Manchester: The City Years

1897-98

Results

01/09/1897	Gainsborough Trinity	H	D2	3-0
04/09/1897	Darwen	A	D2	4-2
11/09/1897	Loughborough	H	D2	3-0
18/09/1897	Blackpool	A	D2	2-0
25/09/1897	Woolwich Arsenal	H	D2	4-1
02/10/1897	Loughborough	A	D2	3-0
09/10/1897	Grimsby Town	H	D2	3-0
16/10/1897	Newton Heath	A	D2	1-1
23/10/1897	Darwen	H	D2	5-0
30/10/1897	Burnley	A	D2	1-3
20/11/1897	Burnley	H	D2	1-1
11/12/1897	Leicester Fosse	H	D2	2-1
18/12/1897	Grimsby Town	A	D2	4-3
25/12/1897	Newton Heath	H	D2	0-1
27/12/1897	Small Heath	A	D2	1-0
01/01/1898	Luton Town	A	D2	0-3
03/01/1898	Walsall	H	D2	3-2
08/01/1898	Newcastle United	H	D2	1-1
15/01/1898	Walsall	A	D2	2-2
24/01/1898	Lincoln City	H	D2	3-1
29/01/1898	Wigan County	H	FAC	1-0
05/02/1898	Woolwich Arsenal	A	D2	2-2
12/02/1898	Bolton Wanderers	A	FAC	0-1
26/02/1898	Gainsborough Trinity	A	D2	0-1
16/03/1898	Newcastle United	A	D2	0-2
19/03/1898	Lincoln City	A	D2	1-2
26/03/1898	Luton Town	H	D2	2-1
30/03/1898	Blackpool	H	D2	3-3
02/04/1898	Leicester Fosse	A	D2	0-0
09/04/1898	Burton Swifts	A	D2	0-0
11/04/1898	Small Heath	H	D2	3-3
16/04/1898	Burton Swifts	H	D2	9-0

Appearances

Name	Appearances
WH Meredith	32
R Moffatt	32
WJ Gillespie	32
WM Holmes	31
W(B) Smith	30
TH Read	29
W(S) Smith	26
CA Williams	25
F Williams	23
JW Whitehead	22
R Ray	22
P Leonard	16
S Munn	8
G Dougal	8
T Chappell	7
J Harper	2
WW Bowman	2
F Dyer	2
HA Foster	1
J Wilson	1
T Clare	1

Goalscorers

Name	Goals
WJ Gillespie	19
WH Meredith	12
W(S) Smith	12
F Williams	7
P Leonard	4
JW Whitehead	4
W(B) Smith	3
G Dougal	2
Own goal	2
R Ray	1
WM Holmes	1

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All history and statistical material has been produced based on the research and writing of Manchester football historian Gary James (www.facebook.com/GaryJames4). It is maintained by Ric Turner & Gary James. All text remains the copyright of the original contributors.

Gary's book, Manchester - the City Years: Tracing the Story of Manchester City from the 1860s to the Modern Day, is available to order on Amazon.