1927–28 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1927–28 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-seventh season of league football and second season in the Football League Second Division, which they won for the fourth time in their history.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Results summary

Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 27 August 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 2 – 2 McMullan, Hicks 30,000 29 August 1927 Swansea Town H Maine Road 7 – 4 Johnson (3), Broadhurst, Hicks, Roberts, Bell 40,000 3 September 1927 Port Vale H Maine Road 1 – 0 Johnson 34,000 5 September 1927 Swansea Town A Vetch Field 3 – 5 Bell, Johnson, Hicks 13,000 10 September 1927 South Shields A Talbot Road 1 – 0 McMullan 9,000 17 September 1927 Leeds United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Johnson (2) 40,391 24 September 1927 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 5 – 4 Johnson (2), Hicks (2), Broadhurst 12,893 1 October 1927 Oldham Athletic H Maine Road 3 – 1 Broadhurst (2), Johnson 25,216 8 October 1927 Hull City H Maine Road 2 – 1 Barrass (2) 42,038 15 October 1927 Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 1 28,000 22 October 1927 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 2 – 2 Roberts, Hicks 17,013 29 October 1927 Reading H Maine Road 4 – 1 Austin (2), Roberts, Johnson 35,000 5 November 1927 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 1 – 4 Smelt 12,522 12 November 1927 Chelsea H Maine Road 0 – 1 52,830 19 November 1927 Clapton Orient A Millfields Road 2 – 0 Austin, Roberts 14,129 26 November 1927 Stoke City H Maine Road 4 – 0 Austin, Allan, Roberts, Johnson 40,000 3 December 1927 Bristol City A Ashton Gate 0 – 2 30,000 10 December 1927 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 3 – 1 Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson 25,000 17 December 1927 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 1 Broadhurst 12,000 24 December 1927 Notts County H Maine Road 3 – 1 Broadhurst (2), Hicks 20,000 26 December 1927 Barnsley A Oakwell 3 – 0 Broadhurst (2), Roberts 17,000 31 December 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 3 – 0 Johnson (2), Broadhurst 20,000 2 January 1928 Barnsley H Maine Road 7 – 3 Austin (2), Gorringe (2), McMullan, Roberts, Johnson 30,000 7 January 1928 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 2 – 1 Roberts, Hicks 15,000 21 January 1928 South Shields H Maine Road 3 – 0 Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson 30,000 4 February 1928 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 3 – 3 Broadhurst, Austin, Hicks 30,037 11 February 1928 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 2 – 3 Bell, Broadhurst 25,426 25 February 1928 Preston North End H Maine Road 2 – 2 Roberts (2) 60,000 3 March 1928 Blackpool H Maine Road 4 – 1 Roberts (4) 40,906 10 March 1928 Reading A Elm Park 1 – 1 Marshall 12,000 17 March 1928 Grimsby Town H Maine Road 2 – 0 Roberts, McMullan 49,185 24 March 1928 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 0 Roberts 51,813 31 March 1928 Clapton Orient H Maine Road 5 – 3 Roberts (3), Horne, Brook 38,272 6 April 1928 Fulham H Maine Road 2 – 1 Marshall, Roberts 30,000 7 April 1928 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 0 – 2 30,000 9 April 1928 Fulham A Craven Cottage 1 – 1 Tait 27,000 14 April 1928 Bristol City H Maine Road 4 – 2 Tait, Johnson, Marshall, Hicks 30,000 16 April 1928 Hull City A Anlaby Road 0 – 0 6,088 21 April 1928 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 1 Brook 14,238 25 April 1928 Leeds United A Elland Road 1 – 0 Tait 48,470 28 April 1928 Southampton H Maine Road 6 – 1 Marshall (3), Tait, Johnson, Horne 40,000 5 May 1928 Notts County A Meadow Lane 1 – 2 Marshall 6,000

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 14 January 1928 Third round Leeds United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Johnson 50,473 28 January 1928 Fourth round Sunderland A Roker Park 2 – 1 Broadhurst, Hicks 38,658 18 February 1928 Fifth round Stoke City H Maine Road 0 – 1 73,668

Squad statistics Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupTotalAppsAppsApps GK 10 0 1 0 11 0 GK 32 0 2 0 34 0 DF 1 0 1 0 2 0 DF 5 0 0 0 5 0 DF 11 0 0 0 11 0 DF 38 0 3 0 41 0 DF 2 0 0 0 2 0 MF 28 0 2 0 30 0 MF 4 0 1 0 5 0 MF 38 4 3 0 41 4 MF 22 0 1 0 23 0 MF 11 0 0 0 11 0 FW 5 1 1 0 6 1 FW 18 9 2 0 20 9 FW 28 2 2 0 30 2 FW 16 3 0 0 16 3 FW 21 14 3 1 24 15 FW 12 2 0 0 12 2 FW 3 0 0 0 3 0 FW 1 2 0 0 1 2 FW 28 10 3 1 31 11 FW 7 2 0 0 7 2 FW 35 19 3 1 38 20 FW 14 7 0 0 14 7 FW 30 0 3 0 33 0 FW 24 20 3 0 27 20 FW 2 1 0 0 2 1 FW 7 4 0 0 7 4 FW 6 0 0 0 6 0Own goals 0 0 0Totals1003103

Scorers Nat.PlayerPos.Football LeagueFA CupTOTAL Tommy Johnson FW 19 1 20 Frank Roberts FW 20 0 20 Charles Broadhurst FW 15 1 16 George Hicks FW 10 1 11 Billy Austin FW 9 0 9 Bobby Marshall FW 7 0 7 Jimmy McMullan MF 4 0 4 Tommy Tait FW 4 0 4 Peter Bell FW 3 0 3 Matt Barrass FW 2 0 2 Eric Brook FW 2 0 2 Fred Gorringe FW 2 0 2 Alf Horne FW 2 0 2 John Allan FW 1 0 1 Tom Smelt FW 1 0 1Own Goals 0 0 0Totals 100 3 103

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site