1917–18 Manchester City F.C. season

English football club season October 2014 March 2015 March 2015 Manchester City F.C. 1917–18 Ernest Mangnall War LeaguePrincipal TournamentLancashire Section 4th Subsidiary TournamentLancashire SectionGroup B 1st Lomas (22 goals) Lomas (22 goals) 20,000 vs Manchester United(29 September 1917)20,000 vs Stoke(3 November 1917) 8,000 vs Burnley(15 December 1917) 1916–17 1918–19 The 1917–18 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-seventh season of league football. Owing to the War, once again Manchester City played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group B of the Lancashire Section. Team Kit none center _2whitestripes 3399FF 3399FF 3399FF FFFFFF 003366 War Leagues Principal Tournament Lancashire Section main WDL Q 2 y MC 2 LIV Liverpool EVE Everton MC Manchester City SPC Stockport County ROC Rochdale 21 6 3 101 26 19 6 5 92 36 15 8 7 57 28 17 3 10 59 32 14 9 7 78 51 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 15 8 7 57 28 +29 38 8 4 3 31 16 +15 7 4 4 26 12 +14 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2 Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 1 September 1917 Stockport County H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Tyler, Thorpe 12,000 8 September 1917 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 1 – 0 ? (o.g.) 7,000 15 September 1917 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Thorpe, Moses 13,000 22 September 1917 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 0 – 0 10,000 29 September 1917 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Lomas (2), Jones 20,000 6 October 1917 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 Lomas 10,000 13 October 1917 Bury H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Lomas (2), Watson 9,000 20 October 1917 Bury A Gigg Lane 5 – 2 Lomas (2), Meredith, Jones, Taylor 8,000 27 October 1917 Stoke A Victoria Ground 3 – 4 Lomas (2), Watson 9,000 3 November 1917 Stoke H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Lomas 20,000 10 November 1917 Liverpool A Anfield 0 – 2 18,000 17 November 1917 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Thompson 15,000 24 November 1917 Southport Central A Unknown stadium 0 – 0 8,000 1 December 1917 Southport Central H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Lomas (2), Tyler, Meredith, Wynn 10,000 8 December 1917 Burnley A Turf Moor 4 – 0 Lomas (3), Jones 1,000 15 December 1917 Burnley H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Tyler, Lomas, Jones, Watson 8,000 22 December 1917 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Cartwright 12,000 29 December 1917 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 4 – 0 Meredith, Lomas, Cope, Cunningham 3,000 5 January 1918 Rochdale H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Tyler 9,000 12 January 1918 Rochdale A Spotland 4 – 1 Thompson (2), Barnes, Watson 6,000 19 January 1918 Everton H Hyde Road 0 – 2 13,000 26 January 1918 Everton A Goodison Park 0 – 0 20,000 2 February 1918 Port Vale H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Broad (2), Lomas (2), Thompson 11,000 9 February 1918 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 2 – 0 Lomas, Cunningham 1,000 16 February 1918 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 0 – 1 12,000 23 February 1918 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 0 – 1 10,000 2 March 1918 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 – 0 Lomas, Thompson 9,000 9 March 1918 Preston North End H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Lomas 10,000 16 March 1918 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 – 1 9,000 23 March 1918 Blackpool H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Royle, Thompson 11,000 Subsidiary Tournament Lancashire Section, Group B main WDL Q 2 y MC MC Manchester City MU Manchester United PTV Port Vale STK Stoke 4 1 1 11 4 3 1 2 6 7 2 2 2 10 5 1 0 5 4 15 #FFFF00 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 4 1 1 11 4 +7 9 3 0 0 6 0 +6 1 1 1 5 4 +1 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2 Reports DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 29 March 1918 Manchester United H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Fletcher, Royle, Mann 10,000 30 March 1918 Port Vale A Recreation Ground 4 – 1 Royle (2), Thompson, P. Fairclough 8,000 1 April 1918 Manchester United A Old Trafford 0 – 2 10,000 6 April 1918 Port Vale H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Fletcher 10,000 13 April 1918 Stoke A Victoria Ground 1 – 1 Fletcher 9,000 20 April 1918 Stoke H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Woodcock, ? (o.g.) 11,000 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 Billy Lomas22ENG Jimmy Thompson7WAL Lot Jones4Stanley RoyleHerbert TylerWatsonENG Eli Fletcher3WAL Billy MeredithENG Tommy Broad2Charlie CunninghamThorpeENG Horace Barnes1Joe CartwrightCopePeter FaircloughENG Frank MannMosesENG Harry TaylorENG Wilf WoodcockWAL George Wynn Principal Tournament ScorerGoalsENG Billy Lomas22ENG Jimmy Thompson6WAL Lot Jones4Herbert TylerWatsonWAL Billy Meredith3ENG Tommy Broad2Charlie CunninghamThorpeENG Horace Barnes1Joe CartwrightCopeMosesStanley RoyleENG Harry TaylorWAL George Wynn Subsidiary Tournament ScorerGoalsENG Eli Fletcher3Stanley RoylePeter Fairclough1ENG Frank MannENG Jimmy ThompsonENG Wilf Woodcock 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.