick being forced to play one game - away versus Crewe Alexandra - with only ten players. In a season in which Ardwick lost two thirds of their games and recorded one of their worst ever league results, they drew the match 1–1.

Team kit

Football League Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Qualification
11 Middlesbrough Ironopolis[lower-alpha 1] 28 8 4 16 37 72 0.514 20 Folded[lower-alpha 2]
12 Crewe Alexandra 28 6 7 15 42 73 0.575 19 Re-elected
13 Ardwick 28 8 2 18 47 71 0.662 18
14 Rotherham Town[lower-alpha 1] 28 6 3 19 44 91 0.484 15
15 Northwich Victoria 28 3 3 22 30 98 0.306 9 Resigned[lower-alpha 3]
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league
  2. Middlesbrough Ironopolis folded at the end of the season for financial reasons.
  3. Northwich Victoria resigned from the Football League to play regional football.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 8 2 18 47 71 -24 18 6 1 7 32 20 +12 2 1 11 15 51 -36

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
2 September 1893 Burslem Port Vale 4–2 Ardwick Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Sands  ?'
Beats  ?'
Scarratt  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 3–1 Carson  ?'
Robinson  ?'		 Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,500
9 September 1893 Ardwick 6–1 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Ardwick, Manchester
Morris  ?',  ?'
Bowman  ?'
Carson  ?'
Robinson  ?'
Jones  ?'		 HT: 4–1 ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
11 September 1893 Ardwick 1–4 Burton Swifts Ardwick, Manchester
Morris  ?' HT: 1–0 Ekins  ?'
Dewey  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
16 September 1893 Ardwick 0–1 Liverpool Ardwick, Manchester
HT: 0–0 McQueen  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 6,000
20 September 1893 Burton Swifts 5–0 Ardwick Burton
Boggie  7',  65'
Ekins  ?',  ?'
Dewar  ?'		 HT: 3–0 Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 3,000
23 September 1893 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 2–0 Ardwick Middlesbrough
Alport  ?'
Adams  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 800
30 September 1893 Ardwick 0–1 Small Heath Ardwick, Manchester
HT: 0–0 Wheldon  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 5,000
7 October 1893 Ardwick 8–1 Burslem Port Vale Ardwick, Manchester
Morris  ?',  ?',  ?'
Yates  ?',  ?'
Milarvie  ?'
Middleton  ?'
Yowds  ?' (o.g.)		 HT: 1–0 ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
21 October 1893 Ardwick 2–3 Newcastle United Ardwick, Manchester
Morris  ?'
Milarvie  ?'		 HT: 2–0 Crate  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
28 October 1893 Ardwick 0–0 Notts County Ardwick, Manchester
HT: 0–0 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
11 November 1893 Woolwich Arsenal 1–0 Ardwick Plumstead, London
Henderson  ?' HT: 1–0 Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 4,000
18 November 1893 Ardwick 3–0 Walsall Town Swifts Ardwick, Manchester
Robertson  ?'
Yates  ?',  90' (pen.)		 HT: 2–0 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
2 December 1893 Liverpool 3–0 Ardwick Liverpool
Scott  ?'
McQueen  ?'
Henderson  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 4,000
9 December 1893 Ardwick 4–1 Grimsby Town Ardwick, Manchester
Middleton  ?'
Whittle  ?'
Davies  ?'
Bennett  ?'		 HT: 1–0 McCairns  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
26 December 1893 Ardwick 3–2 Rotherham Town Ardwick, Manchester
Pickford  ?',  ?'
Bennett  ?'		 HT: 2–1 Sylvester  1'
Hill  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
30 December 1893 Ardwick 0–1 Woolwich Arsenal Ardwick, Manchester
HT: 0–0 Henderson  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
6 January 1894 Newcastle United 2–1 Ardwick Newcastle
Thompson  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 1–1 Pickford  ?' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 800
13 January 1894 Grimsby Town 5–0 Ardwick Grimsby
McCarns  ?',  ?'
Robinson  ?',  ?'
Fletcher  ?', ?' (pen.)		 HT: 3–0 Pickford  ?' Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 1,000
27 January 1894 Ardwick 4–2 Northwich Victoria Ardwick, Manchester
Bennett  ?',  ?'
Whittle  ?'
Dyer  ?'		 HT: 1–2 ?  ?'
Guest  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
10 February 1894 Northwich Victoria 1–4 Ardwick Northwich
?  ?' HT: 0–3 Milarvie  ?',  65'
Robertson  ?'
Milne  ?'		 Stadium: The Drill Field
Attendance: 2,000
24 February 1894 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Ardwick Crewe
Jones  50' HT: 0–1 Bennett  ?' Stadium: Alexandra Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000
15 March 1894 Notts County 5–0 Ardwick Nottingham
Logan  1'
Allsopp  ?',  ?'
Bruce  ?'
Kerr  45'		 HT: 5–0 Stadium: Trent Bridge
Attendance: 2,500
17 March 1894 Small Heath 10–2 Ardwick Birmingham
Wheldon  ?'
Hallam  ?'
Mobley  ?'
Jenkins  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 4–0 Bennett  ?'
Robinson  ?'		 Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 2,000
24 March 1894 Lincoln City 6–0 Ardwick Lincoln
Irvine  ?'
Chadburn  ?'
Lees  ?'
Raby  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 4–0 Stadium: John O'Gaunts
Attendance: 1,000
26 March 1894 Rotherham Town 1–3 Ardwick Rotherham
McComick  ?' HT: 0–2 Milne  ?'
Milarvie  ?'
Baker  ?'		 Stadium: Clifton Lane
Attendance: 2,000
31 March 1894 Lincoln City 0–1 Ardwick Ardwick, Manchester
HT: 0–1 Chadburn  45' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
7 April 1894 Ardwick 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Ardwick, Manchester
Spittle  ?' HT: 0–1 Wolff  ?'
Sandham  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,500
14 April 1894 Walsall Town Swifts 5–2 Ardwick Walsall
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
McWhinnie  ?'		 HT: 4–2 Milne  45'
Forrester  45'		 Stadium: West Bromwich Road
Attendance: 2,000

