Manchester United 1897-1898
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Points · Division Two 1897-1898
4th in the Division Two after 30 matches
Manchester United finished 4th in the Division Two with 38 points from 30 games in 1897-1898, scoring 66 goals in all competitions. They won 17, drew 7 and lost 9 of their 33 games in all competitions under Alf Albut.
Stats
17
Won
7
Drawn
9
Lost
Form
W
D
W
W
W
Season at a Glance
66
Goals Scored
37
Conceded
33
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.76
Points per game
62nd-best of 123 full seasons
2.00
Goals per game
27th-best of 123 full seasons
1.12
Conceded per game
57th-best of 123 full seasons
52%
Win rate
61st-best of 123 full seasons
In the Division Two, United ranked 5th of 16 for goals scored (+0.34 per game vs the league average) and 3rd for fewest conceded. That was 2 places lower than 1896-1897 (-1 points).
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Henry Boyd
33 apps
9
— ast
2
Joe Cassidy
33 apps
4
— ast
3
Francis "Frank" Wedge
2 apps
2
— ast
4
Willie Bryant
32 apps
2
— ast
5
Richard "Dick" Smith
5 apps
1
— ast
6
James Collinson
13 apps
1
— ast
All Results
33 matches
September 1897 3W · 0D · 1L
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Cassidy, Boyd 3, Bryant
5–0
4 Sep 5,000 1-0-0 W1
W
Burton Swifts A
D2 Boyd 3 (pen), Cassidy
4–0
11 Sep 2,000 2-0-0 W2
L
Luton Town H
D2 Cassidy
1–2
18 Sep 8,000 2-0-1 L1
W
Blackpool A
D2 Smith
1–0
25 Sep 2,000 3-0-1 W1
October 1897 2W · 1D · 2L
W
Leicester City H
D2 Boyd 2
2–0
2 Oct 6,000 4-0-1 W2
L
Newcastle United A
D2
0–2
9 Oct 12,000 4-0-2 L1
D
Manchester City H
D2 Gillespie
1–1
16 Oct 20,000 4-1-2 D1
L
Birmingham City A
D2 Bryant
1–2
23 Oct 6,000 4-1-3 L1
W
Walsall H
D2 Cassidy 2, Bryant, Gillespie, Donaldson 2
6–0
30 Oct 6,000 5-1-3 W1
November 1897 1W · 1D · 2L
L
Lincoln City A
D2
0–1
6 Nov 2,000 5-1-4 L1
L
Newcastle United H
D2
0–1
13 Nov 7,000 5-1-5 L2
D
Leicester City A
D2 Wedge
1–1
20 Nov 6,000 5-2-5 D1
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Wedge, Bryant
2–1
27 Nov 5,000 6-2-5 W1
December 1897 1W · 1D · 1L
D
Walsall A
D2 Boyd
1–1
11 Dec 2,000 6-3-5 D1
W
Manchester City A
D2 Cassidy
1–0
25 Dec 16,000 7-3-5 W1
L
Gainsborough Trinity A
D2 Boyd
1–2
27 Dec 3,000 7-3-6 L1
January 1898 3W · 1D · 1L
W
Burton Swifts H
D2 Bryant, Carman, Boyd, McNaught
4–0
1 Jan 6,000 8-3-6 W1
L
Arsenal A
D2 Erentz (pen)
1–5
8 Jan 8,000 8-3-7 L1
D
Burnley H
D2
0–0
12 Jan 7,000 8-4-7 D1
W
Blackpool H
D2 Boyd 2, Cartwright, Cassidy
4–0
15 Jan 4,000 9-4-7 W1
W
Walsall H
FAC E.Peers (og)
1–0
29 Jan 6,000 10-4-7 W2
February 1898 1W · 1D · 1L
D
Liverpool H
FAC
0–0
12 Feb 12,000 10-5-7 D1
L
Liverpool A
FAC Replay Collinson
1–2
16 Feb 6,000 10-5-8 L1
W
Arsenal H
D2 Collinson, Cassidy, Boyd, Bryant 2
5–1
26 Feb 6,000 11-5-8 W1
March 1898 2W · 1D · 1L
L
Burnley A
D2 Bryant 2, Collinson
3–6
7 Mar 3,000 11-5-9 L1
W
Darwen A
D2 Boyd 2, McNaught
3–2
19 Mar 2,000 12-5-9 W1
D
Luton Town A
D2 Cassidy, Boyd
2–2
21 Mar 2,000 12-6-9 D1
W
Loughborough Town H
D2 Cassidy 2, Boyd 3
5–1
29 Mar 2,000 13-6-9 W1
April 1898 4W · 1D · 0L
W
Grimsby Town A
D2 Cassidy 2 (pen), Boyd
3–1
2 Apr 2,000 14-6-9 W2
W
Gainsborough Trinity H
D2 Cassidy
1–0
8 Apr 5,000 15-6-9 W3
W
Birmingham City H
D2 Morgan, Boyd, Gillespie
3–1
9 Apr 4,000 16-6-9 W4
D
Loughborough Town A
D2
0–0
16 Apr 1,200 16-7-9 D1
W
Darwen H
D2 Bryant, Collinson 2
3–2
23 Apr 4,000 17-7-9 W1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 10 | +33 | 71% | 9 | 6,647 |
| Away | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 31% | 4 | 4,700 |
Home crowds averaged 6,647, away 4,700. Their biggest crowd was 20,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 1,200 v Loughborough Town.
