1917–18 Manchester City F.C. season explained

Season:1917–18
League:War League
Principal Tournament
Lancashire Section
League Result:
4th
Cup1:Subsidiary Tournament
Lancashire Section
Group B
Cup1 Result:
1st
League Topscorer:
Lomas (22 goals)
Season Topscorer:
Lomas (22 goals)
Highest Attendance:20,000 vs Manchester United
(29 September 1917)
20,000 vs Stoke
(3 November 1917)
Lowest Attendance:8,000 vs Burnley
(15 December 1917)
Nextseason:1918–19

The 1917–18 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-seventh season of league football.

Owing to the War, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group B of the Lancashire Section.

Team Kit

War Leagues

Principal Tournament

Lancashire Section

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
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N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF – AScorersAttendance
1 September 1917Stockport CountyHHyde Road2 – 1Tyler, Thorpe12,000
8 September 1917Stockport CountyAEdgeley Park1 – 0? (o.g.)7,000
15 September 1917Oldham AthleticHHyde Road2 – 2Thorpe, Moses13,000
22 September 1917Oldham AthleticABoundary Park0 – 010,000
29 September 1917Manchester UnitedHHyde Road3 – 1Lomas (2), Jones20,000
6 October 1917Manchester UnitedAOld Trafford1 – 1Lomas10,000
13 October 1917BuryHHyde Road3 – 1Lomas (2), Watson9,000
20 October 1917BuryAGigg Lane5 – 2Lomas (2), Meredith, Jones, Taylor8,000
27 October 1917StokeAVictoria Ground3 – 4Lomas (2), Watson9,000
3 November 1917StokeHHyde Road1 – 0Lomas20,000
10 November 1917LiverpoolAAnfield0 – 218,000
17 November 1917LiverpoolHHyde Road1 – 1Thompson15,000
24 November 1917Southport CentralAUnknown stadium0 – 08,000
1 December 1917Southport CentralHHyde Road5 – 0Lomas (2), Tyler, Meredith, Wynn10,000
8 December 1917BurnleyATurf Moor4 – 0Lomas (3), Jones1,000
15 December 1917BurnleyHHyde Road4 – 1Tyler, Lomas, Jones, Watson8,000
22 December 1917Blackburn RoversHHyde Road1 – 0Cartwright12,000
29 December 1917Blackburn RoversAEwood Park4 – 0Meredith, Lomas, Cope, Cunningham3,000
5 January 1918RochdaleHHyde Road1 – 1Tyler9,000
12 January 1918RochdaleASpotland4 – 1Thompson (2), Barnes, Watson6,000
19 January 1918EvertonHHyde Road0 – 213,000
26 January 1918EvertonAGoodison Park0 – 020,000
2 February 1918Port ValeHHyde Road5 – 1Broad (2), Lomas (2), Thompson11,000
9 February 1918Port ValeARecreation Ground2 – 0Lomas, Cunningham1,000
16 February 1918Bolton WanderersABurnden Park0 – 112,000
23 February 1918Bolton WanderersHHyde Road0 – 110,000
2 March 1918Preston North EndADeepdale2 – 0Lomas, Thompson9,000
9 March 1918Preston North EndHHyde Road1 – 2Lomas10,000
16 March 1918BlackpoolABloomfield Road0 – 19,000
23 March 1918BlackpoolHHyde Road2 – 2Royle, Thompson11,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Group B

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
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N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports
DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF – AScorersAttendance
29 March 1918Manchester UnitedHHyde Road3 – 0Fletcher, Royle, Mann10,000
30 March 1918Port ValeARecreation Ground4 – 1Royle (2), Thompson, P. Fairclough8,000
1 April 1918Manchester UnitedAOld Trafford0 – 210,000
6 April 1918Port ValeHHyde Road1 – 0Fletcher10,000
13 April 1918StokeAVictoria Ground1 – 1Fletcher9,000
20 April 1918StokeHHyde Road2 – 0Woodcock, ? (o.g.)11,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.NamePrincipalSubsidiaryTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Jim Goodchild25040290
GKPercy Kite100010
GK Walter Smith402060
DF Eli Fletcher29060350
DF Fred Parker16020180
MF Sid Hoad313001
FW Horace Barnes1816001816
FW Ted Hanney100010
FW Gordon Hoare110011
FW Lot Jones801090
FW Billy Lomas005050
FW Billy Meredith27260332
FW Harry Taylor100010
FW Harold Walden210021
FW George Wynn18321204
align="left"--Armstrong004040
align="left"--Bill Bottomley23010240
align="left"--Jack Brennan12210132
align="left"--T. Broad200020
align="left"--Alf Capper150015
align="left"--Joe Cartwright23240272
align="left"--J. Clegg002020
align="left"--Cruse100010
align="left"--Alfred Davies18100181
align="left"--Peter Fairclough20440244
DF Peter Gartland19020210
align="left"--Robert Geddes100010
align="left"--Goddard330033
align="left"--R. Hargreaves001010
align="left"--M. Lee001010
align="left"--F. McIlvenney002121
align="left"--Malone001010
align="left"--Miller400040
align="left"--Nelson620062
align="left"--H. Newton004141
align="left"--William Newton512071
align="left"--Sid Scott801090
align="left"--Skeldon100010
align="left"--J.D. Tavo210021
align="left"--Herbert Tyler22360283
align="left"--Woodhouse001010
align="left"--Jimmy Wray511061

Scorers

All

ScorerGoals
Billy Lomas22
Jimmy Thompson7
Lot Jones4
Stanley Royle
Herbert Tyler
Watson
Eli Fletcher3
Billy Meredith
Tommy Broad2
Charlie Cunningham
Thorpe
Horace Barnes1
Joe Cartwright
Cope
Peter Fairclough
Frank Mann
Moses
Harry Taylor
Wilf Woodcock
George Wynn

Principal Tournament

ScorerGoals
Billy Lomas22
Jimmy Thompson6
Lot Jones4
Herbert Tyler
Watson
Billy Meredith3
Tommy Broad2
Charlie Cunningham
Thorpe
Horace Barnes1
Joe Cartwright
Cope
Moses
Stanley Royle
Harry Taylor
George Wynn

Subsidiary Tournament

ScorerGoals
Eli Fletcher3
Stanley Royle
Peter Fairclough1
Frank Mann
Jimmy Thompson
Wilf Woodcock

See also

External links

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