1920–21_Manchester_City_F.C._season
1920–21 Manchester City F.C. season
1920–21 season of Manchester City
The 1920–21 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirtieth season of league football, and seventh consecutive season in the Football League First Division, excluding the four years during the First World War in which no competitive football was played.
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Quick Facts Manager, Football League First Division ...
| 1920–21 season | ||
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| Manager |  Ernest Mangnall | |
| Football League First Division | 2nd | |
| FA Cup | First round | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Tommy Browell (31) All: Tommy Browell (31) | |
| Highest home attendance | 50,155 v Burnley (26 March 1921) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 2,000 v Everton (23 February 1921) | |
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More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
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| 1 | Burnley (C) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 79 | 36 | 2.194 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 1.400 | 54 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 1.453 | 52 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 42 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 1.800 | 51 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 1.467 | 50 |
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Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 1.4 | 54 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 13 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 37 | 14 |
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Source: rsssf.com
Reports
More information Date, Opponents ...
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1920 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 4 | Goodwin, Browell | 30,000 |
| 30 August 1920 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Browell (2), Murphy | 40,000 |
| 4 September 1920 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Browell (3) | 30,000 |
| 6 September 1920 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 3 | Murphy | 14,000 |
| 11 September 1920 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 2 | Browell | 42,000 |
| 18 September 1920 | Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 30,000 |
| 25 September 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 3 | 50,000 | |
| 2 October 1920 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Woodcock, Fayers, Browell | 40,000 |
| 9 October 1920 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 3 | 20,000 | |
| 16 October 1920 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 35,000 | |
| 23 October 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 2 – 0 | Woodcock, Johnson | 30,000 |
| 30 October 1920 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | 35,000 | |
| 6 November 1920 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 22,000 |
| 13 November 1920 | Huddersfield Town | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Browell (2), Fayers | 30,000 |
| 20 November 1920 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 66,000 |
| 27 November 1920 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 40,000 |
| 4 December 1920 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 2 – 1 | Murphy, Browell | 20,000 |
| 11 December 1920 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Browell | 30,000 |
| 18 December 1920 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | 18,000 | |
| 25 December 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Browell (2), Barnes (2) | |
| 27 December 1920 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 2 – 2 | Browell (2) | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1921 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Murphy (2), Browell | 40,000 |
| 15 January 1921 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 2 | Murphy | 35,000 |
| 22 January 1921 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Browell | 30,000 |
| 5 February 1921 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 3 | 35,000 | |
| 9 February 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | Abandoned 0 – 0 |
30,000 | |
| 12 February 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 0 – 2 | 35,000 | |
| 23 February 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Browell (2) | 33,000 |
| 26 February 1921 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 0 – 2 | 30,000 | |
| 5 March 1921 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Browell, Johnson, Barnes | 16,000 |
| 9 March 1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 12 March 1921 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 1 – 0 | Fayers | 18,000 |
| 25 March 1921 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Barnes | 30,000 |
| 26 March 1921 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Barnes (2), Johnson | 50,155 |
| 28 March 1921 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 1 – 3 | Browell | 29,000 |
| 2 April 1921 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 – 2 | Fayers | 40,000 |
| 9 April 1921 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Browell, Johnson | 20,000 |
| 16 April 1921 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 23,000 |
| 20 April 1921 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 1 | Browell (3), Barnes (2) | 20,000 |
| 23 April 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 30 April 1921 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | Park Avenue | 2 – 1 | Fayers, Barnes | 10,000 |
| 2 May 1921 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Barnes (2), Warner | 18,000 |
| 7 May 1921 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 1 | Browell | 40,000 |
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FA Cup
More information Date, Round ...
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result
F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 January 1921 | First round | Crystal Palace | A | The Nest | 0 – 2 | 18,000 |
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Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
More information Pos., Name ...
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Jim Goodchild |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Brennan |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Frank Carroll | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| DF | Sam Cookson |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| DF | Joe Edelston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Fred Fayers |
40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| DF | Eli Fletcher |
35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | George Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Harry Jarvis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | John Leyland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Sid Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Herbert Tyler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Max Woosnam |
34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| MF |  Mickey Hamill |
28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| MF | Spud Murphy |
40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 |
| MF | Sammy Sharp |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Allen |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | Horace Barnes |
41 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 17 |
| FW | Tommy Broad |
23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| FW | Tommy Browell |
42 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 31 |
| FW | Joe Cartwright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Dick Crawshaw |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Ernie Goodwin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Tommy Johnson |
12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| FW | Paddy Kelly |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Taylor |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Jimmy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Warner |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Wilf Woodcock |
13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
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Scorers
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More information Nat., Player ...
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Browell | FW | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| Horace Barnes | FW | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Spud Murphy | MF | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Fred Fayers | DF | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Tommy Johnson | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Wilf Woodcock | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Warner | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ernie Goodwin | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 70 | 0 | 70 | ||
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