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
Manager	Joshua Parlby
Football League	9th
Top goalscorer	League: Finnerhan (15 goals) All: Finnerhan (15 goals)
Highest home attendance	14,000 vs Newton Heath (3 November 1894)
Lowest home attendance	2,000 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	GR	Pts
7	Burton Wanderers[lower-alpha 1]	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:
Notes:

1. New club in the league

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
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
GK	George Hutchinson	7	0	7	0
GK	Charlie Williams	23	0	23	0
DF	Robert Jones	18	0	18	0
DF	David Robson	17	0	17	0
MF	James McBride	17	1	17	1
FW	Walter Bowman	10	0	10	0
FW	Pat Finnerhan	30	15	30	15
FW	Wally McReddie	20	9	20	9
FW	Billy Meredith	18	12	18	12
FW	Bob Milarvie	10	3	10	3
FW	Alec Wallace	7	1	7	1
--	Mitchell Calvey	7	5	7	5
--	Frank Dyer	12	2	12	2
--	Archibald Ferguson	2	0	2	0
--	Tommy Little	7	3	7	3
--	George Mann	18	2	18	2
--	Joseph Nash	17	1	17	1
--	Sandy Rowan	24	12	24	12
--	James Sharples	20	12	20	12
--	Harry Smith	18	0	18	0
--	Tompkinson	6	1	6	1
--	John Walker	19	1	19	1

Scorers

All Scorer Goals Pat Finnerhan 15 Billy Meredith 12 Sandy Rowan James Sharples Wally McReddie 9 Mitchell Calvey 5 Tommy Little 3 Bob Milarvie Frank Dyer 2 George Mann James McBride 1 Joseph Nash Tompkinson Jack Walker Alec Wallace

League Scorer Goals Pat Finnerhan 15 Billy Meredith 12 Sandy Rowan James Sharples Wally McReddie 9 Mitchell Calvey 5 Tommy Little 3 Bob Milarvie Frank Dyer 2 George Mann James McBride 1 Joseph Nash Tompkinson Jack Walker Alec Wallace

See also

• Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links

• Extensive Manchester City statistics site