Manchester United 1898-1899
36
Matches · 1898-1899
19 wins, 6 draws, 11 losses
Manchester United played 36 matches in 1898-1899, scoring 71 goals in all competitions. They won 19, drew 6 and lost 11 of their 36 games in all competitions under Alf Albut.
Stats
19
Won
6
Drawn
11
Lost
Form
D
D
W
W
W
Season at a Glance
71
Goals Scored
49
Conceded
36
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.75
Points per game
63rd-best of 123 full seasons
1.97
Goals per game
31st-best of 123 full seasons
1.36
Conceded per game
81st-best of 123 full seasons
53%
Win rate
50th-best of 123 full seasons
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Edwin Lee
7 apps
3
— ast
2
Joe Cassidy
36 apps
3
— ast
3
Matthew Gillespie
30 apps
2
— ast
4
Henry Boyd
12 apps
1
— ast
5
John Cunningham
17 apps
1
— ast
6
William Morgan
26 apps
1
— ast
7
Fredrick Erentz
34 apps
1
— ast
8
Willie Bryant
34 apps
1
— ast
All Results
36 matches
September 1898 4W · 0D · 0L
W
Gainsborough Trinity A
D2 Cassidy, Bryant
2–0
3 Sep 2,000 1-0-0 W1
W
Manchester City H
D2 Collinson, Cassidy (pen), Boyd
3–0
10 Sep 20,000 2-0-0 W2
W
Glossop A
D2 Bryant, Cassidy
2–1
17 Sep 6,000 3-0-0 W3
W
Walsall H
D2 Gillespie
1–0
24 Sep 8,000 4-0-0 W4
October 1898 2W · 0D · 2L
L
Burton Swifts A
D2 Boyd
1–5
1 Oct 2,000 4-0-1 L1
W
Port Vale H
D2 Cassidy, Bryant
2–1
8 Oct 10,000 5-0-1 W1
L
Birmingham City A
D2 Cassidy
1–4
15 Oct 5,000 5-0-2 L1
W
Loughborough Town H
D2 Cassidy 2, Collinson 2, Brooks 2
6–1
22 Oct 2,000 6-0-2 W1
November 1898 3W · 1D · 0L
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Cassidy (pen), Brooks, Gillespie
3–2
5 Nov 5,000 7-0-2 W2
D
Barnsley H
D2
0–0
12 Nov 5,000 7-1-2 D1
W
New Brighton Tower A
D2 Collinson 2, Cassidy
3–0
19 Nov 5,000 8-1-2 W1
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Bryant
1–0
26 Nov 4,000 9-1-2 W2
December 1898 3W · 0D · 3L
L
Arsenal A
D2 Collinson
1–5
3 Dec 7,000 9-1-3 L1
W
Blackpool H
D2 Cunningham, Collinson, Cassidy (pen)
3–1
10 Dec 5,000 10-1-3 W1
L
Leicester City A
D2
0–1
17 Dec 8,000 10-1-4 L1
W
Darwen H
D2 (og), Bryant 3, Gillespie 2, Cassidy 3
9–0
24 Dec 2,000 11-1-4 W1
L
Manchester City A
D2
0–4
26 Dec 25,000 11-1-5 L1
W
Gainsborough Trinity H
D2 Collinson 2, Bryant, Cartwright, Draycott, Boyd
6–1
31 Dec 2,000 12-1-5 W1
January 1899 1W · 2D · 1L
D
Burton Swifts H
D2 Boyd, Cassidy
2–2
2 Jan 6,000 12-2-5 D1
W
Glossop H
D2 Cunningham, Erentz, Gillespie
3–0
14 Jan 12,000 13-2-5 W1
L
Walsall A
D2
0–2
21 Jan 3,000 13-2-6 L1
D
Tottenham Hotspur A
FAC Cassidy
1–1
28 Jan 15,000 13-3-6 D1
February 1899 2W · 0D · 2L
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
FAC Replay Bryant 3
3–5
1 Feb 6,000 13-3-7 L1
L
Port Vale A
D2
0–1
4 Feb 6,000 13-3-8 L2
W
Loughborough Town A
D2 Bryant
1–0
18 Feb 1,500 14-3-8 W1
W
Birmingham City H
D2 Boyd, W.A.Roberts
2–0
25 Feb 12,000 15-3-8 W2
March 1899 0W · 0D · 3L
L
Grimsby Town A
D2
0–3
4 Mar 4,000 15-3-9 L1
L
New Brighton Tower H
D2 Cassidy
1–2
18 Mar 20,000 15-3-10 L2
L
Lincoln City A
D2
0–2
25 Mar 3,000 15-3-11 L3
April 1899 4W · 3D · 0L
D
Arsenal H
D2 Bryant, Cassidy
2–2
1 Apr 5,000 15-4-11 D1
W
Blackpool A
D2 Cassidy
1–0
3 Apr 3,000 16-4-11 W1
W
Barnsley A
D2 ,
2–0
4 Apr 4,000 17-4-11 W2
W
Luton Town A
D2 Lee
1–0
8 Apr 1,500 18-4-11 W3
W
Luton Town H
D2 Cartwright, Cassidy, Gillespie, Lee, Morgan
5–0
12 Apr 3,000 19-4-11 W4
D
Leicester City H
D2 Cassidy, Gillespie
2–2
15 Apr 6,000 19-5-11 D1
D
Darwen A
D2 Morgan
1–1
22 Apr 1,000 19-6-11 D2
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 19 | +35 | 67% | 8 | 7,389 |
| Away | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 30 | -13 | 39% | 6 | 5,667 |
Home crowds averaged 7,389, away 5,667. Their biggest crowd was 25,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 1,000 v Darwen.
