Related Research Articles
John Hope Peddie, commonly known as Jack or Jock Peddie, was a Scottish footballer who played for various clubs in both England and Scotland, including Newcastle United, Manchester United, Plymouth Argyle and Heart of Midlothian. As a Plymouth player, he is most famous for scoring their first ever goals in the Western and Southern Leagues.
William Henry Meredith was a Welsh professional footballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he scored 11 goals and won two British Home Championship titles. His favoured position was outside right, and his key skills were dribbling, passing, crossing and shooting. A dedicated and extremely fit professional, his habit of chewing on a toothpick during games made him instantly recognisable.
John Barclay Picken was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in The Football League, including Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United, Burnley and Bristol City, as well as Plymouth Argyle in the Southern Football League. He scored a total of 128 league goals in more than 350 career appearances.
Frank Roberts was an English professional footballer who played for Manchester City between 1922 and 1928. He could play either as an inside forward or a centre forward.
Les McDowall was a Scottish football player and manager. He managed Manchester City between 1950 and 1963, and then Oldham Athletic until 1965. McDowall was the longest serving manager in Manchester City's history, his tenure spanning 13 years.
James Daniel Ross was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward.
Frank Booth, also known as 'Tabby', was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County, Manchester City and Bury. He played in the outside left position. He had two spells as a Manchester City player between 1902 and 1906 and in 1911. In total he made 98 appearances for the team and scored 18 goals. He also won one cap for England.
James Lawrence was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Newcastle United between 1904 and 1922.
Henry Thickitt was a professional footballer and Manager. Born in Hexthorpe, Doncaster he played as a defender primarily for Sheffield United with whom he won the First Division once, the FA Cup twice and gained two caps for England. He then went on to achieve relative success as the manager of Bristol City.
George Turner Livingstone was a Scottish footballer. He played for several prominent clubs for a few years apiece, including Heart of Midlothian, Celtic and Rangers in Scotland, and Sunderland, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United in England. Livingstone was capped twice for the Scotland national team; his regular position was at inside forward.
Richard Bond was an English footballer who played outside right. He was capped eight times by England and spent the vast majority of his playing career at Bradford City where he played more than 300 games.
George Henry Poyser was an English football player and manager.
James McClelland was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. Born in Dysart, Fife, he played for Rosslyn, Raith Rovers, Southend United, Middlesbrough, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, Blackpool, Bradford Park Avenue and Manchester United.
Samuel Bolton Ashworth was an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale, Everton, Manchester City and Stoke. He played for Manchester City in their victory in the 1904 FA Cup Final, and also helped both City and Everton to finish second in the First Division.
James Frederick Mitchell, also known as Jim Mitchell, and sometimes Fred Mitchell, was an English footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a goalkeeper. Mitchell played professionally for five different clubs – Blackpool, Northern Nomads, Preston North End, Manchester City and Leicester City – across two different leagues – the Football League and Lancashire Combination. Mitchell played in the 1922 FA Cup Final and also earned one cap for the England national side in 1924.
The 2012–13 season was Manchester City Football Club's 111th season of competitive football, 84th season in the top flight of English football and 16th season in the Premier League. City began the season as defending champions, having won the league in 2011–12. The club also played in the UEFA Champions League for the third time and the second since the competition was rebranded in 1992. However, with little success in the aforementioned competitions, the highlight of the season was City reaching the FA Cup final, the tenth in their history. After beating Chelsea 2–1 at Wembley Stadium on 14 April 2013 in the semi-finals, the Blues played against Wigan Athletic in the final on 11 May 2013. In an anticlimactic match, Manchester City were shut down by relegated Wigan and lost 0–1 due to a late goal. On 13 May 2013, Roberto Mancini was sacked as City manager following three-and-a-half years in the role.
Sammy Frost was a footballer who played as a half back for Manchester City between 1901 and 1906.
Charles William Corrigan Oliver is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Premier Division club F.C. United of Manchester as a defender.
References
- ↑ "Doing The 92 ~ Johnny McMahon". Doingthe92.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "Johnny McMahon - MCFC Players - Manchester City, Man City History". Bluemoon-MCFC. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
