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.
On 14 April 1899, goalkeeper Charlie Williams footballer scored a goal against Sunderland A.F.C., helped by a strong gust of wind. It was City's only goal in the match, which they lost 3–1.
Team kit
Football League First Division
Results summary
Reports
DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 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 DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 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.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Charlie Williams34120361DF Di Jones34020360DF Dick Ray9020110MFBilly Holmes34020360MF Stuart Munn600060FW Joe Cassidy100010FW Billie Gillespie28820308FW Howard Harvey510051FW Pat Leonard110011FW Billy Meredith3314203514FW Jimmy Ross2610112711FW William "Stockport" Smith520052FW Fred Williams31720337--Herbert Dartnell100010--Alex Davidson510051--George Dougal23200232--Bobby Moffatt25210262--Thomas Read28010290--William "Buxton" Smith34120361--Fred Threlfall9020110--Tonge201030
Scorers
All ScorerGoals Billy Meredith14 Jimmy Ross11 Billie Gillespie8 Fred Williams7George Dougal2Bobby Moffatt William "Stockport" SmithAlex Davidson1 Howard HarveyPat Leonard William "Buxton" Smith Charlie Williams
League ScorerGoals Billy Meredith14 Jimmy Ross10 Billie Gillespie8 Fred Williams7George Dougal2Bobby Moffatt William "Stockport" SmithAlex Davidson1 Howard HarveyPat Leonard William "Buxton" Smith Charlie Williams
FA Cup ScorerGoals Jimmy Ross1
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site