1902–03 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1902–03 season
ManagerTom Maley
Football League
Second Division		1st (promoted)
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Gillespie (30 goals)
All: Gillespie (30 goals)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs Small Heath
(10 January 1903)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Glossop
(22 November 1902)
8,000 vs Barnsley
(24 November 1902)
8,000 vs Blackpool
(11 April 1903)

The 1902–1903 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twelfth season of league football and first season back in the Second Division of the Football League following relegation. Determined to return to Division One, City finished the season at the top of the league, with a 25–5–4 record, gaining its second minor league trophy.[1]: 24 

During the season, Manchester City set a league record with 95 goals, 30 of which were scored by Billie Gillespie and 22 of which were scored by Billy Meredith.[1]: 24  It was also their best defensive record in the Football League, conceding only 29 goals over 34 matches.[1]: 37 City tied the club record for fewest away defeats (4), previously set during the 1898–1899 season.[1]: 9 

Football League Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester City (C, P) 34 25 4 5 95 29 3.276 54 Promotion to the First Division
2 Small Heath (P) 34 24 3 7 74 36 2.056 51
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:
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
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

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
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

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
7 February 1903 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 3 Turnbull 8,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Abandoned Total
Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances Goals Appearances 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Hayes, Dean (1996). Manchester City Football Club: An A-Z. Wilmslow: Sigma. ISBN 9781850585527.
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