1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1918–19 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-eighth season of league football.

Owing to World War I, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group C of the Lancashire Section.

Team kit

War Leagues

Principal Tournament

Lancashire Section

Results summary OverallHomeAway 300 1500 3 12 57 36 +21 33 9 2 4 33 11 +22 6 1 8 24 25 –1 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 7 September 1918 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 3 8,000 14 September 1918 Stoke H Hyde Road 0 – 2 10,000 21 September 1918 Bury A Gigg Lane 1 – 0 Moses 8,000 28 September 1918 Bury H Hyde Road 7 – 0 Browell (3), Brennan, P. Fairclough, Moses, Kenyon 12,000 5 October 1918 Manchester United A Old Trafford 2 – 0 Kenyon, Cartwright 10,000 12 October 1918 Manchester United H Hyde Road 0 – 0 15,000 19 October 1918 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 3 – 0 Kenyon, Moses, Browell 9,000 26 October 1918 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Lievesley (2), Cartwright, Browell 15,000 2 November 1918 Stockport County H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Lievesley 12,000 9 November 1918 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 1 – 1 Browell 3,000 16 November 1918 Liverpool H Hyde Road 0 – 2 25,000 23 November 1918 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 2 20,000 30 November 1918 Burnley H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Lievesley, Smith 12,000 7 December 1918 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 2 Lievesley 9,000 14 December 1918 Southport Vulcan H Hyde Road 0 – 1 10,000 21 December 1918 Southport Vulcan A Haig Avenue 0 – 2 6,000 28 December 1918 Preston North End H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Wynn, Browell 13,000 11 January 1919 Rochdale H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Lievesley 12,000 18 January 1919 Rochdale A Spotland 5 – 4 Barnes (2), Dorsett (2), Smith 5,000 25 January 1919 Everton H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Murphy 25,000 1 February 1919 Everton A Goodison Park 0 – 3 31,000 8 February 1919 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Lievesley (2), Barnes 18,000 15 February 1919 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 3 – 0 Browell, Barnes, Murphy 10,000 22 February 1919 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Barnes (3), Johnson, Browell 22,000 1 March 1919 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 2 Browell 8,000 8 March 1919 Port Vale H Hyde Road 6 – 1 Johnson (3), Browell (2), Barnes 14,000 15 March 1919 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 5 – 1 Barnes (3), Browell, A. Fairclough 8,000 22 March 1919 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Browell 20,000 29 March 1919 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 3 Barnes 30,000 10 April 1919 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 – 2 Barnes 14,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Group C

Results summary OverallHomeAway 6 5 1 0 14 4 +10 11 3 0 0 8 1 +7 2 1 0 6 3 +3 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 5 April 1919 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 A. Fairclough 25,000 12 April 1919 Stoke A Victoria Ground 1 – 1 Barnes 14,000 18 April 1919 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (2), Wynn 35,000 19 April 1919 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 1 – 0 Browell 8,000 21 April 1919 Manchester United A Old Trafford 4 – 2 Barness (2), Browell, Lomas 35,000 26 April 1919 Port Vale H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Browell (2), Barnes (2) 20,000

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NamePrincipalSubsidiaryTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Jim Goodchild25040290GKPercy Kite100010GK Walter Smith402060DF Eli Fletcher29060350DF Fred Parker16020180MF Sid Hoad313001FW Horace Barnes1816001816FW Ted Hanney100010FW Gordon Hoare110011FW Lot Jones801090FW Billy Lomas005050FW Billy Meredith27260332FW Harry Taylor100010FW Harold Walden210021FW George Wynn18321204--Armstrong004040--Bill Bottomley23010240--Jack Brennan12210132--T. Broad200020--Alf Capper150015--Joe Cartwright23240272--J. Clegg002020--Cruse100010--Alfred Davies18100181--Peter Fairclough20440244DF Peter Gartland19020210--Robert Geddes100010--Goddard330033--R. Hargreaves001010--M. Lee001010--F. McIlvenney002121--Malone001010--Miller400040--Nelson620062--H. Newton004141--William Newton512071--Sid Scott801090--Skeldon100010--J.D. Tavo210021--Herbert Tyler22360283--Woodhouse001010--Jimmy Wray511061

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Horace Barnes20 Tommy Browell18 Fred Lievesley8A. Johnson4Kenyon3MosesJoe Cartwright2 Joe DorsettAlbert Fairclough Spud Murphy Andy Smith George WynnJack Brennan1Peter Fairclough Billy Lomas

Principal Tournament ScorerGoals Tommy Browell14 Horace Barnes13 Fred Lievesley8A. Johnson4Kenyon3MosesJoe Cartwright2 Joe Dorsett Spud Murphy Andy SmithJack Brennan1Albert FaircloughPeter Fairclough George Wynn

Subsidiary Tournament ScorerGoals Horace Barnes7 Tommy Browell4Albert Fairclough1 Billy Lomas George Wynn

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site