1893–94 Ardwick A.F.C. season

Ardwick A.F.C. /
Manchester City F.C.
1893–94 season
Manager	Joshua Parlby
Second Division	13th
FA Cup	First qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Morris (7 goals); All: Morris (7 goals)
Highest home attendance	6,000 vs Liverpool; (16 Sept 1893)
Lowest home attendance	1,000 vs Burton; (11 Sept 1893)

The 1893–94 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s third season of league football and second season in the Football League. In the latter half of the season, financial difficulties forced the reorganisation of the club into the team Manchester City F.C. on the day of their last league game of the season. By this name the club have been known for the rest of their history.

The season saw the unusual event of Ardwick being forced to play one game – away versus Crewe Alexandra – with only ten players. In a season in which Ardwick lost two thirds of their games and recorded one of their worst ever league results, they drew the match 1–1.

Team kit

Pre-consolidation as
Manchester City F.C.

Post-consolidation as Manchester City F.C.

Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Middlesbrough Ironopolis^[a]	28	8	4	16	37	72	0.514	20	Dissolved
12	Crewe Alexandra	28	6	7	15	42	73	0.575	19
13	Ardwick	28	8	2	18	47	71	0.662	18	Re-elected
14	Rotherham Town	28	6	3	19	44	91	0.484	15	Re-elected
15	Northwich Victoria	28	3	3	22	30	98	0.306	9	Resigned from league

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Notes:

^ Middlesbrough Ironopolis was liquidated at the end of the season.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	8	2	18	47	71	-24	18	6	1	7	32	20	+12	2	1	11	15	51	-36

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

2 September 1893	Burslem Port Vale	4–2	Ardwick	Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent
	Sands Beats Scarratt	Report	Carson Robinson	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,500
Note: HT: 3–1

9 September 1893	Ardwick	6–1	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris , Bowman Carson Robinson Jones	Report	Hunter	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 4–1

11 September 1893	Ardwick	1–4	Burton Swifts	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris	Report	Ekins Boggie	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000
Note: HT: 1–0

16 September 1893	Ardwick	0–1	Liverpool	Ardwick, Manchester
		Report	Stott 80'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000
Note: HT: 0–0

20 September 1893	Burton Swifts	5–0	Ardwick	Burton
	Boggie 7', 65' Ekins ?', ?' Dewey ?'	Report		Stadium: Peel Croft Attendance: 3,000
Note: HT: 3–0

23 September 1893	Middlesbrough Ironopolis	2–0	Ardwick	Middlesbrough
	Allport Adams	Report		Stadium: Paradise Ground Attendance: 800
Note: HT: 1–0

30 September 1893	Ardwick	0–1	Small Heath	Ardwick, Manchester
		Report	Wheldon	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 5,000
Note: HT: 0–0

7 October 1893	Ardwick	8–1	Burslem Port Vale	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris Yates Steele Milarvie Middleton Youds (o.g.)	Report	Wood	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 1–0

21 October 1893	Ardwick	2–3	Newcastle United	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris Yates ^[1]	Report	Crate Wallace Unknown	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000
Note: HT: 2–0

28 October 1893	Ardwick	0–0	Notts County	Ardwick, Manchester
		Report		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 0–0

11 November 1893	Woolwich Arsenal	1–0	Ardwick	Plumstead, London
	Henderson	Report		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 1–0

18 November 1893	Ardwick	3–0	Walsall Town Swifts	Ardwick, Manchester
	Robertson ?' Yates ?', 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000
Note: HT: 2–0

2 December 1893	Liverpool	3–0	Ardwick	Liverpool
	Stott 35' McQueen 75' Henderson 85'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 1–0

9 December 1893	Ardwick	4–1	Grimsby Town	Ardwick, Manchester
	Middleton Whittle Davies Bennett	Report	McCairns	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 1–0

26 December 1893	Ardwick	3–2	Rotherham Town	Ardwick, Manchester
	Pickford ?', ?' Bennett ?'	Report	Sylvester 1' Fairburn ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 2–1

30 December 1893	Ardwick	0–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Ardwick, Manchester
		Report	Henderson	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,000
Note: HT: 0–0

6 January 1894	Newcastle United	2–1	Ardwick	Newcastle
	Thompson Graham	Report	Pickford	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 800 Referee: WH Stacey
Note: HT: 1–1

13 January 1894	Grimsby Town	5–0	Ardwick	Grimsby
	McCairns Robinson Fletcher	Report	Pickford	Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: H Shelton
Note: HT: 3–0

27 January 1894	Ardwick	4–2	Northwich Victoria	Ardwick, Manchester
	Bennett Whittle ^[2] Dyer	Report	Drinkwater Guest	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000 Referee: R Kirkham
Note: HT: 1–2

