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Manchester United 1909-1910

45
Points · Division One 1909-1910
5th in the Division One after 38 matches

Manchester United finished 5th in the Division One with 45 points from 38 games in 1909-1910, scoring 69 goals in all competitions. They won 19, drew 7 and lost 13 of their 39 games in all competitions under Ernest Mangnall.

Stats
19
Won
7
Drawn
13
Lost
Form
W
D
W
L
W

Season at a Glance

69
Goals Scored
63
Conceded
39
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.64
Points per game
74th-best of 123 full seasons
1.77
Goals per game
57th-best of 123 full seasons
1.62
Conceded per game
100th-best of 123 full seasons
49%
Win rate
71st-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 5th of 20 for goals scored (+0.24 per game vs the league average) and 12th for fewest conceded. That was 8 places higher than 1908-1909 (+8 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
George Wall
33 apps
11
— ast
2
Sandy Turnbull
27 apps
10
— ast
3
Jimmy Turnbull
19 apps
8
— ast
4
Thomas Homer
17 apps
7
— ast
5
Jack Picken
20 apps
5
— ast
6
Harold Halse
28 apps
4
— ast
7
Billy Meredith
32 apps
3
— ast
8
Sam Blott
10 apps
1
— ast
9
Charlie Roberts
29 apps
1
— ast

All Results

39 matches
September 1909 3W · 2D · 1L
W
Bradford City H
D1 Wall
1–0
1 Sep 12,000 1-0-0 W1
W
Bury H
D1 Turnbull 2
2–0
4 Sep 12,000 2-0-0 W2
W
Notts County H
D1 Wall, Turnbull
2–1
6 Sep 6,000 3-0-0 W3
D
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Turnbull, Wall
2–2
11 Sep 40,000 3-1-0 D1
D
Preston North End H
D1 Roberts
1–1
18 Sep 13,000 3-2-0 D2
L
Notts County A
D1 Turnbull 2 (pen)
2–3
25 Sep 11,000 3-2-1 L1
October 1909 3W · 1D · 1L
D
Newcastle United H
D1 Wall
1–1
2 Oct 30,000 3-3-1 D1
L
Liverpool A
D1 Turnbull 2 (pen)
2–3
9 Oct 30,000 3-3-2 L1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Turnbull, Halse
2–0
16 Oct 20,000 4-3-2 W1
W
Sheffield United A
D1 Wall (pen)
1–0
23 Oct 30,000 5-3-2 W2
W
Arsenal H
D1 Wall (pen)
1–0
30 Oct 20,000 6-3-2 W3
November 1909 2W · 0D · 2L
W
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Homer 2, Halse
3–2
6 Nov 20,000 7-3-2 W4
W
Chelsea H
D1 Turnbull, Wall
2–0
13 Nov 10,000 8-3-2 W5
L
Blackburn Rovers A
D1 Homer 2
2–3
20 Nov 40,000 8-3-3 L1
L
Nottingham Forest H
D1 Halse, Wall
2–6
27 Nov 12,000 8-3-4 L2
December 1909 1W · 0D · 3L
L
Sunderland A
D1
0–3
4 Dec 12,000 8-3-5 L3
W
Middlesbrough A
D1 Turnbull, Homer
2–1
18 Dec 10,000 9-3-5 W1
L
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1
0–3
25 Dec 25,000 9-3-6 L1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1 Wall
1–4
27 Dec 37,000 9-3-7 L2
January 1910 2W · 1D · 1L
W
Bradford City A
D1 Wall (pen), Turnbull
2–0
1 Jan 25,000 10-3-7 W1
D
Bury A
D1 Homer
1–1
8 Jan 10,000 10-4-7 D1
L
Burnley A
FAC
0–2
15 Jan 16,628 10-4-8 L1
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Connor, Hooper, Meredith, Roberts 2
5–0
22 Jan 7,000 11-4-8 W1
February 1910 1W · 0D · 3L
L
Preston North End A
D1
0–1
5 Feb 4,000 11-4-9 L1
W
Newcastle United A
D1 Roberts, Turnbull 2, Blott
4–3
12 Feb 20,000 12-4-9 W1
L
Liverpool H
D1 Turnbull, Homer, Wall
3–4
19 Feb 45,000 12-4-10 L1
L
Aston Villa A
D1 Meredith
1–7
26 Feb 20,000 12-4-11 L2
March 1910 3W · 2D · 1L
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Picken
1–0
5 Mar 40,000 13-4-11 W1
D
Arsenal A
D1
0–0
12 Mar 4,000 13-5-11 D1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Halse, Turnbull, Wall, Picken, Meredith
5–0
19 Mar 20,000 14-5-11 W1
W
Bristol City H
D1 Picken, Turnbull
2–1
25 Mar 50,000 15-5-11 W2
D
Chelsea A
D1 Turnbull
1–1
26 Mar 25,000 15-6-11 D1
L
Bristol City A
D1 Meredith
1–2
28 Mar 18,000 15-6-12 L1
April 1910 4W · 1D · 1L
W
Blackburn Rovers H
D1 Halse 2
2–0
2 Apr 20,000 16-6-12 W1
W
Everton H
D1 Turnbull 2, Meredith
3–2
6 Apr 5,500 17-6-12 W2
L
Nottingham Forest A
D1
0–2
9 Apr 7,000 17-6-13 L1
W
Sunderland H
D1 Wall, Turnbull
2–0
16 Apr 12,000 18-6-13 W1
D
Everton A
D1 Homer, Wall (pen), Turnbull
3–3
23 Apr 10,000 18-7-13 D1
W
Middlesbrough H
D1 Picken 4
4–1
30 Apr 10,000 19-7-13 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 191423 4120+21 74%10 19,447
Away 205510 2843-15 25%3 19,481

