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1925–26 Manchester City F.C. season

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.

Manchester City F.C.
1925–26 season
ManagerEngland David Ashworth
(until 14 Nov 1925)
Albert0Alexander/Committee
(15 Nov 1925 to 26 Apr 1926)
Scotland Peter Hodge
(from 26 Apr 1926)
Football League
First Division		21st (relegated)
FA CupRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tommy Browell (21)
Frank Roberts (21)
All:
Frank Roberts (30)
Highest home attendance62,994 v Manchester United
(12 September 1925)
Lowest home attendance7,000 v Sheffield United
(4 November 1925)

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 edit

 
 
 
 
 
 

Football League First Division edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
18 West Ham United 42 15 7 20 63 76 0.829 37
19 Leeds United 42 14 8 20 64 76 0.842 36
20 Burnley 42 13 10 19 85 108 0.787 36
21 Manchester City (R) 42 12 11 19 89 100 0.890 35 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Notts County (R) 42 13 7 22 54 74 0.730 33
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts W D L GF GA Pts W D L GF GA Pts
42 12 11 19 89 100 0.89 35 8 7 6 48 42 23 4 4 13 41 58 12

Source: rsssf.com

Reports edit

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
29 August 1925 Cardiff City H Maine Road 3 – 2 Austin, Warner, Johnson 42,000
31 August 1925 Birmingham A St Andrew's 0 – 1 20,000
5 September 1925 Tottenham Hotspur A White Hart Lane 0 – 1 35,954
12 September 1925 Manchester United H Maine Road 1 – 1 Cowan 62,994
19 September 1925 Everton H Maine Road 4 – 4 Browell (4) 11,393
23 September 1925 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 4 Roberts 8,827
26 September 1925 Huddersfield Town A Leeds Road 2 – 2 Warner, Johnson 19,541
3 October 1925 Sunderland H Maine Road 4 – 1 Austin (2), Warner, Browell 40,000
10 October 1925 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 3 – 3 Browell (2), Roberts 25,935
17 October 1925 Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 2 Johnson 35,000
24 October 1925 Burnley H Maine Road 8 – 3 Browell (5), Roberts, Johnson, Hicks 19,740
26 October 1925 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 3 – 8 Cowan, Roberts, Johnson 8,000
31 October 1925 West Ham United A Upton Park 1 – 3 Browell 23,000
4 November 1925 Sheffield United H Maine Road 2 – 4 Austin, Roberts 7,000
7 November 1925 Arsenal H Maine Road 2 – 5 Warner, Browell 11,384
14 November 1925 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 1 – 5 Roberts 22,326
21 November 1925 Notts County H Maine Road 1 – 1 Coupland 20,000
28 November 1925 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 3 Dennison 25,000
5 December 1925 Leicester City H Maine Road 5 – 1 Roberts (2), Johnson (2), Dennison 20,000
12 December 1925 Leeds United A Elland Road 4 – 3 Bradford, Dennison, Johnson, Roberts 18,762
19 December 1925 Newcastle United H Maine Road 2 – 2 Johnson, Murphy 35,000
25 December 1925 Bury A Gigg Lane 5 – 6 Browell (2), Coupland, Johnson, Roberts 25,000
26 December 1925 Bury H Maine Road 0 – 2 50,000
1 January 1926 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 3 – 1 Austin, Dennison, Johnson 23,030
2 January 1926 Cardiff City A Ninian Park 2 – 2 Roberts (2) 12,000
16 January 1926 Tottenham Hotspur H Maine Road 0 – 0 25,344
23 January 1926 Manchester United A Old Trafford 6 – 1 Austin (2), Roberts (2), Johnson, Hicks 48,657
6 February 1926 Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 1 – 5 Roberts 36,645
10 February 1926 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 1 Roberts 15,067
13 February 1926 Sunderland A Roker Park 3 – 5 Austin, Browell, Hicks 25,000
27 February 1926 Liverpool H Maine Road 1 – 1 Browell 35,000
13 March 1926 West Ham United H Maine Road 2 – 0 Roberts, Murphy 40,000
17 March 1926 Blackburn Rovers H Maine Road 0 – 1 18,793
20 March 1926 Arsenal A Highbury 0 – 1 34,974
29 March 1926 Bolton Wanderers H Maine Road 1 – 1 Austin 21,720
2 April 1926 Birmingham H Maine Road 2 – 4 Austin, Hicks 60,000
3 April 1926 Notts County A Meadow Lane 0 – 1 12,000
6 April 1926 Burnley A Turf Moor 2 – 1 Johnson, Hicks 19,966
10 April 1926 Aston Villa H Maine Road 4 – 2 Austin, Browell, Roberts, Johnson 42,000
17 April 1926 Leicester City A Filbert Street 3 – 2 Roberts (2), Browell 20,000
27 April 1926 Leeds United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Austin, Johnson 43,375
1 May 1926 Newcastle United A St James' Park 2 – 3 Browell, Roberts 20,000

