The 1893–94 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s third season of league football and second season in the Football League. In the latter half of the season, financial difficulties forced the reorganisation of the club into the team Manchester City F.C. on the day of their last league game of the season. By this name the club have been known for the rest of their history.
The season saw the unusual event of Ardwick being forced to play one game – away versus Crewe Alexandra – with only ten players. In a season in which Ardwick lost two thirds of their games and recorded one of their worst ever league results, they drew the match 1–1.
Team kit
Football League Second Division
Results summary OverallHomeAway 28 8 2 18 47 71 -24 18 6 1 7 32 20 +12 2 1 11 15 51 -36 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
Cup competitions
FA Cup
Lancashire Senior Cup
Manchester Senior Cup
Friendlies
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Goals record Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League FA Cup Total1FWHugh Morris7072FWArnold Bennett6063FWBob Milarvie404MFJimmy Yates4045FWJohn Milne303MFErnie Pickford303FWDouglas Robertson3038DFDanny Whittle202MFHarry Middleton202FWAdam Carson202FWRobert Robinson20212DFWalter Bowman101MFFrank Dyer101DFFred Steele101FWTom Forrester101FWJoe Davies101MFJames Baker101FWArnold Jones101FWArthur Spittle101Total 46 046
Transfers
Transfers in +First team Date Pos. Player From club May 1893 Left half E. J. Regan Unknown Pre-season Outside left H. Saddington Unknown Pre-season Inside left Robert Robinson Fleetwood Rangers July 1893 Inside right A. Jones Small Heath 28 July 1893 Right back A. McDowell Unknown 15 August 1893 Left back/left half Frank Dyer Woolwich Arsenal 13 September 1893 Outside right E. Pickford Unknown 15 September 1893 Joseph O'Brien Frank Dyer Unknown 21 September 1893 Right back James Stenson Unknown 27 September 1893 Inside right Arthur Spittle Unknown 6 October 1893 Inside right A. Bennett Unknown 18 October 1893 Centre forward D. Robertson Unknown 15 November 1893 Centre forward/inside right William Egan Fairfield 22 December 1893 Centre forward William Willey Unknown 15 January 1894 Inside/outside left Alfred Edge Northwich Victoria 20 March 1894 Outside left John Hughes Unknown
Transfers out +First team Exit Date Pos. Player To club 1 December 1893 Winger Jimmy Yates Sheffield United 8 December 1893 Forward Hugh Morris Sheffield United 8 January 1894 Left back David Robson Wolverhampton Wanderers Late January 1894 Joseph Davies Sheffield United Late January 1894 Goalkeeper William Douglas Newton Heath February 1894 Half back Harry Middleton Loughborough 28 February 1894 Centre forward Adam Carson Liverpool 29 April 1894 Daniel Whittle Bolton Wanderers 29 April 1894 William Hopkins Burslem Port Vale 29 April 1894 John McVickers Macclesfield 29 April 1894 Eric Regan Liverpool 29 April 1894 Full back/wing half James Cairns Liverpool 29 April 1894 Felix Mooney Bury 29 April 1894 J. Hargreaves Blackburn Rovers 29 April 1894 Goalkeeper Harry Stones Newton Heath
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site