The book on the Manchester Corinthians will be published later this year as planned. Research continues alongside the writing, image selection and so on. This week I’ve been in contact with a third Corinthian who played for the team in 1949 – it’s incredible! When I started this I doubted I’d find one original but now there are three from the opening weeks.
There’s still time for others too. So if you know someone who played for the Manchester Corinthians or any of its sister clubs then get in touch. There will be a list of all known players within the book so I’m keen not to miss anyone.
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The series of features on the 1890s continues today with a simple look at the average attendances of league clubs. I’m publishing the statistics here for season 1895-96 when Manchester City was a Second Division club. These figures are estimated based on newspaper reports of the period but are widely accepted as a good indication of support enjoyed at each club.
In the following table every team is in Division One unless (2) appears after their name. This indicates they were a Second Division club that season. Where two teams have the same average then these have been listed in alphabetic order.
Notice how Second Division Manchester City had a better average attendance than all clubs apart from the First Division’s third placed club Everton and League champions Aston Villa.
1895-96 Average Attendances
Average
Team
16000
Everton
11875
Aston Villa
10000
Manchester City (2)
9725
Bolton
8700
Sheff Wednesday
8375
Derby
7600
Blackburn Rovers
7250
Sheff Utd
7200
Newcastle (2)
6975
Woolwich Arsenal (2)
6825
Preston
6600
Stoke
6275
Wolves
6100
Sunderland
6000
Bury
6000
Leicester Fosse (2)
5825
Small Heath
5600
WBA
5575
Liverpool (2)
5575
Nottm Forest
5500
Newton Heath (2)
5475
Burnley
3500
Grimsby (2)
3125
Notts County (2)
2775
Darwen (2)
2725
Crewe (2)
2625
Burton Swifts (2)
2475
Burton Wanderers (2)
2400
Lincoln (2)
2075
Loughborough (2)
1775
Rotherham Town (2)
1725
Burslem Port Vale (2)
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Here’s an 1800 article below on Manchester City in the final months of 1899:
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The series of features on the 1890s continues today with a simple look at the average attendances of league clubs. I’m publishing the statistics here for season 1894-95 when Manchester City was established under that name. These figures are estimated based on newspaper reports of the period but are widely accepted as a good indication of support enjoyed at each club.
In the following table every team is in Division One unless (2) appears after their name. This indicates they were a Second Division club that season. Where two teams have the same average then these have been listed in alphabetic order.
1894-95 Average Attendances
Average
Team
16225
Everton
10925
Liverpool
8900
Aston Villa
8750
Sheff Wednesday
8325
Sunderland
8150
Bolton
7900
Blackburn Rovers
7675
Sheff Utd
6400
Woolwich Arsenal (2)
6200
Burnley
6200
Small Heath
6175
WBA
6150
Preston
6000
Manchester City (2)
6000
Newton Heath (2)
5525
Nottm Forest
5500
Leicester Fosse (2)
5300
Wolves
4350
Derby
4250
Notts County (2)
3925
Darwen (2)
3925
Newcastle (2)
3900
Bury (2)
3550
Stoke
3325
Grimsby (2)
2750
Burton Swifts (2)
2525
Lincoln (2)
2350
Burton Wanderers (2)
2100
Rotherham Town (2)
2075
Walsall Town Swifts (2)
1825
Burslem Port Vale (2)
1725
Crewe (2)
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Here’s an 1800 article below on Manchester City in the final months of 1899:
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The series of features on the 1890s continues today with a simple look at the last League tables for the 1800s. These were published after the final games of December 1899 and cover the Football League First Division and the Second Division. See if you can spot your club.
Notice the Division One table includes Bury and Manchester City from present day Greater Manchester, with near neighbours Glossop also in there (at the time the smallest town ever to have had a top flight team). Glossop were funded by Samuel Hill-Wood who eventually turned his attentions to Arsenal (they’re in the Second Division in these tables).
The last Division One table for the 1800s. This was published after the final games of December 1899.
The Second Division included Bolton and Newton Heath (MUFC) from present day Greater Manchester. Arsenal appear below New Brighton Tower.
The last Division Two table for the 1800s. This was published after the final games of December 1899.
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The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with this match report from the last first team competitive game of the 19th century for the Blues. City drew the match with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 with Billy Gillespie netting City’s equaliser.
Another report I have highlights that the match also say Billy Meredith appeal that Howarth, a Blackburn player, had handled in the penalty area which led to a lengthy conversation between the referee and linesman as to whether a penalty should be awarded. After much consideration they decided not to away a penalty – much to Meredith’s annoyance (if only they’d had VAR in operation… all problems like this would be easily resolved. Hmm!).
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Exciting news for fans of Manchester City Women: I’ve received this media release… Vivianne Miedema joins Manchester City on a three-year deal
Vivianne Miedema joins Manchester City on a deal that will keep her at the Joie Stadium until the summer of 2027.
Regularly commended as one of the best strikers in modern football, the 27-year-old is the all-time leading goalscorer in the Barclays Women’s Super League and has scored more goals at international level for the Netherlands than any other player across both the women’s and men’s teams.
The 27-year-old becomes City’s first signing of the summer transfer window.
Manchester City are delighted to announce the signing of Netherlands international Vivianne Miedema on a three-year deal. The 27-year-old forward makes the move to Manchester after seven seasons at Arsenal.
Miedema is the record goalscorer in Barclays Women’s Super League history and for the Netherlands, netting 80 and 95 times respectively for Club and country – more than any other player across both the women’s and men’s teams.
Miedema will wear the number six shirt and reunites with Dutch teammates Jill Roord and Kerstin Casparij. Miedema said: “The reason I chose City is because they have the same ambitions as me. They want to win the league and titles.
“Looking to the future, I’ve always said I want to play with best players in the world and I think City have got that. I haven’t played as much football as I would have wished over the past two years, but I think and hope my best years are still to come. I hope I’m going to be able to help the team as much as I can do.
“I am just really excited to be part of the team and for the girls to hopefully help me and get me back to my best. If I get back to my best again then we can achieve really nice things together. I do think this is the place to be right now. In the end, it was an easy choice for me. I want to challenge myself every day in training, but also every single week in the games we play.”
Manchester City Women Managing Director Charlotte O’Neill added: “Our North Star is to become the best women’s sporting organisation in the world, and key to achieving our ambitions, on and off the pitch, is to recruit, retain and develop the world’s best players and consistently challenge for major titles.
“Viv’s signing is very much part of that plan, and we’re delighted to be bringing another icon of women’s football to the Joie Stadium for our fans.”
Head Coach Gareth Taylor continued: “We’re really looking forward to welcoming Viv to City and seeing her flourish over the next three years. Our ambition is to compete on the highest stage and for the highest honours, and Viv is aligned to this desire.
“She’s a top talent that I’m excited to work with as she’s a player I’ve always admired. Viv will be a real asset to the team.”
Miedema will link up with her country for UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Italy and Norway before joining up with City for pre-season training at the end of July and the first-ever Perth International Football Cup in preparation for the 2024-25 season.
David White signed apprentice forms for Manchester City on this day (4 June) in 1984. You can find several articles that mention David throughout this website. Start looking here:
Ian Scott signed apprentice forms for Manchester City on this day (4 June) in 1984. You can find several articles that mention Ian throughout this website. Start looking here:
Paul Moulden signed apprentice forms for Manchester City on this day (4 June) in 1984. You can find several articles that mention Paul throughout this website. Start looking here:
The series of features on Manchester City in the 1890s continues today with a 1800 article on Manchester City in the final months of 1899.
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