10 February 1894	Northwich Victoria	1–4	Ardwick	Northwich
	Bailey	Report	Milarvie ?', 65' Robertson Milne	Stadium: The Drill Field Attendance: 2,000
Note: HT: 0–3

24 February 1894	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Ardwick	Crewe
	Jones 50'	Report	Bennett	Stadium: Alexandra Recreation Ground Attendance: 1,000
Note: HT: 0–1

15 March 1894	Notts County	5–0	Ardwick	Nottingham
	Logan 1', ?' Allsopp ?' Bruce ?' Kerr 45'	Report		Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 2,500
Note: HT: 5–0

17 March 1894	Small Heath	10–2	Ardwick	Birmingham
	Mobley Hallam Jenkyns Walton Wheldon Hands	Report	Bennett Robertson	Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 2,000
Note: HT: 4–0

24 March 1894	Lincoln City	6–0	Ardwick	Lincoln
	Irving Chadburn Flewitt Raby Graham	Report		Stadium: John O'Gaunts Attendance: 1,000
Note: HT: 4–0

26 March 1894	Rotherham Town	1–3	Ardwick	Rotherham
	Broadhead	Report	Milne Milarvie Baker	Stadium: Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000
Note: HT: 0–2

31 March 1894	Ardwick	0–1	Lincoln City	Ardwick, Manchester
		Report	Chadburn 45'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000
Note: HT: 0–1

7 April 1894	Ardwick	1–2	Crewe Alexandra	Ardwick, Manchester
	Spittle	Report	Woolfe Sandham	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,500
Note: HT: 0–1

14 April 1894	Walsall Town Swifts	5–2	Ardwick	Walsall
	McWhinnie Leatherbarrow Copeland	Report	Milne 45' Forrester 45'	Stadium: West Bromwich Road Attendance: 2,000
Note: HT: 4–2

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Cup competitions

FA Cup

14 October 1893 Qualifying Round	West Manchester	3–0	Ardwick	Whalley Range, Manchester
	Walsh Waring	HT: 2–0		Stadium: Brooks' Bar Attendance: 6,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

20 January 1894 First Round	Ardwick	2–4	Rossendale	Ardwick, Manchester
	Pickford Bennett			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

Manchester Senior Cup

3 February 1894 First Round	Ardwick	3–6	Bury	Ardwick, Manchester
	Hargreaves Pickford			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000

Friendlies

4 September 1893	Ardwick	0–5	Bolton Wanderers	Ardwick, Manchester
				Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000

12 September 1893	Darwen	7–0	Ardwick	Darwen
				Stadium: Barley Bank Attendance: 1,000

18 September 1893	Stoke	4–0	Ardwick	Stoke
				Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 1,000

25 September 1893	Ardwick	2–5	Darwen	Ardwick, Manchester
	Yates O'Brien			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

16 October 1893	Ardwick	2–3	Everton	Ardwick, Manchester
	Yates Morris			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000

4 November 1893	Ardwick	1–1	Fairfield	Ardwick, Manchester
	Yates			Stadium: Hyde Road

6 November 1893	Ardwick	6–3	Stoke	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milarvie Steele , Davies			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

25 November 1893 Abandoned	Ardwick	1–2	Derby County	Ardwick, Manchester
	Whittle			Stadium: Hyde Road
Note: Abandoned after 65 minutes due to downpour.

23 December 1893	Ardwick	2–6	Liverpool	Ardwick, Manchester
	Bennett Whittle		McBride McVean Stott	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000

25 December 1893	Newton Heath	2–1	Ardwick	Clayton, Greater Manchester
			Bennett	Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 6,000

1 January 1894	Ardwick	1–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Ardwick, Manchester
	Pickford			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

2 January 1894	Ardwick	1–0	West Manchester	Ardwick, Manchester
				Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,500

17 February 1894	Ardwick	3–0	Stockport County	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milne Robertson Bennett			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

23 March 1894	Ardwick	2–2	West Manchester	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milne			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000

9 April 1894	Ardwick	1–2	Newton Heath	Ardwick, Manchester
	Bowman			Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

18 April 1894	Ardwick	0–2	Sheffield United	Ardwick, Manchester
			Morris	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

