# 1913–14 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1913–14 season was Manchester City F.C.'s twenty-third season of league football and fourth consecutive season in the First Division of English football.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 0.813 | 37 |
| 12 | Burnley | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 53 | 1.151 | 36 |
| 13 | Manchester City | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 36 |
| 14 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 62 | 0.839 | 36 |
| 15 | Everton | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 55 | 0.836 | 35 |

### 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 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 53 | 0.962 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 15 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 September 1913 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 1 | Taylor | 10,000 |
| 6 September 1913 | Middlesbrough | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Taylor | 30,000 |
| 13 September 1913 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 3 – 1 | Abbott, Jones, Taylor | 15,000 |
| 20 September 1913 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Abbott | 25,000 |
| 27 September 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | White Hart Lane | 1 – 3 | Jones | 30,513 |
| 4 October 1913 | Bradford City | A | Valley Parade | 2 – 3 | Wynn (2) | 20,000 |
| 11 October 1913 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Hughes | 40,000 |
| 18 October 1913 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 0 | | 28,000 |
| 25 October 1913 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Taylor | 30,000 |
| 1 November 1913 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 | | 12,000 |
| 8 November 1913 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 15 November 1913 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 3 | | 25,000 |
| 22 November 1913 | Chelsea | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Browell, Wallace | 30,000 |
| 29 November 1913 | Oldham Athletic | A | Boundary Park | 3 – 1 | Cumming, Howard, Browell | 18,000 |
| 6 December 1913 | Manchester United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 40,000 |
| 13 December 1913 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 0 – 2 | | 20,000 |
| 20 December 1913 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Browell | 20,000 |
| 25 December 1913 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 4 | Howard (2) | 22,000 |
| 26 December 1913 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Howard | 25,000 |
| 27 December 1913 | Middlesbrough | A | Ayresome Park | 0 – 2 | | 12,000 |
| 1 January 1914 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 0 | Browell | 15,000 |
| 3 January 1914 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Taylor, Browell | 25,000 |
| 17 January 1914 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 4 – 2 | Howard (3), Taylor | 8,000 |
| 24 January 1914 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Cumming, Taylor | 30,000 |
| 7 February 1914 | Bradford City | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Browell | 25,000 |
| 14 February 1914 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 1 – 2 | Browell | 10,000 |
| 28 February 1914 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 1 | | 20,000 |
| 14 March 1914 | The Wednesday | A | Hillsborough | 2 – 2 | Hughes, Taylor | 17,000 |
| 18 March 1914 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Howard (2), Hindmarsh | 20,000 |
| 21 March 1914 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 30,000 |
| 25 March 1914 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 3 | A. Fairclough, Browell | 15,000 |
| 28 March 1914 | Chelsea | A | Stamford Bridge | 0 – 1 | | 30,000 |
| 4 April 1914 | Oldham Athletic | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Jones (2) | 25,000 |
| 10 April 1914 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Browell (2), Dorsett | 30,000 |
| 11 April 1914 | Manchester United | A | Old Trafford | 1 – 0 | Cumming | 36,440 |
| 13 April 1914 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 35,000 |
| 18 April 1914 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Browell (2), Howard, Wynn | 18,000 |
| 25 April 1914 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 2 | Hanney, Howard | 8,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 10 January 1914 | First round | Fulham | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Hindmarsh, Howard | 23,345 |
| 31 January 1914 | Second round | Tottenham Hotspur | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Howard, Browell | 16,000 |
| 21 February 1914 | Third round | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 2 – 1 | Howard, Cartwright | 41,250 |
| 7 March 1914 | Fourth round | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 0 | | 35,000 |
| 12 March 1914 | Fourth round replay | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 0 | | 46,139 |
| 16 March 1914 | Fourth round second replay | Sheffield United | N | Villa Park | 0 – 1 | | 23,000 |

## 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 | Jim Goodchild | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Walter Smith | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| DF | Eli Fletcher | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| MF | Joe Dorsett | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| MF | Sid Hoad | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Tom Holford | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| FW | James Abbott | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| FW | Tommy Browell | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14 |
| FW | Ted Hanney | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| FW | Jimmy Hindmarsh | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 2 |
| FW | Fred Howard | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 14 |
| FW | Lot Jones | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
| FW | Harry Taylor | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 |
| FW | George Wynn | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| -- | Bill Bottomley | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| -- | Joe Cartwright | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| -- | Cumming | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| -- | Bill Eadie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Albert Fairclough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| -- | William Garner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Billy Henry | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| -- | Edwin Hughes | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| -- | Peter McGuire | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Joe Spotiswood | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Len Wall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| -- | William Wallace | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 |