Cup competitions

FA Cup
14 October 1893 Qualifying Round West Manchester 3–0 Ardwick Whalley Range, Manchester
?  ?'
Waring  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 2–0 Stadium: Brooks' Bar
Attendance: 6,000

Lancashire Senior Cup
20 January 1894 First Round Ardwick 2–4 Rossendale Ardwick, Manchester
Pickford  ?'
Bennett  ?'		 ? Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000

Manchester Senior Cup
3 February 1894 First Round Ardwick 3–6 Bury Ardwick, Manchester
Hargreaves  ?',  ?'
Pickford  ?'		 ? Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies
4 September 1893 Ardwick 0–5 Bolton Wanderers Ardwick, Manchester
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
12 September 1893 Darwen 7–0 Ardwick Darwen
Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 1,000
18 September 1893 Stoke 4–0 Ardwick Stoke
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 1,000
25 September 1893 Ardwick 2–5 Darwen Ardwick, Manchester
Yates  ?'
O'Brien  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
16 October 1893 Ardwick 2–3 Everton Ardwick, Manchester
Yates  ?'
Morris  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
4 November 1893 Ardwick 1–1 Fairfield Ardwick, Manchester
Yates  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
6 November 1893 Ardwick 6–3 Stoke Ardwick, Manchester
Bob Milarvie  ?',  ?',  ?'
Steele  ?',  ?'
Davies  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
25 November 1893 Ardwick Abandoned (65') Derby County Ardwick, Manchester
Whittle  ?' due to downpour
score at end of play: 1–2		 Stadium: Hyde Road
23 December 1893 Ardwick 2–6 Liverpool Ardwick, Manchester
Bennett  ?'
Whittle  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
25 December 1893 Newton Heath 2–1 Ardwick Clayton, Greater Manchester
Bennett  ?' Stadium: Bank Street
Attendance: 6,000
1 January 1894 Ardwick 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ardwick, Manchester
Pickford  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
2 January 1894 Ardwick 1–0 West Manchester Ardwick, Manchester
?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,500
17 February 1894 Ardwick 3–0 Stockport County Ardwick, Manchester
Milne  ?'
Robertson  ?'
Bennett  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
23 March 1894 Ardwick 2–2 West Manchester Ardwick, Manchester
Milne  ?',  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
9 April 1894 Ardwick 1–2 Newton Heath Ardwick, Manchester
Bowman  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
18 April 1894 Ardwick 0–2 Sheffield United Ardwick, Manchester
Morris  ?',  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
28 April 1894 Stockport County 0–0 Ardwick Stockport
Stadium: Green Lane

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK William Douglas 16010170
GK Harry Stones 10000100
DF Walter Bowman 21100211
DF James Cairns 100010
DF David Robson 17010180
MF Jimmy Yates 12410134
FW Adam Carson 620062
FW William Egan 500050
FW Bob Milarvie 22410234
FW Hugh Morris 9710107
--Joe Baker 310031
--A. Bennett 12600126
-- Joseph Davies 410041
--Frank Dyer 21110221
--Tom Forrester 210021
--J. Hargreaves 800080
--William Hopkins 300030
--John Hughes 200020
--A. Jones 210021
--A. McDowell 400040
-- John McVicker 9010100
--Harry Middleton 15210162
--John Milne 10300103
--Joe O'Brien 200020
--Ernie Pickford 830083
--Eric Regan 21010220
--D. Robertson 330033
--Robert Robinson 420042
--H. Saddington 600060
--Arthur Spittle 110011
--Fred Steele 13110141
--J. Stenson 200020
--Danny Whittle 20210212
--William Willey 100010

Scorers

Transfers

See also
  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References
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