| 1909–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Harry Newbould |
| Football League Second Division | 1st(promoted) |
| FA Cup | Fourth round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Dorsett (13 goals) All: Dorsett (14 goals) Wynn (14 goals) |
| Highest home attendance | 40,000 vsOldham Athletic (26 March 1910) |
| Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vsLincoln City (11 September 1909) 8,000 vsClapton Orient (13 April 1910) |
The1909–10 season wasManchester City F.C.'s nineteenth season of league football and first season back in thesecond rung of English football following their relegation the previous season. As in the1902–03 season, City rebounded instantly with a promotion in their first year back in the Second Division.[1]
During the season, Manchester City lost only 7 of its 38 league matches. The club scored a total of 81 goals, with six players reaching double digits.[1]
Winning the division gave the club a third Second Division trophy win – something onlyLiverpool had achieved at this point. From 1910 to this day, no club has even for one season ever surpassed City's haul of second tier trophies, which currently stands at seven.[citation needed]
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City(C, P) | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | Promotion to theFirst Division |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic(P) | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 53 | |
| 3 | Hull City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 53 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 53 | |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 44 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 22 |
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| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 1910 | First round | Workington Town | A | Borough Park | 2 – 1 | Wynn (2) | 5,233 |
| 5 February 1910 | Second round | Southampton | A | The Dell | 5 – 0 | Dorsett,Stewart,Jones, Conlin,Holford | 15,965 |
| 19 February 1910 | Third round | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 1 | Stewart,Jones | 45,000 |
| 5 March 1910 | Fourth round | Swindon Town | A | County Ground | 0 – 2 | 14,429 |
Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Frank Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Jack Lyall | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| GK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| GK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 | |
| MF | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 | |
| FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 14 | |
| FW | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| FW | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 3 | |
| FW | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | |
| FW | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | |
| -- | Jimmy Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Bill Bottomley | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| -- | Jimmy Conlin | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 |
| DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| -- | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| -- | George Furr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Willie Gould | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | Bertram Jackson | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| -- | Francis James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Kelso | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| -- | Frank Norgrove | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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