# 1929–30 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1929–30 season was Manchester City's 35th season of competitive football and 23rd season in the top division of English football. In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. City secured a respectable third place finish, their first top 3 finish since 1920-21 and for the fourth time in the top flight.

## Football League First Division
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday (C) | 42 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 105 | 57 | 1.842 | 60 |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 50 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 92 | 83 | 1.108 | 47 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 79 | 63 | 1.254 | 46 |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 91 | 81 | 1.123 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 51 | 33 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 48 | 18 |
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### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 31 August 1929 | Burnley | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Marshall, Johnson | 22,196 |
| 4 September 1929 | Arsenal | H | Maine Road | 3 - 1 | Tilson (2), Marshall | 38,458 |
| 7 September 1928 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 2 – 5 | Johnson, Tilson | 35,000 |
| 11 September 1929 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 2 – 3 | McMullan, Brook | 23,057 |
| 14 September 1929 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 2 - 0 | Brook (2) | 36,972 |
| 21 September 1929 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 3 – 2 | Marshall (2), Tilson | 32,711 |
| 28 September 1929 | Derby County | H | Maine Road | 3 - 0 | Tilson (3) | 42,047 |
| 5 October 1929 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 3 – 1 | Johnson, Marshall, Brook | 57,201 |
| 12 October 1929 | Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park | 2 – 2 | Tait, Johnson | 20,000 |
| 19 October 1929 | West Ham United | H | Maine Road | 4 – 3 | Tait (3), Marshall | 20,000 |
| 26 October 1929 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 6 – 1 | Tait (2), Johnson (2), Brook (2) | 20,000 |
| 2 November 1929 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Toseland, Tait, Harrison | 33,302 |
| 9 November 1929 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 2 – 2 | Tait, Brook | 14,311 |
| 16 November 1929 | Newcastle United | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Marshall, Tait, Brook | 30,000 |
| 23 November 1929 | Sheffield United | A | Bramhall Lane | 2 – 1 | Marshall, Brook | 12,000 |
| 30 November 1929 | Huddersfield Town | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Tait | 28,476 |
| 7 December 1929 | Birmingham City | A | St Andrews | 0 – 3 | | 18,000 |
| 14 December 1929 | Leicester City | H | Maine Road | 3 – 2 | Johnson (2), Brook | 10,000 |
| 21 December 1929 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 3 – 1 | Marshall (3) | 20,483 |
| 25 December 1929 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 0 | Tait (2) | 39,803 |
| 26 December 1929 | Aston Villa | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Tait | 70,000 |
| 28 December 1929 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 2 – 4 | Johnson, Cowan | 30,239 |
| 1 January 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | Maine Road | 3 – 3 | McMullan, Marshall, Brook | 51,546 |
| 4 January 1930 | Sunderland | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Marshall (2) | 30,000 |
| 18 January 1930 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Brook | 42,543 |
| 1 February 1930 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 2 - 4 | Tait, Brook | 18,463 |
| 5 February 1930 | Everton | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Marshall | 24,063 |
| 8 February 1930 | Manchester United | H | Maine Road | 0 – 1 | | 64,472 |
| 22 February 1930 | West Ham United | A | Boleyn Ground | 0 – 3 | | 28,000 |
| 26 February 1930 | Portsmouth | H | Maine Road | 5 – 2 | Tait (3), Toseland, Brook | 20,000 |
| 1 March 1930 | Liverpool | H | Maine Road | 4 – 3 | Tait (2), Johnson, Brook | 22,000 |
| 8 March 1930 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 1 | | 15,739 |
| 15 March 1930 | Grimsby Town | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Tait (2), Barass | 26,462 |
| 22 March 1930 | Newcastle United | A | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | Tait, Busby | 30,000 |
| 29 March 1930 | Sheffield United | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Brook, Hedley | 25,000 |
| 5 April 1930 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 1 – 1 | Busby | 14,180 |
| 12 April 1930 | Birmingham City | H | Maine Road | 1 – 4 | Hedley | 25,000 |
| 19 April 1930 | Leicester City | A | Filbert Street | 1 – 3 | Tait | 10,000 |
| 21 April 1930 | Leeds United | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Tait (3) | 23,578 |
| 22 April 1930 | Leeds United | A | Elland Road | 2 – 3 | Ridding, Busby | 16,636 |
| 26 April 1929 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Toseland | 19,868 |
| 3 May 1930 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | Hillsborough Stadium | 1 – 5 | Tait | 33,000 |

## FA Cup
### Results

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1930 | 3rd Round | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 2-2 | Toseland, Cowan | 37,000 |
| 15 January 1930 | 3rd Round Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Maine Road | 4-1 | Toseland, Marshall, Busby (2) | 37,716 |
| 25 January 1930 | 4th Round | Swindon Town | A | County Ground | 1-1 | Cowan | 23,697 |
| 29 January 1930 | 4th Round Replay | Swindon Town | H | Maine Road | 10-1 | Marshall (5), Johnson (3), Tait, Brook | 46,082 |
| 15 February 1930 | 5th Round | Hull City | H | Maine Road | 1-2 | Toseland | 61,574 |