1892–93 Ardwick A.F.C. season

The 1892–93 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s second season of league football. Following the amalgamation of the Football Alliance with the Football League, Ardwick was elected to the new Second Division in the inaugural season of two-tier football in England, and the season marked the start of Ardwick (Manchester City)'s exactly 100-year stay in the Football League before leaving in 1992 to co-found the Premier League.

Ardwick A.F.C.
1892–93 season
Manager Lawrence Furniss
Football League5th
FA CupQualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague: Weir (8 goals)
All: Weir (8 goals)
Highest home attendance6,000 vs Small Heath0 (22 November 1892)
6,000 vs Darwen
(17 December 1892)
Lowest home attendance1,000 vs Grimsby
(30 December 1892)

Team Kit

Football League Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
3 Darwen 22 14 2 6 60 36 1.667 30[lower-alpha 1] Into a test match
4 Grimsby Town 22 11 1 10 42 41 1.024 23
5 Ardwick 22 9 3 10 45 40 1.125 21
6 Burton Swifts 22 9 2 11 47 47 1.000 20
7 Northwich Victoria 22 9 2 11 42 58 0.724 20
Source:
Notes:
  1. Elected to First Division after winning test match against Notts County.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
22 9 3 10 45 40 +5 20 6 3 2 27 14 +13 3 0 8 18 26 -8

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports
3 September 1892 Ardwick7–0BootleArdwick, Manchester
Russell ?'
Morris  ?',  ?'
Davies  ?',  ?'
Middleton  ?'
Angus  ?',  ?'		 HT: 5–0 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
10 September 1892 Northwich Victoria0–3ArdwickNorthwich
HT: 0–0 Russell  ?',  ?'
Morris  ?'		 Stadium: The Drill Field
Attendance: 3,000
12 September 1892 Ardwick2–0Burslem Port ValeArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?'
Angus  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
17 September 1892 Walsall Town Swifts2–4ArdwickWalsall
Russell  ?'
Turner  ?'		 HT: 1–3 Angus  ?'
Davies  ?',  ?'
William Lambie  ?'		 Stadium: Chuckery Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,000
24 September 1892 Ardwick1–1Northwich VictoriaArdwick, Manchester
Middleton  87' HT: 0–1 Bailey  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
1 October 1892 Ardwick2–0Walsall Town SwiftsArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?'
Davies  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 4,000
8 October 1892 Darwen3–1ArdwickDarwen
Maxwell  ?'
McKennie  ?',  ?'		 HT: 2–1 Davies  1' Stadium: Barley Bank
Attendance: 6,000
10 October 1892 Burslem Port Vale1–2ArdwickCobridge, Stoke-on-Trent
Clutton  ?' HT: 1–1 Weir  ?',  ?' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1,000
22 October 1892 Ardwick2–2Small HeathArdwick, Manchester
Morris  ?'
Weir  ?'		 HT: 2–0 Whelden  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
5 November 1892 Grimsby Town2–0ArdwickGrimsby
Murrell  ?'
Higgins  ?'		 HT: 2–0 Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 2,000
26 November 1892 Ardwick1–1Burton SwiftsArdwick, Manchester
Russell  ?' (pen.) HT: 1–1 Worrall  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
17 December 1892 Ardwick4–2DarwenArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?',  ?'
Mooney  ?'
Milarvie  ?'		 HT: 3–1 ?  ?'
McKennie  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
24 December 1892 Lincoln City2–1ArdwickLincoln
Smallman  ?'
Richardson  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Forrester  ?' Stadium: John O'Gaunts
Attendance: 1,000
14 January 1893 Burton Swifts2–0ArdwickBurton
Worrall  ?',  ?' HT: 1–0 Stadium: Peel Croft
Attendance: 1,000
21 January 1893 Bootle5–3ArdwickBootle, Merseyside
Grearson  ?'
Montgomery  ?',  ?',  ?'
Clarkin  ?'		 HT: 3–0 Mooney  ?',  ?'
Middleton  ?'		 Stadium: Hawthorne Road
Attendance: 800
30 January 1893 Ardwick0–3Grimsby TownArdwick, Manchester
HT: 0–1 Riddoch  ?'
Fletcher  ?',  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
14 February 1893 Crewe Alexandra4–1ArdwickCrewe
Williams  6'
MacDuff  ?',  ?'
Barnett  ?'		 HT: 3–1 Yates  ?' Stadium: Alexandra Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1,000
18 February 1893 Ardwick3–1Crewe AlexandraArdwick, Manchester
Bowman  ?'
Yates  ?'
Milarvie  ?'		 HT: 1–0 Payne  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
4 March 1893 Ardwick2–3Sheffield UnitedArdwick, Manchester
Bowman  ?'
Whittle  ?'		 HT: 2–1 ?  ?'
Drummond  ?'
Cain  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
25 March 1893 Sheffield United2–1ArdwickSheffield
Needham  ?',  ?' HT: 0–0 Yates  ?' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 2,000
1 April 1893 Small Heath3–2ArdwickSmall Heath, Birmingham
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 HT: 1–1 Yates  ?'
Carson  ?'		 Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 2,000
17 April 1893 Ardwick3–1Lincoln CityArdwick, Manchester
Mooney  ?'
Morris  ?'
Yates  ?'		 HT: 2–1 Stones  ?' (o.g.) Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000

