1920–21 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1920–21 season
ManagerErnest Mangnall
Football League
First Division		2nd
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Browell (31)
All:
Tommy Browell (31)
Highest home attendance50,155 v Burnley
(26 March 1921)
Lowest home attendance2,000 v Everton
(23 February 1921)

The 1920–21 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirtieth season of league football,[1] and seventh consecutive season in the Football League First Division, excluding the four years during the First World War in which no competitive football was played.

Football League First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
1 Burnley (C) 42 23 13 6 79 36 2.194 59
2 Manchester City 42 24 6 12 70 50 1.400 54
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 14 9 77 53 1.453 52
4 Liverpool 42 18 15 9 63 35 1.800 51
5 Newcastle United 42 20 10 12 66 45 1.467 50
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

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
42 24 6 12 70 50 1.4 54 19 2 0 50 13 40 5 4 12 20 37 14

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
28 August 1920 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 4 Goodwin, Browell 30,000
30 August 1920 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Browell (2), Murphy 40,000
4 September 1920 Liverpool H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Browell (3) 30,000
6 September 1920 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 3 Murphy 14,000
11 September 1920 Arsenal A Highbury 1 – 2 Browell 42,000
18 September 1920 Arsenal H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Browell, Barnes, Murphy 30,000
25 September 1920 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 3 50,000
2 October 1920 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Woodcock, Fayers, Browell 40,000
9 October 1920 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 3 20,000
16 October 1920 Derby County H Hyde Road 0 – 0 35,000
23 October 1920 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 2 – 0 Woodcock, Johnson 30,000
30 October 1920 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 0 – 0 35,000
6 November 1920 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 1 – 0 Barnes 22,000
13 November 1920 Huddersfield Town H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Browell (2), Fayers 30,000
20 November 1920 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 Barnes 66,000
27 November 1920 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Browell, Barnes, Murphy 40,000
4 December 1920 Bradford City A Valley Parade 2 – 1 Murphy, Browell 20,000
11 December 1920 Bradford City H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Browell 30,000
18 December 1920 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 1 18,000
25 December 1920 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Browell (2), Barnes (2)
27 December 1920 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 2 – 2 Browell (2) 40,000
1 January 1921 Sunderland H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Murphy (2), Browell 40,000
15 January 1921 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 2 Murphy 35,000
22 January 1921 Chelsea H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Browell 30,000
5 February 1921 Everton A Goodison Park 0 – 3 35,000
9 February 1921 Everton H Hyde Road Abandoned
0 – 0 		30,000
12 February 1921 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 0 – 2 35,000
23 February 1921 Everton H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Browell (2) 33,000
26 February 1921 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 – 2 30,000
5 March 1921 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Browell, Johnson, Barnes 16,000
9 March 1921 Tottenham Hotspur H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Browell, Barnes 35,000
12 March 1921 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 0 Fayers 18,000
25 March 1921 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Johnson, Barnes 30,000
26 March 1921 Burnley H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (2), Johnson 50,155
28 March 1921 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 – 3 Browell 29,000
2 April 1921 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 2 Fayers 40,000
9 April 1921 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Browell, Johnson 20,000
16 April 1921 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 1 – 1 Barnes 23,000
20 April 1921 Preston North End H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Browell (3), Barnes (2) 20,000
23 April 1921 Bradford Park Avenue H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Browell 25,000
30 April 1921 Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 2 – 1 Fayers, Barnes 10,000
2 May 1921 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Barnes (2), Warner 18,000
7 May 1921 Newcastle United A St James' Park 1 – 1 Browell 40,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
8 January 1921 First round Crystal Palace A The Nest 0 – 2 18,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Jim Goodchild 42 0 1 0 43 0
DF Jack Brennan 42 0 1 0 43 0
DF Frank Carroll 12 0 1 0 13 0
DF Sam Cookson 42 0 1 0 43 0
DF Joe Edelston 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF Fred Fayers 40 5 1 0 41 5
DF Eli Fletcher 35 0 1 0 36 0
DF George Gray 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Harry Jarvis 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF John Leyland 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Sid Scott 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF Herbert Tyler 3 0 1 0 4 0
DF Max Woosnam 34 0 1 0 35 0
MF Mickey Hamill 28 0 0 0 28 0
MF Spud Murphy 40 8 1 0 41 8
MF Sammy Sharp 5 0 0 0 5 0
FW Jack Allen 7 0 0 0 7 0
FW Horace Barnes 41 17 1 0 42 17
FW Tommy Broad 23 0 1 0 24 0
FW Tommy Browell 42 31 1 0 43 31
FW Joe Cartwright 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Dick Crawshaw 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Ernie Goodwin 5 1 0 0 5 1
FW Tommy Johnson 12 5 0 0 12 5
FW Paddy Kelly 13 0 0 0 13 0
FW Harry Taylor 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Jimmy Thompson 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Jack Warner 5 1 0 0 5 1
FW Wilf Woodcock 13 2 0 0 13 2

Scorers

All

Nat. Player Pos. Football League FA Cup TOTAL
Tommy Browell FW 31 0 31
Horace Barnes FW 17 0 17
Spud Murphy MF 8 0 8
Fred Fayers DF 5 0 5
Tommy Johnson FW 5 0 5
Wilf Woodcock FW 2 0 2
Jack Warner FW 1 0 1
Ernie Goodwin FW 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 70 0 70

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manchester City - 1920/21 Season Statistics - StatCity". www.statcity.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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