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CITY 1 WOOLWICH ARSENAL 1 League Division 2 5th September 1896 Attendance 8,000 Scorers City Finnerhan Arsenal ??? City C Williams, Ditchfield, Ray, McBride, Bannister, Tait, Meredith, Townley, Patterson, Hill, Finnerhan
CITY 0 PRESTON NORTH END 1 Friendly 1st September 1896 Attendance 3,000/4,000 Scorer Brown City C Williams, Ditchfield, Ray, McBride, Bannister, Tait, Meredith, Townley, Paterson, Hill, Finnerhan Preston Trainer, Holmes, Tait, Blyth, Sanders, Orr, Smith, Pratt, Brown, Boyd, Cunningham
1896/97 SEASON REVIEW Two players were brought in at the start of the season, defenders Dick Ray from Macclesfield and Billy Holmes from Chesterfield. City played one pre-season friendly, losing 1-0 at home to Preston. On the opening day of Continue reading 1896/97
CITY 4 EVERTON 2 Friendly 30th April 1898 attendance ??? Scorers City ??? Newton Heath ???
NEWTON HEATH 2 CITY 4 Friendly Healey Cup Final 27th April 1898 attendance 3,000 Scorers City ??? Newton Heath ???
CITY 2 BURY 1 Friendly 23rd April 1898 attendance ???
CITY 0 SUNDERLAND 0 Friendly 21st April 1898 attendance 300 approx
CITY 9 BURTON SWIFTS 0 League Division 2 16th April 1898 attendance 4,000 Scorers Meredith 3, Whitehead 3, S Smith 2, Gillespie City Chappell, Munn, Read, Moffatt, B Smith, Holmes, Meredith, S Smith, Gillespie, Dougal, Whitehead
MACCLESFIELD 1 CITY 2 Friendly 13th April 1898 attendance ??? Scorers ???
CITY 3 SMALL HEATH ALLIANCE 3 League Division 2 11th April 1898 attendance 2,000 Scorers City B Smith, Meredith, Gillespie Small Heath ??? City Chappell, Munn, Read, Moffatt, B Smith, Holmes, Meredith, S Smith, Gillespie, Dougal, Whitehead