1899–1900 Manchester City F.C. season
The 1899–1900 season was Manchester City F.C.'s ninth season of league football and first season in the First Division of the Football League.
| 1899–1900 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager |  Sam Ormerod |
| Football League | 7th |
| FA Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Meredith (14 goals) All: Meredith (14 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 vs Newcastle Utd (14 October 1899) 25,000 vs Liverpool (28 October 1899) |
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 vs Sheffield United (25 December 1899) |
Team Kit
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Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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| 5 | Newcastle United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 36 |
| 6 | Derby County | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 1.047 | 36 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 34 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 34 |
| 9 | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 0.822 | 34 |
Source:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 3 – 4 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams | 10,000 |
| 9 September 1899 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Meredith (2), Ross, Gillespie | 22,000 |
| 16 September 1899 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 4 – 1 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Leonard | 13,000 |
| 23 September 1899 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 1 | Ross (2), Moffatt, B. Smith, Gillespie | 22,000 |
| 30 September 1899 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Ross | 14,000 |
| 7 October 1899 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 3 | 18,000 | |
| 14 October 1899 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Ross | 25,000 |
| 21 October 1899 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 2 | F. Williams | 20,000 |
| 28 October 1899 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | 25,000 | |
| 4 November 1899 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 0 – 2 | 5,000 | |
| 11 November 1899 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 8,000 |
| 25 November 1899 | Glossop North End | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Dougal | 16,000 |
| 2 December 1899 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 1 | 10,000 | |
| 9 December 1899 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Moffatt, Meredith | 20,000 |
| 16 December 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 | 2,429 | |
| 23 December 1899 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Meredith | 20,000 |
| 25 December 1899 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | F. Williams | 3,000 |
| 27 December 1899 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 0 – 2 | 5,000 | |
| 30 December 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 10,000 |
| 6 January 1900 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 0 | 5,000 | |
| 13 January 1900 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | S. Smith (2) | 15,000 |
| 20 January 1900 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 8,000 |
| 3 February 1900 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 1 – 1 | Meredith | 2,000 |
| 3 March 1900 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 5 | Meredith, Gillespie | 20,000 |
| 10 March 1900 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Meredith | 13,000 |
| 19 March 1900 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | 15,000 | |
| 31 March 1900 | Glossop North End | A | North Road | 2 – 0 | Harvey, Davidson | 7,000 |
| 7 April 1900 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | F. Williams | 16,000 |
| 9 April 1900 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith (2) | 5,000 |
| 13 April 1900 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 0 | 20,000 | |
| 14 April 1900 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 1 – 3 | C. Williams | 6,000 |
| 16 April 1900 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Dougal | 5,000 |
| 21 April 1900 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Ross (2), Meredith, Gillespie | 15,000 |
| 28 April 1900 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 4 | 20,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 1900 | First round | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Ross | 22,000 |
| 31 January 1900 | First round replay | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 3 | 18,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Charlie Williams |
34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| DF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Di Jones |
34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | Dick Ray |
9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| MF | Billy Holmes | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| MF |  Stuart Munn |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Joe Cassidy |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Billie Gillespie |
28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| FW | Howard Harvey |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Pat Leonard |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Billy Meredith |
33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 14 |
| FW | Jimmy Ross |
26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 |
| FW | William "Stockport" Smith |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| FW | Fred Williams |
31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
| -- | Herbert Dartnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Alex Davidson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| -- | George Dougal | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| -- | Bobby Moffatt | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| -- | Thomas Read | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| -- | William "Buxton" Smith | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| -- | Fred Threlfall | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| -- | Tonge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Scorers
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See also
- Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
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