Season Records
6–0
Biggest win
v Walsall · 30 Oct 1897
1–5
Heaviest defeat
v Arsenal · 8 Jan 1898
4
Longest win streak
8
Longest unbeaten run
3
Longest winless run
13
Clean sheets
6
Failed to score
1–2
Most common score
4 times
United completed the league double over Blackpool, Burton Swifts, Darwen and Grimsby Town. They lost both league meetings with Newcastle United.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 31', the average one conceded in the 43'. They scored 1 from the 81st minute on and conceded 3. Penalties: 3 scored, 0 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 1–0 | 4 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 2–0 | 4 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 3–0 | 4 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 4–0 | 4 Sep 1897 |
| 20' | Henry Boyd | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–0 | 11 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–0 | 11 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd pen | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 2–0 | 11 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 3–0 | 11 Sep 1897 |
| 10' | Tom McInnes | vs Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 18 Sep 1897 |
| 15' | Joe Cassidy | vs Luton Town | D2 | 0–1 | 18 Sep 1897 |
| 40' | Tommy Little | vs Luton Town | D2 | 1–1 | 18 Sep 1897 |
| 65' | Richard Smith | @ Blackpool | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Sep 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 2 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Leicester City | D2 | 1–0 | 2 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Andrew Aitken | @ Newcastle United | D2 | 0–0 | 9 Oct 1897 |
| ? | John Harvey | @ Newcastle United | D2 | 0–1 | 9 Oct 1897 |
| 20' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Manchester City | D2 | 0–0 | 16 Oct 1897 |
| 88' | Dick Ray | vs Manchester City | D2 | 1–0 | 16 Oct 1897 |
| 25' | William Lewis | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 23 Oct 1897 |
| 44' | Willie Bryant | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 0–1 | 23 Oct 1897 |
| 55' | William Lewis | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 1–1 | 23 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Walsall | D2 | 0–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Walsall | D2 | 1–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Walsall | D2 | 2–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Walsall | D2 | 3–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Bob Donaldson | vs Walsall | D2 | 4–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| ? | Bob Donaldson | vs Walsall | D2 | 5–0 | 30 Oct 1897 |
| 35' | Hugh Robertson | @ Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 6 Nov 1897 |
| ? | Willie Wardrope | vs Newcastle United | D2 | 0–0 | 13 Nov 1897 |
| 1' | Francis Wedge | @ Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 20 Nov 1897 |
| ? | Roderick McLeod | @ Leicester City | D2 | 1–0 | 20 Nov 1897 |
| 6' | Francis Wedge | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 27 Nov 1897 |
| 8' | Willie Bryant | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 1–0 | 27 Nov 1897 |
| ? | Joseph Rogers | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 2–0 | 27 Nov 1897 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | @ Walsall | D2 | 0–0 | 11 Dec 1897 |
| ? | Jack Aston | @ Walsall | D2 | 1–0 | 11 Dec 1897 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Manchester City | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Dec 1897 |
| 33' | Bob McRoberts | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 27 Dec 1897 |
| 43' | Bob McRoberts | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–1 | 27 Dec 1897 |
| 65' | Henry Boyd | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–2 | 27 Dec 1897 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–0 | 1 Jan 1898 |
| ? | James Carman | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–0 | 1 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 2–0 | 1 Jan 1898 |
| ? | James McNaught | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 3–0 | 1 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Fred Erentz pen | @ Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Fergus Hunt | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–0 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | John Anderson | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–1 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | William White | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–2 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | James Brock | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–3 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | David Hannah | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–4 | 8 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Blackpool | D2 | 0–0 | 15 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Blackpool | D2 | 1–0 | 15 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Walter Cartwright | vs Blackpool | D2 | 2–0 | 15 Jan 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Blackpool | D2 | 3–0 | 15 Jan 1898 |
| 60' | E.Peers OG | vs Walsall | FAC | 0–0 | 29 Jan 1898 |
| 36' | James Collinson | @ Liverpool | FAC | 0–0 | 16 Feb 1898 |
| 85' | Daniel Cunliffe | @ Liverpool | FAC | 1–0 | 16 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Billy Dunlop | @ Liverpool | FAC | 1–1 | 16 Feb 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Arsenal | D2 | 1–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Arsenal | D2 | 2–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Arsenal | D2 | 3–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Arsenal | D2 | 4–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| ? | Fergus Hunt | vs Arsenal | D2 | 5–0 | 26 Feb 1898 |
