1920–21 Manchester City F.C. season
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| 1920–21 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manager |  Ernest Mangnall | |
| Football League First Division | 2nd | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Browell (31) All: Tommy Browell (31) | |
| Highest home attendance | 50,155 v Burnley (26 March 1921) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 v Everton (23 February 1921) | |
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The 1920–21 season was First World War in which no competitive football was played.
Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley (C) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 54 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 1.453 | 52 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 1.800 | 51 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 50 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 1.4 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 14 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1920 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 4 | Goodwin, Browell | 30,000 |
| 30 August 1920 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 1 | Browell (2), Murphy | 40,000 |
| 4 September 1920 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 2 | Browell (3) | 30,000 |
| 6 September 1920 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 3 | Murphy | 14,000 |
| 11 September 1920 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 2 | Browell | 42,000 |
| 18 September 1920 | Arsenal | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 1 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 30,000 |
| 25 September 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 3 | 50,000 | |
| 2 October 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 1 | Woodcock, Fayers, Browell | 40,000 |
| 9 October 1920 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 3 | 20,000 | |
| 16 October 1920 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road
|
0 – 0 | 35,000 | |
| 23 October 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 2 – 0 | Woodcock, Johnson | 30,000 |
| 30 October 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road
|
0 – 0 | 35,000 | |
| 6 November 1920 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 22,000 |
| 13 November 1920 | Huddersfield Town | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 2 | Browell (2), Fayers | 30,000 |
| 20 November 1920 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 66,000 |
| 27 November 1920 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 0 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 40,000 |
| 4 December 1920 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 2 – 1 | Murphy, Browell | 20,000 |
| 11 December 1920 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road
|
1 – 0 | Browell | 30,000 |
| 18 December 1920 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | 18,000 | |
| 25 December 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road
|
4 – 0 | Browell (2), Barnes (2) | |
| 27 December 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 2 – 2 | Browell (2) | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1921 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 1 | Murphy (2), Browell | 40,000 |
| 15 January 1921 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 2 | Murphy | 35,000 |
| 22 January 1921 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road
|
1 – 0 | Browell | 30,000 |
| 5 February 1921 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 3 | 35,000 | |
| 9 February 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road
|
Abandoned 0 – 0 |
30,000 | |
| 12 February 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 0 – 2 | 35,000 | |
| 23 February 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road
|
2 – 0 | Browell (2) | 33,000 |
| 26 February 1921 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
| 5 March 1921 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road
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3 – 1 | Browell, Johnson, Barnes | 16,000 |
| 9 March 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road
|
2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 12 March 1921 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 1 – 0 | Fayers | 18,000 |
| 25 March 1921 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Johnson, Barnes | 30,000 |
| 26 March 1921 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 0 | Barnes (2), Johnson | 50,155 |
| 28 March 1921 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 1 – 3 | Browell | 29,000 |
| 2 April 1921 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 – 2 | Fayers | 40,000 |
| 9 April 1921 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Browell, Johnson | 20,000 |
| 16 April 1921 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 23,000 |
| 20 April 1921 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road
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5 – 1 | Browell (3), Barnes (2) | 20,000 |
| 23 April 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue
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H | Hyde Road
|
1 – 0 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 30 April 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue
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A | Park Avenue | 2 – 1 | Fayers, Barnes | 10,000 |
| 2 May 1921 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road
|
3 – 1 | Barnes (2), Warner | 18,000 |
| 7 May 1921 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 1 | Browell | 40,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1921 | First round | Crystal Palace | A | The Nest | 0 – 2 | 18,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Jim Goodchild
|
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Brennan
|
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Frank Carroll | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Sam Cookson
|
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Joe Edelston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Fred Fayers
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40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| DF | Eli Fletcher
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35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | George Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Harry Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | John Leyland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Sid Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Herbert Tyler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Max Woosnam
|
34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| MF |  Mickey Hamill
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28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| MF | Spud Murphy
|
40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 |
| MF | Sammy Sharp
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Allen
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | Horace Barnes
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41 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 |
| FW | Tommy Broad
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23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FW | Tommy Browell
|
42 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 31 |
| FW | Joe Cartwright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Dick Crawshaw
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Ernie Goodwin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Tommy Johnson
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12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| FW | Paddy Kelly
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Taylor
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Jimmy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Warner
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Wilf Woodcock
|
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
Scorers
All
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tommy Browell | FW | 31 | 0 | 31 |
|
Horace Barnes | FW | 17 | 0 | 17 |
|
Spud Murphy | MF | 8 | 0 | 8 |
|
Fred Fayers | DF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
|
Tommy Johnson |
FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Wilf Woodcock | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
Jack Warner |
FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Goodwin | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 0 | 70 | ||
See also
- Manchester City F.C. seasons