1897–98 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1897–98 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventh season of league football and sixth season in the Football League.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Results summary

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 1 September 1897 Gainsborough Trinity H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 2,000 4 September 1897 Darwen A Barley Bank 4 – 2 W.S. Smith (2),StatCity website - clarifying different 'Smiths' Gillespie, Leonard 1,000 11 September 1897 Loughborough H Hyde Road 3 – 0 W.S. Smith (2), Gillespie 7,000 18 September 1897 Blackpool A Athletic Grounds 2 – 0 W.S. Smith, F. Williams 4,000 25 September 1897 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 4 – 1 W.S. Smith (3), F. Williams 7,000 2 October 1897 Loughborough A Athletic Ground 3 – 0 Gillespie, F. Williams (2) 5,000 9 October 1897 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 3 – 0 W.B. Smith,StatCity website - clarifying different 'Smiths' Meredith, Gillespie 7,000 16 October 1897 Newton Heath A Bank Street 1 – 1 Ray 20,000 23 October 1897 Darwen H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Gillespie (2), F. Williams (2), Whitehead 7,000 30 October 1897 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 3 Gillespieconfirmed by extracts from contemporary newspaper reports in Manchester Courier & Empire News / The Umpire identified by The Footy Past Team 10,000 20 November 1897 Burnley H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Gillespie 20,000 11 December 1897 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Gillespie, Meredith 9,000 18 December 1897 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park 4 – 3 Leonard (2), Meredith, Gillespie 5,000 25 December 1897 Newton Heath H Hyde Road 0 – 1 16,000 27 December 1897 Small Heath A Muntz Street 1 – 0 Leonard 10,000 1 January 1898 Luton Town A Dunstable Road 0 – 3 4,000 3 January 1898 Walsall H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Gillespie (2), Meredith 7,000 8 January 1898 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Whitehead 16,000 15 January 1898 Walsall A Hillary Street 2 – 2 Gillespie, W.S. Smith 10,000 24 January 1898 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Meredith, Gillespie, ? (o.g.) 2,000 5 February 1898 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 2 – 2 Holmes, Gillespie 8,000 26 February 1898 Gainsborough Trinity A The Northolme 0 – 1 2,000 16 March 1898 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 2 20,000 19 March 1898 Lincoln City A Sincil Bank 1 – 2 Dougal 3,000 26 March 1898 Luton Town H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Meredith (2) 5,000 30 March 1898 Blackpool H Hyde Road 3 – 3 W.S. Smith, Gillespie, Dougal 4,000 2 April 1898 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 0 – 0 6,000 9 April 1898 Burton Swifts A Peel Croft 0 – 0 3,000 11 April 1898 Small Heath H Hyde Road 3 – 3 W.B. Smith, Meredith, Gillespie 2,000 16 April 1898 Burton Swifts H Hyde Road 9 – 0 Meredith (3), Whitehead (3), W.S. Smith (2), Gillespie 4,000

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 29 January 1898 First round Wigan County H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Gillespie 6,000 12 February 1898 Second round Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 1 14,000

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKTommy Chappell700070GK Charlie Williams21020230DF Tommy Clare100010DF Dick Ray20120221MF Stuart Munn800080FW Walter Bowman200020FW Billie Gillespie3018213219FW Billy Meredith3012203212FW Buxton Smith28220302FW Jimmy Whitehead20520225FW Fred Williams22710237--George Dougal820082--Frank Dyer200020--H. Foster100010--James Harper200020--Billy Holmes29120311-- Pat Leonard16400164--Bobby Moffatt30020320--Thomas Read27020290--S. Smith2412202612--Jock Wilson100010

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie19 Billy Meredith12S. Smith Fred Williams7 Jimmy Whitehead5Pat Leonard4George Dougal2 Buxton SmithBilly Holmes1 Dick Ray

League ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie18 Billy Meredith12S. Smith Fred Williams7 Jimmy Whitehead5Pat Leonard4George Dougal2 Buxton SmithBilly Holmes1 Dick Ray

FA Cup ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie1

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site