1891–92 Ardwick A.F.C. season

The 1891–92 season was Ardwick A.F.C.'s first ever season of league football, joining the Football Alliance in its third and final year of existence.

Ardwick A.F.C.

1891–92 season
Manager	Lawrence Furniss
Football Alliance	8th
FA Cup	First qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Morris (10 goals) All: Morris (10 goals)
Highest home attendance	12,000 vs Lincoln City (28 November 1891)
Lowest home attendance	4,000 vs Small Heath (2 January 1892)
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Team Kit

Football Alliance

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Burton Swifts[a]	22	12	2	8	54	52	1.038	26	Elected to Football League Second Division
6	Crewe Alexandra	22	7	4	11	44	49	0.898	18
7	Ardwick[a]	22	6	6	10	39	51	0.765	18
8	Bootle	22	8	2	12	42	64	0.656	18
9	Lincoln City[a]	22	6	5	11	37	65	0.569	17

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average.
Notes:

1. New club in the Alliance

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
22	6	6	10	39	51	-12	18	5	3	3	28	21	+7	1	3	7	11	30	-19

N.B. Points awarded for a win: 2

Reports

Ardwick v Bootle

12 September 1891	Ardwick	3–3	Bootle	Ardwick, Manchester
	Whittle ?' Davies ?' Morris ?'	HT: 1–0	Montgomery ?', ?' Grearson ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000

Lincoln City v Ardwick

19 September 1891	Lincoln City	3–0	Ardwick	Lincoln
	Smallman 15', ?' ? 75'	HT: 1–0		Stadium: John O'Gaunts Attendance: 2,000

Ardwick v Burton Swifts

26 September 1891	Ardwick	1–0	Burton Swifts	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris ?'	HT: 0–0		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 3,000

Newton Heath v Ardwick

10 October 1891	Newton Heath	3–1	Ardwick	Clayton, Greater Manchester
	Donaldson ?' Farman ?' (pen.)	HT: 2–0	Morris ?'	Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 4,000

Ardwick v Birmingham St George's

17 October 1891	Ardwick	4–3	Birmingham St George's	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris ?' McWhinnie ?' Boggie ?', ?'	HT: 2–2	Matthews ?' W. Shore ?', ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000

Ardwick v Walsall Town Swifts

7 November 1891	Ardwick	6–0	Walsall Town Swifts	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris ?', ?', ?' Milarvie ?' Milne ?' Boggie ?'	HT: 4–0		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 4,500

Ardwick v Nottingham Forest

14 November 1891	Ardwick	1–3	Nottingham Forest	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milarvie ?'	HT: 1–2	Pike ?', ?' Higgins ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 8,000

Nottingham Forest v Ardwick

19 November 1891	Nottingham Forest	4–0	Ardwick	Nottingham
	Russell ?' (pen.) ? ?' ? ?'	HT: 1–0		Stadium: Town Ground Attendance: 2,000

Burton Swifts^[2] v Ardwick^[3]

21 November 1891	Burton Swifts[4]	4–4	Ardwick[5]	Burton
	Worrall ?', ?', ?' ? ?'	HT: 3–3	Boggie 1', ?', 85' Milarvie ?'	Stadium: Peel Croft Attendance: 1,000

Ardwick v Lincoln City

28 November 1891	Ardwick	2–3	Lincoln City	Ardwick, Manchester
	McWhinnie ?' Davies ?'	HT: 1–2	Walker ?' Hodder ?' Moore ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 1,000

Ardwick v The Wednesday

5 December 1891	Ardwick	0–4	The Wednesday	Ardwick, Manchester
		HT: 0–3	Woolhouse ?' ? ?' ? ?' Gemmell ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000

Ardwick v Newton Heath

19 December 1891	Ardwick	2–2	Newton Heath	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milne ?', 80'	HT: 1–2	Farman ?', ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 10,000

Ardwick v Grimsby Town

25 December 1891	Ardwick	3–1	Grimsby Town	Ardwick, Manchester
	Milarvie ?', ?' Morris 80'	HT: 0–1	Riddoch ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 6,000

The Wednesday v Ardwick

26 December 1891	The Wednesday	2–0	Ardwick	Sheffield
	Thomson ?' Hall ?'	HT: 1–0		Stadium: Olive Grove Attendance: 7,000

Ardwick v Small Heath

2 January 1892	Ardwick	2–2	Small Heath	Ardwick, Manchester
	Morris ?', ?'	HT: 2–1	Weldon ?' Warton ?'	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 5,000

Bootle v Ardwick

23 January 1892	Bootle	2–1	Ardwick	Bootle, Merseyside
	Montgomery ?' ? ?' (pen.)	HT: 1–1	Parry ?'	Stadium: Hawthorne Road Attendance: 4,000