Cup competitions

FA Cup

The draw for the preliminary round and first round of the FA Cup was held at a meeting of the Football Association on 29 August 1892. Ardwick were drawn away at Fleetwood Rangers in the preliminary round, although Ardwick made an offer to Fleetwood to transfer the game to their own stadium, which was accepted. A first round home tie against Workington awaited the winners.[1] The first match was drawn and Fleetwood refused to play extra time, forcing a replay, which was also held at Hyde Road.

22 September 1892 Qualifying RoundArdwick1–1Fleetwood RangersArdwick, Manchester
Bowman  ?' HT: 1–1 ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 600
5 October 1892 Qualifying Round replayArdwick0–2Fleetwood RangersArdwick, Manchester
HT: 0–0 ?  ?'
Brogan  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000

Lancashire Senior Cup
28 January 1893 First RoundArdwick3–2Rossendale UnitedArdwick, Manchester
Russell  ?',  ?'
Milarvie  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
11 March 1893 Second RoundArdwick3–1BlackpoolArdwick, Manchester
Milarvie  ?'
Morris  ?'
Mooney  ?'		 ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 6,000
8 April 1893 Semi-finalBolton Wanderers5–1ArdwickBolton
Weir  ?',  ?',  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Mooney  ?' Stadium: Pike's Lane
Attendance: 4,000

