1894–95 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1894–95 season was Manchester City F.C.'s fourth season of league football and third season in the Football League.

Manchester City F.C.
1894–95 season
ManagerEngland Joshua Parlby
Football League9th
Top goalscorerLeague: Finnerhan (15 goals)
All: Finnerhan (15 goals)
Highest home attendance14,000 vs Newton Heath (3 November 1894)
Lowest home attendance2,000 vs Lincoln City
(23 March 1895)

In their first season after Ardwick A.F.C.'s reformation as Manchester City, the team fared somewhat better than in their previous season, including recording a record league score of 11–3 at home against Lincoln City, though in this season City for the only time in their history declined to enter the FA Cup (the following season they entered but chose to withdraw later). The season also marks the first season with club legend Billy Meredith on the teamsheet - arguably City's first (chronologically) player of legendary status, and was the first season in which a player scored more than ten goals over the course of one season, partially because of the increasing size of the Football League's Second Division.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
7 Burton Wanderers 30 14 7 9 67 39 1.718 35
8 Woolwich Arsenal 30 14 6 10 75 58 1.293 34
9 Manchester City 30 14 3 13 82 72 1.139 31
10 Newcastle United 30 12 3 15 72 84 0.857 27
11 Burton Swifts 30 11 3 16 52 74 0.703 25
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
30 14 3 13 82 72 1.139 31 9 3 3 56 28 21 5 0 10 26 44 10

Source: rsssf.com

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
1 September 1894 Bury A Gigg Lane 2 – 4 Calvey, Little 7,000
3 September 1894 Burton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Little 2,500
8 September 1894 Burslem Port Vale H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Calvey (2), Mann, Finnerhan 4,000
15 September 1894 Walsall Town Swifts A West Bromwich Road 2 – 1 Finnerhan, Rowan 4,000
22 September 1894 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 2 – 5 Wallace, Little 5,000
29 September 1894 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 2 – 4 Dyer, Rowan 5,000
1 October 1894 Rotherham Town A Clifton Lane 2 – 3 Calvey (2) 1,500
6 October 1894 Walsall Town Swifts H Hyde Road 6 – 1 Shaples (3), Finnerhan, Rowan, Nash 3,000
13 October 1894 Notts County A Trent Bridge 3 – 1 Sharples, Finnerhan, Rowan 3,000
20 October 1894 Darwen H Hyde Road 2 – 4 Sharples, Tompkinson 6,000
27 October 1894 Newcastle United A St James' Park 4 – 5 Sharples (2), Finnerhan, McReddie 2,000
3 November 1894 Newton Heath H Hyde Road 2 – 5 Meredith (2) 14,000
10 November 1894 Burton Swifts A Peel Croft 1 – 2 Finnerhan 2,000
8 December 1894 Bury H Hyde Road 3 – 3 McReddie, Rowan, Milarvie 10,000
15 December 1894 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Meredith (2), McBride, ? (o.g.) 5,000
26 December 1894 Burton Wanderers A Derby Turn 0 – 8 4,000
30 December 1894 Crewe Alexandra A Nantwich Road 3 – 2 Meredith (2), Finnerhan 450
1 January 1895 Rotherham Town H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Rowan 4,000
5 January 1895 Newton Heath A Bank Street 1 – 4 Sharples 12,000
2 February 1895 Burslem Port Vale A Athletic Ground 2 – 1 Finnerhan, McReddie 1,500
9 February 1895 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Finnerhan (2), Meredith, Rowan 8,000
2 March 1895 Lincoln City A John O'Gaunts 2 – 0 Rowan (2) 5,000
9 March 1895 Notts County H Hyde Road 7 – 1 Finnerhan (2), Rowan, McReddie, Sharples, Meredith, Walker 7,000
16 March 1895 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 1 – 3 Sharples 4,000
23 March 1895 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 11 – 3 McReddie (4), Finnerhan (2), Meredith (2), Rowan (2), Milarvie 2,000
30 March 1895 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 1 – 1 McReddie 4,000
6 April 1895 Darwen A Barley Bank 0 – 4 2,000
12 April 1895 Crewe Alexandra H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Meredith, Finnerhan, Sharples, Dyer 4,000
13 April 1895 Burton Swifts H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Meredith, Sharples, Mann, ? (o.g.) 4,000
20 April 1895 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park 1 – 2 Milarvie 6,000

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKGeorge Hutchinson 7070
GKEngland Charlie Williams 230230
DFWales Robert Jones 180180
DFScotland David Robson 170170
MFScotland James McBride 171171
FWCanada Walter Bowman 100100
FWEngland Pat Finnerhan 30153015
FWScotland Wally McReddie 209209
FWWales Billy Meredith 18121812
FWScotland Bob Milarvie 103103
FWEngland Alec Wallace 7171
--Mitchell Calvey 7575
--Frank Dyer 122122
--Archibald Ferguson 2020
--Tommy Little 7373
--George Mann 182182
--Joseph Nash 171171
--Sandy Rowan 24122412
--James Sharples 20122012
--Harry Smith 180180
--Tompkinson 6161
--John Walker 191191

Scorers

See also

References
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