1905–06 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1905–06 season was Manchester City F.C.'s fifteenth season of league football and third consecutive season in the top flight of English football.

Manchester City F.C.
1905–06 season
Manager Tom Maley
Football League
First Division		5th
FA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Thornley (21 goals)
All:
Thornley (21 goals)
Highest home attendance38,000 vs Bolton Wanderers
(25 November 1905)
Lowest home attendance3,000 vs Sunderland
(21 April 1906)

At the end of the season, Manchester City were investigated by the FA for allegations of awarding players bonuses, which was at the time against FA regulations. Consequently, the club were found guilty and seventeen players were fined, suspended from football until 1 January 1907 and were banned from representing Man City in future. The club was forced to shed most of its players, including its best performers and early club legends such as Billy Meredith, Sandy Turnbull and Billie Gillespie. Though several players followed guidance and moved to Manchester United (then not a rival but a fellow community club) or other league clubs, Gillespie refused to play his fine and instead moved to America. In addition to this, manager Tom Maley was banned from football for life, and left the club.[1]

Team Kit

Football League First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
3 The Wednesday 38 18 8 12 63 52 1.212 44
4 Newcastle United 38 18 7 13 74 48 1.542 43
5 Manchester City 38 19 5 14 73 54 1.352 43
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 17 7 14 81 67 1.209 41
7 Birmingham 38 17 7 14 65 59 1.102 41
Source:

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGAvPtsWDLGFGAPtsWDLGFGAPts
38 19 5 14 73 54 1.352 43 11 2 6 46 23 24 8 3 8 27 31 19

Source: rsssf.com

Reports
Date Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
2 September 1905 The Wednesday A Owlerton 0 – 1 25,000
6 September 1905 Newcastle United A St James' Park 2 – 2 Thornley, Dorsett 22,000
9 September 1905 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Dorsett (2), Livingstone, Jones, Booth 16,000
16 September 1905 Wolverhampton Wanderers H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Jones (2), Livingstone, Booth 20,000
23 September 1905 Bury A Gigg Lane 4 – 2 Thornley (2), Livingstone, Booth 24,000
30 September 1905 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Dorsett (2), Jones, McMahon 20,000
7 October 1905 Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 2 10,000
21 October 1905 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 2 Livingstone 30,000
28 October 1905 Liverpool H Hyde Road 0 – 1 30,000
4 November 1905 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 3 – 1 Dorsett, Thornley, Jones 8,000
11 November 1905 Notts County H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Thornley (2), Turnbull, Dorsett, Buchan 14,000
18 November 1905 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 0 8,000
25 November 1905 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Thornley, Jones, Booth 38,000
2 December 1905 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 0 – 2 15,000
9 December 1905 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Dorsett 16,000
16 December 1905 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 2 15,000
23 December 1905 Birmingham H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Turnbull (2), Livingstone, ? (o.g.) 15,000
25 December 1905 Derby County A Baseball Ground 2 – 1 Dorsett, Frost 12,000
26 December 1905 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 1 – 4 Burgess 35,000
30 December 1905 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Banks, Booth 16,000
1 January 1906 Everton H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Thornley 25,000
6 January 1906 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 1 – 0 Thornley 4,000
20 January 1906 Wolverhampton Wanderers A Molineux 3 – 2 Thornley, Livingstone, Booth 5,000
27 January 1906 Bury H Hyde Road 5 – 2 Thornley (2), Dorsett, Booth, Turnbull 16,000
10 February 1906 Preston North End H Hyde Road 0 – 0 12,000
3 March 1906 Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 0 Booth 30,000
10 March 1906 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Bannister 18,000
14 March 1906 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 1 – 4 Dorsett 10,000
17 March 1906 Notts County A Trent Bridge 0 – 3 12,000
24 March 1906 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Dorsett, Thornley 8,000
31 March 1906 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 3 – 1 Thornley (2), Livingstone 40,000
7 April 1906 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Dorsett 12,000
13 April 1906 Derby County H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Dorsett 15,000
14 April 1906 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 1 Turnbull 12,000
16 April 1906 Everton A Goodison Park 3 – 0 Thornley (2), Turnbull 10,000
17 April 1906 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 1 – 6 J. Moffatt 8,000
21 April 1906 Sunderland H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Thornley (3), Whittaker, Bannister 3,000
28 April 1906 Birmingham A Muntz Street 2 – 3 Burgess, Thornley 6,000

FA Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Venue Result

F – A

 Scorers Attendance
13 January 1906 First round The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 4 Bannister 21,352

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GKJohn Edmondson 27010280
GK Jack Hillman 11000110
DF James Buchan 29100291
DF Herbert Burgess 32210332
DF Tommy Hynds 33010340
MF George Dorsett 3415103515
MF James Young 100010
FW Jimmy Bannister 11211123
FW Frank Booth 28710297
FW Lot Jones 25600256
FW Irvine Thornley 3621103721
FW Sandy Turnbull 26600266
--Willie Banks 21110221
--John Christie 500050
--R. Dearden 400040
--Sammy Frost 9110101
--Julius Gregory 300030
--Geordie Livingstone 26710277
--McMahon 25110261
-- Willie McOustra 700070
--Joe Moffatt 310031
--Frank Norgrove 11000110
--Frank Pearson 100010
--Alex Steele 400040
--James Whittaker 610061

Scorers

See also
  • Manchester City F.C. seasons

References
  1. Manchester: The Greatest City, 59-65.
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