1915–16 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1915–16 season was Manchester City F.C.s twenty-fifth season of league football.

With the start of the First World War, all Football League football was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. Manchester City contested the Lancashire Section in the Principal Tournament, and the Southern Division of the Lancashire Section in the Subsidiary Tournament. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.

Team Kit

War Leagues

Principal Tournament

Lancashire Section

Results summary OverallHomeAway 26 16 3 7 61 35 +26 35 11 1 1 42 15 +27 5 2 6 19 20 –1 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 4 September 1915 Stockport County H Hyde Road 3 – 1 P. Fairclough, Wynn, Barnes 12,000 11 September 1915 Liverpool A Anfield 1 – 0 Cruse 15,000 18 September 1915 Bury H Hyde Road 5 – 4 Barnes (3), Cruse, Wynn 8,000 25 September 1915 Manchester United A Old Trafford 1 – 1 Barnes 20,000 2 October 1915 Blackpool H Hyde Road 3 – 0 Barnes (3) 5,000 9 October 1915 Southport Central A Haig Avenue 2 – 0 Barnes, Hughes 7,000 16 October 1915 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 2 – 2 A. Fairclough, Barnes 13,000 23 October 1915 Everton A Goodison Park 2 – 4 Barnes (2) 22,000 30 October 1915 Bolton Wanderers H Hyde Road 1 – 2 Barnes 5,000 6 November 1915 Rochdale A Spotland 2 – 0 Barnes (2) 1,000 13 November 1915 Stoke A Victoria Ground 0 – 1 7,000 20 November 1915 Burnley H Hyde Road 1 – 0 Hughes 15,000 27 November 1915 Preston North End A Deepdale 2 – 3 Howard, P. Fairclough 3,000 4 December 1915 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 1 – 1 Howard 10,000 11 December 1915 Liverpool H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Howard, Barnes 3,000 18 December 1915 Bury A Gigg Lane 3 – 0 Howard, Dorsett, ? (o.g.) 2,000 25 December 1915 Manchester United H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Barnes 20,000 1 January 1916 Blackpool A Bloomfield Road 0 – 2 10,000 8 January 1916 Southport Central H Hyde Road 5 – 0 Taylor (3), Barnes (2) 12,000 15 January 1916 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 2 – 1 Taylor (2) 4,000 22 January 1916 Everton H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Taylor, Barnes 20,000 29 January 1916 Bolton Wanderers A Burnden Park 2 – 4 P. Fairclough, Barnes 15,000 5 February 1916 Rochdale H Hyde Road 4 – 1 P. Fairclough, Barnes (2), Cartwright 8,000 12 February 1916 Stoke H Hyde Road 4 – 2 P. Fairclough (2), Taylor, Barnes 10,000 19 February 1916 Burnley A Turf Moor 1 – 3 P. Fairclough 12,000 26 February 1916 Preston North End H Hyde Road 8 – 0 P. Fairclough (5), Barnes (2), Cartwright 6,000

Subsidiary Tournament

Lancashire Section, Southern Division

Results summary OverallHomeAway 10 5 3 2 23 19 +4 13 3 2 0 15 12 +3 2 1 2 8 7 +1 N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

DateOpponentsH / AVenueResult F – AScorersAttendance 4 March 1916 Stockport County A Edgeley Park 0 – 2 9,000 11 March 1916 Liverpool H Hyde Road 1 – 1 Barnes 10,000 18 March 1916 Everton A Goodison Park 1 – 1 Meredith 14,000 25 March 1916 Manchester United A Old Trafford 2 – 0 Taylor, Cartwright 15,000 1 April 1916 Oldham Athletic H Hyde Road 4 – 4 Barnes (3), Cartwright 8,000 8 April 1916 Stockport County H Hyde Road 3 – 2 Brennan, Jones, Barnes 10,000 15 April 1916 Liverpool A Anfield 2 – 0 Taylor, Barnes 10,000 21 April 1916 Oldham Athletic A Boundary Park 3 – 4 Taylor (2), Barnes 9,000 22 April 1916 Everton H Hyde Road 5 – 4 Barnes (2), Taylor, Jones, Meredith 24,000 29 April 1916 Manchester United H Hyde Road 2 – 1 Barnes, ? (o.g.) 18,000

Squad statistics

Squad Appearances for competitive matches only Pos.NamePrincipalSubsidiaryTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Jim Goodchild25090340GKG. Howe100010GK Walter Smith001010DF Eli Fletcher24090330MF Joe Dorsett610061FW Horace Barnes242610103436FW Fred Howard740074FW Lot Jones6072132FW Billy Meredith005252FW Harry Taylor228853013FW George Wynn421052--Albert Allen300030--Bill Bottomley600060--Jack Brennan260101361--Tommy Broad26050310--Joe Cartwright132100232--Corcoran001010--Cruse320032--Albert Fairclough310031--Peter Fairclough1312301612DF Peter Gartland207090-- Jock Henderson230100330--Billy Henry23020250--Edwin Hughes252100352--F. Jones001010--T. Lewis001010--Tomlinson100010

Scorers

All ScorerGoals Horace Barnes36 Harry Taylor13Peter Fairclough12Joe Cartwright4 Fred HowardCruse2Edwin Hughes Lot Jones Billy Meredith George WynnJack Brennan1 Joe DorsettAlbert Fairclough

Principal Tournament ScorerGoals Horace Barnes26Peter Fairclough12 Harry Taylor8 Fred Howard4Joe Cartwright2CruseEdwin Hughes George Wynn Joe Dorsett1Albert Fairclough

Subsidiary Tournament ScorerGoals Horace Barnes10 Harry Taylor5Joe Cartwright2 Lot Jones Billy MeredithJack Brennan1

See also Manchester City F.C. seasons

References

External links Extensive Manchester City statistics site