The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League. It was also the first year in which the club suffered relegation from a division of league football.
Football League First Division
Results summary
Results
DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 2 September 1901 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 3 Meredith 20,000 7 September 1901 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 1 14,000 14 September 1901 Small Heath H Hyde Road 1 – 4 Scotson 18,000 21 September 1901 Derby County A Baseball Ground 0 – 2 10,000 5 October 1901 Notts County A Trent Bridge 0 – 2 12,000 12 October 1901 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 0 F. Williams 20,000 19 October 1901 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams 18,000 26 October 1901 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 0 – 0 8,000 2 November 1901 Liverpool H Hyde Road 2 – 3 Gillespie, F. Williams 22,000 9 November 1901 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 3 8,000 23 November 1901 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 – 5 10,000 30 November 1901 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones 15,000 7 December 1901 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 3 9,000 14 December 1901 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Meredith 10,000 21 December 1901 Stoke A Victoria Ground Abandoned after 75 minutes0 – 2 6,000 26 December 1901 The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 2 R. Jones 10,000 1 January 1902 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 – 3 Meredith, Ross, Henderson 19,853 4 January 1902 Sunderland H Hyde Road 0 – 3 15,000 11 January 1902 Small Heath A Muntz Street 0 – 1 12,000 13 January 1902 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 3 5,000 18 January 1902 Derby County H Hyde Road 0 – 0 18,000 1 February 1902 Notts County H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Threlfall 20,000 15 February 1902 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 2 – 3 Gillespie (2) 4,000 17 February 1902 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Hosie 17,000 22 February 1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Gillespie (2), McOustra 16,269 1 March 1902 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 4 20,000 8 March 1902 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Hynds (2) 20,000 17 March 1902 Everton H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Meredith, McOustra 22,000 22 March 1902 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie 20,000 28 March 1902 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 0 – 3 25,000 29 March 1902 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1 – 3 Hosie 10,000 31 March 1902 Aston Villa A Villa Park 2 – 2 Gillespie, Drummond 18,000 5 April 1902 Bury H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Gillespie, Meredith 7,000 12 April 1902 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 4 – 1 Gillespie (4) 3,000 19 April 1902 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Gillespie, Drummond 12,000
FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 25 January 1902 First round Preston North End H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Henderson 10,000 29 January 1902 First round replay Preston North End A The Hawthorns 0 – 0(aet) the match was abandoned in extra time but the result was allowed to stand - https://www.englishfootballleaguetables.co.uk/season/S1901-02/1902-01-29.html 7,000 3 February 1902 First round second replay Preston North End A The Hawthorns 4 – 2(aet) B. Smith (3), Morgan 5,000 7 February 1902 Second round Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 0 – 2 16,000
Squad statistics
Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupAbandonedTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Frank Barrett504010100GK Jack Hillman1400000140GK Charlie Williams1500000150DF Tommy Hynds2924010342DF Di Jones2000010210FW Billie Gillespie301500003015FW Daniel Hurst1500010160FW Billy Meredith3384010388FW Jimmy Ross71101091FW Fred Williams1330000133--Fred Bevan20001030--Jimmy Drummond1320000132--Sammy Frost20000020--John Henderson41210062--Billy Holmes60000060--Jamie Hosie3334010383--Robert Hunter50000050--Dick Jones1122010142HB Willie McOustra1320000132--Bobby Moffatt2102000230--Hugh Morgan1213100152--Willie Orr2304010280--Thomas Read40000040--Jimmy Scotson31100041--Percy Slater1304000170DF William "Buxton" Smith1604310213--Fred Threlfall1814000221--Lionel Watson10000010
Scorers
All ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie15 Billy Meredith8James Hosie3 William "Buxton" Smith Fred WilliamsJimmy Drummond2John Henderson Tommy HyndsDick Jones Willie McOustraHugh Morgan Jimmy Ross1Jimmy ScotsonFred Threlfall
League ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie15 Billy Meredith8James Hosie3 Fred WilliamsJimmy Drummond2 Tommy HyndsDick Jones Willie McOustraJohn Henderson1Hugh Morgan Jimmy RossJimmy ScotsonFred Threlfall
FA Cup ScorerGoals William "Buxton" Smith3John Henderson1Hugh Morgan
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site