# 1910–11 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1910–11 season was Manchester City F.C.'s 20th season of league football and 1st season back in the First Division of English football following their promotion at the first attempt in the previous season.
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## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 52 | 63 | 0.825 | 32 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 49 | 63 | 0.778 | 32 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 31 | |
| 18 | Bury | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 43 | 71 | 0.606 | 29 | |
| 19 | Bristol City (R) | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 66 | 0.652 | 27 | 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 |
| 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 43 | 58 | 0.741 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 September 1910 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 5–1 | Wynn (3), Holford, Conlin | 18,000 |
| 3 September 1910 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 1–1 | Holford | 10,000 |
| 10 September 1910 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 0–1 | | 30,000 |
| 17 September 1910 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1–2 | Jones | 60,000 |
| 24 September 1910 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1–2 | J. Dorsett | 40,000 |
| 1 October 1910 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 2–5 | G. Dorsett, Wynn | 15,000 |
| 8 October 1910 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 0–4 | | 20,000 |
| 15 October 1910 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1–2 | Wall | 20,000 |
| 22 October 1910 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 3–3 | Norgrove, G. Dorsett, Thornley | 25,000 |
| 29 October 1910 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 1–0 | J. Dorsett | 10,000 |
| 5 November 1910 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road | 1–3 | J. Dorsett | 12,000 |
| 12 November 1910 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0–2 | | 10,000 |
| 19 November 1910 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 1–0 | Conlin | 20,000 |
| 26 November 1910 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 2–0 | Thornley, Conlin | 25,000 |
| 3 December 1910 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0–1 | | 8,000 |
| 10 December 1910 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 1–2 | Thornley | 20,000 |
| 17 December 1910 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 1–2 | J. Smith | 6,000 |
| 24 December 1910 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 2–0 | Wynn, Conlin | 25,000 |
| 26 December 1910 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0–0 | | 30,000 |
| 27 December 1910 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1–1 | J. Smith | 25,000 |
| 31 December 1910 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 0–2 | | 30,000 |
| 3 January 1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 2–1 | Ross, Jones | 20,000 |
| 7 January 1911 | Notts County | A | Meadow Lane | 1–0 | Ross | 10,000 |
| 21 January 1911 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 1–1 | Jones | 40,000 |
| 28 January 1911 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1–1 | J. Smith | 16,000 |
| 11 February 1911 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 2–2 | J. Smith, Ross | 12,000 |
| 18 February 1911 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1–1 | Jones | 25,000 |
| 25 February 1911 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0–4 | | 10,000 |
| 4 March 1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 1–1 | Thornley | 20,000 |
| 14 March 1911 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 0–1 | | 7,000 |
| 18 March 1911 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 0–0 | | 35,000 |
| 25 March 1911 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 0–0 | | 7,000 |
| 1 April 1911 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 1–1 | J. Smith | 25,000 |
| 8 April 1911 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2–1 | Wynn, Thornley | 25,000 |
| 14 April 1911 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2–1 | Thornley, Jones | 35,000 |
| 15 April 1911 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1–4 | Jones | 9,000 |
| 22 April 1911 | Bristol City | H | Hyde Road | 1–2 | Wynn | 30,000 |
| 29 April 1911 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 3–3 | Wynn (2), Ross | 11,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 January 1911 | First round | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 2–1 | J. Smith, Jones | 29,000 |
| 4 February 1911 | Second round | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 0–1 | | 25,000 |

## Squad statistics
### Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only
| Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Jack Lyall | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| GK | Walter Smith | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| DF | James Buchan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Charlie Burgess | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | George Dorsett | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| MF | Joe Dorsett | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| MF | Tom Holford | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| FW | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 34 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 7 |
| FW | Davie Ross | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| FW | George Stewart | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| FW | Irvine Thornley | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| FW | George Wynn | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 |
| -- | Bill Bottomley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| -- | George Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | John Chaplin | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| -- | Rowland Codling | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Conlin | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| DF | Bill Eadie | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| -- | Willie Gould | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Reg Humphreys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Bertram Jackson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Kelso | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| -- | John Nelson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| -- | Frank Norgrove | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| -- | George Salt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Jonathon Smith | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 |
| -- | Len Wall | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| -- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |