1926–27 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1926–27 season
Manager Scotland Peter Hodge
Football League
Second Division		 3rd00000000000000
FA Cup Third round
Top goalscorer League:
Tommy Johnson (25)
All:
Tommy Johnson (25)
Highest home attendance 48,689 v N. Forest
(19 Feb. 1927)
Lowest home attendance 12,000 v S. Shields
(27 Nov. 1926)

The 1926–27 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-sixth season of league football and first season back in the Football League Second Division since the 1909–10 season, and the first time they had been in the Second Division without achieving promotion since 1898.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
1Middlesbrough422787122602.03362
2Portsmouth422381187491.77654
3Manchester City42221010108611.77054
4Chelsea4220121062521.19252
5Nottingham Forest4218141080551.45550

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: 1926–27 Football League Second Division

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 22 10 10 108 61 1.77 54 15 3 3 65 23 33 7 7 7 43 38 21

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
28 August 1926 Fulham H Maine Road 4 – 2 Austin, Barrass, Roberts, Hicks 34,000
1 September 1926 Portsmouth H Maine Road 4 – 0 Roberts (2), Johnson, Hicks 25,000
4 September 1926 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 2 – 2 Roberts, Johnson 16,599
6 September 1926 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 2 – 1 Pringle, Austin 26,009
11 September 1926 Blackpool H Maine Road 2 – 1 Austin, Johnson 34,885
18 September 1926 Reading A Elm Park 0 – 1 24,000
22 September 1926 Oldham Athletic H Maine Road 3 – 0 Roberts, Johnson, Hicks 25,676
25 September 1926 Swansea Town H Maine Road 3 – 1 Roberts, Johnson, Hicks 35,000
2 October 1926 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 3 – 3 Johnson (2), B. Cowan 15,121
9 October 1926 Barnsley H Maine Road 1 – 1 Hicks 18,000
16 October 1926 Southampton H Maine Road 3 – 4 McMullan, Austin, Johnson 30,000
23 October 1926 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 2 – 0 McMullan, Johnson 14,000
30 October 1926 Clapton Orient H Maine Road 6 – 1 Barrass (3), Roberts (2), Johnson 28,979
6 November 1926 Notts County A Meadow Lane 0 – 1 6,000
13 November 1926 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 2 – 1 McMullan, Austin 15,000
20 November 1926 Hull City A Anlaby Road 2 – 3 Barrass, Johnson 11,582
27 November 1926 South Shields H Maine Road 1 – 2 Barrass 12,000
4 December 1926 Preston North End A Deepdale 4 – 2 Austin (3), Barrass 25,000
11 December 1926 Chelsea H Maine Road 1 – 0 Bell 26,868
18 December 1926 Bradford City A Valley Parade 3 – 4 Hicks (2), Roberts 17,580
25 December 1926 Middlesbrough H Maine Road 3 – 5 S. Cowan, B. Cowan, Johnson 44,077
27 December 1926 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 – 2 Roberts 43,753
1 January 1927 Portsmouth A Fratton Park 1 – 2 Johnson 20,000
15 January 1927 Fulham A Craven Cottage 5 – 2 Gibson (2), Austin, B. Cowan, S. Cowan 24,000
22 January 1927 Grimsby Town H Maine Road 2 – 0 Johnson, Hicks 21,212
29 January 1927 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 4 – 2 Hicks (2), B. Cowan, Johnson 9,223
5 February 1927 Reading H Maine Road 3 – 0 Roberts, Hicks, ? (o.g.) 30,000
12 February 1927 Swansea Town A Vetch Field 3 – 1 Johnson (2), Hicks 20,000
19 February 1927 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 1 – 1 B. Cowan 48,689
26 February 1927 Barnsley A Oakwell 1 – 1 B. Cowan 14,000
12 March 1927 Port Vale H Maine Road 4 – 1 Johnson (2), B. Cowan, Hicks 30,000
19 March 1927 Clapton Orient A Millfields Road 4 – 2 Hicks (3), Austin 15,141
26 March 1927 Notts County H Maine Road 4 – 1 B. Cowan (2), Hicks (2) 15,000
2 April 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 1 – 4 B. Cowan 11,361
9 April 1927 Hull City H Maine Road 2 – 2 B. Cowan, Bell 21,508
15 April 1927 Darlington A Feethams 2 – 2 Broadhurst, Johnson 10,000
16 April 1927 South Shields A Talbot Road 2 – 2 Roberts, Hicks 6,000
18 April 1927 Darlington H Maine Road 7 – 0 Broadhurst (4), Johnson (2), Bell 40,000
23 April 1927 Preston North End H Maine Road 1 – 0 Hicks 40,000
25 April 1927 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 1 Roberts 8,000
30 April 1927 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 0 – 0 39,995
7 May 1927 Bradford City H Maine Road 8 – 0 Johnson (3), Broadhurst (2), Hicks, Bell, Roberts 40,384

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
8 January 1927 Third round Birmingham A St Andrew's 1 – 4 Hicks 39,503

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Nat. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps
WalesDick FinniganGK800080
EnglandJim GoodchildGK15010160
WalesBert GrayGK19000190
EnglandEddie BennettDF12010130
EnglandSam CooksonDF42010430
ScotlandPhilip McCloyDF30000300
Robert BenzieMF500050
Baggy CouplandMF100010
EnglandSam CowanMF27200272
Republic of IrelandJimmy ElwoodMF400040
ScotlandJimmy McMullanMF35310363
ScotlandCharlie PringleMF33110341
EnglandSammy SharpMF500050
EnglandBilly WilsonMF200020
John AllanFW200020
EnglandBilly AustinFW2610102710
EnglandMatt BarrassFW27710287
EnglandPeter BellFW26400264
EnglandCharles BroadhurstFW770077
ScotlandBilly CowanFW2211102311
Tommy GibsonFW220022
EnglandGeorge HicksFW4221114322
EnglandTommy JohnsonFW3825103925
EnglandFrank RobertsFW2714002714
EnglandFrank ThompsonFW301040
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 108 1 109

Scorers

Nat. Player Pos. Football League FA Cup TOTAL
EnglandTommy JohnsonFW25025
EnglandGeorge HicksFW21122
EnglandFrank RobertsFW14014
ScotlandBilly CowanFW11011
EnglandBilly AustinFW10010
EnglandMatt BarrassFW707
EnglandCharles BroadhurstFW707
EnglandPeter BellFW404
ScotlandJimmy McMullanMF303
EnglandSam CowanMF202
Tommy GibsonFW202
ScotlandCharlie PringleMF101
Own Goals101
Totals1081109

See also

References

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