1925–26 Manchester City F.C. season explained

Season:1925–26
Manager: David Ashworth
(until 14 Nov 1925)
AlbertAlexander/Committee
(15 Nov 1925 to 26 Apr 1926)
Peter Hodge
(from 26 Apr 1926)
League Result:21st (relegated)
Cup1 Result:Runner-up
League Topscorer:
Tommy Browell (21)
Frank Roberts (21)
Season Topscorer:
Frank Roberts (30)
Highest Attendance:62,994 v Manchester United
(12 September 1925)
Lowest Attendance:7,000 v Sheffield United
(4 November 1925)
Nextseason:1926–27

The 1925–26 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-fifth season of league football and twelfth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, excluding the four years during the First World War in which no competitive football was played.

Coming off the back of a series of mid-table finishes and largely unimpressive FA Cup campaigns, manager David Ashworth's resignation in November 1925 bizarrely resulted in both a first league relegation since 1909 and a first FA Cup final appearance since 1904 as well as a record 6–1 victory over rivals Manchester United, with much of the second half of the campaign being run in Ashworth's absence by a committee led by club Vice-chairman Albert Alexander.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResultF – AScorersAttendance
29 August 1925Cardiff CityHMaine Road3 – 2Austin, Warner, Johnson42,000
31 August 1925BirminghamASt Andrew's0 – 120,000
5 September 1925Tottenham HotspurAWhite Hart Lane0 – 135,954
12 September 1925Manchester UnitedHMaine Road1 – 1Cowan62,994
19 September 1925EvertonHMaine Road4 – 4Browell (4)11,393
23 September 1925West Bromwich AlbionAThe Hawthorns1 – 4Roberts8,827
26 September 1925Huddersfield TownALeeds Road2 – 2Warner, Johnson19,541
3 October 1925SunderlandHMaine Road4 – 1Austin (2), Warner, Browell40,000
10 October 1925Blackburn RoversAEwood Park3 – 3Browell (2), Roberts25,935
17 October 1925LiverpoolAAnfield1 – 2Johnson35,000
24 October 1925BurnleyHMaine Road8 – 3Browell (5), Roberts, Johnson, Hicks19,740
26 October 1925Sheffield UnitedABramall Lane3 – 8Cowan, Roberts, Johnson8,000
31 October 1925West Ham UnitedAUpton Park1 – 3Browell23,000
4 November 1925Sheffield UnitedHMaine Road2 – 4Austin, Roberts7,000
7 November 1925ArsenalHMaine Road2 – 5Warner, Browell11,384
14 November 1925Bolton WanderersABurnden Park1 – 5Roberts22,326
21 November 1925Notts CountyHMaine Road1 – 1Coupland20,000
28 November 1925Aston VillaAVilla Park1 – 3Dennison25,000
5 December 1925Leicester CityHMaine Road5 – 1Roberts (2), Johnson (2), Dennison20,000
12 December 1925Leeds UnitedAElland Road4 – 3Bradford, Dennison, Johnson, Roberts18,762
19 December 1925Newcastle UnitedHMaine Road2 – 2Johnson, Murphy35,000
25 December 1925BuryAGigg Lane5 – 6Browell (2), Coupland, Johnson, Roberts25,000
26 December 1925BuryHMaine Road0 – 250,000
1 January 1926West Bromwich AlbionHMaine Road3 – 1Austin, Dennison, Johnson23,030
2 January 1926Cardiff CityANinian Park2 – 2Roberts (2)12,000
16 January 1926Tottenham HotspurHMaine Road0 – 025,344
23 January 1926Manchester UnitedAOld Trafford6 – 1Austin (2), Roberts (2), Johnson, Hicks48,657
6 February 1926Huddersfield TownHMaine Road1 – 5Roberts36,645
10 February 1926EvertonAGoodison Park1 – 1Roberts15,067
13 February 1926SunderlandARoker Park3 – 5Austin, Browell, Hicks25,000
27 February 1926LiverpoolHMaine Road1 – 1Browell35,000
13 March 1926West Ham UnitedHMaine Road2 – 0Roberts, Murphy40,000
17 March 1926Blackburn RoversHMaine Road0 – 118,793
20 March 1926ArsenalAHighbury0 – 134,974
29 March 1926Bolton WanderersHMaine Road1 – 1Austin21,720
2 April 1926BirminghamHMaine Road2 – 4Austin, Hicks60,000
3 April 1926Notts CountyAMeadow Lane0 – 112,000
6 April 1926BurnleyATurf Moor2 – 1Johnson, Hicks19,966
10 April 1926Aston VillaHMaine Road4 – 2Austin, Browell, Roberts, Johnson42,000
17 April 1926Leicester CityAFilbert Street3 – 2Roberts (2), Browell20,000
27 April 1926Leeds UnitedHMaine Road2 – 1Austin, Johnson43,375
1 May 1926Newcastle UnitedASt James' Park2 – 3Browell, Roberts20,000

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResultF – AScorersAttendance
9 January 1926Third roundCorinthianACrystal Palace3 – 3Cookson, Roberts, Hicks29,700
13 January 1926Third round replayCorinthianHMaine Road4 – 0Austin (2), Johnson, Hicks42,303
30 January 1926Fourth roundHuddersfield TownHMaine Road4 – 0Hicks (2), Browell, Roberts74,789
20 February 1926Fifth roundCrystal PalaceHMaine Road11 – 4Roberts (5), Browell (3), Austin, Johnson, Hicks51,630
6 March 1926Sixth roundClapton OrientAMaine Road6 – 1Johnson (3), Hicks, Roberts, Browell24,600
27 March 1926Semi-finalManchester UnitedNBramhall Lane3 – 0Browell (2), Roberts46,450
24 April 1926FinalBolton WanderersNWembley0 – 191,547

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Nat.PlayerPos.Premier LeagueFA CupTotal
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GK24 0 7 0 31 0
GK17 0 0 0 17 0
John Phillips GK1 0 0 0 1 0
DF1 0 1 0 2 0
DF35 0 6 1 41 1
DF1 0 0 0 1 0
DF37 0 4 0 41 0
MF7 0 0 0 7 0
MF23 2 4 0 27 2
MF39 2 6 0 45 2
MF4 0 0 0 4 0
MF10 0 3 0 13 0
MF9 2 0 0 9 2
MF36 0 7 0 43 0
MF8 0 0 0 8 0
FW36 12 7 3 43 15
FW5 1 0 0 5 1
FW32 21 5 7 37 28
FW2 0 2 0 4 0
FW1 0 0 0 1 0
FW8 4 2 0 10 4
FW35 5 7 6 42 11
FW38 15 7 5 45 20
FW38 21 7 9 45 30
FW9 0 1 0 10 0
FW7 4 0 0 7 4
Own goals00 0
Totals8931120

Scorers

width=10Nat.Playerwidth=10Pos.width=80Football Leaguewidth=80FA Cupwidth=80TOTAL
Frank Roberts FW 21 9 30
Tommy Browell FW 21 7 28
FW 15 5 20
Billy Austin FW 12 3 15
George Hicks FW 5 6 11
FW 4 0 4
FW 4 0 4
Baggy Coupland MF 2 0 2
Sam Cowan MF 2 0 2
MF 0 1 1
Leo Bradford FW 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals89 31 120

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