# 1926–27 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1926–27 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-sixth season of league football and first season back in the Football League Second Division since the 1909–10 season, and the first time they had been in the Second Division without achieving promotion since 1898.

## Football League Second Division

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 122 | 60 | 2.033 | 62 | Division Champions, promoted |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 87 | 49 | 1.776 | 54 | Promoted |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 1.770 | 54 | |
| 4 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 62 | 52 | 1.192 | 52 | |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 1.455 | 50 | |

### 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 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 108 | 61 | 1.77 | 54 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 21 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 28 August 1926 | Fulham | H | Maine Road | 4 – 2 | Austin, Barrass, Roberts, Hicks | 34,000 |
| 1 September 1926 | Portsmouth | H | Maine Road | 4 – 0 | Roberts (2), Johnson, Hicks | 25,000 |
| 4 September 1926 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 2 – 2 | Roberts, Johnson | 16,599 |
| 6 September 1926 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 2 – 1 | Pringle, Austin | 26,009 |
| 11 September 1926 | Blackpool | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | Austin, Johnson | 34,885 |
| 18 September 1926 | Reading | A | Elm Park | 0 – 1 | | 24,000 |
| 22 September 1926 | Oldham Athletic | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Roberts, Johnson, Hicks | 25,676 |
| 25 September 1926 | Swansea Town | H | Maine Road | 3 – 1 | Roberts, Johnson, Hicks | 35,000 |
| 2 October 1926 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 3 – 3 | Johnson (2), B. Cowan | 15,121 |
| 9 October 1926 | Barnsley | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | Hicks | 18,000 |
| 16 October 1926 | Southampton | H | Maine Road | 3 – 4 | McMullan, Austin, Johnson | 30,000 |
| 23 October 1926 | Port Vale | A | Recreation Ground | 2 – 0 | McMullan, Johnson | 14,000 |
| 30 October 1926 | Clapton Orient | H | Maine Road | 6 – 1 | Barrass (3), Roberts (2), Johnson | 28,979 |
| 6 November 1926 | Notts County | A | Meadow Lane | 0 – 1 | | 6,000 |
| 13 November 1926 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Maine Road | 2 – 1 | McMullan, Austin | 15,000 |
| 20 November 1926 | Hull City | A | Anlaby Road | 2 – 3 | Barrass, Johnson | 11,582 |
| 27 November 1926 | South Shields | H | Maine Road | 1 – 2 | Barrass | 12,000 |
| 4 December 1926 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 4 – 2 | Austin (3), Barrass | 25,000 |
| 11 December 1926 | Chelsea | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Bell | 26,868 |
| 18 December 1926 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 3 – 4 | Hicks (2), Roberts | 17,580 |
| 25 December 1926 | Middlesbrough | H | Maine Road | 3 – 5 | S. Cowan, B. Cowan, Johnson | 44,077 |
| 27 December 1926 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 1 – 2 | Roberts | 43,753 |
| 1 January 1927 | Portsmouth | A | Fratton Park | 1 – 2 | Johnson | 20,000 |
| 15 January 1927 | Fulham | A | Craven Cottage | 5 – 2 | Gibson (2), Austin, B. Cowan, S. Cowan | 24,000 |
| 22 January 1927 | Grimsby Town | H | Maine Road | 2 – 0 | Johnson, Hicks | 21,212 |
| 29 January 1927 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 4 – 2 | Hicks (2), B. Cowan, Johnson | 9,223 |
| 5 February 1927 | Reading | H | Maine Road | 3 – 0 | Roberts, Hicks, O.G.(Evans) | 30,000 |
| 12 February 1927 | Swansea Town | A | Vetch Field | 3 – 1 | Johnson (2), Hicks | 20,000 |
| 19 February 1927 | Nottingham Forest | H | Maine Road | 1 – 1 | B. Cowan | 48,689 |
| 26 February 1927 | Barnsley | A | Oakwell | 1 – 1 | B. Cowan | 14,000 |
| 12 March 1927 | Port Vale | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | Johnson (2), B. Cowan, Hicks | 30,000 |
| 19 March 1927 | Clapton Orient | A | Millfields Road | 4 – 2 | Hicks (3), Austin | 15,141 |
| 26 March 1927 | Notts County | H | Maine Road | 4 – 1 | B. Cowan (2), Hicks (2) | 15,000 |
| 2 April 1927 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 1 – 4 | B. Cowan | 11,361 |
| 9 April 1927 | Hull City | H | Maine Road | 2 – 2 | B. Cowan, Bell | 21,508 |
| 15 April 1927 | Darlington | A | Feethams | 2 – 2 | Broadhurst, Johnson | 10,000 |
| 16 April 1927 | South Shields | A | Talbot Road | 2 – 2 | Roberts, Hicks | 6,000 |
| 18 April 1927 | Darlington | H | Maine Road | 7 – 0 | Broadhurst (4), Johnson (2), Bell | 40,000 |
| 23 April 1927 | Preston North End | H | Maine Road | 1 – 0 | Hicks | 40,000 |
| 25 April 1927 | Southampton | A | The Dell | 1 – 1 | Roberts | 8,000 |
| 30 April 1927 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 0 – 0 | | 39,995 |
| 7 May 1927 | Bradford City | H | Maine Road | 8 – 0 | Johnson (3), Broadhurst (2), Hicks, Bell, Roberts | 49,384 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 8 January 1927 | Third round | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 4 | Hicks | 39,503 |

## Squad statistics
### Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Apps | | Apps | | Apps | |
| | Dick Finnigan | GK | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | Jim Goodchild | GK | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| | Bert Gray | GK | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| | Eddie Bennett | DF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Sam Cookson | DF | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| | Philip McCloy | DF | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| | Robert Benzie | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | Baggy Coupland | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Sam Cowan | MF | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| | Jimmy Elwood | MF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Jimmy McMullan | MF | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| | Charlie Pringle | MF | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| | Sammy Sharp | MF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | Billy Wilson | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | John Allan | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Billy Austin | FW | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| | Matt Barrass | FW | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 |
| | Peter Bell | FW | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| | Charles Broadhurst | FW | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| | Billy Cowan | FW | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
| | Tommy Gibson | FW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | George Hicks | FW | 42 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 22 |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 38 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 25 |
| | Frank Roberts | FW | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 14 |
| | Frank Thompson | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 1 | | 0 | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 108 | | 1 | | 109 |

### Scorers

| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| | George Hicks | FW | 21 | 1 | 22 |
| | Frank Roberts | FW | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| | Billy Cowan | FW | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| | Billy Austin | FW | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| | Matt Barrass | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | Charles Broadhurst | FW | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| | Peter Bell | FW | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| | Jimmy McMullan | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Sam Cowan | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Tommy Gibson | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| | Charlie Pringle | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 108 | 1 | 109 |