# 1906–07 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1906–07 season was Manchester City F.C.'s sixteenth season of league football and fourth consecutive season in the top flight of English football.
Following City's punishment for the awarding of players bonuses, then a misdemeanour in the FA regulations, the club was forced to start half from scratch for the 06–07 season, and in the first four games alone ten players made their club debut, with another six players donning the shirt for the first time over the course of the season. Consequently, the club's previously strong league form suffered a huge hit and the club struggled to a 17th-place finish, a full 12 places lower than their previous finish and five points off relegation.
Of note was that the first game of this season is believed to have been played under the highest temperature recorded in English football - 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 °C). By the end of the game, City had only six players left on the pitch - five others had had to leave the field of play suffering from heat exhaustion.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 15 | Liverpool | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 33 | |
| 16 | Bury | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 32 | |
| 17 | Manchester City | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 77 | 0.688 | 32 | |
| 18 | Notts County | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 50 | 0.920 | 31 | |
| 19 | Derby County (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 41 | 59 | 0.695 | 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 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 77 | 0.688 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 52 | 11 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 September 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 4 | Dorsett | 18,000 |
| 3 September 1906 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 1 – 9 | Fisher | 16,000 |
| 8 September 1906 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 3 | Conlin | 12,000 |
| 15 September 1906 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Jones, Thornley | 20,000 |
| 22 September 1906 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 2 – 2 | Dorsett (2) | 8,000 |
| 29 September 1906 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 3 – 2 | Stewart, Thornley, Fisher | 22,000 |
| 6 October 1906 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Thornley | 25,000 |
| 13 October 1906 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 2 | | 22,000 |
| 20 October 1906 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 2 | Thornley (2), Stewart, Conlin | 30,000 |
| 27 October 1906 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 4 – 5 | Thornley (2), Stewart, Jones | 20,000 |
| 3 November 1906 | Bristol City | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 20,000 |
| 10 November 1906 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 0 | | 10,000 |
| 17 November 1906 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 20,000 |
| 24 November 1906 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 1 – 1 | Thornley | 30,000 |
| 1 December 1906 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Stewart (2), Jones | 40,000 |
| 8 December 1906 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 3 | | 5,000 |
| 15 December 1906 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 12,000 |
| 22 December 1906 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 1 – 1 | Thornley | 12,000 |
| 25 December 1906 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Dorsett | 24,000 |
| 26 December 1906 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Steele, Thornley, Jones | 25,000 |
| 29 December 1906 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | Manor Ground | 1 – 4 | Thornley | 15,000 |
| 2 January 1907 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Jones (2), Thornley | 8,000 |
| 5 January 1907 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 25,000 |
| 19 January 1907 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 1 – 3 | Grieve | 16,000 |
| 26 January 1907 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Thornley, Jones | 20,000 |
| 9 February 1907 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 3 – 1 | Dorsett, Grieve, Jones | 10,000 |
| 16 February 1907 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Jones | 35,000 |
| 23 February 1907 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 4 | Stewart | 15,000 |
| 2 March 1907 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Grieve | 20,000 |
| 9 March 1907 | Bristol City | A | Ashton Gate | 0 – 2 | | 12,000 |
| 16 March 1907 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Grieve, Ross | 18,000 |
| 23 March 1907 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 4 – 1 | Grieve (2), Dorsett (2) | 15,000 |
| 29 March 1907 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 0 – 4 | | 10,000 |
| 30 March 1907 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Jones | 30,000 |
| 6 April 1907 | Manchester United | A | Bank Street | 1 – 1 | Dorsett | 35,000 |
| 13 April 1907 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Stewart, Jones | 12,000 |
| 20 April 1907 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0 – 4 | | 5,000 |
| 27 April 1907 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Stewart, Ayres | 15,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 12 January 1907 | First round | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 2 – 2 | Dorsett, Thornley | 20,000 |
| 16 January 1907 | First round replay | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 30,000 |

## 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 | Frank Davies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| GK | William Hall | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | Walter Smith | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| DF | Horace Blew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | James Buchan | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| MF | George Dorsett | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 11 |
| FW | Davie Ross | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | George Stewart | 36 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
| FW | Albert Fisher | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| FW | Irvine Thornley | 29 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 14 |
| -- | William Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Willie Banks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Blair | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| -- | John Christie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Conlin | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| -- | Bill Eadie | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| -- | S. Eyres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Farrell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Bob Grieve | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 |
| -- | George Hamblett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Percy Hill | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Kelso | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| -- | Willie McOustra | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| -- | Frank Norgrove | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| -- | Bruce Rankin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Alex Steele | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| -- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |