1927–28 Manchester City F.C. season

Manchester City F.C.
1927–28 season
Manager	Peter Hodge
Football League; Second Division	1st (promoted); 000000000000000000
FA Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Frank Roberts (20); All: ; Tommy Johnson; Frank Roberts; (both 20)
Highest home attendance	73,668 v Stoke City; (18 February 1928)
Lowest home attendance	20,000 v Notts County; (24 December 1927); 20,000 v Wolves; (31 December 1927)
	← 1926–27 1928–29 →

The 1927–28 season was Manchester City F.C.'s thirty-seventh season of league football and second season in the Football League Second Division, which they won for the fourth time in their history.

Team Kit

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Manchester City	42	25	9	8	100	59	1.695	59	Division Champions, promoted
2	Leeds United	42	25	7	10	98	49	2.000	57	Promoted
3	Chelsea	42	23	8	11	75	45	1.667	54
4	Preston North End	42	22	9	11	100	66	1.515	53
5	Stoke City	42	22	8	12	78	59	1.322	52

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	25	9	8	100	59	1.695	59	18	2	1	70	27	38	7	7	7	30	32	21

Source: rsssf.com

Reports

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
27 August 1927	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	Molineux	2 – 2	McMullan, Hicks	30,000
29 August 1927	Swansea Town	H	Maine Road	7 – 4	Johnson (3), Broadhurst, Hicks, Roberts, Bell	40,000
3 September 1927	Port Vale	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Johnson	34,000
5 September 1927	Swansea Town	A	Vetch Field	3 – 5	Bell, Johnson, Hicks	13,000
10 September 1927	South Shields	A	Talbot Road	1 – 0	McMullan	9,000
17 September 1927	Leeds United	H	Maine Road	2 – 1	Johnson (2)	40,391
24 September 1927	Nottingham Forest	A	City Ground	5 – 4	Johnson (2), Hicks (2), Broadhurst	12,893
1 October 1927	Oldham Athletic	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Broadhurst (2), Johnson	25,216
8 October 1927	Hull City	H	Maine Road	2 – 1	Barrass (2)	42,038
15 October 1927	Preston North End	A	Deepdale	0 – 1		28,000
22 October 1927	Blackpool	A	Bloomfield Road	2 – 2	Roberts, Hicks	17,013
29 October 1927	Reading	H	Maine Road	4 – 1	Austin (2), Roberts, Johnson	35,000
5 November 1927	Grimsby Town	A	Blundell Park	1 – 4	Smelt	12,522
12 November 1927	Chelsea	H	Maine Road	0 – 1		52,830
19 November 1927	Clapton Orient	A	Millfields Road	2 – 0	Austin, Roberts	14,129
26 November 1927	Stoke City	H	Maine Road	4 – 0	Austin, Allan, Roberts, Johnson	40,000
3 December 1927	Bristol City	A	Ashton Gate	0 – 2		30,000
10 December 1927	West Bromwich Albion	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson	25,000
17 December 1927	Southampton	A	The Dell	1 – 1	Broadhurst	12,000
24 December 1927	Notts County	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Broadhurst (2), Hicks	20,000
26 December 1927	Barnsley	A	Oakwell	3 – 0	Broadhurst (2), Roberts	17,000
31 December 1927	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	Maine Road	3 – 0	Johnson (2), Broadhurst	20,000
2 January 1928	Barnsley	H	Maine Road	7 – 3	Austin (2), Gorringe (2), McMullan, Roberts, Johnson	30,000
7 January 1928	Port Vale	A	Recreation Ground	2 – 1	Roberts, Hicks	15,000
21 January 1928	South Shields	H	Maine Road	3 – 0	Austin, Broadhurst, Johnson	30,000
4 February 1928	Nottingham Forest	H	Maine Road	3 – 3	Broadhurst, Austin, Hicks	30,037
11 February 1928	Oldham Athletic	A	Boundary Park	2 – 3	Bell, Broadhurst	25,426
25 February 1928	Preston North End	H	Maine Road	2 – 2	Roberts (2)	60,000
3 March 1928	Blackpool	H	Maine Road	4 – 1	Roberts (4)	40,906
10 March 1928	Reading	A	Elm Park	1 – 1	Marshall	12,000
17 March 1928	Grimsby Town	H	Maine Road	2 – 0	Roberts, McMullan	49,185
24 March 1928	Chelsea	A	Stamford Bridge	1 – 0	Roberts	51,813
31 March 1928	Clapton Orient	H	Maine Road	5 – 3	Roberts (3), Horne, Brook	38,272
6 April 1928	Fulham	H	Maine Road	2 – 1	Marshall, Roberts	30,000
7 April 1928	Stoke City	A	Victoria Ground	0 – 2		30,000
9 April 1928	Fulham	A	Craven Cottage	1 – 1	Tait	27,000
14 April 1928	Bristol City	H	Maine Road	4 – 2	Tait, Johnson, Marshall, Hicks	30,000
16 April 1928	Hull City	A	Anlaby Road	0 – 0		6,088
21 April 1928	West Bromwich Albion	A	The Hawthorns	1 – 1	Brook	14,238
25 April 1928	Leeds United	A	Elland Road	1 – 0	Tait	48,470
28 April 1928	Southampton	H	Maine Road	6 – 1	Marshall (3), Tait, Johnson, Horne	40,000
5 May 1928	Notts County	A	Meadow Lane	1 – 2	Marshall	6,000