Season Records
9–0
Biggest win
v Darwen · 24 Dec 1898
1–5
Heaviest defeat
v Burton Swifts · 1 Oct 1898
4
Longest win streak
7
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
14
Clean sheets
7
Failed to score
1–0
Most common score
5 times
United completed the league double over Blackpool, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop, Loughborough Town and Luton Town.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 25', the average one conceded in the 41'. They scored 0 from the 81st minute on and conceded 2. Penalties: 3 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50' | Willie Bryant | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 3 Sep 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 1–0 | 3 Sep 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Manchester City | D2 | 0–0 | 10 Sep 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy pen | vs Manchester City | D2 | 1–0 | 10 Sep 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Manchester City | D2 | 2–0 | 10 Sep 1898 |
| 55' | Richard Tinto | @ Glossop | D2 | 0–0 | 17 Sep 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Glossop | D2 | 0–1 | 17 Sep 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Glossop | D2 | 1–1 | 17 Sep 1898 |
| 20' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Walsall | D2 | 0–0 | 24 Sep 1898 |
| 6' | Henry Boyd | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–0 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| 10' | F.Burton | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–0 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| ? | F.Burton | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–1 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| ? | F.Burton | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–2 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Henry Griffiths | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–3 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| ? | P.Campbell | @ Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–4 | 1 Oct 1898 |
| 15' | Willie Bryant | vs Port Vale | D2 | 0–0 | 8 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Port Vale | D2 | 1–0 | 8 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Daniel Simpson | vs Port Vale | D2 | 2–0 | 8 Oct 1898 |
| 3' | Joe Cassidy | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 15 Oct 1898 |
| 6' | Walter Abbott | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 1–0 | 15 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Billy Walton | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 1–1 | 15 Oct 1898 |
| ? | William Robertson | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 1–2 | 15 Oct 1898 |
| ? | James Inglis | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 1–3 | 15 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 0–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 1–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 2–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 3–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | William Brooks | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 4–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | William Brooks | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 5–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | John Nicholl | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 6–0 | 22 Oct 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy pen | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 5 Nov 1898 |
| ? | William Brooks | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 1–0 | 5 Nov 1898 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 2–0 | 5 Nov 1898 |
| ? | Thomas Jenkinson | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 3–0 | 5 Nov 1898 |
| ? | George Ratcliffe | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 3–1 | 5 Nov 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 0–0 | 19 Nov 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 1–0 | 19 Nov 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 2–0 | 19 Nov 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 26 Nov 1898 |
| 5' | David Hannah | @ Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| 44' | William White | @ Arsenal | D2 | 0–1 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ Arsenal | D2 | 0–2 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| ? | David Hannah | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–2 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| ? | William White | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–3 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| ? | William White | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–4 | 3 Dec 1898 |
| ? | John Cunningham | vs Blackpool | D2 | 0–0 | 10 Dec 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Blackpool | D2 | 1–0 | 10 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy pen | vs Blackpool | D2 | 2–0 | 10 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Richard Birkett | vs Blackpool | D2 | 3–0 | 10 Dec 1898 |
| 25' | Bennie Fulwood | @ Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 17 Dec 1898 |
| ? | OG | vs Darwen | D2 | 0–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Darwen | D2 | 1–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Darwen | D2 | 2–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Darwen | D2 | 3–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Darwen | D2 | 4–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Darwen | D2 | 5–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Darwen | D2 | 6–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Darwen | D2 | 7–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Darwen | D2 | 8–0 | 24 Dec 1898 |
| 85' | Billy Meredith | @ Manchester City | D2 | 0–0 | 26 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Fred Williams | @ Manchester City | D2 | 0–1 | 26 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Billie Gillespie | @ Manchester City | D2 | 0–2 | 26 Dec 1898 |
| ? | George Dougal | @ Manchester City | D2 | 0–3 | 26 Dec 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | James Collinson | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 1–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 2–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Walter Cartwright | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 3–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Levi Draycott | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 4–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 5–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| ? | Bernard Pumfrey | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 6–0 | 31 Dec 1898 |
