1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season
# 1918–19 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1918–19 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-eighth 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, while in the four-team subsidiary tournament they contested the Group C of the Lancashire Section.

## War Leagues

### Principal Tournament

**Lancashire Section**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Liverpool | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 33 | 2.485 | 42 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 1.000 | 36 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 36 | 1.583 | 33 |
| 5 | Southport Vulcan | 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 53 | 0.925 | 33 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 0.804 | 30 |

**Lancashire Section**

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 57 | 36 | +21 | 33 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 11 | +22 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 25 | –1 |

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

**Lancashire Section**

**Reports**

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 September 1918 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 3 | | 8,000 |
| 14 September 1918 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 10,000 |
| 21 September 1918 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 1 – 0 | Moses | 8,000 |
| 28 September 1918 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 7 – 0 | Browell (3), Brennan, P. Fairclough, Moses, Kenyon | 12,000 |
| 5 October 1918 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 2 – 0 | Kenyon, Cartwright | 10,000 |
| 12 October 1918 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 15,000 |
| 19 October 1918 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 3 – 0 | Kenyon, Moses, Browell | 9,000 |
| 26 October 1918 | Blackpool | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Lievesley (2), Cartwright, Browell | 15,000 |
| 2 November 1918 | Stockport County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Lievesley | 12,000 |
| 9 November 1918 | Stockport County | A | Edgeley Park | 1 – 1 | Browell | 3,000 |
| 16 November 1918 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 25,000 |
| 23 November 1918 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 2 | | 20,000 |
| 30 November 1918 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Lievesley, Smith | 12,000 |
| 7 December 1918 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 1 – 2 | Lievesley | 9,000 |
| 14 December 1918 | Southport Vulcan | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 10,000 |
| 21 December 1918 | Southport Vulcan | A | Haig Avenue | 0 – 2 | | 6,000 |
| 28 December 1918 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Wynn, Browell | 13,000 |
| 11 January 1919 | Rochdale | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Lievesley | 12,000 |
| 18 January 1919 | Rochdale | A | Spotland | 5 – 4 | Barnes (2), Dorsett (2), Smith | 5,000 |
| 25 January 1919 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Murphy | 25,000 |
| 1 February 1919 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 3 | | 31,000 |
| 8 February 1919 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Lievesley (2), Barnes | 18,000 |
| 15 February 1919 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 3 – 0 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 10,000 |
| 22 February 1919 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 1 | Barnes (3), Johnson, Browell | 22,000 |
| 1 March 1919 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 1 – 2 | Browell | 8,000 |
| 8 March 1919 | Port Vale | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 1 | Johnson (3), Browell (2), Barnes | 14,000 |
| 15 March 1919 | Port Vale | A | Recreation Ground | 5 – 1 | Barnes (3), Browell, A. Fairclough | 8,000 |
| 22 March 1919 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Browell | 20,000 |
| 29 March 1919 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 3 | Barnes | 30,000 |
| 10 April 1919 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 1 – 2 | Barnes | 14,000 |

### Subsidiary Tournament

**Lancashire Section, Group C**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 3.500 | 11 |
| 2 | Stoke | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 6 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0.643 | 4 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.692 | 3 |

**Lancashire Section, Group C**

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 |

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

**Lancashire Section, Group C**

**Reports**

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 April 1919 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | A. Fairclough | 25,000 |
| 12 April 1919 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 14,000 |
| 18 April 1919 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Barnes (2), Wynn | 35,000 |
| 19 April 1919 | Port Vale | A | Recreation Ground | 1 – 0 | Browell | 8,000 |
| 21 April 1919 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 4 – 2 | Barness (2), Browell, Lomas | 35,000 |
| 26 April 1919 | Port Vale | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Browell (2), Barnes (2) | 20,000 |

## Squad statistics

### Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

| Pos. | Name | Principal | Principal | Subsidiary | Subsidiary | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Jim Goodchild | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| GK | Percy Kite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Walter Smith | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Eli Fletcher | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| DF | Fred Parker | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| MF | Sid Hoad | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Horace Barnes | 18 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 |
| FW | Ted Hanney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Gordon Hoare | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Lomas | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Meredith | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| FW | Harry Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Harold Walden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FW | George Wynn | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
| -- | Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Bill Bottomley | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| -- | Jack Brennan | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | T. Broad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Alf Capper | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| -- | Joe Cartwright | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| -- | J. Clegg | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Cruse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Alfred Davies | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| -- | Peter Fairclough | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| DF | Peter Gartland | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| -- | Robert Geddes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Goddard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| -- | R. Hargreaves | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | M. Lee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | F. McIlvenney | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| -- | Malone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Nelson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | H. Newton | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| -- | William Newton | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| -- | Sid Scott | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| -- | Skeldon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | J.D. Tavo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| -- | Herbert Tyler | 22 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| -- | Woodhouse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Wray | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
