1897–98 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1897–98 season was Manchester City F.C.'s seventh season of league football and sixth season in the Football League.

Manchester City F.C.

1897–98 season
Manager	Sam Ormerod
Football League	3rd
FA Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Gillespie (18 goals) All: Gillespie (19 goals)
Highest home attendance	20,000 vs Burnley (20 November 1897)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 vs Gainsborough (1 September 1897) 2,000 vs Lincoln City (24 January 1898) 2,000 vs Small Heath (11 April 1898)

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification
1	Burnley	30	20	8	2	80	24	3.333	48[lower-alpha 1]	Division Champions, into test matches
2	Newcastle United	30	21	3	6	64	32	2.000	45[lower-alpha 1]	Into test matches
3	Manchester City	30	15	9	6	66	36	1.833	39
4	Newton Heath	30	16	6	8	64	35	1.829	38
5	Woolwich Arsenal	30	16	5	9	69	49	1.408	37

Source: [1]
Notes:

1. Promoted to the expanded First Division.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
30	15	9	6	66	36	1.833	39	10	4	1	45	15	24	5	5	5	21	21	15

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
1 September 1897	Gainsborough Trinity	H	Hyde Road	3 – 0	Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams	2,000
4 September 1897	Darwen	A	Barley Bank	4 – 2	S. Smith (2), Gillespie, Leonard	1,000
11 September 1897	Loughborough	H	Hyde Road	3 – 0	S. Smith (2), Gillespie	7,000
18 September 1897	Blackpool	A	Athletic Grounds	2 – 0	S. Smith, F. Williams	4,000
25 September 1897	Woolwich Arsenal	H	Hyde Road	4 – 1	S. Smith (3), F. Williams	7,000
2 October 1897	Loughborough	A	Athletic Ground	3 – 0	Gillespie, F. Williams (2)	5,000
9 October 1897	Grimsby Town	H	Hyde Road	3 – 0	B. Smith, Meredith, Gillespie	7,000
16 October 1897	Newton Heath	A	Bank Street	1 – 1	Ray	20,000
23 October 1897	Darwen	H	Hyde Road	5 – 0	Gillespie (2), F. Williams (2), Whitehead	7,000
30 October 1897	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	1 – 3	? (o.g.)	10,000
20 November 1897	Burnley	H	Hyde Road	1 – 1	Gillespie	20,000
11 December 1897	Leicester Fosse	H	Hyde Road	2 – 1	Gillespie, Meredith	9,000
18 December 1897	Grimsby Town	A	Abbey Park	4 – 3	Leonard (2), Meredith, Gillespie	5,000
25 December 1897	Newton Heath	H	Hyde Road	0 – 1		16,000
27 December 1897	Small Heath	A	Muntz Street	1 – 0	Leonard	10,000
1 January 1898	Luton Town	A	Dunstable Road	0 – 3		4,000
3 January 1898	Walsall	H	Hyde Road	3 – 2	Gillespie (2), Meredith	7,000
8 January 1898	Newcastle United	H	Hyde Road	1 – 1	Whitehead	16,000
15 January 1898	Walsall	A	Hillary Street	2 – 2	Gillespie, S. Smith	10,000
24 January 1898	Lincoln City	H	Hyde Road	3 – 1	Meredith, Gillespie, ? (o.g.)	2,000
5 February 1898	Woolwich Arsenal	A	Manor Ground	2 – 2	Holmes, Gillespie	8,000
26 February 1898	Gainsborough Trinity	A	The Northolme	0 – 1		2,000
16 March 1898	Newcastle United	A	St James' Park	0 – 2		20,000
19 March 1898	Lincoln City	A	Sincil Bank	1 – 2	Dougal	3,000
26 March 1898	Luton Town	H	Hyde Road	2 – 1	Meredith (2)	5,000
30 March 1898	Blackpool	H	Hyde Road	3 – 3	S. Smith, Gillespie, Dougal	4,000
2 April 1898	Leicester Fosse	A	Filbert Street	0 – 0		6,000
9 April 1898	Burton Swifts	A	Peel Croft	0 – 0		3,000
11 April 1898	Small Heath	H	Hyde Road	3 – 3	B. Smith, Meredith, Gillespie	2,000
16 April 1898	Burton Swifts	H	Hyde Road	9 – 0	Meredith (3), Whitehead (3), S. Smith (2), Gillespie	4,000

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
29 January 1898	First round	Wigan County	H	Hyde Road	1 – 0	Gillespie	6,000
12 February 1898	Second round	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	0 – 1		14,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Tommy Chappell	7	0	0	0	7	0
GK	Charlie Williams	21	0	2	0	23	0
DF	Tommy Clare	1	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Dick Ray	20	1	2	0	22	1
MF	Stuart Munn	8	0	0	0	8	0
FW	Walter Bowman	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Billie Gillespie	30	18	2	1	32	19
FW	Billy Meredith	30	12	2	0	32	12
FW	Buxton Smith	28	2	2	0	30	2
FW	Jimmy Whitehead	20	5	2	0	22	5
FW	Fred Williams	22	7	1	0	23	7
--	George Dougal	8	2	0	0	8	2
--	Frank Dyer	2	0	0	0	2	0
--	H. Foster	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	James Harper	2	0	0	0	2	0
--	Billy Holmes	29	1	2	0	31	1
--	Pat Leonard	16	4	0	0	16	4
--	Bobby Moffatt	30	0	2	0	32	0
--	Thomas Read	27	0	2	0	29	0
--	S. Smith	24	12	2	0	26	12
--	Jock Wilson	1	0	0	0	1	0

Scorers

All Scorer Goals Billie Gillespie 19 Billy Meredith 12 S. Smith Fred Williams 7 Jimmy Whitehead 5 Pat Leonard 4 George Dougal 2 Buxton Smith Billy Holmes 1 Dick Ray

League Scorer Goals Billie Gillespie 18 Billy Meredith 12 S. Smith Fred Williams 7 Jimmy Whitehead 5 Pat Leonard 4 George Dougal 2 Buxton Smith Billy Holmes 1 Dick Ray

FA Cup Scorer Goals Billie Gillespie 1

See also

• Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

1. League Division Two table at close of 1897–98 season. 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 September 2017. Select date if required via dropdown menus.

External links

• Extensive Manchester City statistics site