1911–12 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1911–12 season
Manager England Harry Newbould
Football League
First Division
15th
FA Cup Second round
Top goalscorer League:
Wynn (17 goals)
All:
Wynn (18 goals)
Highest home attendance 45,000 vs Oldham Athletic
(3 February 1912)
Lowest home attendance 10,000 vs Liverpool
(6 January 1912)
10,000 vs Bradford City
(28 March 1912)
10,000 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(5 April 1912)

The 1911–12 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-first season of league football and second consecutive season back in the First Division of English football.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

P WDLFAGAPts
13Manchester United3813111445600.75037
14Sheffield United3813101563561.12536
15Manchester City381391656580.96635
16Notts County381471746630.73035
17Liverpool3812101649550.89134

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: Football League

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 13 9 16 56 58 -2 35 10 5 4 39 20 +19 3 4 12 17 38 -21

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
2 September 1911 Manchester United H Hyde Road 0 0 ?,000
9 September 1911 Liverpool A Anfield 2 2 Kelso (2) 15,000
16 September 1911 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 2 6 Holford, Jones 30,000
23 September 1911 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 1 10,000
30 September 1911 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 0 0 25,000
7 October 1911 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 1 4 Thornley 15,000
14 October 1911 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 1 Wall, Wynn, Keary 25,000
21 October 1911 Bradford City A Valley Parade 1 4 Thornley 12,000
28 October 1911 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 3 3 Wynn (2), Thornley 25,000
4 November 1911 Preston North End A Deepdale 1 2 Kelso 10,000
11 November 1911 Everton A Goodison Park 0 1 15,000
18 November 1911 West Bromwich Albion H Hyde Road 0 2 12,000
25 November 1911 Sunderland A Roker Park 1 1 J. Dorsett 4,000
2 December 1911 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 3 0 Wynn (2), J. Dorsett 40,000
9 December 1911 The Wednesday A Owlerton 0 3 12,000
16 December 1911 Bury H Hyde Road 2 0 Wynn, Thornley 14,000
23 December 1911 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 3 J. Dorsett 10,000
25 December 1911 Notts County A Meadow Lane 1 0 Young 15,000
26 December 1911 Notts County H Hyde Road 4 0 Fletcher, Wynn, Young, Jones 35,000
30 December 1911 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 0 41,743
6 January 1912 Liverpool H Hyde Road 2 3 Wynn (2) 10,000
20 January 1912 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 3 J. Dorsett 10,000
27 January 1912 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 1 Wynn 30,000
10 February 1912 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 1 3 J. Smith 25,000
17 February 1912 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 2 Brooks 20,000
26 February 1912 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 2 6 Thornley (2) 5,000
2 March 1912 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 0 2 12,000
9 March 1912 Preston North End H Hyde Road 0 0 13,000
16 March 1912 Everton H Hyde Road 4 0 Thornley (4) 25,000
23 March 1912 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 1 Bottomley 8,000
28 March 1912 Bradford City H Hyde Road 4 0 Holford (2), Wynn, Jones 10,000
30 March 1912 Sunderland H Hyde Road 2 0 Wynn, Holford 20,000
5 April 1912 Tottenham Hotspur H Hyde Road 2 1 Jones, J. Dorsett 10,000
6 April 1912 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 0 2 14,000
8 April 1912 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 2 0 Jones, J. Dorsett 15,000
13 April 1912 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 4 0 Wynn (3), Jones 30,000
20 April 1912 Bury A Gigg Lane 2 1 Wynn (2) 18,000
27 April 1912 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 2 0 Jones, J. Dorsett 20,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
13 January 1912 First round Preston North End A Deepdale 1 0 Wynn 15,000
3 February 1912 Second round Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 0 1 45,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKAugustus Beeby 11000110
GKEngland Jim Goodchild 15020170
GKEngland Walter Smith 12000120
DFEngland Eli Fletcher 35120371
MFEngland George Dorsett 100010
MFEngland Joe Dorsett 33720357
MFEngland Sid Hoad 37020390
MFEngland Tom Holford 32420344
FWEngland Frank Booth 400040
FWWales Lot Jones 24720267
FWEngland Davie Ross 200020
FWEngland Irvine Thornley 1810001810
FWWales George Wynn 3117213318
FWScotland Alex Young 13220152
--Joe Bentley 100010
--Bill Bottomley 19100191
--George Brooks 210021
--Robert Davies 600060
--Scotland Bill Eadie 26020280
--J. Eden 100010
--Billy Henry 25020270
--Albert Keary 810081
--William Kelly 700070
--Tommy Kelso 930093
--Val Lawrence 19020210
--Frank Norgrove 300030
--Jonathon Smith 410041
--Len Wall 20100201

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
Wales George Wynn 18
England Irvine Thornley 10
England Joe Dorsett 7
Wales Lot Jones
England Tom Holford 4
Tommy Kelso 3
Scotland Alex Young 2
Bill Bottomley 1
George Brooks
England Eli Fletcher
Keary
Jonathon Smith
Len Wall

League

Scorer Goals
Wales George Wynn 17
England Irvine Thornley 10
England Joe Dorsett 7
Wales Lot Jones
England Tom Holford 4
Tommy Kelso 3
Scotland Alex Young 2
Bill Bottomley 1
George Brooks
England Eli Fletcher
Keary
Jonathon Smith
Len Wall

FA Cup

Scorer Goals
Wales George Wynn 1

See also

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