28 April 1894	Stockport County	0–0	Ardwick	Stockport
				Stadium: Green Lane

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 1		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF		James Baker	3	1	3	1	0	0
	FW		Arnold Bennett	12	6	12	6	0	0
	DF	CAN	Walter Bowman	21	1	21	1	0	0
	DF		James Cairns	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Adam Carson	6	2	6	2	0	0
	FW	WAL	Joe Davies	4	1	4	1	0	0
	GK	SCO	William Douglas	17	0	16	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Frank Dyer	21	1	20	1	1	0
	FW	ENG	Alf Edge	1	0	1	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	William Egan	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Tom Forrester	6	1	6	1	0	0
	MF		James/Joshua Hargreaves	8	0	8	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	William Hopkins	3	0	3	0	0	0
	MF		John Hughes	2	0	2	0	0	0
	FW	WAL	Arnold Jones	2	1	2	1	0	0
	DF		Arthur McDowell	4	0	4	0	0	0
	DF	EIR	John McVicker	10	0	9	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Harry Middleton	17	2	16	2	1	0
	FW	SCO	Bob Milarvie	22	4	21	4	1	0
	FW	ENG	John Milne	10	3	10	3	0	0
	FW	WAL	Hugh Morris	10	7	9	7	1	0
	MF		Joe O'Brien	2	0	2	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ernie Pickford	8	3	8	3	0	0
	MF		Eric Regan	22	0	21	0	1	0
	FW		Douglas Robertson	7	3	7	3	0	0
	FW		Robert Robinson	4	2	4	2	0	0
	DF	SCO	David Robson	18	0	17	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	William Saddington	7	0	7	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Arthur Spittle	1	1	1	1	0	0
	DF		Fred Steele	14	1	13	1	1	0
	DF		James Stenson	2	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Herbert/Harry Stones	10	0	10	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Danny Whittle	22	2	21	2	1	0
	FW		William Willey	1	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Yates	13	4	12	4	1	0

Goals record

Rank	Po.	Name	League	Total
1	FW	Hugh Morris	7	7
2	FW	Arnold Bennett	6	6
3	FW	Bob Milarvie	4	4
3	MF	Jimmy Yates	4	4
5	FW	John Milne	3	3
	MF	Ernie Pickford	3	3
	FW	Douglas Robertson	3	3
8	DF	Danny Whittle	2	2
	MF	Harry Middleton	2	2
	FW	Adam Carson	2	2
	FW	Robert Robinson	2	2
12	DF	Walter Bowman	1	1
	MF	Frank Dyer	1	1
	DF	Fred Steele	1	1
	FW	Tom Forrester	1	1
	FW	Joe Davies	1	1
	MF	James Baker	1	1
	FW	Arnold Jones	1	1
	FW	Arthur Spittle	1	1
Total			46	46

Transfers

Transfers in

First team
Date	Pos.	Player	From club
May 1893	Left half	E. J. Regan	Unknown
Pre-season	Outside left	H. Saddington	Unknown
Pre-season	Inside left	Robert Robinson	Unknown
July 1893	Inside right	A. Jones	Small Heath
28 July 1893	Right back	A. McDowell	Unknown
15 August 1893	Left back/left half	Frank Dyer	Woolwich Arsenal
13 September 1893	Outside right	E. Pickford	Unknown
15 September 1893	Joseph O'Brien	Frank Dyer	Unknown
21 September 1893	Right back	James Stenson	Unknown
27 September 1893	Inside right	Arthur Spittle	Unknown
6 October 1893	Inside right	A. Bennett	Unknown
18 October 1893	Centre forward	D. Robertson	Unknown
15 November 1893	Centre forward/inside right	William Egan	Fairfield
22 December 1893	Centre forward	William Willey	Unknown
15 January 1894	Inside/outside left	Alfred Edge	Northwich Victoria
20 March 1894	Outside left	John Hughes	Unknown

Transfers out

First team
Exit Date	Pos.	Player	To club
1 December 1893	Winger	Jimmy Yates	Sheffield United
8 December 1893	Forward	Hugh Morris	Sheffield United
8 January 1894	Left back	David Robson	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Late January 1894		Joseph Davies	Sheffield United
Late January 1894	Goalkeeper	William Douglas	Newton Heath
February 1894	Half back	Harry Middleton	Loughborough
28 February 1894	Centre forward	Adam Carson	Liverpool
29 April 1894		Daniel Whittle	Bolton Wanderers
29 April 1894		William Hopkins	Burslem Port Vale
29 April 1894		John McVickers	Macclesfield
29 April 1894		Eric Regan	Liverpool
29 April 1894	Full back/wing half	James Cairns	Liverpool
29 April 1894		Felix Mooney	Bury
29 April 1894		J. Hargreaves	Blackburn Rovers
29 April 1894	Goalkeeper	Harry Stones	Newton Heath

References

^ Corrected from Milarvie ref. StatCity, Bluemoon and Englishfootballleaguetables websites
^ Corrected to 1 goal ref. StatCity, Bluemoon and Englishfootballleaguetables websites
^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Manchester City football club overview".
^ "Man City FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".

External links

Extensive Manchester City statistics site

[table_note_MIR0.86292992153341-1] Middlesbrough Ironopolis was liquidated at the end of the season.

[2] Corrected from Milarvie ref. StatCity, Bluemoon and Englishfootballleaguetables websites

[3] Corrected to 1 goal ref. StatCity, Bluemoon and Englishfootballleaguetables websites

[4] "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[5] "Manchester City football club overview".

[6] "Man City FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".

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