# 1909–10 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1909–10 season was Manchester City F.C.'s nineteenth season of league football and first season back in the second rung of English football following their relegation the previous season. As in the 1902–03 season, City rebounded instantly with a promotion in their first year back in the Second Division. Winning the division gave the club a third Second Division trophy win - something only Liverpool had achieved at this point. From 1910 to this day, no club has even for one season ever surpassed City's haul of second tier trophies, which currently stands at seven.

## Football League Second Division

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | Division Champions |
| 2 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 79 | 39 | 2.026 | 53 | Promoted |
| 3 | Hull City | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 1.739 | 53 | |
| 4 | Derby County | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 1.532 | 53 | |
| 5 | Leicester Fosse | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 79 | 58 | 1.362 | 44 | |

### 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 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 40 | 2.025 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 17 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 22 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 1909 | Blackpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Thornley | 10,000 |
| 4 September 1909 | Leicester Fosse | A | Filbert Street | 3 – 1 | Stewart, Ross, Conlin | 9,000 |
| 11 September 1909 | Lincoln City | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 2 | Jones (2), Thornley (2), Dorsett, Conlin | 8,000 |
| 18 September 1909 | Clapton Orient | A | Millfields Road | 2 – 3 | Dorsett, Ross | 15,000 |
| 25 September 1909 | Blackpool | A | Bloomfield Road | 0 – 0 | | 8,000 |
| 2 October 1909 | Hull City | A | Anlaby Road | 2 – 1 | Jones, Dorsett | 12,000 |
| 9 October 1909 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Holford, Conlin | 20,000 |
| 16 October 1909 | Stockport County | A | Edgeley Park | 2 – 1 | Eadie, Conlin | 12,000 |
| 23 October 1909 | Glossop | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 3 | Ross (2), Holford | 14,000 |
| 27 October 1909 | Gainsborough Trinity | A | The Northolme | 3 – 1 | Jones (3) | 6,000 |
| 30 October 1909 | Birmingham | A | St Andrews | 1 – 1 | Thornley | 18,000 |
| 6 November 1909 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Holford (2), Thornley | 24,000 |
| 13 November 1909 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 0 – 1 | | 22,000 |
| 27 November 1909 | Fulham | A | Craven Cottage | 1 – 1 | Thornley | 12,000 |
| 4 December 1909 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Jones (2), Thornley, Dorsett | 12,000 |
| 11 December 1909 | Leeds City | A | Elland Road | 3 – 1 | Thornley (2), Ross | 3,000 |
| 18 December 1909 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 6 – 0 | Thornley (3), Dorsett (2), Ross | 20,000 |
| 25 December 1909 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | Park Avenue | 0 – 2 | | 18,000 |
| 27 December 1909 | Grimsby Town | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Wynn, Holford | 20,000 |
| 1 January 1910 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Wynn, Dorsett (2) | 25,000 |
| 8 January 1910 | Leicester City | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Jones, Holford | 25,000 |
| 22 January 1910 | Lincoln City | A | Sincil Bank | 2 – 0 | Wynn, Conlin | 9,000 |
| 12 February 1910 | Hull City | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Conlin, Wynn, Holford | 30,000 |
| 26 February 1910 | Stockport County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Wynn (2) | 16,000 |
| 9 March 1910 | Barnsley | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 15,000 |
| 12 March 1910 | Birmingham | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Eadie, Jones, Conlin | 15,000 |
| 16 March 1910 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 1 – 3 | Dorsett | 12,000 |
| 19 March 1910 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 | | 10,000 |
| 25 March 1910 | Grimsby Town | A | Blundell Park | 1 – 0 | Jones | 8,000 |
| 26 March 1910 | Oldham Athletic F.C. | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 40,000 |
| 28 March 1910 | Gainsborough Trinity | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Dorsett, Holford, Jones | 15,000 |
| 2 April 1910 | Barnsley | A | Oakwell | 1 – 1 | Dorsett | 10,000 |
| 6 April 1910 | Glossop | A | North Road | 3 – 0 | Conlin (2), Gould | 5,000 |
| 9 April 1910 | Fulham | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Holford (2), Wynn | 16,000 |
| 13 April 1910 | Clapton Orient | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Dorsett, Wynn | 8,000 |
| 16 April 1910 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 3 – 3 | Gould, Holford, Wynn | 7,000 |
| 23 April 1910 | Leeds City | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 0 | Dorsett, Wynn, Conlin | 16,000 |
| 30 April 1910 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 2 – 3 | Holford, Conlin | 10,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 15 January 1910 | First round | Workington Town | A | Borough Park | 2 – 1 | Wynn (2) | 5,233 |
| 5 February 1910 | Second round | Southampton | A | The Dell | 5 – 0 | Dorsett, Stewart, Jones, Conlin, Holford | 15,965 |
| 19 February 1910 | Third round | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 2 – 1 | Stewart, Jones | 45,000 |
| 5 March 1910 | Fourth round | Swindon Town | A | County Ground | 0 – 2 | | 14,429 |

## 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Jack Lyall | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| GK | Walter Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | John Swann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | James Buchan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| DF | Charlie Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | George Dorsett | 38 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 14 |
| MF | Tom Holford | 30 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 13 |
| FW | John Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 14 |
| FW | Davie Ross | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 |
| FW | George Stewart | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 3 |
| FW | Irvine Thornley | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 |
| FW | George Wynn | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 |
| -- | Jimmy Blair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Bill Bottomley | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Chapelhow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Conlin | 35 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 12 |
| DF | Dan Coupe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Bill Eadie | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| -- | George Furr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Willie Gould | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| -- | Bertram Jackson | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| -- | Francis James | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Tommy Kelso | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| -- | Frank Norgrove | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Wilkinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |