# 1901–02 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1901–02 season was Manchester City F.C.'s eleventh season of league football and third consecutive season in the First Division of the Football League. It was also the first year in which the club suffered relegation from a division of league football.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 32 | |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 60 | 0.733 | 32 | |
| 16 | Stoke | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 55 | 0.818 | 31 | |
| 17 | Small Heath (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 45 | 1.044 | 30 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Manchester City (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 0.724 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |

### 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 |
| 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 42 | 58 | 0.724 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 41 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Results

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 1901 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 20,000 |
| 7 September 1901 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 1 | | 14,000 |
| 14 September 1901 | Small Heath | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 4 | Scotson | 18,000 |
| 21 September 1901 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 2 | | 10,000 |
| 5 October 1901 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 2 | | 12,000 |
| 12 October 1901 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | F. Williams | 20,000 |
| 19 October 1901 | Grimsby Town | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 18,000 |
| 26 October 1901 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 0 – 0 | | 8,000 |
| 2 November 1901 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Gillespie, F. Williams | 22,000 |
| 9 November 1901 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 3 | | 8,000 |
| 23 November 1901 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 5 | | 10,000 |
| 30 November 1901 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Morgan, R. Jones | 15,000 |
| 7 December 1901 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 3 | | 9,000 |
| 14 December 1901 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Meredith | 10,000 |
| 21 December 1901 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | Abandoned after 75 minutes 0 – 2 | | 6,000 |
| 26 December 1901 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 2 | R. Jones | 10,000 |
| 1 January 1902 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 3 – 3 | Meredith, Ross, Henderson | 19,853 |
| 4 January 1902 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | | 15,000 |
| 11 January 1902 | Small Heath | A | Muntz Street | 0 – 1 | | 12,000 |
| 13 January 1902 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 3 | | 5,000 |
| 18 January 1902 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 18,000 |
| 1 February 1902 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Threlfall | 20,000 |
| 15 February 1902 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 2 – 3 | Gillespie (2) | 4,000 |
| 17 February 1902 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Hosie | 17,000 |
| 22 February 1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Gillespie (2), McOustra | 16,269 |
| 1 March 1902 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 4 | | 20,000 |
| 8 March 1902 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Hynds (2) | 20,000 |
| 17 March 1902 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith, McOustra | 22,000 |
| 22 March 1902 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Gillespie (2), Meredith, Hosie | 20,000 |
| 28 March 1902 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 3 | | 25,000 |
| 29 March 1902 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 1 – 3 | Hosie | 10,000 |
| 31 March 1902 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 18,000 |
| 5 April 1902 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Meredith | 7,000 |
| 12 April 1902 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 4 – 1 | Gillespie (4) | 3,000 |
| 19 April 1902 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Gillespie, Drummond | 12,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 25 January 1902 | First round | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Henderson | 10,000 |
| 29 January 1902 | First round replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 (aet) | | 7,000 |
| 3 February 1902 | First round second replay | Preston North End | A | The Hawthorns | 4 – 2 (aet) | B. Smith (3), Morgan | 5,000 |
| 7 February 1902 | Second round | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 16,000 |

## Squad statistics
### Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Abandoned | Abandoned | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Frank Barrett | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| GK | Jack Hillman | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GK | Charlie Williams | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | Tommy Hynds | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| DF | Di Jones | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| FW | Billie Gillespie | 30 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 |
| FW | Daniel Hurst | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Meredith | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| FW | Jimmy Ross | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| FW | Fred Williams | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Bevan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Drummond | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Sammy Frost | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | John Henderson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | Billy Holmes | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Jamie Hosie | 33 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| -- | Robert Hunter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Dick Jones | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| HB | Willie McOustra | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 |
| -- | Bobby Moffatt | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| -- | Hugh Morgan | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| -- | Willie Orr | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| -- | Thomas Read | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Scotson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| -- | Percy Slater | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| DF | William "Buxton" Smith | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| -- | Fred Threlfall | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| -- | Lionel Watson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |