1917–18 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1917–18 season
Manager England Ernest Mangnall
War League
Principal Tournament
Lancashire Section

4th
Subsidiary Tournament
Lancashire Section
Group B

1st
Top goalscorer League:
Lomas (22 goals)

All:
Lomas (22 goals)
Highest home attendance 20,000 vs Manchester United
(29 September 1917)
20,000 vs Stoke
(3 November 1917)
Lowest home attendance 8,000 vs Burnley
(15 December 1917)

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

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
2Liverpool302163101263.88548
3Everton30196592362.55644
4Manchester City30158757282.03638
5Stockport County301731059321.84437
6Rochdale30149778511.53037

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 15 8 7 57 28 +29 38 8 4 3 31 16 +15 7 4 4 26 12 +14

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
1 September 1917 Stockport County H Hyde Road 2 1 Tyler, Thorpe 12,000
8 September 1917 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 1 0 ? (o.g.) 7,000
15 September 1917 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 2 2 Thorpe, Moses 13,000
22 September 1917 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 0 10,000
29 September 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 1 Lomas (2), Jones 20,000
6 October 1917 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 1 Lomas 10,000
13 October 1917 Bury H Hyde Road 3 1 Lomas (2), Watson 9,000
20 October 1917 Bury A Gigg Lane 5 2 Lomas (2), Meredith, Jones, Taylor 8,000
27 October 1917 Stoke A Victoria Ground 3 4 Lomas (2), Watson 9,000
3 November 1917 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 0 Lomas 20,000
10 November 1917 Liverpool A Anfield 0 2 18,000
17 November 1917 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 1 Thompson 15,000
24 November 1917 Southport Central A Unknown stadium 0 0 8,000
1 December 1917 Southport Central H Hyde Road 5 0 Lomas (2), Tyler, Meredith, Wynn 10,000
8 December 1917 Burnley A Turf Moor 4 0 Lomas (3), Jones 1,000
15 December 1917 Burnley H Hyde Road 4 1 Tyler, Lomas, Jones, Watson 8,000
22 December 1917 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 0 Cartwright 12,000
29 December 1917 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 4 0 Meredith, Lomas, Cope, Cunningham 3,000
5 January 1918 Rochdale H Hyde Road 1 1 Tyler 9,000
12 January 1918 Rochdale A Spotland 4 1 Thompson (2), Barnes, Watson 6,000
19 January 1918 Everton H Hyde Road 0 2 13,000
26 January 1918 Everton A Goodison Park 0 0 20,000
2 February 1918 Port Vale H Hyde Road 5 1 Broad (2), Lomas (2), Thompson 11,000
9 February 1918 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 2 0 Lomas, Cunningham 1,000
16 February 1918 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 1 12,000
23 February 1918 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 0 1 10,000
2 March 1918 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 0 Lomas, Thompson 9,000
9 March 1918 Preston North End H Hyde Road 1 2 Lomas 10,000
16 March 1918 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 1 9,000
23 March 1918 Blackpool H Hyde Road 2 2 Royle, Thompson 11,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Group B

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester City64111142.7509
2Manchester United6312670.8577
3Port Vale62221052.0006
4Stoke61054150.2672

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9 3 0 0 6 0 +6 1 1 1 5 4 +1

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F A

Scorers Attendance
29 March 1918 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 0 Fletcher, Royle, Mann 10,000
30 March 1918 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 4 1 Royle (2), Thompson, P. Fairclough 8,000
1 April 1918 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 2 10,000
6 April 1918 Port Vale H Hyde Road 1 0 Fletcher 10,000
13 April 1918 Stoke A Victoria Ground 1 1 Fletcher 9,000
20 April 1918 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 0 Woodcock, ? (o.g.) 11,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name Principal Subsidiary Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKEngland Jim Goodchild 25040290
GKPercy Kite 100010
GKEngland Walter Smith 402060
DFEngland Eli Fletcher 29060350
DFEngland Fred Parker 16020180
MFEngland Sid Hoad 313001
FWEngland Horace Barnes 1816001816
FWEngland Ted Hanney 100010
FWEngland Gordon Hoare 110011
FWWales Lot Jones 801090
FWEngland Billy Lomas 005050
FWWales Billy Meredith 27260332
FWEngland Harry Taylor 100010
FWEngland Harold Walden 210021
FWWales George Wynn 18321204
--Armstrong 004040
--Bill Bottomley 23010240
--Jack Brennan 12210132
--T. Broad 200020
--Alf Capper 150015
--Joe Cartwright 23240272
--J. Clegg 002020
--Cruse 100010
--Alfred Davies 18100181
--Peter Fairclough 20440244
DFEngland Peter Gartland 19020210
--Robert Geddes 100010
--Goddard 330033
--R. Hargreaves 001010
--M. Lee 001010
--F. McIlvenney 002121
--Malone 001010
--Miller 400040
--Nelson 620062
--H. Newton 004141
--William Newton 512071
--Sid Scott 801090
--Skeldon 100010
--J.D. Tavo 210021
--Herbert Tyler 22360283
--Woodhouse 001010
--Jimmy Wray 511061

Scorers

All

Scorer Goals
England Billy Lomas 22
England Jimmy Thompson 7
Wales Lot Jones 4
Stanley Royle
Herbert Tyler
Watson
England Eli Fletcher 3
Wales Billy Meredith
England Tommy Broad 2
Charlie Cunningham
Thorpe
England Horace Barnes 1
Joe Cartwright
Cope
Peter Fairclough
England Frank Mann
Moses
England Harry Taylor
England Wilf Woodcock
Wales George Wynn

Principal Tournament

Scorer Goals
England Billy Lomas 22
England Jimmy Thompson 6
Wales Lot Jones 4
Herbert Tyler
Watson
Wales Billy Meredith 3
England Tommy Broad 2
Charlie Cunningham
Thorpe
England Horace Barnes 1
Joe Cartwright
Cope
Moses
Stanley Royle
England Harry Taylor
Wales George Wynn

Subsidiary Tournament

Scorer Goals
England Eli Fletcher 3
Stanley Royle
Peter Fairclough 1
England Frank Mann
England Jimmy Thompson
England Wilf Woodcock

See also

References

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