1905–06 Manchester City F.C. season 1905–06 season of Manchester City
Manchester City F.C. 1905–06 football 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.
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
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GAv
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
38
19
5
14
73
54
1.352
43
11
2
6
46
23
24
8
3
8
27
31
19
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
Squad statistics
Squad
Appearances for competitive matches only
Pos.
Name
League
FA Cup
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
GK
John Edmondson
27
0
1
0
28
0
GK
Jack Hillman
11
0
0
0
11
0
DF
James Buchan
29
1
0
0
29
1
DF
Herbert Burgess
32
2
1
0
33
2
DF
Tommy Hynds
33
0
1
0
34
0
MF
George Dorsett
34
15
1
0
35
15
MF
James Young
1
0
0
0
1
0
FW
Jimmy Bannister
11
2
1
1
12
3
FW
Frank Booth
28
7
1
0
29
7
FW
Lot Jones
25
6
0
0
25
6
FW
Irvine Thornley
36
21
1
0
37
21
FW
Sandy Turnbull
26
6
0
0
26
6
--
Willie Banks
21
1
1
0
22
1
--
John Christie
5
0
0
0
5
0
--
R. Dearden
4
0
0
0
4
0
--
Sammy Frost
9
1
1
0
10
1
--
Julius Gregory
3
0
0
0
3
0
--
Geordie Livingstone
26
7
1
0
27
7
--
McMahon
25
1
1
0
26
1
--
Willie McOustra
7
0
0
0
7
0
--
Joe Moffatt
3
1
0
0
3
1
--
Frank Norgrove
11
0
0
0
11
0
--
Frank Pearson
1
0
0
0
1
0
--
Alex Steele
4
0
0
0
4
0
--
James Whittaker
6
1
0
0
6
1
Scorers
See also
References
^ Manchester: The Greatest City, 59-65.
External links
Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.