1916–17 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 October 2014 Manchester City F.C. 1916–17 Ernest Mangnall War LeaguePrincipal TournamentLancashire Section 4th Subsidiary TournamentLancashire SectionGroup D 4th Barnes (16 goals) Barnes (16 goals) 15,000 vs Manchester United(3 March 1917)15,000 vs Manchester United(21 April 1917) 3,000 vs Port Vale(31 March 1917) 1915–16 1917–18 The 1916–17 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-sixth season of league football. Owing to World War I, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, which was expanded to 16 teams to give a more complete 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group D of the Lancashire Section, with the groups reduced to four teams in size to complement the increased playing season of the Principal Tournament. Team Kit none center _2whitestripes 3399FF 3399FF 3399FF FFFFFF 003366 War Leagues Principal Tournament Lancashire Section main WDL Q 2 y MC 2 SPC Stockport County STK Stoke MC Manchester City EVE Everton BRN Burnley 18 7 5 61 31 16 7 7 64 36 14 9 7 49 29 15 7 8 62 41 15 4 11 73 56 complete rsssf.com Results summary OverallHomeAwayPld PlayedW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference 30 14 9 7 49 29 +20 37 11 3 1 35 10 +25 3 6 6 14 19 –5 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2 Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 2 September 1916 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 1 6,000 9 September 1916 Southport Central H Hyde Road 0 – 0 8,000 16 September 1916 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 1 – 2 P. Fairclough 3,000 23 September 1916 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Barnes (3), Brennan 10,000 30 September 1916 Everton H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Barnes (3), Hoare 14,000 7 October 1916 Rochdale A Spotland 2 – 2 Barnes, Brennan 1,000 14 October 1916 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 0 P. Fairclough 8,000 21 October 1916 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 1 – 0 P. Fairclough 6,000 28 October 1916 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Cartwright, Walden 9,000 4 November 1916 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 – 2 Wynn, Barnes 3,000 11 November 1916 Burnley H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Wray, Meredith 14,000 18 November 1916 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 2 Hoad 10,000 25 November 1916 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Barnes 10,000 2 December 1916 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 0 – 0 6,000 9 December 1916 Bury H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Meredith 5,000 23 December 1916 Southport Central A Haig Avenue 0 – 0 1,000 25 December 1916 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Wynn 12,000 30 December 1916 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 8 – 0 Capper (5), Nelson (2), Davies 10,000 6 January 1917 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 1 – 3 Cartwright 4,000 13 January 1917 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 0 P. Fairclough, Barnes 8,000 20 January 1917 Rochdale H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Wynn, Barnes 7,000 27 January 1917 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 2 – 2 Tavo, W. Newton 2,000 3 February 1917 Port Vale H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Barnes (2) 6,000 10 February 1917 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 1 – 2 Tyler 3,000 17 February 1917 Preston North End H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Tyler (2), Goddard (3) 7,000 24 February 1917 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 0 Barnes 4,000 3 March 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Barnes 15,000 10 March 1917 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 3 14,000 17 March 1917 Stockport County H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Barnes 14,000 24 March 1917 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 0 3,000 Subsidiary Tournament Lancashire Section, Group D main WDL Q 2 y MC MU Manchester United STK Stoke PTV Port Vale MC Manchester City 4 0 2 15 9 3 0 3 11 6 2 1 3 9 12 2 1 3 3 11 yellow1 C complete rsssf.com Results summary OverallHomeAwayPld PlayedW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceW WinsD DrawsL LossesGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal difference 6 2 1 3 3 11 –8 5 2 0 1 2 1 +1 0 1 2 1 10 –9 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2 Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 31 March 1917 Port Vale H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Wynn 3,000 6 April 1917 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 McIlvenney 12,000 7 April 1917 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 5 H. Newton 15,000 9 April 1917 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 5 8,000 14 April 1917 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 0 – 0 5,000 21 April 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 0 – 1 15,000 Squad statistics Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NamePrincipalSubsidiaryTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Jim Goodchild25040290GKPercy Kite100010GKENG Walter Smith402060DFENG Eli Fletcher29060350DFENG Fred Parker16020180MFENG Sid Hoad313001FWENG Horace Barnes1816001816FWENG Ted Hanney100010FWENG Gordon Hoare110011FWWAL Lot Jones801090FWENG Billy Lomas005050FWWAL Billy Meredith27260332FWENG Harry Taylor100010FWENG Harold Walden210021FWWAL George Wynn18321204--Armstrong004040--Bill Bottomley23010240--Jack Brennan12210132--T. Broad200020--Alf Capper150015--Joe Cartwright23240272--J. Clegg002020--Cruse100010--Alfred Davies18100181--Peter Fairclough20440244DFENG Peter Gartland19020210--Robert Geddes100010--Goddard330033--R. Hargreaves001010--M. Lee001010--F. McIlvenney002121--Malone001010--Miller400040--Nelson620062--H. Newton004141--William Newton512071--Sid Scott801090--Skeldon100010--J.D. Tavo210021--Herbert Tyler22360283--Woodhouse001010--Jimmy Wray511061 Scorers All ScorerGoalsENG Horace Barnes16ENG Alf Capper5Peter Fairclough4WAL George WynnGoddard3Herbert TylerJack Brennan2Joe CartwrightWAL Billy MeredithNelsonAlfred Davies1ENG Sid HoadENG Gordon HoareF. McIlvenneyH. NewtonWilliam NewtonJ.D. TavoENG Harold WaldenJimmy Wray Principal Tournament ScorerGoalsENG Horace Barnes16ENG Alf Capper5Peter Fairclough4Goddard3Herbert TylerWAL George WynnJack Brennan2Joe CartwrightWAL Billy MeredithNelsonAlfred Davies1ENG Sid HoadENG Gordon HoareWilliam NewtonJ.D. TavoENG Harold WaldenJimmy Wray Subsidiary Tournament ScorerGoalsF. McIlvenney1H. NewtonWAL George Wynn See also Manchester City F.C. seasons References External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site Category:Manchester City F.C. seasons Manchester City F.C.