The 1892–93 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s second season of league football. Following the amalgamation of the Football Alliance with the Football League, Ardwick was elected to the new Second Division in the inaugural season of two-tier football in England, and the season marked the start of Ardwick (Manchester City)'s exactly 100-year stay in the Football League before leaving in 1992 to co-found the Premier League.
Football League Second Division
Results summary OverallHomeAway 22 9 3 10 45 40 +5 20 6 3 2 27 14 +13 3 0 8 18 26 -8 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
Cup competitions
FA Cup The draw for the preliminary round and first round of the FA Cup was held at a meeting of the Football Association on 29 August 1892. Ardwick were drawn away at Fleetwood Rangers in the preliminary round, although Ardwick made an offer to Fleetwood to transfer the game to their own stadium, which was accepted. A first round home tie against Workington awaited the winners. The first match was drawn and Fleetwood refused to play extra time, forcing a replay, which was also held at Hyde Road.
Lancashire Senior Cup
Manchester Senior Cup
Friendlies
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
Goals record Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League FA Cup Total1FWDavid Weir8082FWJoe Davies7073FWHugh Morris505MFJimmy Yates5055FWFelix Mooney4046FWJack Angus303FWBob Milarvie213DFDavie Russell3039DFWalter Bowman202MFHarry Middleton20211FWAdam Carson101FWTom Forrester101FWWilliam Lambie101DFDanny Whittle101Total 45 146
Transfers
Transfers in +First team Date Pos. Player From club Pre-season Full back Archibald Ferguson Heart of Midlothian Pre-season Forward Bob Milarvie Newton Heath Pre-season Forward J. Campbell Celtic Pre-season Forward D. Lafferty Celtic Pre-season Forward J. McCarthy Unknown Unknown Full-back Cooke Unknown Unknown Full-back John McVickers Unknown Unknown Half-back Baker Unknown Unknown Half-back William Hopkins Unknown Unknown Half-back S. Jackson Unknown Unknown Half-back Harry Middleton Unknown Unknown Half-back Charles Parry Unknown Unknown Forward Jack Angus Third Lanark Unknown Forward Alex Boggie Unknown Unknown Forward Powery Unknown Unknown Forward William Sharpe Unknown
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site