1892–93 Ardwick A.F.C. season
Introduction 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.
Football League Second Division ===Results summary===OverallHomeAway 22 9 3 10 45 40 +5 20 6 3 2 27 14 +13 3 0 8 18 26 -8N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2===Reports===
Cup competitions ===FA Cup===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 Fleetwood Rangers 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. The first match was drawn and Fleetwood refused to play extra time, forcing a replay, which was also held at Hyde Road.===Lancashire Senior Cup======Manchester Senior Cup===
[[Exhibition game|Friendlies]]
Squad statistics ===Squad===''Appearances for competitive matches only''Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK William Douglas20020220GK23x23px Herbert Stones200020DF Walter Bowman222042DF John McVicker17020190DF David Robson22020240MFWilliam Hopkins20010210MFHarry Middleton21220232MF Davie Russell17320193MF Jimmy Yates850085FW Jack Angus731083FW Adam Carson310031FW William Lambie310031FW Bob Milarvie17221193FW Hugh Morris19520215FW Wilmot Turner100010FW David Weir14810158MFHugh Angus200020MFCharles Armitt100010FW Joe Davies12720147FWTom Forrester510051FWJohn Milne801090FWFelix Mooney940094DFFred Steele400040DFDanny Whittle910091===Scorers=======All====ScorerGoals David Weir8Joe Davies7 Hugh Morris5 Jimmy YatesFelix Mooney4 Jack Angus3 Bob MilarvieDavie Russell Walter Bowman2Harry Middleton Adam Carson1Tom Forrester William LambieDanny Whittle====League====ScorerGoals David Weir8Joe Davies7 Hugh Morris5 Jimmy YatesFelix Mooney4 Jack Angus3Davie Russell Walter Bowman2Harry Middleton Bob Milarvie Adam Carson1Tom Forrester William LambieDanny Whittle====FA Cup====ScorerGoals Bob Milarvie1
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
External links * Extensive Manchester City statistics site