The 1914–15 season was Manchester City F.C.'s 24th season om football league and 5th consecutive season in the First Division of English football. With the start of the First World War, it was to be the last season of regular league football until 1919. In the intervening years, all teams played in the War Leagues, which were non-competitive and are considered to be null in club history.

Football League First Division

Results summary

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 1 September 1914 Bradford City H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Taylor, Howard, Barnes, Dorsett 9,000 5 September 1914 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 0 20,000 12 September 1914 Burnley H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Howard 10,000 19 September 1914 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 – 2 Howard, Barnes, ? (o.g.) 20,000 26 September 1914 Tottenham Hotspur H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Howard 20,000 3 October 1914 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 0 Cartwright 22,000 10 October 1914 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Barnes 24,000 17 October 1914 Notts County A Meadow Lane 2 – 0 Howard (2) 14,000 24 October 1914 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 25,000 31 October 1914 Sunderland A Roker Park 2 – 0 Howard (2) 10,000 7 November 1914 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 0 – 0 25,000 14 November 1914 The Wednesday A Hillsborough 1 – 2 Taylor 24,000 25 November 1914 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Howard 16,000 28 November 1914 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 0 Browell 10,000 5 December 1914 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 12,000 12 December 1914 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 4 Howard 20,000 19 December 1914 Bradford Park Avenue H Hyde Road 2 – 3 Taylor, Howard 7,000 25 December 1914 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0 – 0 15,000 26 December 1914 Chelsea H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Howard 25,000 1 January 1915 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 – 0 22,000 2 January 1915 Manchester United H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Howard 30,000 18 January 1915 Burnley A Turf Moor 2 – 1 Dorsett, Barnes 8,000 23 January 1915 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Barnes 20,000 6 February 1915 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Taylor 25,000 13 February 1915 Newcastle United A St James' Park 1 – 2 Taylor 18,000 22 February 1915 Notts County H Hyde Road 0 – 0 20,000 27 February 1915 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 1 8,000 6 March 1915 Sunderland H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Cartwright, ? (o.g.) 20,000 13 March 1915 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 3 Barnes, Howard 20,000 15 March 1915 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2 – 2 Taylor, Barnes 7,000 20 March 1915 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Howard (2), Barnes (2) 20,000 29 March 1915 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 – 0 18,000 3 April 1915 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Taylor (2), Barnes (2) 15,000 5 April 1915 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 0 – 0 40,000 6 April 1915 Bradford City A Valley Parade 0 – 0 15,000 17 April 1915 Everton H Hyde Road 0 – 1 30,000 21 April 1915 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 4 Barnes 8,000 24 April 1915 Bradford Park Avenue A Park Avenue 1 – 3 Jones 12,000

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 9 January 1915 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 0 14,000 16 January 1915 First round replay Preston North End H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (2), Hughes 19,985 30 January 1915 Second round Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cartwright 29,661 20 February 1915 Third round Chelsea H Hyde Road 0 – 1 32,000

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Jim Goodchild100010GK Walter Smith37040410DF Eli Fletcher37040410MF Joe Dorsett18230212MF Sid Hoad600060FW Horace Barnes2512422914FW Tommy Browell10120121FW Ted Hanney37040410FW Jimmy Hindmarsh401050FW Fred Howard3318303618FW Lot Jones17110181FW Harry Taylor3511303811FW George Wynn100010--Bill Bottomley100010--Jack Brennan33020350--Joe Cartwright21241253--Cumming12010130--Albert Fairclough100010--Peter Fairclough100010--William Garner100010DF Peter Gartland100010FW Billy Gaughan10000100--Jack Hall100010-- Jock Henderson100010--Billy Henry35040390DF Edwin Hughes36041401--Peter McGuire300030

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Fred Howard18 Horace Barnes14 Harry Taylor11Joe Cartwright3 Joe Dorsett2 Tommy Browell1Edwin Hughes Lot Jones

League ScorerGoals Fred Howard18 Horace Barnes12 Harry Taylor11Joe Cartwright2 Joe Dorsett Tommy Browell1 Lot Jones

FA Cup ScorerGoals Horace Barnes2Joe Cartwright1Edwin Hughes

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site