| 63' | Henry Griffiths | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–0 | 2 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–1 | 2 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–1 | 2 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Henry Griffiths | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 2–1 | 2 Jan 1899 |
| 20' | John Cunningham | vs Glossop | D2 | 0–0 | 14 Jan 1899 |
| 21' | Fred Erentz | vs Glossop | D2 | 1–0 | 14 Jan 1899 |
| 46' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Glossop | D2 | 2–0 | 14 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Arthur Griffin | @ Walsall | D2 | 0–0 | 21 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Arthur Griffin | @ Walsall | D2 | 0–1 | 21 Jan 1899 |
| 44' | Joe Cassidy | @ Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 28 Jan 1899 |
| 90' | Bill Joyce | @ Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 1–0 | 28 Jan 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 0–0 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 1–0 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 2–0 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Jack Jones | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 3–0 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | James McNaught | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 3–1 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Tom Smith | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 3–2 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | James Hartley | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 3–3 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| ? | William Joyce | vs Tottenham Hotspur | FAC | 3–4 | 1 Feb 1899 |
| 60' | Fred Belfield | @ Port Vale | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Loughborough Town | D2 | 0–0 | 18 Feb 1899 |
| ? | Henry Boyd | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Feb 1899 |
| ? | W.A.Roberts | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 1–0 | 25 Feb 1899 |
| 2' | James Cockshutt | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Mar 1899 |
| ? | James Cockshutt pen | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–1 | 4 Mar 1899 |
| ? | James Cockshutt | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–2 | 4 Mar 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 0–0 | 18 Mar 1899 |
| ? | Harry Hammond | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 1–0 | 18 Mar 1899 |
| ? | Dan Cunliffe | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 1–1 | 18 Mar 1899 |
| 70' | Hugh Robertson pen | @ Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Mar 1899 |
| ? | Harry Swan | @ Lincoln City | D2 | 0–1 | 25 Mar 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 1 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Arsenal | D2 | 1–0 | 1 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Ernest Cottrell | vs Arsenal | D2 | 2–0 | 1 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Adam Haywood | vs Arsenal | D2 | 2–1 | 1 Apr 1899 |
| 15' | Joe Cassidy | @ Blackpool | D2 | 0–0 | 3 Apr 1899 |
| 13' | Edwin Lee 3' , | @ Barnsley | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Apr 1899 |
| 9' | Edwin Lee | @ Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 8 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Walter Cartwright | vs Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 12 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Luton Town | D2 | 1–0 | 12 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Luton Town | D2 | 2–0 | 12 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Edwin Lee | vs Luton Town | D2 | 3–0 | 12 Apr 1899 |
| ? | William Morgan | vs Luton Town | D2 | 4–0 | 12 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 15 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Leicester City | D2 | 1–0 | 15 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Tom Bradshaw | vs Leicester City | D2 | 2–0 | 15 Apr 1899 |
| ? | Johnny McMillan | vs Leicester City | D2 | 2–1 | 15 Apr 1899 |
| 22' | Oliver Pilkington | @ Darwen | D2 | 0–0 | 22 Apr 1899 |
| 60' | William Morgan | @ Darwen | D2 | 0–1 | 22 Apr 1899 |
Squad
27 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| Joe Cassidy | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| Frank Barrett | 34 | – | 2 | – | 36 | – |
| Harry Stafford | 33 | – | 2 | – | 35 | – |
| Willie Bryant | 32 | 1 | 2 | – | 34 | 1 |
| Fredrick Erentz | 32 | 1 | 2 | – | 34 | 1 |
| Walter Cartwright | 33 | – | 1 | – | 34 | – |
| Levi Draycott | 31 | – | 2 | – | 33 | – |
| Matthew Gillespie | 28 | 2 | 2 | – | 30 | 2 |
| William Morgan | 24 | 1 | 2 | – | 26 | 1 |
| James Collinson | 21 | – | 2 | – | 23 | – |
| John Cunningham | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | 17 | 1 |
| Henry Boyd | 12 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Francis "Frank" Pepper | 7 | – | 1 | – | 8 | – |
| Edwin Lee | 7 | 3 | – | – | 7 | 3 |
| William Griffiths | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| James Connachan | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| William Brooks | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| W. F. (Bogie) Roberts | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| John Turner | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| John "Owen" Jones | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Robert "Bob" Turner | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Robert Walker | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| James Cairns | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| John Gourlay | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| James Hopkins | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| William (1898-1899) Owen | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| George Radcliffe | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Points Progression
League Division Two
Transfers
3 moves
In
- John Cunningham Second Striker
Out
- Bob Turner Left-Back
- John Cunningham Second Striker
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- John Cunningham 17 apps, 1 goal
- Francis "Frank" Pepper 8 apps
- Edwin Lee 7 apps, 3 goals
- William Griffiths 7 apps
- James Connachan 4 apps
- William Brooks 3 apps
- W. F. (Bogie) Roberts 3 apps
- John Turner 3 apps
- John "Owen" Jones 2 apps
- Robert "Bob" Turner 2 apps
- Robert Walker 2 apps
- James Cairns 1 app
- John Gourlay 1 app
- James Hopkins 1 app
- William (1898-1899) Owen 1 app
- George Radcliffe 1 app
Final appearances
- Levi Draycott last of 33 apps
- Henry Boyd last of 12 apps
Quick Quiz
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