The 1906–07 season was Manchester City F.C.'s sixteenth season of league football and fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
Following City's punishment for the awarding of players bonuses, then a misdemeanour in the FA regulations,Manchester: The Greatest City, 59-65. the club was forced to start half from scratch for the 06–07 season, and in the first four games alone ten players made their club debut, with another six players donning the shirt for the first time over the course of the season. Consequently, the club's previously strong league form suffered a huge hit and the club struggled to a 17th-place finish, a full 12 places lower than their previous finish and five points off relegation.
Of note was that the first game of this season is believed to have been played under the highest temperature recorded in English football - 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 °C). By the end of the game, City had only six players left on the pitch - five others had had to leave the field of play suffering from heat exhaustion.
Team Kit
Football League First Division
Results summary
Reports
DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 1 September 1906 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 1 – 4 Dorsett 18,000 3 September 1906 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 9 Fisher 16,000 8 September 1906 The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 3 Conlin 12,000 15 September 1906 Bury H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Jones, Thornley 20,000 22 September 1906 Derby County A Baseball Ground 2 – 2 Dorsett (2) 8,000 29 September 1906 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 3 – 2 Stewart, Thornley, Fisher 22,000 6 October 1906 Preston North End H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Thornley 25,000 13 October 1906 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 2 22,000 20 October 1906 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 4 – 2 Thornley (2), Stewart, Conlin 30,000 27 October 1906 Liverpool A Anfield 4 – 5 Thornley (2), Stewart, Jones 20,000 3 November 1906 Bristol City H Hyde Road 0 – 1 20,000 10 November 1906 Notts County A Trent Bridge 0 – 0 10,000 17 November 1906 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 0 – 2 20,000 24 November 1906 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 1 Thornley 30,000 1 December 1906 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Stewart (2), Jones 40,000 8 December 1906 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 3 5,000 15 December 1906 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 0 – 0 12,000 22 December 1906 Sunderland A Roker Park 1 – 1 Thornley 12,000 25 December 1906 Birmingham H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Dorsett 24,000 26 December 1906 Everton H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Steele, Thornley, Jones 25,000 29 December 1906 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 1 – 4 Thornley 15,000 2 January 1907 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Jones (2), Thornley 8,000 5 January 1907 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 0 – 1 25,000 19 January 1907 Bury A Gigg Lane 1 – 3 Grieve 16,000 26 January 1907 Derby County H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Thornley, Jones 20,000 9 February 1907 Preston North End A Deepdale 3 – 1 Dorsett, Grieve, Jones 10,000 16 February 1907 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Jones 35,000 23 February 1907 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 4 Stewart 15,000 2 March 1907 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Grieve 20,000 9 March 1907 Bristol City A Ashton Gate 0 – 2 12,000 16 March 1907 Notts County H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Grieve, Ross 18,000 23 March 1907 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 4 – 1 Grieve (2), Dorsett (2) 15,000 29 March 1907 Birmingham A St Andrew's 0 – 4 10,000 30 March 1907 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Jones 30,000 6 April 1907 Manchester United A Bank Street 1 – 1 Dorsett 35,000 13 April 1907 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Stewart, Jones 12,000 20 April 1907 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 0 – 4 5,000 27 April 1907 Sunderland H Hyde Road 2 – 3 Stewart, Ayres 15,000
FA Cup
DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 12 January 1907 First round Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 2 – 2 Dorsett, Thornley 20,000 16 January 1907 First round replay Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 0 – 1 30,000
Squad statistics
Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKFrank Davies500050GKWilliam Hall11000110GK Walter Smith22020240DF Horace Blew100010DF James Buchan28020300MF George Dorsett32821349FW Lot Jones2711202911FW Davie Ross610061FW George Stewart36820388FW Albert Fisher520052FW Irvine Thornley2913213114--William Baldwin100010--Willie Banks400040--Jimmy Blair900090--John Christie400040--Jimmy Conlin35220372-- Bill Eadie32020340--S. Eyres100010--Tommy Farrell300030--Bob Grieve18600186--George Hamblett100010--Percy Hill21020230--Tommy Kelso23000230-- Willie McOustra900090--Frank Norgrove27020290--Bruce Rankin200020--Alex Steele23120251--Jimmy Wilkinson200020
Scorers
All ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley14 Lot Jones11 George Dorsett9 George Stewart8Bob Grieve6Jimmy Conlin2 Albert FisherS. Eyres1 Davie RossAlex Steele
League ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley13 Lot Jones11 George Dorsett8 George StewartBob Grieve6Jimmy Conlin2 Albert FisherS. Eyres1 Davie RossAlex Steele
FA Cup ScorerGoals George Dorsett1 Irvine Thornley
See also Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site