1896–97 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1896–97 season was Manchester City F.C.'s sixth season of league football and fifth season in the Football League.

Manchester City F.C.
1896–97 season
Manager Sam Ormerod
Football League6th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Meredith (10 goals)
All: Meredith (10 goals)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Newton Heath
(3 October 1896)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Lincoln City
(13 February 1897)
1,000 vs Leicester Fosse (12 April 1897)

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
4 Small Heath 30 16 5 9 69 47 1.468 37
5 Newcastle United 30 17 1 12 56 52 1.077 35
6 Manchester City 30 12 8 10 58 50 1.160 32
7 Gainsborough Trinity[lower-alpha 1] 30 12 7 11 50 47 1.064 31
8 Blackpool[lower-alpha 1] 30 13 5 12 59 56 1.054 31
Source:
Notes:
  1. New club in the league

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
30 12 8 10 58 50 1.16 32 5 5 5 25 27 15 7 3 5 33 23 17

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
5 September 1896 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Finnerhan 8,000
12 September 1896 Gainsborough Trinity H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Sharples 4,000
19 September 1896 Darwen H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Mann (2), Ditchfield, Lewis 10,000
21 September 1896 Lincoln City A Sincil Bank 3 – 0 Finnerhan, Lewis, Sharples 3,000
26 September 1896 Blackpool A Athletic Grounds 2 – 2 Mann, Hill 5,000
3 October 1896 Newton Heath H Hyde Road 0 – 0 20,000
10 October 1896 Notts County A Trent Bridge 3 – 3 Meredith, Hill, Robinson 7,000
17 October 1896 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Robinson 10,000
24 October 1896 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Sharples 3,000
31 October 1896 Notts County H Hyde Road 1 – 4 Meredith 12,000
7 November 1896 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 2 Banner, Meredith, Sharples, Lewis 4,000
14 November 1896 Burton Swifts A Peel Croft 3 – 1 Tait (2), Gunn 4,000
23 November 1896 Walsall H Hyde Road 2 – 3 Finnerhan, Mann 3,000
28 November 1896 Burton Wanderers H Hyde Road 2 – 1 F. Williams, Gunn 2,000
19 December 1896 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park 3 – 1 Meredith, Gunn, F. Williams 12,000
25 December 1896 Newton Heath A Bank Street 1 – 2 Hill 18,000
26 December 1896 Burton Swifts H Hyde Road 0 – 5 6,000
1 January 1897 Small Heath H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Bannister, Gunn, Sharples 16,000
6 January 1897 Walsall A Hillary Street 5 – 0 Ray, Mann, Meredith, Lewis, Sharples 500
9 January 1897 Darwen A Barley Bank 1 – 3 Gillespie 1,000
6 February 1897 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 3 4,000
13 February 1897 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Gillespie 1,000
27 February 1897 Gainsborough Trinity A The Northolme 4 – 1 Gillespie, F. Williams (2), Meredith 9,000
6 March 1897 Burton Wanderers A Derby Turn 1 – 1 Read 3,000
13 March 1897 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 4 – 0 Holmes, Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 6,000
17 March 1897 Loughborough A Athletic Ground 0 – 2 2,000
12 April 1897 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 3 – 3 Meredith (2), ? (o.g.) 1,000
16 April 1897 Loughborough H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Foster 2,000
19 April 1897 Small Heath A Muntz Street 1 – 3 Meredith 500
28 April 1897 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 2 – 1 Hill (2) 2,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
30 January 1897 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 6 6,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Charlie Williams 30010310
DF Dick Ray 30110311
MF James McBride 28010290
FW Walter Bowman 200020
FW Pat Finnerhan 25300253
FW Billie Gillespie 11400114
FW Frank Hesham 200020
FW Billy Meredith 2710102810
FW William Townley 300030
FW Fred Williams 11500115
--Charlie Bannister 18200182
--John Ditchfield 10100101
--H. Foster 611071
-- John Gunn 21410224
--James Harper 10010110
--Robert Hill 12500125
--Billy Holmes 12110131
-- Billy Lewis 12410134
--Alex McConnell 200020
--George Mann 18510195
--Bobby Moffatt 800080
--J. Moffatt 300030
--William Patterson 100010
--J. Platt 100010
--Thomas Read 810081
--L. Robinson 320032
--James Sharples 10610116
--David Tait 420042
--Tonge 200020

Scorers

See also

  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

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