1927–28 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1927–28 season
Manager Scotland Peter Hodge
Football League
Second Division		 1st (Promoted)
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FA Cup Fifth round
Top goalscorer League:
Frank Roberts (20)
All:
Tommy Johnson
Frank Roberts
(both 20)
Highest home attendance 73,668 v Stoke City
(18 February 1928)
Lowest home attendance 20,000 v Notts County
(24 December 1927)
20,000 v Wolves
(31 December 1927)

The 1927–28 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-seventh season of league football and second season in the Football League Second Division, which they won for the fourth time in their history.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

PosTeamPWDLFAGAPts
1Manchester City422598100591.69559
2Leeds United422571098492.00057
3Chelsea422381175451.66754
4Preston North End4222911100661.51553
5Stoke City422281278591.32252

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points
Source: 1927–28 Football League Second Division

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
42 25 9 8 100 59 1.695 59 18 2 1 70 27 38 7 7 7 30 32 21

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
27 August 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 2 – 2 McMullan, Hicks 30,000
29 August 1927 Swansea Town H Maine Road 7 – 4 Johnson (3), Broadhurst, Hicks, Roberts, Bell 40,000
3 September 1927 Port Vale H Maine Road 1 – 0 Johnson 34,000
5 September 1927 Swansea Town A Vetch Field 3 – 5 Bell, Johnson, Hicks 13,000
10 September 1927 South Shields A Talbot Road 1 – 0 McMullan 9,000
17 September 1927 Leeds United H Maine Road 2 – 1 Johnson (2) 40,391
24 September 1927 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 5 – 4 Johnson (2), Hicks (2), Broadhurst 12,893
1 October 1927 Oldham Athletic H Maine Road 3 – 1 Broadhurst (2), Johnson 25,216
8 November 1927 Hull City H Maine Road 2 – 1 Barrass (2) 42,038
15 October 1927 Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 1 28,000
22 October 1927 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 2 – 2 Roberts, Hicks 17,013
29 October 1927 Reading H Maine Road 4 – 1 Austin (2), Roberts, Johnson 35,000
5 November 1927 Grimsby Town A Blundell Park 1 – 4 Smelt 12,522
12 November 1927 Chelsea H Maine Road 0 – 1 52,830
19 November 1927 Clapton Orient A Millfields Road 2 – 0 Austin, Roberts 14,129
26 November 1927 Stoke City H Maine Road 4 – 0 Austin, Allan, Roberts, Johnson 40,000
3 December 1927 Bristol City A Ashton Gate 0 – 2 30,000
10 December 1927 West Bromwich Albion H Maine Road 3 – 1 Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson 25,000
17 December 1927 Southampton A The Dell 1 – 1 Broadhurst 12,000
24 December 1927 Notts County H Maine Road 3 – 1 Broadhurst (2), Hicks 20,000
26 December 1927 Barnsley A Oakwell 3 – 0 Broadhurst (2), Roberts 17,000
31 December 1927 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Maine Road 3 – 0 Johnson (2), Broadhurst 20,000
2 January 1928 Barnsley H Maine Road 7 – 3 Austin (2), Gorringe (2), McMullan, Roberts, Johnson 30,000
7 January 1928 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 2 – 1 Roberts, Hicks 15,000
21 January 1928 South Shields H Maine Road 3 – 0 Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson 30,000
4 February 1928 Nottingham Forest H Maine Road 3 – 3 Broadhurst, Austin, Hicks 30,037
11 February 1928 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 2 – 3 Bell, Broadhurst 25,426
25 February 1928 Preston North End H Maine Road 2 – 2 Roberts (2) 60,000
3 March 1928 Blackpool H Maine Road 4 – 1 Roberts (4) 40,906
10 March 1928 Reading A Elm Park 1 – 1 Marshall 12,000
17 March 1928 Grimsby Town H Maine Road 2 – 0 Roberts, McMullan 49,185
24 March 1928 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 1 – 0 Roberts 51,813
31 March 1928 Clapton Orient H Maine Road 5 – 3 Roberts (3), Horne, Brook 38,272
6 April 1928 Fulham H Maine Road 2 – 1 Marshall, Roberts 30,000
7 April 1928 Stoke City A Victoria Ground 0 – 2 30,000
9 April 1928 Fulham A Craven Cottage 1 – 1 Tait 27,000
14 April 1928 Bristol City H Maine Road 4 – 2 Tait, Johnson, Marshall, Hicks 30,000
16 April 1928 Hull City A Anlaby Road 0 – 0 6,088
21 April 1928 West Bromwich Albion A The Hawthorns 1 – 1 Brook 14,238
25 April 1928 Leeds United A Elland Road 1 – 0 Tait 48,470
28 April 1928 Southampton H Maine Road 6 – 1 Marshall (3), Tait, Johnson, Horne 40,000
5 May 1928 Notts County A Meadow Lane 1 – 2 Marshall 6,000

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
14 January 1928 Third round Leeds United H Maine Road 1 – 0 Johnson 50,473
28 January 1928 Fourth round Sunderland A Roker Park 2 – 1 Broadhurst, Hicks 38,658
18 February 1928 Fifth round Stoke City H Maine Road 0 – 1 73,668

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Nat. Player Pos. Premier League FA Cup Total
Apps Apps Apps
Lewis BarberGK10010110
WalesBert GrayGK32020340
Fred AppletonDF101020
EnglandEddie BennettDF500050
EnglandSam CooksonDF11000110
ScotlandPhilip McCloyDF38030410
EnglandGeorge RobertsonDF200020
EnglandSam CowanMF28020300
EnglandSyd GibbonsMF401050
ScotlandJimmy McMullanMF38430414
ScotlandCharlie PringleMF22010230
EnglandSammy SharpMF11000110
John AllanFW511061
EnglandBilly AustinFW18920209
EnglandMatt BarrassFW28220302
EnglandPeter BellFW16300163
EnglandCharles BroadhurstFW2114312415
EnglandEric BrookFW12200122
Clifford FosterFW300030
Fred GorringeFW120012
EnglandGeorge HicksFW2810313111
EnglandAlf HorneFW720072
EnglandTommy JohnsonFW3519313820
EnglandBobby MarshallFW14700147
EnglandJohn RidleyFW30030330
EnglandFrank RobertsFW2420302720
Tom SmeltFW210021
EnglandTommy TaitFW740074
EnglandFred TilsonFW600060
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 100 3 103

Scorers

Nat. Player Pos. Football League FA Cup TOTAL
EnglandTommy JohnsonFW19120
EnglandFrank RobertsFW20020
EnglandCharles BroadhurstFW15116
EnglandGeorge HicksFW10111
EnglandBilly AustinFW909
EnglandBobby MarshallFW707
ScotlandJimmy McMullanMF404
EnglandTommy TaitFW404
EnglandPeter BellFW303
EnglandMatt BarrassFW202
EnglandEric BrookFW202
Fred GorringeFW202
EnglandAlf HorneFW202
John AllanFW101
Tom SmeltFW101
Own Goals000
Totals1003103

See also

References

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