1929–30 Manchester City F.C. season

The 1929–30 season was Manchester City's 35th season of competitive football and 23rd season in the top division of English football.^[1] In addition to the First Division, the club competed in the FA Cup. City secured a respectable third place finish, their first top 3 finish since 1920-21 and for the fourth time in the top flight.

Manchester City

1929–30 season
Manager	Peter Hodge
Stadium	Maine Road
First Division	3rd
FA Cup	Fifth Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tommy Tait (28) All: Tommy Tait (31)
Highest home attendance	70,000 v Aston Villa (26 December 1929)
Lowest home attendance	10,000 v Leicester City (14 December 1929)
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Football League First Division

Main article: 1929–30 Football League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Sheffield Wednesday (C)	42	26	8	8	105	57	1.842	60
2	Derby County	42	21	8	13	90	82	1.098	50
3	Manchester City	42	19	9	14	91	81	1.123	47
4	Aston Villa	42	21	5	16	92	83	1.108	47
5	Leeds United	42	20	6	16	79	63	1.254	46

Source: ^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
42	19	9	14	91	81	1.123	47	12	5	4	51	33	29	7	4	10	40	48	18

Source:

Reports

Date	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
31 August 1929	Burnley	H	Maine Road	2 – 2	Marshall, Johnson	22,196
4 September 1929	Arsenal	H	Maine Road	3 - 1	Tilson (2), Marshall	38,458
7 September 1928	Sunderland	A	Roker Park	2 – 5	Johnson, Tilson	35,000
11 September 1929	Arsenal	A	Highbury	2 – 3	McMullan, Brook	23,057
14 September 1929	Bolton Wanderers	H	Maine Road	2 - 0	Brook (2)	36,972
21 September 1929	Everton	A	Goodison Park	3 – 2	Marshall (2), Tilson	32,711
28 September 1929	Derby County	H	Maine Road	3 - 0	Tilson (3)	42,047
5 October 1929	Manchester United	A	Old Trafford	3 – 1	Johnson, Marshall, Brook	57,201
12 October 1929	Portsmouth	A	Fratton Park	2 – 2	Tait, Johnson	20,000
19 October 1929	West Ham United	H	Maine Road	4 – 3	Tait (3), Marshall	20,000
26 October 1929	Liverpool	A	Anfield	6 – 1	Tait (2), Johnson (2), Brook (2)	20,000
2 November 1929	Middlesbrough	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Toseland, Tait, Harrison	33,302
9 November 1929	Grimsby Town	A	Blundell Park	2 – 2	Tait, Brook	14,311
16 November 1929	Newcastle United	H	Maine Road	3 – 0	Marshall, Tait, Brook	30,000
23 November 1929	Sheffield United	A	Bramhall Lane	2 – 1	Marshall, Brook	12,000
30 November 1929	Huddersfield Town	H	Maine Road	1 – 1	Tait	28,476
7 December 1929	Birmingham City	A	St Andrews	0 – 3		18,000
14 December 1929	Leicester City	H	Maine Road	3 – 2	Johnson (2), Brook	10,000
21 December 1929	Blackburn Rovers	A	Ewood Park	3 – 1	Marshall (3)	20,483
25 December 1929	Aston Villa	A	Villa Park	2 – 0	Tait (2)	39,803
26 December 1929	Aston Villa	H	Maine Road	1 – 2	Tait	70,000
28 December 1929	Burnley	A	Turf Moor	2 – 4	Johnson, Cowan	30,239
1 January 1930	Sheffield Wednesday	H	Maine Road	3 – 3	McMullan, Marshall, Brook	51,546
4 January 1930	Sunderland	H	Maine Road	2 – 2	Marshall (2)	30,000
18 January 1930	Bolton Wanderers	A	Burnden Park	2 – 1	Johnson, Brook	42,543
1 February 1930	Derby County	A	Baseball Ground	2 - 4	Tait, Brook	18,463
5 February 1930	Everton	H	Maine Road	1 – 2	Marshall	24,063
8 February 1930	Manchester United	H	Maine Road	0 – 1		64,472
22 February 1930	West Ham United	A	Boleyn Ground	0 – 3		28,000
26 February 1930	Portsmouth	H	Maine Road	5 – 2	Tait (3), Toseland, Brook	20,000
1 March 1930	Liverpool	H	Maine Road	4 – 3	Tait (2), Johnson, Brook	22,000
8 March 1930	Middlesbrough	A	Ayresome Park	0 – 1		15,739
15 March 1930	Grimsby Town	H	Maine Road	3 – 1	Tait (2), Barass	26,462
22 March 1930	Newcastle United	A	Maine Road	2 – 2	Tait, Busby	30,000
29 March 1930	Sheffield United	H	Maine Road	2 – 1	Brook, Hedley	25,000
5 April 1930	Huddersfield Town	A	Leeds Road	1 – 1	Busby	14,180
12 April 1930	Birmingham City	H	Maine Road	1 – 4	Hedley	25,000
19 April 1930	Leicester City	A	Filbert Street	1 – 3	Tait	10,000
21 April 1930	Leeds United	H	Maine Road	4 – 1	Tait (3)	23,578
22 April 1930	Leeds United	A	Elland Road	2 – 3	Ridding, Busby	16,636
26 April 1929	Blackburn Rovers	H	Maine Road	1 – 1	Toseland	19,868
3 May 1930	Sheffield Wednesday	A	Hillsborough Stadium	1 – 5	Tait	33,000

FA Cup

Main article: 1929-30 FA Cup

Results

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Venue	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
11 January 1930	3rd Round	Tottenham Hotspur	A	White Hart Lane	2-2	Toseland, Cowan	37,000
15 January 1930	3rd Round Replay	Tottenham Hotspur	H	Maine Road	4-1	Toseland, Marshall, Busby (2)	37,716
25 January 1930	4th Round	Swindon Town	A	County Ground	1-1	Cowan	23,697
29 January 1930	4th Round Replay	Swindon Town	H	Maine Road	10-1	Marshall (5), Johnson (3), Tait, Brook	46,082
15 February 1930	5th Round	Hull City	H	Maine Road	1-2	Toseland	61,574