# 1900–01 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1900–01 season was Manchester City F.C.'s tenth season of league football and second season in the First Division of the Football League.

## Football League First Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 47 | 0.830 | 33 |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 33 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 0.828 | 32 |
| 12 | Derby County | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 42 | 1.310 | 31 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | 31 |

### 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 |
| 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 58 | 0.828 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | 5 |
Source: rsssf.com

### Reports

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 1 September 1900 | The Wednesday | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | Ross, Dougal | 18,000 |
| 8 September 1900 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 0 – 4 | | 17,000 |
| 15 September 1900 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Cassidy | 20,000 |
| 22 September 1900 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 0 – 1 | | 10,000 |
| 29 September 1900 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith, Davies | 20,000 |
| 6 October 1900 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 2 – 3 | Holmes, Moffatt | 5,000 |
| 13 October 1900 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Cassidy | 15,000 |
| 20 October 1900 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 0 – 3 | | 10,000 |
| 27 October 1900 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | F. Williams (2) | 15,000 |
| 3 November 1900 | Bolton Wanderers | A | Burnden Park | 0 – 0 | | 20,000 |
| 10 November 1900 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Cassidy | 16,000 |
| 17 November 1900 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 4 – 0 | Cassidy (2), Gillespie, F. Williams | 5,000 |
| 24 November 1900 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 2 | Meredith, Ross, Cassidy | 16,000 |
| 1 December 1900 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 7 | Cassidy | 12,000 |
| 8 December 1900 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 4 | Cassidy (2), B. Smith | 18,000 |
| 15 December 1900 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 1 – 2 | F. Williams | 16,000 |
| 22 December 1900 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Meredith, Gillespie | 15,000 |
| 25 December 1900 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 20,000 |
| 26 December 1900 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 20,000 |
| 29 December 1900 | The Wednesday | A | Owlerton | 1 – 4 | Cassidy | 15,000 |
| 5 January 1901 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Cassidy | 23,000 |
| 12 January 1901 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 2 – 4 | Gillespie, Cassidy | 8,000 |
| 19 January 1901 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 8,000 |
| 26 January 1901 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 1 – 2 | Cassidy | 3,000 |
| 16 February 1901 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 2 – 5 | Meredith, Cassidy | 20,000 |
| 23 February 1901 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, F. Williams, Dougal | 10,000 |
| 2 March 1901 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 2 | | 5,000 |
| 9 March 1901 | Bolton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Holmes | 15,000 |
| 16 March 1901 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 0 – 0 | | 6,000 |
| 30 March 1901 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 0 – 1 | | 3,000 |
| 5 April 1901 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Gillespie | 23,000 |
| 13 April 1901 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 1 – 3 | Meredith | 15,000 |
| 20 April 1901 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Gillespie (2) | 20,000 |
| 27 April 1901 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Scotson (2), Threlfall, Ross | 15,000 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 February 1901 | First round | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 1 | | 16,000 |

## 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 | Walter Cox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GK | Charlie Williams | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| DF | Di Jones | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| FW | Joe Cassidy | 30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 14 |
| FW | Billie Gillespie | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
| FW | Howard Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Frank Hesham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Meredith | 34 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| FW | Fred Williams | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| -- | Herbert Dartnell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Alex Davidson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| -- | Davies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| -- | George Dougal | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| -- | Herbert Hallows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| -- | Billy Holmes | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| -- | James Hosie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | Robert Hunter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FB | Peter Meechan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| -- | Bobby Moffatt | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| -- | Thomas Read | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| -- | Jimmy Ross | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| -- | Jimmy Scotson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| -- | Percy Slater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| -- | William "Buxton" Smith | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| -- | Fred Threlfall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |