Ardwick A.F.C. 1892–93 football season
The 1892–93 season was Ardwick A.F.C. ' s second season of league football. Following the amalgamation of the Football Alliance with the Football League , Ardwick was elected to the new Second Division in the inaugural season of two-tier football in England, and the season marked the start of Ardwick (Manchester City)'s exactly 100-year stay in the Football League before leaving in 1992 to co-found the Premier League .
Team Kit [ ]
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Source:[citation needed ] Notes:
^ Elected to First Division after winning test match against Notts County.
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
22
9
3
10
45
40
+5
20
6
3
2
27
14
+13
3
0
8
18
26
-8
N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2
Reports [ ]
Cup competitions [ ]
The draw for the preliminary round and first round of the FA Cup was held at a meeting of the Football Association on 29 August 1892. Ardwick were drawn away at in the preliminary round, although Ardwick made an offer to Fleetwood to transfer the game to their own stadium, which was accepted. A first round home tie against Workington awaited the winners.[1] The first match was drawn and Fleetwood refused to play extra time, forcing a replay, which was also held at Hyde Road.
Ardwick v
22 September 1892 Qualifying Round Ardwick 1–1 show Ardwick , Manchester
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HT: 1–1
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Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 600
Ardwick v
5 October 1892 Qualifying Round replay Ardwick 0–2 show Ardwick , Manchester
HT: 0–0
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Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000
Bury v Ardwick
25 February 1893 First Round Bury 3–0 Ardwick show Gigg Lane , Bury
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Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000
Ardwick v
18 October 1892 Ardwick 2–3 show Ardwick , Manchester
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Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000
Ardwick v Internationals XI
11 January 1893 Ardwick 0–5 Internationals XI show Ardwick , Manchester
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Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000
v Ardwick
31 March 1893 2–0 Ardwick show Whalley Range , Manchester
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Stadium: Attendance: 5,000
Squad statistics [ ]
Squad [ ]
Appearances for competitive matches only
Pos.
Name
League
FA Cup
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
GK
William Douglas
20
0
2
0
22
0
GK
2
0
0
0
2
0
DF
Walter Bowman
2
2
2
0
4
2
DF
John McVicker
17
0
2
0
19
0
DF
David Robson
22
0
2
0
24
0
MF
William Hopkins
20
0
1
0
21
0
MF
Harry Middleton
21
2
2
0
23
2
MF
Davie Russell
17
3
2
0
19
3
MF
Jimmy Yates
8
5
0
0
8
5
FW
Jack Angus
7
3
1
0
8
3
FW
Adam Carson
3
1
0
0
3
1
FW
William Lambie
3
1
0
0
3
1
FW
Bob Milarvie
17
2
2
1
19
3
FW
Hugh Morris
19
5
2
0
21
5
FW
Wilmot Turner
1
0
0
0
1
0
FW
David Weir
14
8
1
0
15
8
--
Harry Angus
2
0
0
0
2
0
--
George Armitt
1
0
0
0
1
0
--
Joe Davies
12
7
2
0
14
7
--
Tom Forrester
5
1
0
0
5
1
--
John Milne
8
0
1
0
9
0
--
Felix Mooney
9
4
0
0
9
4
--
Fred Steele
4
0
0
0
4
0
--
Danny Whittle
9
1
0
0
9
1
Scorers [ ]
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
First team
Date
Pos.
Player
From club
Pre-season
Full back
Archibald Ferguson
Heart of Midlothian
Pre-season
Forward
Bob Milarvie
Newton Heath
Pre-season
Forward
J. Campbell
Celtic
Pre-season
Forward
D. Lafferty
Celtic
Pre-season
Forward
J. McCarthy
Unknown
Unknown
Full-back
Cooke
Unknown
Unknown
Full-back
John McVickers
Unknown
Unknown
Half-back
Baker
Unknown
Unknown
Half-back
William Hopkins
Unknown
Unknown
Half-back
S. Jackson
Unknown
Unknown
Half-back
Harry Middleton
Unknown
Unknown
Half-back
Charles Parry
Unknown
Unknown
Forward
Jack Angus
Third Lanark
Unknown
Forward
Alex Boggie
Unknown
Unknown
Forward
Powery
Unknown
Unknown
Forward
William Sharpe
Unknown
See also [ ]
Manchester City F.C. seasons
References [ ]
^ "Draw for the Football Association Cup". Birmingham Daily Post. 30 August 1892.
External links [ ]
show Ardwick A.F.C. Manchester City F.C.