1925–26 Manchester City F.C. season
Football League First Division | 21st (relegated) |
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FA Cup | Runner-up |
Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Browell (21) Frank Roberts (21) All: Frank Roberts (30) |
Highest home attendance | 62,994 v Manchester United (12 September 1925) |
Lowest home attendance | 7,000 v Sheffield United (4 November 1925) |
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The 1925–26 season was First World War in which no competitive football was played.
Coming off the back of a series of mid-table finishes and largely unimpressive
Albert Alexander
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Team Kit
Football League First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
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18 | West Ham United | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 76 | 0.829 | 37 | |
19 | Leeds United | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 64 | 76 | 0.842 | 36 | |
20 | Burnley | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 85 | 108 | 0.787 | 36 | |
21 | Manchester City (R) | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 0.890 | 35 | Relegation to the Second Division |
22 | Notts County (R) | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 54 | 74 | 0.730 | 33 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 89 | 100 | 0.89 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 48 | 42 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 41 | 58 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com
Reports
Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 August 1925 | Cardiff City | H | Maine Road | 3 – 2 | Austin, Warner, Johnson | 42,000 |
31 August 1925 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 0 – 1 | 20,000 | |
5 September 1925 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 0 – 1 | 35,954 | |
12 September 1925 | Manchester United | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Cowan | 62,994 |
19 September 1925 | Everton | H | Maine Road | 4 – 4 | Browell (4) | 11,393 |
23 September 1925 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 1 – 4 | Roberts | 8,827 |
26 September 1925 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 2 – 2 | Warner, Johnson | 19,541 |
3 October 1925 | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Austin (2), Warner, Browell | 40,000 |
10 October 1925 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 3 – 3 | Browell (2), Roberts | 25,935 |
17 October 1925 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 2 | Johnson | 35,000 |
24 October 1925 | Burnley | H | Maine Road | 8 – 3 | Browell (5), Roberts, Johnson, Hicks | 19,740 |
26 October 1925 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 3 – 8 | Cowan, Roberts, Johnson | 8,000 |
31 October 1925 | West Ham United | A | Upton Park | 1 – 3 | Browell | 23,000 |
4 November 1925 | Sheffield United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 4 | Austin, Roberts | 7,000 |
7 November 1925 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 2 – 5 | Warner, Browell | 11,384 |
14 November 1925 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 5 | Roberts | 22,326 |
21 November 1925 | Notts County | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Coupland | 20,000 |
28 November 1925 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 3 | Dennison | 25,000 |
5 December 1925 | Leicester City | H | Maine Road | 5 – 1 | Roberts (2), Johnson (2), Dennison | 20,000 |
12 December 1925 | Leeds United | A | Elland Road | 4 – 3 | Bradford, Dennison, Johnson, Roberts | 18,762 |
19 December 1925 | Newcastle United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Johnson, Murphy | 35,000 |
25 December 1925 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 5 – 6 | Browell (2), Coupland, Johnson, Roberts | 25,000 |
26 December 1925 | Bury | H | Maine Road | 0 – 2 | 50,000 | |
1 January 1926 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Austin, Dennison, Johnson | 23,030 |
2 January 1926 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 2 – 2 | Roberts (2) | 12,000 |
16 January 1926 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Maine Road | 0 – 0 | 25,344 | |
23 January 1926 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 6 – 1 | Austin (2), Roberts (2), Johnson, Hicks | 48,657 |
6 February 1926 | Huddersfield Town | H | Maine Road | 1 – 5 | Roberts | 36,645 |
10 February 1926 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 1 | Roberts | 15,067 |
13 February 1926 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 3 – 5 | Austin, Browell, Hicks | 25,000 |
27 February 1926 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Browell | 35,000 |
13 March 1926 | West Ham United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 0 | Roberts, Murphy | 40,000 |
17 March 1926 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | 18,793 | |
20 March 1926 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 0 – 1 | 34,974 | |
29 March 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Austin | 21,720 |
2 April 1926 | Birmingham | H | Maine Road | 2 – 4 | Austin, Hicks | 60,000 |
3 April 1926 | Notts County | A | Meadow Lane | 0 – 1 | 12,000 | |
6 April 1926 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Hicks | 19,966 |
10 April 1926 | Aston Villa | H | Maine Road | 4 – 2 | Austin, Browell, Roberts, Johnson | 42,000 |
17 April 1926 | Leicester City | A | Filbert Street | 3 – 2 | Roberts (2), Browell | 20,000 |
27 April 1926 | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Austin, Johnson | 43,375 |
1 May 1926 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 2 – 3 | Browell, Roberts | 20,000 |
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 January 1926 | Third round | Corinthian | A | Crystal Palace | 3 – 3 | Cookson, Roberts, Hicks | 29,700 |
13 January 1926 | Third round replay | Corinthian | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Austin (2), Johnson, Hicks | 42,303 |
30 January 1926 | Fourth round | Huddersfield Town | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Hicks (2), Browell, Roberts | 74,789 |
20 February 1926 | Fifth round | Crystal Palace | H | Maine Road | 11 – 4 | Roberts (5), Browell (3), Austin, Johnson, Hicks | 51,630 |
6 March 1926 | Sixth round | Clapton Orient | A | Maine Road | 6 – 1 | Johnson (3), Hicks, Roberts, Browell | 24,600 |
27 March 1926 | Semi-final | Manchester United | N | Bramhall Lane
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3 – 0 | Browell (2), Roberts | 46,450 |
24 April 1926 | Final | Bolton Wanderers | N | Wembley | 0 – 1 | 91,547 |
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Apps | Apps | ||||||
Jim Goodchild | GK | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
James Mitchell |
GK | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
John Phillips | GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Fred Appleton | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Sam Cookson | DF | 35 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
Eli Fletcher | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Philip McCloy | DF | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
Robert Benzie | MF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
Baggy Coupland | MF | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
Sam Cowan | MF | 39 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 2 | |
Jimmy Elwood | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Jimmy McMullan | MF | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Spud Murphy | MF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
Charlie Pringle | MF | 36 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
Sammy Sharp | MF | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Billy Austin | FW | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 15 | |
Leo Bradford | FW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
Tommy Browell | FW | 32 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 28 | |
James Calderwood | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Arthur Daniels | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Bob Dennison | FW | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
George Hicks | FW | 35 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 11 | |
Tommy Johnson |
FW | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 20 | |
Frank Roberts | FW | 38 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 30 | |
Frank Thompson | FW | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Jack Warner |
FW | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Totals | 89 | 31 | 120 |
Scorers
Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Roberts | FW | 21 | 9 | 30 | |
Tommy Browell | FW | 21 | 7 | 28 | |
Tommy Johnson |
FW | 15 | 5 | 20 | |
Billy Austin | FW | 12 | 3 | 15 | |
George Hicks | FW | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
Bob Dennison | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Jack Warner |
FW | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Baggy Coupland | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Sam Cowan | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Sam Cookson | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Leo Bradford | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 89 | 31 | 120 |
See also
- Manchester City F.C. seasons