Home crowds averaged 19,447, away 19,481. Their biggest crowd was 50,000 v Bristol City, the smallest 4,000 v Preston North End.

Season Records

5–0
Biggest win
v Tottenham Hotspur · 22 Jan 1910
1–7
Heaviest defeat
v Aston Villa · 26 Feb 1910
5
Longest win streak
5
Longest unbeaten run
5
Longest winless run
13
Clean sheets
6
Failed to score
2–0
Most common score
6 times

United completed the league double over Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United. They lost both league meetings with Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
5
9
1-15
15
8
16-30
6
6
31-45
9
11
46-60
5
12
61-75
11
7
76+

United's average goal came in the 47', the average one conceded in the 47'. They scored 8 from the 81st minute on and conceded 4. Penalties: 6 scored, 5 conceded.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
55' George Wall vs Bradford City D1 0–0 1 Sep 1909
20' Jimmy Turnbull vs Bury D1 0–0 4 Sep 1909
52' Jimmy Turnbull vs Bury D1 1–0 4 Sep 1909
50' George Wall vs Notts County D1 0–0 6 Sep 1909
90' Jimmy Turnbull vs Notts County D1 1–1 6 Sep 1909
3' Jimmy Turnbull @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 11 Sep 1909
5' George Wall @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–0 11 Sep 1909
? Charlie Roberts vs Preston North End D1 0–0 18 Sep 1909
42' Sandy Turnbull @ Notts County D1 0–1 25 Sep 1909
89' Sandy Turnbull pen @ Notts County D1 1–3 25 Sep 1909
20' George Wall vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 2 Oct 1909
? Sandy Turnbull pen @ Liverpool D1 0–1 9 Oct 1909
? Sandy Turnbull @ Liverpool D1 1–1 9 Oct 1909
38' Sandy Turnbull vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 16 Oct 1909
85' Harold Halse vs Aston Villa D1 1–0 16 Oct 1909
30' George Wall pen @ Sheffield United D1 0–0 23 Oct 1909
? George Wall pen vs Arsenal D1 0–0 30 Oct 1909
44' Thomas Homer @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0–1 6 Nov 1909
53' Harold Halse @ Bolton Wanderers D1 1–1 6 Nov 1909
70' Thomas Homer @ Bolton Wanderers D1 2–2 6 Nov 1909
57' Sandy Turnbull vs Chelsea D1 0–0 13 Nov 1909
88' George Wall vs Chelsea D1 1–0 13 Nov 1909
32' Thomas Homer @ Blackburn Rovers D1 0–1 20 Nov 1909
90' Thomas Homer @ Blackburn Rovers D1 1–3 20 Nov 1909
24' Harold Halse vs Nottingham Forest D1 0–1 27 Nov 1909
83' George Wall vs Nottingham Forest D1 1–3 27 Nov 1909
15' Sandy Turnbull @ Middlesbrough D1 0–0 18 Dec 1909
44' Thomas Homer @ Middlesbrough D1 1–1 18 Dec 1909
10' George Wall @ Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–0 27 Dec 1909
60' George Wall pen @ Bradford City D1 0–0 1 Jan 1910
75' Sandy Turnbull @ Bradford City D1 1–0 1 Jan 1910
25' Thomas Homer @ Bury D1 0–0 8 Jan 1910
? Edward Connor vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 22 Jan 1910
? Arthur Hooper vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–0 22 Jan 1910
? Billy Meredith vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 2–0 22 Jan 1910
? Charlie Roberts vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 3–0 22 Jan 1910
? Charlie Roberts vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 4–0 22 Jan 1910
52' Charlie Roberts @ Newcastle United D1 0–3 12 Feb 1910
73' Sandy Turnbull @ Newcastle United D1 1–3 12 Feb 1910
77' Samuel Blott @ Newcastle United D1 2–3 12 Feb 1910
81' Sandy Turnbull @ Newcastle United D1 3–3 12 Feb 1910
30' Sandy Turnbull vs Liverpool D1 0–0 19 Feb 1910
32' Thomas Homer vs Liverpool D1 1–0 19 Feb 1910
65' George Wall vs Liverpool D1 2–1 19 Feb 1910
47' Billy Meredith @ Aston Villa D1 0–4 26 Feb 1910
25' Jack Picken vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 5 Mar 1910
20' Harold Halse vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 19 Mar 1910
22' Jimmy Turnbull vs Bolton Wanderers D1 1–0 19 Mar 1910
75' George Wall vs Bolton Wanderers D1 2–0 19 Mar 1910
77' Jack Picken vs Bolton Wanderers D1 3–0 19 Mar 1910
79' Billy Meredith vs Bolton Wanderers D1 4–0 19 Mar 1910
? Jack Picken vs Bristol City D1 0–0 25 Mar 1910
? Jimmy Turnbull vs Bristol City D1 1–0 25 Mar 1910
17' Jimmy Turnbull @ Chelsea D1 0–0 26 Mar 1910
20' Billy Meredith @ Bristol City D1 0–0 28 Mar 1910
? Harold Halse vs Blackburn Rovers D1 0–0 2 Apr 1910
? Harold Halse vs Blackburn Rovers D1 1–0 2 Apr 1910
24' Jimmy Turnbull vs Everton D1 0–0 6 Apr 1910
? Jimmy Turnbull vs Everton D1 1–1 6 Apr 1910
? Billy Meredith vs Everton D1 2–1 6 Apr 1910
20' George Wall vs Sunderland D1 0–0 16 Apr 1910
81' Sandy Turnbull vs Sunderland D1 1–0 16 Apr 1910
? Thomas Homer @ Everton D1 0–2 23 Apr 1910
? George Wall pen @ Everton D1 1–2 23 Apr 1910
? Sandy Turnbull @ Everton D1 2–2 23 Apr 1910
5' Jack Picken vs Middlesbrough D1 0–0 30 Apr 1910
27' Jack Picken vs Middlesbrough D1 1–1 30 Apr 1910
30' Jack Picken vs Middlesbrough D1 2–1 30 Apr 1910
60' Jack Picken vs Middlesbrough D1 3–1 30 Apr 1910

