# 1922–23 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1922–23 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-second season of league football, and ninth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, excluding the four years during the First World War in which no competitive football was played.
The season was the last in which Manchester City would play at their Hyde Road stadium, the ground having been declared too small for the growing ambitions of the club, the move having been hastened by a devastating fire burning down the Main Stand back in November 1920. The following season the club made the transition to their new ground, Maine Road.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 1.255 | 46 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 49 | 1.184 | 45 |
| 8 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | 45 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 73 | 59 | 1.237 | 43 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 64 | 1.063 | 42 |

### 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 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 1.02 | 45 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 26 August 1922 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 2 | | 25,000 |
| 28 August 1922 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Browell, Barnes | 25,000 |
| 2 September 1922 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 3 | Browell, Doran, Murphy | 25,000 |
| 4 September 1922 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 5 | | 15,000 |
| 9 September 1922 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 22,000 |
| 16 September 1922 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 0 | Johnson | 30,000 |
| 23 September 1922 | Huddersfield Town | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Johnson (2), Barnes | 28,000 |
| 30 September 1922 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 0 – 0 | | 16,200 |
| 7 October 1922 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 1 – 1 | Johnson | 21,000 |
| 14 October 1922 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Barnes | 28,000 |
| 21 October 1922 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 0 | Barnes (2) | 12,000 |
| 28 October 1922 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Barnes | 28,000 |
| 4 November 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 2 | | 18,000 |
| 11 November 1922 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Johnson | 25,000 |
| 18 November 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Roberts, Johnson | 30,000 |
| 25 November 1922 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 2 | Barnes | 30,000 |
| 2 December 1922 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0 – 0 | | 20,000 |
| 9 December 1922 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Barnes (2) | 26,000 |
| 16 December 1922 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 1 – 3 | Barnes | 15,000 |
| 23 December 1922 | Cardiff City | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 1 | Barnes (3), Roberts, Johnson | 18,000 |
| 25 December 1922 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 0 | | 35,000 |
| 26 December 1922 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Roberts, Barnes | 30,000 |
| 30 December 1922 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Johnson (2), Roberts | 20,000 |
| 6 January 1923 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 3 – 0 | Barnes (2), Roberts | 18,000 |
| 20 January 1923 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 0 – 1 | | 25,000 |
| 27 January 1923 | Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 30,000 |
| 3 February 1923 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 2 | | 20,000 |
| 10 February 1923 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Roberts | 15,000 |
| 17 February 1923 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 0 – 2 | | 14,000 |
| 24 February 1923 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 20,000 |
| 3 March 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 3 | Browell | 35,000 |
| 14 March 1923 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Roberts (2), Johnson | 25,000 |
| 17 March 1923 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 35,000 |
| 24 March 1923 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 0 – 2 | | 25,000 |
| 30 March 1923 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 2 | | 35,000 |
| 31 March 1923 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Johnson (2), Barnes | 15,000 |
| 2 April 1923 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 32,000 |
| 7 April 1923 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 1 – 1 | Barnes | 22,000 |
| 14 April 1923 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Roberts | 14,000 |
| 21 April 1923 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 0 – 2 | | 12,000 |
| 28 April 1923 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 20,000 |
| 5 May 1923 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 3 | Roberts | 15,000 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 13 January 1923 | First round | Charlton Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Johnson | 28,445 |

## 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 | |
| | Jim Goodchild | GK | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| | James Mitchell | GK | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| | Sam Cookson | DF | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | Fred Fayers | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Eli Fletcher | DF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | Jimmy Mulligan | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Mickey Hamill | MF | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| | Spud Murphy | MF | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| | Charlie Pringle | MF | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| | Sammy Sharp | MF | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| | George Utley | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Billy Wilson | MF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| | Jack Allen | FW | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| | Horace Barnes | FW | 38 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 21 |
| | Tommy Browell | FW | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
| | James Calderwood | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Arthur Daniels | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | Jack Doran | FW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 35 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 15 |
| | Paddy Kelly | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Billy Meredith | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Hughbert Morris | FW | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | Frank Roberts | FW | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 10 |
| | Frank Thompson | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| | Jack Warner | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| | Robert Etherington | FW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 50 | | 1 | | 51 |

### Scorers

| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
| | Horace Barnes | FW | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| | Frank Roberts | FW | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| | Tommy Browell | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Spud Murphy | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Jack Doran | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 50 | 1 | 51 |