The 1898–99 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eighth season of league football and seventh season in the Football League. The season saw their first title as they won the Football League Second Division, earning promotion to the First Division.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Results summary

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 3 September 1898 Grimsby Town H Hyde Road 7 – 2 Meredith (3), Gillespie (3), Whitehead 10,000 10 September 1898 Newton Heath A Bank Street 0 – 3 15,000 17 September 1898 New Brighton Tower H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Cowie 6,000 24 September 1898 Lincoln City A Sincil Bank 1 – 3 Whitehead 3,000 1 October 1898 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Read, S. Smith, Dougal 6,000 8 October 1898 Luton Town A Dunstable Road 3 – 0 Meredith, S. Smith, Cowie 10,000 15 October 1898 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Meredith, S. Smith, Gillespie 8,000 22 October 1898 Darwen A Barley Bank 2 – 0 Meredith, S. Smith 7,000 5 November 1898 Barnsley A Oakwell 1 – 1 Cowie 4,000 12 November 1898 Glossop North End A North Road 2 – 1 Meredith, Gillespie 6,000 19 November 1898 Walsall H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Jones, Gillespie 10,000 26 November 1898 Burton Swifts A Peel Croft 3 – 3 Meredith, Moffatt, Gillespie 5,000 3 December 1898 Burslem Port Vale H Hyde Road 3 – 1 Meredith (2), Dougal 10,000 10 December 1898 Loughborough A Athletic Ground 3 – 1 Bill Smith, Meredith, F. Williams 10,000 17 December 1898 Loughborough H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Meredith (3), Ray, S. Smith 4,000 24 December 1898 Blackpool A Athletic Grounds 4 – 2 Moffatt (2), Meredith, Gillespie 8,000 26 December 1898 Newton Heath H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Meredith, Gillespie, Dougal, F. Williams 20,000 27 December 1898 Small Heath A Muntz Street 1 – 4 Dougal 10,000 31 December 1898 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park Abandoned0 – 0 300 2 January 1899 Glossop North End H Tower Athletic Grounds 0 – 2 7,000 14 January 1899 New Brighton Tower A Hyde Road 1 – 0 Gillespie 10,000 4 February 1899 Luton Town H Hyde Road 2 – 0 S. Smith, Gillespie 8,000 11 February 1899 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 1 – 1 F. Williams 10,000 18 February 1899 Darwen H Hyde Road 10 – 0 F. Williams (5), Meredith (3), Dougal, S. Smith 8,000 22 February 1899 Lincoln City H Hyde Road 3 – 1 S. Smith, Gillespie, F. Williams 5,000 25 February 1899 Gainsborough Trinity A The Northolme 1 – 3 Meredith 5,000 4 March 1899 Barnsley H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Meredith (3), Ross (2) 12,000 18 March 1899 Walsall A Hillary Street 1 – 1 Ross 6,000 25 March 1899 Burton Swifts H Hyde Road 6 – 0 Meredith (2), Ross (2), Moffatt, Dougal 6,000 31 March 1899 Gainsborough Trinity H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Gillespie (2), Dougal, Ross 15,000 1 April 1899 Burslem Port Vale A Athletic Ground 1 – 1 Meredith 12,000 3 April 1899 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 1 – 0 Gillespie 5,000 8 April 1899 Small Heath H Hyde Road 2 – 0 F. Williams (2) 20,000 11 April 1899 Grimsby Town A Abbey Park 2 – 1 Meredith, Gillespie 5,000 22 April 1899 Blackpool H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Meredith (2), Gillespie, Ross 10,000

FA Cup DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 28 January 1899 First round Small Heath A Muntz Street 2 – 3 Meredith, Gillespie 15,399

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupAbandonedTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKTommy Chappell10000010GK Charlie Williams3301010350DF Di Jones2711010291DF Dick Ray2411010261MF Stuart Munn60000060FW Walter Bowman30000030FW Billie Gillespie301711103218FW Billy Meredith332911103530FW Bill Smith3411010361FW Jimmy Whitehead42000042FW Fred Williams251110102711--Andrew Cowie1130000113--George Dougal3171010337--Billy Holmes2500010260--Bobby Moffatt3441010364--Thomas Read2010000201-- Jimmy Ross97000097--S. Smith2581010278

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Billy Meredith30 Billie Gillespie18 Fred Williams11S. Smith8George Dougal7 Jimmy RossBobby Moffatt4Andrew Cowie3 Jimmy Whitehead2 Di Jones1 Dick RayThomas Read Bill Smith

League ScorerGoals Billy Meredith29 Billie Gillespie17 Fred Williams11S. Smith8George Dougal7 Jimmy RossBobby Moffatt4Andrew Cowie3 Jimmy Whitehead2 Di Jones1 Dick RayThomas Read Bill Smith

FA Cup ScorerGoals Billie Gillespie1 Billy Meredith

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site