The 1908–09 season was Manchester City F.C.'s 18th season of league football and 6th consecutive season in the top flight of English football.

In a season where Manchester City recorded one of the stronger home records in the league, the club nevertheless finished 19th and was relegated despite winning more matches than several teams above them in the standings.only four teams won more games than them and only five teams scored more, City still finished 19th and became only the second team since the abolition of test matches eleven years earlier to be relegated on goal average - all of this arguably contributing to one of the earliest of the many bizarre circumstances in their history which has become known by supporters as "Typical City".

Team Kit

Football League First Division

Results summary

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 1 September 1908 Sunderland H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Eadie 25,000 5 September 1908 Blackburn Rovers H Hyde Road 3 – 3 Thornley (2), Jones 30,000 12 September 1908 Bradford City A Valley Parade 0 – 0 30,000 19 September 1908 Manchester United H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Thornley 40,000 26 September 1908 Everton A Goodison Park 3 – 6 Thornley (3) 20,000 3 October 1908 Leicester Fosse H Hyde Road 5 – 2 Grieve (2), Ross (2), Dorsett 15,000 10 October 1908 Woolwich Arsenal A Manor Ground 0 – 3 10,000 17 October 1908 Notts County H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Thornley 20,000 24 October 1908 Newcastle United A St James' Park 0 – 2 25,000 31 October 1908 Bristol City H Hyde Road 5 – 1 Thornley (2), Buchan, Dorsett, Wood 20,000 7 November 1908 Preston North End A Deepdale 0 – 3 10,000 14 November 1908 Middlesbrough H Hyde Road 0 – 0 18,000 21 November 1908 The Wednesday A Owlerton 1 – 3 Thornley 11,000 28 November 1908 Liverpool A Anfield 3 – 1 Dorsett, Conlin, Jones 15,000 5 December 1908 Bury H Hyde Road 6 – 1 Thornley (3), Dorsett (2), Stewart 30,000 12 December 1908 Sheffield United A Bramall Lane 0 – 4 12,000 19 December 1908 Aston Villa H Hyde Road 2 – 0 Dorsett, Holford 18,000 25 December 1908 Chelsea H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Dorsett 25,000 26 December 1908 Chelsea A Stamford Bridge 2 – 1 Jones, Ross 40,000 28 December 1908 Nottingham Forest A City Ground 2 – 0 Holford, Ross 10,000 2 January 1909 Blackburn Rovers A Ewood Park 2 – 3 Wood, Conlin 12,000 9 January 1909 Bradford City H Hyde Road 4 – 3 Holford (3), Conlin 10,000 23 January 1909 Manchester United A Bank Street 1 – 3 Conlin 40,000 30 January 1909 Everton H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Holford (3), Wilkinson 30,000 13 February 1909 Woolwich Arsenal H Hyde Road 2 – 2 Buchan, Holford 20,000 20 February 1909 Notts County A Trent Bridge 1 – 5 Dorsett 4,000 27 February 1909 Newcastle United H Hyde Road 0 – 2 30,000 11 March 1909 Leicester Fosse A Filbert Street 1 – 3 Thornley 8,000 13 March 1909 Preston North End H Hyde Road 4 – 1 Thornley (2), Yuill, Jones 12,000 20 March 1909 Middlesbrough A Ayresome Park 0 – 3 10,000 27 March 1909 The Wednesday H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Holford (3), Jones 12,000 3 April 1909 Liverpool H Hyde Road 4 – 0 Buchan, Jones, Ross, Dorsett 15,000 9 April 1909 Sunderland A Roker Park 0 – 2 15,000 10 April 1909 Bury A Gigg Lane 0 – 1 16,000 13 April 1909 Nottingham Forest H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Thornley, Conlin 3,000 17 April 1909 Sheffield United H Hyde Road 1 – 3 Thornley 10,000 24 April 1909 Aston Villa A Villa Park 1 – 2 Buchan 15,000 28 April 1909 Bristol City A Ashton Gate 0 – 1 8,000

FA Cup

DateRoundOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 16 January 1909 First round Tottenham Hotspur H Hyde Road 3 – 4 Holford (3) 20,000

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Herbert Broomfield400040GK Walter Smith34010350DF James Buchan38410394DF Frank Buckley400040DF Charlie Burgess26000260MF George Dorsett22910239MF Tom Holford2612132715FW John Brown400040FW Patsy Hendren200020FW Lot Jones29610306FW Davie Ross22510235FW George Stewart811091FW Irvine Thornley3218003218FW Charles Webb11000110FW John Wood620062MF James Blair31000310MF Bill Bottomley100010FW James Conlin27510285MF Bill Eadie10110111FW Bob Grieve820082FWErnest Hitchcock100010DF Bertram Jackson22000220DF Tommy Kelso21010220FW Eversley Mansfield100010DF Frank Norgrove701080MFDavid Ramsey100010MF Jimmy Wilkinson17110181FW Jack Yuill310031

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley18 Tom Holford15 George Dorsett9 Lot Jones6 James Conlin5 Davie Ross James Buchan4 Bob Grieve2 John Wood Bill Eadie1 George Stewart Jimmy Wilkinson Jack Yuill

League ScorerGoals Irvine Thornley18 Tom Holford12 George Dorsett9 Lot Jones6 James Conlin5 Davie Ross James Buchan4 Bob Grieve2 John Wood Bill Eadie1 George Stewart Jimmy Wilkinson Jack Yuill

FA Cup ScorerGoals Tom Holford3

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site