1921–22 Manchester City F.C. season
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| 1921–22 season | ||
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| Manager |  Ernest Mangnall | |
| Football League First Division | 10th | |
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Browell (21) All: Tommy Browell (26) | |
| Highest home attendance | 35,000 v 5 teams | |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,000 v S'land (31 Dec. 1921) | |
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The 1921–22 season was First World War in which no competitive football was played.
Team Kit
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Football League First Division
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 46 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 46 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | 40 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 40 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
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 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 1921 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Barnes (2) | 35,000 |
| 31 August 1921 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 3 | Barnes, Murphy | 25,000 |
| 3 September 1921 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 4 | 30,000 | |
| 7 September 1921 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road
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1 – 1 | Murphy | 25,000 |
| 10 September 1921 | Arsenal | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 0 | Warner, Barnes | 25,000 |
| 17 September 1921 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 25,000 |
| 24 September 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road
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1 – 1 | Browell | 35,000 |
| 1 October 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 1 – 3 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 8 October 1921 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Browell, Murphy | 35,000 |
| 15 October 1921 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 1 – 0 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 22 October 1921 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road
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4 – 1 | Barnes (3), Warner | 20,000 |
| 29 October 1921 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 3 | Murphy | 56,000 |
| 5 November 1921 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 12 November 1921 | Cardiff City | H | Hyde Road
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1 – 1 | Murphy | 25,000 |
| 19 November 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road
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6 – 1 | Barnes (3), Browell (2), Woosnam | 25,000 |
| 26 November 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
| 3 December 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 3 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 10 December 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 5 | 40,000 | |
| 17 December 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Browell, Murphy | 20,000 |
| 24 December 1921 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 2 – 2 | Johnson (2) | 30,000 |
| 26 December 1921 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 0 – 2 | 26,000 | |
| 31 December 1921 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road
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3 – 0 | Browell, Johnson, Murphy | 10,000 |
| 2 January 1922 | Huddersfield Town | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 1 | Johnson, Kelly | 30,000 |
| 14 January 1922 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 3 – 2 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 5,000 |
| 21 January 1922 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 2 | Barnes, Browell | 25,000 |
| 1 February 1922 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 1 – 4 | Browell | 20,000 |
| 4 February 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road
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3 – 3 | Browell, Johnson, Barnes | 20,000 |
| 11 February 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 3 | Barnes | 45,000 |
| 22 February 1922 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road
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3 – 2 | Browell, Barnes, Woosnam | 20,000 |
| 25 February 1922 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 2 – 1 | Murphy, Browell | 25,000 |
| 11 March 1922 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 0 – 1 | 20,000 | |
| 18 March 1922 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 0 – 0 | 40,000 | |
| 25 March 1922 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road
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0 – 0 | 26,000 | |
| 1 April 1922 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 1 | 20,000 | |
| 5 April 1922 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 20,000 |
| 8 April 1922 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 2 | Browell (2) | 12,000 |
| 14 April 1922 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road
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1 – 0 | Warner | 35,000 |
| 15 April 1922 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 2 – 5 | Woosnam, ? (Meredith or o.g.)[1] | 15,000 |
| 18 April 1922 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 3 | ? (o.g.) | 39,000 |
| 22 April 1922 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road
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2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 25,000 |
| 29 April 1922 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 5 | Ingham | 25,000 |
| 6 May 1922 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road
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1 – 0 | Browell | 18,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1922 | First round | Darlington | H | Hyde Road
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3 – 1 | Browell (3) | 23,686 |
| 28 January 1922 | Second round | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 3 – 1 | Browell (2), Kelly | 66,442 |
| 18 February 1922 | Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 2 | Kelly | 53,000 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | 
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Apps |
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Apps |
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Tom Blair | GK | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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Jim Goodchild | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Jack Brennan | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Carroll | DF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
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Sam Cookson | DF | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
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Fred Fayers | DF | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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Eli Fletcher | DF | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| John Leyland | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Mulligan | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
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Max Woosnam | DF | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
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George Albinson | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Mickey Hamill | MF | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
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Spud Murphy | MF | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
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Sammy Sharp | MF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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Billy Wilson | MF | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
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Jack Allen |
FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Horace Barnes | FW | 38 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 20 |
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Tommy Browell | FW | 38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 |
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Dick Crawshaw | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alf Ford | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tommy Ingham | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
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Tommy Johnson |
FW | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
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Paddy Kelly | FW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Fred Lievesley | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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Billy Meredith | FW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Harry Pearson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stanley Royle | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Albert Simpson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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Frank Thompson | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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Jack Warner |
FW | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
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Wilf Woodcock | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 65 | 7 | 72 | |||||
Scorers
All
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Tommy Browell | FW | 21 | 5 | 26 |
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Horace Barnes | FW | 20 | 0 | 20 |
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Spud Murphy | MF | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Tommy Johnson |
FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
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Paddy Kelly | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Jack Warner |
FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Max Woosnam | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Tommy Ingham | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Totals | 65 | 7 | 72 | ||
See also
- Manchester City F.C. seasons
References
- ^ StatCity, Blue Moon & Wikipedia (player page) credit Meredith with this goal, other references are to OG, including CityTilIDie and Gary James' book