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1905–06 Manchester City F.C. season

{{Short description|1905–06 season of Manchester City}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}

{{Infobox football club season

| club = Manchester City F.C.

| season = 1905–06

| manager = Tom Maley

| league = Football League
First Division

| league result = 5th

| cup1 = FA Cup

| cup1 result = First round

| league topscorer =
Thornley (21 goals)

| season topscorer =
Thornley (21 goals)

| highest attendance = 38,000 vs Bolton Wanderers
(25 November 1905)

| lowest attendance = 3,000 vs Sunderland
(21 April 1906)

| prevseason = 1904–05

| nextseason = 1906–07

}}

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 play 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.

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Football League First Division

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=Results summary=

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=Reports=

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Date

!Opponents

!H / A

!Venue

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

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| 2 September 1905

| The Wednesday

| A

| Owlerton

| 0 – 1

|

| 25,000

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| 6 September 1905

| Newcastle United

| A

| St James' Park

| 2 – 2

| Thornley, Dorsett

| 22,000

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| 9 September 1905

| Nottingham Forest

| H

| Hyde Road

| 5 – 0

| Dorsett (2), Livingstone, Jones, Booth

| 16,000

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| 16 September 1905

| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| H

| Hyde Road

| 4 – 0

| Jones (2), Livingstone, Booth

| 20,000

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| 23 September 1905

| Bury

| A

| Gigg Lane

| 4 – 2

| Thornley (2), Livingstone, Booth

| 24,000

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| 30 September 1905

| Middlesbrough

| H

| Hyde Road

| 4 – 0

| Dorsett (2), Jones, McMahon

| 20,000

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| 7 October 1905

| Preston North End

| A

| Deepdale

| 0 – 2

|

| 10,000

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| 21 October 1905

| Aston Villa

| A

| Villa Park

| 1 – 2

| Livingstone

| 30,000

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| 28 October 1905

| Liverpool

| H

| Hyde Road

| 0 – 1

|

| 30,000

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| 4 November 1905

| Sheffield United

| A

| Bramall Lane

| 3 – 1

| Dorsett, Thornley, Jones

| 8,000

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| 11 November 1905

| Notts County

| H

| Hyde Road

| 5 – 1

| Thornley (2), Turnbull, Dorsett, Buchan

| 14,000

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| 18 November 1905

| Stoke

| A

| Victoria Ground

| 0 – 0

|

| 8,000

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| 25 November 1905

| Bolton Wanderers

| H

| Hyde Road

| 3 – 1

| Thornley, Jones, Booth

| 38,000

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| 2 December 1905

| Woolwich Arsenal

| A

| Manor Ground

| 0 – 2

|

| 15,000

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| 9 December 1905

| Blackburn Rovers

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 1

| Dorsett

| 16,000

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| 16 December 1905

| Sunderland

| A

| Roker Park

| 0 – 2

|

| 15,000

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| 23 December 1905

| Birmingham

| H

| Hyde Road

| 4 – 1

| Turnbull (2), Livingstone, ? (o.g.)

