1916–17 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1916–17 season
Manager Ernest Mangnall
War League
Principal Tournament
Lancashire Section
4th
Subsidiary Tournament
Lancashire Section
Group D
4th
Top goalscorer League:
Barnes (16 goals)
All:
Barnes (16 goals)
Highest home attendance 15,000 vs Manchester United
(3 March 1917)
15,000 vs Manchester United
(21 April 1917)
Lowest home attendance 3,000 vs Port Vale
(31 March 1917)

The 1916–17 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-sixth season of league football.

Owing to World War I, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, which was expanded to 16 teams to give a more complete 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group D of the Lancashire Section, with the groups reduced to four teams in size to complement the increased playing season of the Principal Tournament.

Team Kit

War Leagues

Principal Tournament

Lancashire Section

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
2Stockport County30187561311.96843
3Stoke30167764361.77839
4Manchester City30149749291.67037
5Everton30157862411.51237
6Burnley301541173561.30434

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 14 9 7 49 29 +20 37 11 3 1 35 10 +25 3 6 6 14 19 –5

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
2 September 1916 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 1 6,000
9 September 1916 Southport Central H Hyde Road 0 – 0 8,000
16 September 1916 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 2 P. Fairclough 3,000
23 September 1916 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Barnes (3), Brennan 10,000
30 September 1916 Everton H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Barnes (3), Hoare 14,000
7 October 1916 Rochdale A Spotland 2 – 2 Barnes, Brennan 1,000
14 October 1916 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 0 P. Fairclough 8,000
21 October 1916 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 1 – 0 P. Fairclough 6,000
28 October 1916 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Cartwright, Walden 9,000
4 November 1916 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 – 2 Wynn, Barnes 3,000
11 November 1916 Burnley H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Wray, Meredith 14,000
18 November 1916 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 2 Hoad 10,000
25 November 1916 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Barnes 10,000
2 December 1916 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 0 – 0 6,000
9 December 1916 Bury H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Meredith 5,000
23 December 1916 Southport Central A Haig Avenue 0 – 0 1,000
25 December 1916 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Wynn 12,000
30 December 1916 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 8 – 0 Capper (5), Nelson (2), Davies 10,000
6 January 1917 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 3 Cartwright 4,000
13 January 1917 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 0 P. Fairclough, Barnes 8,000
20 January 1917 Rochdale H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Wynn, Barnes 7,000
27 January 1917 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 2 – 2 Tavo, W. Newton 2,000
3 February 1917 Port Vale H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Barnes (2) 6,000
10 February 1917 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 1 – 2 Tyler 3,000
17 February 1917 Preston North End H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Tyler (2), Goddard (3) 7,000
24 February 1917 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 0 Barnes 4,000
3 March 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Barnes 15,000
10 March 1917 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 3 14,000
17 March 1917 Stockport County H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Barnes 14,000
24 March 1917 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 0 3,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Group D

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester United64021591.6678
2Stoke63031161.8336
3Port Vale62139120.7505
4Manchester City62133110.2735

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 2 1 3 3 11 –8 5 2 0 1 2 1 +1 0 1 2 1 10 –9

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
31 March 1917 Port Vale H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Wynn 3,000
6 April 1917 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 McIlvenney 12,000
7 April 1917 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 5 H. Newton 15,000
9 April 1917 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 5 8,000
14 April 1917 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 0 – 0 5,000
21 April 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 0 – 1 15,000

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

See also

References

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