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
14 January 1928	Third round	Leeds United	H	Maine Road	1 – 0	Johnson	50,473
28 January 1928	Fourth round	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	2 – 1	Broadhurst, Hicks	38,658
18 February 1928	Fifth round	Stoke City	H	Maine Road	0 – 1		73,668

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Nat.	Player	Pos.	Premier League		FA Cup		Total
Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps		Apps		Apps
	Lewis Barber	GK	10	0	1	0	11	0
	Bert Gray	GK	32	0	2	0	34	0
	Fred Appleton	DF	1	0	1	0	2	0
	Eddie Bennett	DF	5	0	0	0	5	0
	Sam Cookson	DF	11	0	0	0	11	0
	Philip McCloy	DF	38	0	3	0	41	0
	George Robertson	DF	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Sam Cowan	MF	28	0	2	0	30	0
	Syd Gibbons	MF	4	0	1	0	5	0
	Jimmy McMullan	MF	38	4	3	0	41	4
	Charlie Pringle	MF	22	0	1	0	23	0
	Sammy Sharp	MF	11	0	0	0	11	0
	John Allan	FW	5	1	1	0	6	1
	Billy Austin	FW	18	9	2	0	20	9
	Matt Barrass	FW	28	2	2	0	30	2
	Peter Bell	FW	16	3	0	0	16	3
	Charles Broadhurst	FW	21	14	3	1	24	15
	Eric Brook	FW	12	2	0	0	12	2
	Clifford Foster	FW	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Fred Gorringe	FW	1	2	0	0	1	2
	George Hicks	FW	28	10	3	1	31	11
	Alf Horne	FW	7	2	0	0	7	2
	Tommy Johnson	FW	35	19	3	1	38	20
	Bobby Marshall	FW	14	7	0	0	14	7
	John Ridley	FW	30	0	3	0	33	0
	Frank Roberts	FW	24	20	3	0	27	20
	Tom Smelt	FW	2	1	0	0	2	1
	Tommy Tait	FW	7	4	0	0	7	4
	Fred Tilson	FW	6	0	0	0	6	0
Own goals				0		0		0
Totals				100		3		103

Scorers

Nat.	Player	Pos.	Football League	FA Cup	TOTAL
	Tommy Johnson	FW	19	1	20
	Frank Roberts	FW	20	0	20
	Charles Broadhurst	FW	15	1	16
	George Hicks	FW	10	1	11
	Billy Austin	FW	9	0	9
	Bobby Marshall	FW	7	0	7
	Jimmy McMullan	MF	4	0	4
	Tommy Tait	FW	4	0	4
	Peter Bell	FW	3	0	3
	Matt Barrass	FW	2	0	2
	Eric Brook	FW	2	0	2
	Fred Gorringe	FW	2	0	2
	Alf Horne	FW	2	0	2
	John Allan	FW	1	0	1
	Tom Smelt	FW	1	0	1
Own Goals			0	0	0
Totals			100	3	103

References

External links

Extensive Manchester City statistics site

1927–28 season
Manager	Peter Hodge
Football League Second Division	1st (promoted) 000000000000000000
FA Cup	Fifth round
Top goalscorer	League: Frank Roberts (20) All: Tommy Johnson Frank Roberts (both 20)
Highest home attendance	73,668 v Stoke City (18 February 1928)
Lowest home attendance	20,000 v Notts County (24 December 1927) 20,000 v Wolves (31 December 1927)
← 1926–27 1928–29 →