| 15,000

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| 25 December 1905

| Derby County

| A

| Baseball Ground

| 2 – 1

| Dorsett, Frost

| 12,000

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| 26 December 1905

| Newcastle United

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 4

| Burgess

| 35,000

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| 30 December 1905

| The Wednesday

| H

| Hyde Road

| 2 – 1

| Banks, Booth

| 16,000

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| 1 January 1906

| Everton

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 0

| Thornley

| 25,000

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| 6 January 1906

| Nottingham Forest

| A

| City Ground

| 1 – 0

| Thornley

| 4,000

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| 20 January 1906

| Wolverhampton Wanderers

| A

| Molineux

| 3 – 2

| Thornley, Livingstone, Booth

| 5,000

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| 27 January 1906

| Bury

| H

| Hyde Road

| 5 – 2

| Thornley (2), Dorsett, Booth, Turnbull

| 16,000

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| 10 February 1906

| Preston North End

| H

| Hyde Road

| 0 – 0

|

| 12,000

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| 3 March 1906

| Liverpool

| A

| Anfield

| 1 – 0

| Booth

| 30,000

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| 10 March 1906

| Sheffield United

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 2

| Bannister

| 18,000

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| 14 March 1906

| Aston Villa

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 4

| Dorsett

| 10,000

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| 17 March 1906

| Notts County

| A

| Trent Bridge

| 0 – 3

|

| 12,000

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| 24 March 1906

| Stoke

| H

| Hyde Road

| 2 – 0

| Dorsett, Thornley

| 8,000

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| 31 March 1906

| Bolton Wanderers

| A

| Burnden Park

| 3 – 1

| Thornley (2), Livingstone

| 40,000

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| 7 April 1906

| Woolwich Arsenal

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 2

| Dorsett

| 12,000

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| 13 April 1906

| Derby County

| H

| Hyde Road

| 1 – 2

| Dorsett

| 15,000

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| 14 April 1906

| Blackburn Rovers

| A

| Ewood Park

| 1 – 1

| Turnbull

| 12,000

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| 16 April 1906

| Everton

| A

| Goodison Park

| 3 – 0

| Thornley (2), Turnbull

| 10,000

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| 17 April 1906

| Middlesbrough

| A

| Ayresome Park

| 1 – 6

| J. Moffatt

| 8,000

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| 21 April 1906

| Sunderland

| H

| Hyde Road

| 5 – 1

| Thornley (3), Whittaker, Bannister

| 3,000

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| 28 April 1906

| Birmingham

| A

| Muntz Street

| 2 – 3

| Burgess, Thornley

| 6,000

FA Cup

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Date

!Round

!Opponents

!H / A

!Venue

!Result

F – A

!Scorers

!Attendance

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| 13 January 1906

| First round

| The Wednesday

| A

| Owlerton

| 1 – 4

| Bannister

| 21,352

Squad statistics

=Squad=

Appearances for competitive matches only

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rowspan="2" valign="bottom"|Pos.

!rowspan="2"|Name

!colspan="2" width="85"|League

!colspan="2" width="85"|FA Cup

!colspan="2" width="85"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

align="left"|GKalign="left"|John Edmondson

|27

010280
align="left"|GKalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jack Hillman

|11

000110
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} James Buchan

|29

100291
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert Burgess

|32

210332
align="left"|DFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Tommy Hynds

|33

010340
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} George Dorsett

|34

15103515
align="left"|MFalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} James Young

|1

00010
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bannister

|11

211123
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Booth

|28

710297
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Lot Jones

|25

600256
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Irvine Thornley

|36

21103721
align="left"|FWalign="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Turnbull

|26

600266
align="left"
-align="left"|Willie Banks

|21

110221
align="left"
-align="left"|John Christie

|5

00050
align="left"
-align="left"|R. Dearden

|4

00040
align="left"
-align="left"|Sammy Frost

|9

110101
align="left"
-align="left"|Julius Gregory

|3

00030
align="left"
-align="left"|Geordie Livingstone

|26

710277
align="left"
-align="left"|McMahon

|25

110261
align="left"
-align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Willie McOustra

|7

00070
align="left"
-align="left"|Joe Moffatt

|3

10031
align="left"
-align="left"|Frank Norgrove

|11

000110
align="left"
-align="left"|Frank Pearson

|1

00010
align="left"
-align="left"|Alex Steele

|4

00040
align="left"
-align="left"|James Whittaker

|6

10061

=Scorers=

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==All==

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Scorer

!Goals

{{flagicon|ENG}} Irvine Thornley

|align=center|21

{{flagicon|ENG}} George Dorsett

|align=center|15

{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Booth

|rowspan="2" align=center|7

Geordie Livingstone
{{flagicon|WAL}} Lot Jones

|rowspan="2" align=center|6

{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Turnbull
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bannister

|align=center|3

{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert Burgess

|align=center|2

Willie Banks

|rowspan="6" align=center|1

{{flagicon|SCO}} James Buchan
Sammy Frost
McMahon
Joe Moffatt
James Whittaker

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==League==

class="wikitable"
Scorer

!Goals

{{flagicon|ENG}} Irvine Thornley

|align=center|21

{{flagicon|ENG}} George Dorsett

|align=center|15

{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Booth

|rowspan="2" align=center|7

Geordie Livingstone
{{flagicon|WAL}} Lot Jones

|rowspan="2" align=center|6

{{flagicon|SCO}} Sandy Turnbull
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bannister

|rowspan="2" align=center|2

{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert Burgess
Willie Banks

|rowspan="6" align=center|1

{{flagicon|SCO}} James Buchan
Sammy Frost
McMahon
Joe Moffatt
James Whittaker

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==FA Cup==

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Scorer

!Goals

{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy Bannister

|align=center|1

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See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.mcfcstats.com/ Extensive Manchester City statistics site]

{{Manchester City F.C. seasons}}

{{1905–06 in English football}}

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1905-06

Category:English football clubs 1905–06 season