title: 1899–1900 Manchester City F.C. season
text: # 1899–1900 Manchester City F.C. season
  
  The 1899–1900 season was Manchester City F.C.'s ninth season of league football and first season in the First Division of the Football League.
  
  ## Football League First Division
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Newcastle United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | 1.233 | 36 |
  | 6 | Derby County | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 1.047 | 36 |
  | 7 | Manchester City | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 34 |
  | 8 | Nottingham Forest | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 55 | 1.018 | 34 |
  | 9 | Stoke | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 0.822 | 34 |
  
  ### 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 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | 1.136 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 11 |
  
  Source: rsssf.com
  
  ### Reports
  
  | Date | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 September 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | A | Ewood Park | 3 – 4 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams | 10,000 |
  | 9 September 1899 | Derby County | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Meredith (2), Ross, Gillespie | 22,000 |
  | 16 September 1899 | Bury | A | Gigg Lane | 4 – 1 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Leonard | 13,000 |
  | 23 September 1899 | Notts County | H | Hyde Road | 5 – 1 | Ross (2), Moffatt, B. Smith, Gillespie | 22,000 |
  | 30 September 1899 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Ross | 14,000 |
  | 7 October 1899 | Sheffield United | A | Bramall Lane | 0 – 3 | | 18,000 |
  | 14 October 1899 | Newcastle United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Ross | 25,000 |
  | 21 October 1899 | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 1 – 2 | F. Williams | 20,000 |
  | 28 October 1899 | Liverpool | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 1 | | 25,000 |
  | 4 November 1899 | Burnley | A | Turf Moor | 0 – 2 | | 5,000 |
  | 11 November 1899 | Preston North End | H | Hyde Road | 3 – 1 | Meredith, Gillespie, F. Williams | 8,000 |
  | 25 November 1899 | Glossop North End | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 1 | Meredith, Ross, F. Williams, Dougal | 16,000 |
  | 2 December 1899 | Stoke | A | Victoria Ground | 0 – 1 | | 10,000 |
  | 9 December 1899 | Sunderland | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 1 | Moffatt, Meredith | 20,000 |
  | 16 December 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | A | The Hawthorns | 0 – 0 | | 2,429 |
  | 23 December 1899 | Everton | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | Meredith | 20,000 |
  | 25 December 1899 | Sheffield United | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 2 | F. Williams | 3,000 |
  | 27 December 1899 | Nottingham Forest | A | City Ground | 0 – 2 | | 5,000 |
  | 30 December 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 10,000 |
  | 6 January 1900 | Derby County | A | Baseball Ground | 0 – 0 | | 5,000 |
  | 13 January 1900 | Bury | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 2 | S. Smith (2) | 15,000 |
  | 20 January 1900 | Notts County | A | Trent Bridge | 1 – 1 | Gillespie | 8,000 |
  | 3 February 1900 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | Molineux | 1 – 1 | Meredith | 2,000 |
  | 3 March 1900 | Liverpool | A | Anfield | 2 – 5 | Meredith, Gillespie | 20,000 |
  | 10 March 1900 | Burnley | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | Meredith | 13,000 |
  | 19 March 1900 | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 0 – 2 | | 15,000 |
  | 31 March 1900 | Glossop North End | A | North Road | 2 – 0 | Harvey, Davidson | 7,000 |
  | 7 April 1900 | Stoke | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 0 | F. Williams | 16,000 |
  | 9 April 1900 | Nottingham Forest | H | Hyde Road | 2 – 0 | Meredith (2) | 5,000 |
  | 13 April 1900 | Newcastle United | A | St James' Park | 0 – 0 | | 20,000 |
  | 14 April 1900 | Sunderland | A | Roker Park | 1 – 3 | C. Williams | 6,000 |
  | 16 April 1900 | Preston North End | A | Deepdale | 2 – 0 | Gillespie, Dougal | 5,000 |
  | 21 April 1900 | West Bromwich Albion | H | Hyde Road | 4 – 0 | Ross (2), Meredith, Gillespie | 15,000 |
  | 28 April 1900 | Everton | A | Goodison Park | 0 – 4 | | 20,000 |
  
  ## FA Cup
  
  | Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Venue | Result F – A | Scorers | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 January 1900 | First round | Aston Villa | H | Hyde Road | 1 – 1 | Ross | 22,000 |
  | 31 January 1900 | First round replay | Aston Villa | A | Villa Park | 0 – 3 | | 18,000 |
  
  ## 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 | Charlie Williams | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
  | DF | Di Jones | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
  | DF | Dick Ray | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | MF | Billy Holmes | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
  | MF | Stuart Munn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | FW | Joe Cassidy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | FW | Billie Gillespie | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
  | FW | Howard Harvey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
  | FW | Pat Leonard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | FW | Billy Meredith | 33 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 14 |
  | FW | Jimmy Ross | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 11 |
  | FW | William "Stockport" Smith | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
  | FW | Fred Williams | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 7 |
  | -- | Herbert Dartnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | -- | Alex Davidson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
  | -- | George Dougal | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
  | -- | Bobby Moffatt | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
  | -- | Thomas Read | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
  | -- | William "Buxton" Smith | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
  | -- | Fred Threlfall | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
  | -- | Tonge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  