FA Cup edit

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
9 January 1926 Third round Corinthian A Crystal Palace 3 – 3 Cookson, Roberts, Hicks 29,700
13 January 1926 Third round replay Corinthian H Maine Road 4 – 0 Austin (2), Johnson, Hicks 42,303
30 January 1926 Fourth round Huddersfield Town H Maine Road 4 – 0 Hicks (2), Browell, Roberts 74,789
20 February 1926 Fifth round Crystal Palace H Maine Road 11 – 4 Roberts (5), Browell (3), Austin, Johnson, Hicks 51,630
6 March 1926 Sixth round Clapton Orient A Maine Road 6 – 1 Johnson (3), Hicks, Roberts, Browell 24,600
27 March 1926 Semi-final Manchester United N Bramhall Lane 3 – 0 Browell (2), Roberts 46,450
24 April 1926 Final Bolton Wanderers N Wembley 0 – 1 91,547

Squad statistics edit

Squad edit

Appearances for competitive matches only

Nat. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup Total
Apps   Apps   Apps  
  Jim Goodchild GK 24 0 7 0 31 0
  James Mitchell GK 17 0 0 0 17 0
  John Phillips GK 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fred Appleton DF 1 0 1 0 2 0
  Sam Cookson DF 35 0 6 1 41 1
  Eli Fletcher DF 1 0 0 0 1 0
  Philip McCloy DF 37 0 4 0 41 0
Robert Benzie MF 7 0 0 0 7 0
Baggy Coupland MF 23 2 4 0 27 2
  Sam Cowan MF 39 2 6 0 45 2
  Jimmy Elwood MF 4 0 0 0 4 0
  Jimmy McMullan MF 10 0 3 0 13 0
  Spud Murphy MF 9 2 0 0 9 2
  Charlie Pringle MF 36 0 7 0 43 0
  Sammy Sharp MF 8 0 0 0 8 0
  Billy Austin FW 36 12 7 3 43 15
Leo Bradford FW 5 1 0 0 5 1
  Tommy Browell FW 32 21 5 7 37 28
James Calderwood FW 2 0 2 0 4 0
  Arthur Daniels FW 1 0 0 0 1 0
Bob Dennison FW 8 4 2 0 10 4
  George Hicks FW 35 5 7 6 42 11
  Tommy Johnson FW 38 15 7 5 45 20
  Frank Roberts FW 38 21 7 9 45 30
  Frank Thompson FW 9 0 1 0 10 0
  Jack Warner FW 7 4 0 0 7 4
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 89 31 120

Scorers edit

Nat. Player Pos. Football League FA Cup TOTAL
  Frank Roberts FW 21 9 30
  Tommy Browell FW 21 7 28
  Tommy Johnson FW 15 5 20
  Billy Austin FW 12 3 15
  George Hicks FW 5 6 11
  Bob Dennison FW 4 0 4
  Jack Warner FW 4 0 4
Baggy Coupland MF 2 0 2
  Sam Cowan MF 2 0 2
  Sam Cookson MF 0 1 1
Leo Bradford FW 1 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0
Totals 89 31 120

See also edit

References edit

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