| 6' | Wilf Toman | @ Burnley | D2 | 0–0 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 15' | Jimmy Ross | @ Burnley | D2 | 0–1 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 22' | Wilf Toman | @ Burnley | D2 | 0–2 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 46' | Willie Bryant | @ Burnley | D2 | 0–3 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 60' | Jimmy Ross | @ Burnley | D2 | 1–3 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 70' | Unknown | @ Burnley | D2 | 1–4 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 85' | William Ferguson | @ Burnley | D2 | 1–5 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Burnley | D2 | 1–6 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ Burnley | D2 | 2–6 | 7 Mar 1898 |
| 30' | Henry Boyd | @ Darwen | D2 | 0–0 | 19 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | @ Darwen | D2 | 1–0 | 19 Mar 1898 |
| ? | James McNaught | @ Darwen | D2 | 2–0 | 19 Mar 1898 |
| ? | George Barnes | @ Darwen | D2 | 3–0 | 19 Mar 1898 |
| ? | A.J.Crook | @ Darwen | D2 | 3–1 | 19 Mar 1898 |
| 10' | Jimmy Durrant | @ Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 21 Mar 1898 |
| 15' | Joe Cassidy | @ Luton Town | D2 | 0–1 | 21 Mar 1898 |
| 55' | Tom McInnes | @ Luton Town | D2 | 1–1 | 21 Mar 1898 |
| 85' | Henry Boyd | @ Luton Town | D2 | 1–2 | 21 Mar 1898 |
| 1' | Joe Cassidy | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 0–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| 2' | Henry Boyd | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 1–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 2–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 3–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 4–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Tich Smith | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 5–0 | 29 Mar 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 2 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy pen | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 1–0 | 2 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 2–0 | 2 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Thomas Blythe | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 3–0 | 2 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 8 Apr 1898 |
| ? | William Morgan | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 9 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 1–0 | 9 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 2–0 | 9 Apr 1898 |
| ? | James Higgins | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 3–0 | 9 Apr 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Darwen | D2 | 0–0 | 23 Apr 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Darwen | D2 | 1–0 | 23 Apr 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Darwen | D2 | 2–0 | 23 Apr 1898 |
| ? | D.Blake | vs Darwen | D2 | 3–0 | 23 Apr 1898 |
| ? | D.Blake | vs Darwen | D2 | 3–1 | 23 Apr 1898 |
Squad
20 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| Henry Boyd | 30 | 9 | 3 | – | 33 | 9 |
| Joe Cassidy | 30 | 4 | 3 | – | 33 | 4 |
| James McNaught | 30 | – | 3 | – | 33 | – |
| Willie Bryant | 29 | 2 | 3 | – | 32 | 2 |
| Fredrick Erentz | 28 | – | 3 | – | 31 | – |
| Frank Barrett | 27 | – | 3 | – | 30 | – |
| Walter Cartwright | 27 | – | 3 | – | 30 | – |
| Harry Stafford | 25 | – | – | – | 25 | – |
| Levi Draycott | 21 | – | 3 | – | 24 | – |
| Matthew Gillespie | 19 | – | 1 | – | 20 | – |
| James Collinson | 10 | – | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| William Dunn | 10 | – | 2 | – | 12 | – |
| Henry "Harry" Erentz | 6 | – | 3 | – | 9 | – |
| William Morgan | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Robert Donaldson | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| Ceaser Jenkyns | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | – |
| Richard "Dick" Smith | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 |
| James Carman | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Joseph Ridgway | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Francis "Frank" Wedge | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 |
Division Two Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 80 | 24 | +56 | 48 |
| 2 | Newcastle United | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 32 | +32 | 45 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 30 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 39 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 38 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 37 |
| 6 | Small Heath | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 36 |
| 7 | Leicester Fosse | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 33 |
| 8 | Luton Town | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 30 |
| 9 | Gainsborough Trinity | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | Walsall | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 29 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 49 | 61 | -12 | 25 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 24 |
| 13 | Burton Swifts | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 69 | -31 | 21 |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 43 | 82 | -39 | 17 |
| 15 | Darwen | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 31 | 76 | -45 | 14 |
| 16 | Loughborough Town | 30 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 87 | -63 | 14 |
Points Progression
Division Two
Transfers
1 moves
In
- Bob Turner Left-Back
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- William Dunn 12 apps
- Henry "Harry" Erentz 9 apps
- James Carman 3 apps
- Francis "Frank" Wedge 2 apps, 2 goals
Final appearances
- James McNaught last of 33 apps
- Robert Donaldson last of 8 apps
- Ceaser Jenkyns last of 8 apps
- Joseph Ridgway last of 3 apps
Quick Quiz
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