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 pay his fine and instead moved to America. In addition to this, manager Tom Maley was banned from football for life, and left the club.Manchester: The Greatest City, 59-65.

Team Kit

Football League First Division

Results summary

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 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

DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 13 January 1906 First round The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 4 Bannister 21,352

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKJohn Edmondson27010280GK Jack Hillman11000110DF James Buchan29100291DF Herbert Burgess32210332DF Tommy Hynds33010340MF George Dorsett3415103515MF James Young100010FW Jimmy Bannister11211123FW Frank Booth28710297FW Lot Jones25600256FW Irvine Thornley3621103721FW Sandy Turnbull26600266--Willie Banks21110221--John Christie500050--R. Dearden400040--Sammy Frost9110101--Julius Gregory300030--Geordie Livingstone26710277--McMahon25110261-- Willie McOustra700070--Joe Moffatt310031--Frank Norgrove11000110--Frank Pearson100010--Alex Steele400040--James Whittaker610061

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley21 George Dorsett15 Frank Booth7Geordie Livingstone Lot Jones6 Sandy Turnbull Jimmy Bannister3 Herbert Burgess2Willie Banks1 James BuchanSammy FrostMcMahonJoe MoffattJames Whittaker

League ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley21 George Dorsett15 Frank Booth7Geordie Livingstone Lot Jones6 Sandy Turnbull Jimmy Bannister2 Herbert BurgessWillie Banks1 James BuchanSammy FrostMcMahonJoe MoffattJames Whittaker

FA Cup ScorerGoals Jimmy Bannister1

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site