Grimsby Town v Ardwick

30 January 1892	Grimsby Town	4–0	Ardwick	Grimsby
	Devlin ?' ? ?' Smalley ?' ? ?'	HT: 2–0		Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 2,000

Small Heath v Ardwick

20 February 1892	Small Heath	4–0	Ardwick	Small Heath, Birmingham
	Hallam ?' Waldon ?' ? ?' ? ?'	HT: 2–0		Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 1,000

Ardwick v Crewe Alexandra

1 March 1892	Ardwick	4–0	Crewe Alexandra	Ardwick, Manchester
	Davies ?', ?' Weir ?' Milne ?' (pen.)	HT: 4–0		Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 2,000

Birmingham St George's v Ardwick

5 March 1892	Birmingham St George's	0–1	Ardwick	Birmingham
		HT: 0–1	Milne ?'	Stadium: Fentham Road Attendance: 1,000

Walsall Town Swifts v Ardwick

26 March 1892	Walsall Town Swifts	2–2	Ardwick	Walsall
	? ?' Dixon ?'	HT: 1–2	Davies ?' Weir ?'	Stadium: Chuckery Sports Ground Attendance: 2,000

Crewe Alexandra v Ardwick

6 April 1892	Crewe Alexandra	2–2	Ardwick	Crewe
	Lindop ?' Roberts ?'	HT: 1–1	J. Angus ?' Davies ?'	Stadium: Nantwich Road Attendance: 2,000

Cup competitions

FA Cup

Newton Heath v Ardwick

3 October 1891	Newton Heath	5–1	Ardwick	Newton Heath, Manchester
	Sneddon ?' Farman ?', ?' Doughty ?' Edge ?'	HT: 1–0	Davies  ?' Pearson ?'	Stadium: North Road Attendance: 11,000

Lancashire Senior Cup

Accrington v Ardwick

10 February 1892 Final	Accrington	6–0	Ardwick	Accrington
	? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?' ? ?'			Stadium: Accrington Cricket Club

Manchester Senior Cup

Heywood Central v Ardwick

13 February 1892 First Round	Heywood Central	1–3	Ardwick	Heywood, Greater Manchester
	Weir ?' Morris ?' Davies ?'		? ?'

Ardwick v Fairfield

12 March 1892 Semi-final	Ardwick	1–3	Fairfield	Neutral venue - Whalley Range, Manchester
	? ?'	Match ordered to be replayed	? ?' ? ?' ? ?'	Stadium: Brooks' Bar

Ardwick v Fairfield

2 April 1892 Semi-final replay	Ardwick	4–0	Fairfield	Neutral venue - Newton Heath, Manchester
	Davies ?', ?' McWhinnie ?' Milne ?'			Stadium: North Road

Ardwick v Bolton Wanderers

23 April 1892 Final	Ardwick	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Neutral venue - Newton Heath, Manchester
	Morris ?' Weir ?', ?' Milne ?'	HT: 1–1	Gardiner ?'	Stadium: North Road Attendance: 5,000

Friendlies

Squad statistics

Squad

Appearances for competitive matches only

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	William Douglas	22	0	1	0	23	0
DF	Charlie Parry	11	1	0	0	11	1
FW	Jack Angus	1	1	0	0	1	1
FW	Bob Milarvie	19	3	1	0	20	3
FW	Hugh Morris	22	10	1	0	23	10
FW	David Weir	18	2	0	0	18	2
--	Joe Baker	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	Boggie	11	6	0	0	11	6
--	Cooke	9	0	0	0	9	0
--	Davidson	6	0	0	0	6	0
--	Joe Davies	22	5	1	0	23	5
--	Archibald Ferguson	3	0	1	0	4	0
--	William Hopkins	5	0	0	0	5	0
--	Jackson	10	0	0	0	10	0
--	A. Jones	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	John McVickers	2	0	0	0	2	0
--	McWhinnie	11	3	1	0	12	3
--	Harry Middleton	2	0	0	0	2	0
--	John Milne	18	5	1	0	19	5
--	Neil	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	Pearson	4	0	1	1	5	1
--	Powery	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	David Robson	19	0	1	0	20	0
--	Robert Robinson	1	0	0	0	1	0
--	Sharpe	7	0	0	0	7	0
--	Danny Whittle	16	1	1	0	17	1

Scorers

All Scorer Goals Hugh Morris 10 Boggie 6 Joe Davies 5 John Milne McWhinnie 3 Bob Milarvie David Weir 2 Jack Angus 1 Parry Pearson Danny Whittle

League Scorer Goals Hugh Morris 10 Boggie 6 Joe Davies 5 John Milne McWhinnie 3 Bob Milarvie David Weir 2 Jack Angus 1 Parry Danny Whittle

FA cup Scorer Goals Pearson 1

See also

• Manchester City F.C. seasons