Manchester Senior Cup
25 February 1893 First RoundBury3–0ArdwickGigg Lane, Bury
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies
1 September 1892 Ardwick2–2Nottingham ForestArdwick, Manchester
Angus  ?',  ?' ?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
28 September 1892 Middlesbrough Ironopolis3–2ArdwickMiddlesbrough
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Angus  ?',  ?' Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 1,000
18 October 1892 Ardwick2–3West ManchesterArdwick, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
29 October 1892 Ardwick6–3MiddlesbroughArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?',  ?',  ?'
Morris  ?',  ?'
Russell  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,500
12 November 1892 Ardwick3–0Bolton WanderersArdwick, Manchester
Milarvie  ?'
Morris  ?'
Davies  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 5,000
19 November 1892 Middlesbrough6–3ArdwickMiddlesbrough
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Weir  ?'
Middleton  ?'
Mooney  ?'		 Stadium: Middlesbrough Cricket Club
Attendance: 2,000
3 December 1892 Ardwick3–3Notts CountyArdwick, Manchester
Forrester  ?',  ?'
Hopkins  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
10 December 1892 Ardwick2–6StokeArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?'
Davies  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
26 December 1892 Ardwick0–5 CelticArdwick, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 8,500
31 December 1892 Ardwick0–1 ThistleArdwick, Manchester
?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
2 January 1893 Ardwick3–5Newton HeathArdwick, Manchester
Weir  ?',  ?'
Morris  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 10,000
7 January 1893 Ardwick5–1Blackpool South ShoreArdwick, Manchester
Milne  ?',  ?'
Milarvie  ?'
Morris  ?'
Davies  ?'		 ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
11 January 1893 Ardwick0–5Internationals XIArdwick, Manchester
 ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
11 February 1893 Ardwick1–3Middlesbrough IronopolisArdwick, Manchester
Yates  ?'  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 2,000
14 February 1893 Ardwick2–7BlackpoolArdwick, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
18 March 1893 Fairfield1–2ArdwickDroylsden, Greater Manchester
?  ?' Mooney  ?'
?  ?' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Gransmoor Road
Attendance: 2,000
20 March 1893 Ardwick2–2Rotherham TownArdwick, Manchester
Mooney  ?'
Milarvie  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 1,000
27 March 1893 Newton Heath3–2ArdwickNewton Heath, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 ?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: North Road
Attendance: 2,000
31 March 1893 West Manchester2–0ArdwickWhalley Range, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Stadium: Brooks' Bar
Attendance: 5,000
3 April 1893 Blackpool6–1ArdwickBlackpool
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'
?  ?'		 ?  ?' Stadium: Raikes Hall
10 April 1893 Newton Heath2–1ArdwickNewton Heath, Manchester
?  ?'
?  ?'		 Mooney  ?' Stadium: North Road
Attendance: 3,000
20 April 1893 Ardwick1–1Gorton VillaArdwick, Manchester
?  ?' ?  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
22 April 1893 Ardwick1–0Northwich VictoriaArdwick, Manchester
Morris  ?' Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
24 April 1893 Rotherham Town1–0ArdwickRotherham
?  ?' Stadium: Clifton Grove
29 April 1893 Ardwick3–0Newton HeathArdwick, Manchester
Morris  ?'
Hopkins  ?'
?  ?' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: "Very moderate"

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK William Douglas 20020220
GK Harry Stones 200020
DF Walter Bowman 222042
DF John McVicker 17020190
DF David Robson 22 0 2 0 24 0
MFWilliam Hopkins 20010210
MFHarry Middleton 21220232
MF Davie Russell 17320193
MF Jimmy Yates 850085
FW Jack Angus 731083
FW Adam Carson 310031
FW William Lambie 310031
FW Bob Milarvie 17221193
FW Hugh Morris 19520215
FW Wilmot Turner 100010
FW David Weir 14810158
--Harry Angus 200020
--George Armitt 100010
-- Joe Davies 12720147
--Tom Forrester 510051
--John Milne 801090
--Felix Mooney 940094
--Fred Steele 400040
--Danny Whittle 910091

Scorers

Transfers

Transfers in
First team
Date Pos. Player From club
Pre-season Full back Archibald Ferguson Heart of Midlothian
Pre-season Forward Bob Milarvie Newton Heath
Pre-season Forward J. Campbell Celtic
Pre-season Forward D. Lafferty Celtic
Pre-season Forward J. McCarthy Unknown
Unknown Full-back Cooke Unknown
Unknown Full-back John McVickers Unknown
Unknown Half-back Baker Unknown
Unknown Half-back William Hopkins Unknown
Unknown Half-back S. Jackson Unknown
Unknown Half-back Harry Middleton Unknown
Unknown Half-back Charles Parry Unknown
Unknown Forward Jack Angus Third Lanark
Unknown Forward Alex Boggie Unknown
Unknown Forward Powery Unknown
Unknown Forward William Sharpe Unknown

See also
  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References
  1. "Draw for the Football Association Cup". Birmingham Daily Post. 30 August 1892.
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