# 1921–22 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1921–22 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-first season of league football, and eighth consecutive season in the Football League First Division, excluding the four years during the First World War in which no competitive football was played.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 8 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 79 | 69 | 1.145 | 46 |
| 9 | Chelsea | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 43 | 0.930 | 46 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 59 | 54 | 1.093 | 40 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 42 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | 40 |

### 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 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 65 | 70 | 0.929 | 45 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 21 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 12 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 27 August 1921 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Barnes (2) | 35,000 |
| 31 August 1921 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 3 | Barnes, Murphy | 25,000 |
| 3 September 1921 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 4 | | 30,000 |
| 7 September 1921 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Murphy | 25,000 |
| 10 September 1921 | Arsenal | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Warner, Barnes | 25,000 |
| 17 September 1921 | Arsenal | A | Highbury | 1 – 0 | Barnes | 25,000 |
| 24 September 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Browell | 35,000 |
| 1 October 1921 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 1 – 3 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 8 October 1921 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Browell, Murphy | 35,000 |
| 15 October 1921 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 1 – 0 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 22 October 1921 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Barnes (3), Warner | 20,000 |
| 29 October 1921 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 3 | Murphy | 56,000 |
| 5 November 1921 | Cardiff City | A | Ninian Park | 2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 12 November 1921 | Cardiff City | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Murphy | 25,000 |
| 19 November 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 1 | Barnes (3), Browell (2), Woosnam | 25,000 |
| 26 November 1921 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 2 | | 30,000 |
| 3 December 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | Browell, Barnes | 35,000 |
| 10 December 1921 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 5 | | 40,000 |
| 17 December 1921 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Browell, Murphy | 20,000 |
| 24 December 1921 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 2 – 2 | Johnson (2) | 30,000 |
| 26 December 1921 | Huddersfield Town | A | Leeds Road | 0 – 2 | | 26,000 |
| 31 December 1921 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Browell, Johnson, Murphy | 10,000 |
| 2 January 1922 | Huddersfield Town | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Johnson, Kelly | 30,000 |
| 14 January 1922 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 3 – 2 | Browell, Barnes, Murphy | 5,000 |
| 21 January 1922 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Barnes, Browell | 25,000 |
| 1 February 1922 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 1 – 4 | Browell | 20,000 |
| 4 February 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 3 | Browell, Johnson, Barnes | 20,000 |
| 11 February 1922 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 3 | Barnes | 45,000 |
| 22 February 1922 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Browell, Barnes, Woosnam | 20,000 |
| 25 February 1922 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 2 – 1 | Murphy, Browell | 25,000 |
| 11 March 1922 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 0 – 1 | | 20,000 |
| 18 March 1922 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 0 – 0 | | 40,000 |
| 25 March 1922 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 26,000 |
| 1 April 1922 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 1 | | 20,000 |
| 5 April 1922 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 20,000 |
| 8 April 1922 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Browell (2) | 12,000 |
| 14 April 1922 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Warner | 35,000 |
| 15 April 1922 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 2 – 5 | Woosnam, ? (Meredith or o.g.) | 15,000 |
| 18 April 1922 | Birmingham | A | St Andrew's | 1 – 3 | ? (o.g.) | 39,000 |
| 22 April 1922 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Browell, Barnes | 25,000 |
| 29 April 1922 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 5 | Ingham | 25,000 |
| 6 May 1922 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Browell | 18,000 |

### FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 7 January 1922 | First round | Darlington | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Browell (3) | 23,686 |
| 28 January 1922 | Second round | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 3 – 1 | Browell (2), Kelly | 66,442 |
| 18 February 1922 | Third round | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 2 | Kelly | 53,000 |

## 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 | |
| | Tom Blair | GK | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| | Jim Goodchild | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Jack Brennan | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Frank Carroll | DF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| | Sam Cookson | DF | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| | Fred Fayers | DF | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| | Eli Fletcher | DF | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| | John Leyland | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Jimmy Mulligan | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Max Woosnam | DF | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| | George Albinson | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | Mickey Hamill | MF | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| | Spud Murphy | MF | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| | Sammy Sharp | MF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| | Billy Wilson | MF | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| | Jack Allen | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Horace Barnes | FW | 38 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 20 |
| | Tommy Browell | FW | 38 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 26 |
| | Dick Crawshaw | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | Alf Ford | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Tommy Ingham | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 |
| | Paddy Kelly | FW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| | Fred Lievesley | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Billy Meredith | FW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| | Harry Pearson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Stanley Royle | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Albert Simpson | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | Frank Thompson | FW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| | Jack Warner | FW | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| | Wilf Woodcock | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 2 | | 0 | | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 65 | | 7 | | 72 |

### Scorers
#### All

| Nat. | Player | Pos. | Football League | FA Cup | TOTAL |
| | Tommy Browell | FW | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| | Horace Barnes | FW | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| | Spud Murphy | MF | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| | Tommy Johnson | FW | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| | Paddy Kelly | MF | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Jack Warner | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Max Woosnam | FW | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| | Tommy Ingham | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 65 | 7 | 72 |