Squad

27 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Harry Moger 36 – 1 – 37 – –
George Wall 32 11 1 – 33 11 –
George Stacey 32 – 1 – 33 – –
Billy Meredith 31 3 1 – 32 3 –
Vince Hayes 30 – 1 – 31 – –
Dick Duckworth 29 – 1 – 30 – –
Charlie Roberts 28 1 1 – 29 1 –
Harold Halse 27 4 1 – 28 4 –
Sandy Turnbull 26 10 1 – 27 10 –
Alex Bell 27 – – – 27 – –
Jack Picken 19 5 1 – 20 5 –
Jimmy Turnbull 19 8 – – 19 8 2
Thomas Homer 17 7 – – 17 7 –
George Livingstone 16 – – – 16 – –
Sam Blott 10 1 – – 10 1 –
Arthur Whalley 9 – – – 9 – –
Edward Connor 8 – – – 8 – –
Richard Holden 7 – – – 7 – –
Anthony Donnelly 4 – – – 4 – –
Alex Downie 3 – – – 3 – –
Arthur Hooper 2 – – – 2 – –
Elijah Round 2 – – – 2 – –
James Bannister 1 – – – 1 – –
Herbert Burgess 1 – – – 1 – –
Joseph Curry – – 1 – 1 – –
Joseph Ford 1 – – – 1 – –
Jack Quin 1 – – – 1 – –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Aston Villa 38 23 7 8 84 42 +42 53
2 Liverpool 38 21 6 11 78 57 +21 48
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 9 11 73 55 +18 45
4 Newcastle United 38 19 7 12 70 56 +14 45
5 Manchester United 38 19 7 12 69 61 +8 45
6 Sheffield United 38 16 10 12 62 41 +21 42
7 Bradford City 38 17 8 13 64 47 +17 42
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 66 51 +15 41
9 Notts County 38 15 10 13 67 59 +8 40
10 Everton 38 16 8 14 51 56 -5 40
11 Sheffield Wednesday 38 15 9 14 60 63 -3 39
12 Preston North End 38 15 5 18 52 58 -6 35
13 Bury 38 12 9 17 62 66 -4 33
14 Nottingham Forest 38 11 11 16 54 72 -18 33
15 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 10 17 53 69 -15 32
16 Bristol City 38 12 8 18 45 60 -16 32
17 Middlesbrough 38 11 9 18 56 73 -17 31
18 Arsenal 38 11 9 18 37 67 -30 31
19 Chelsea 38 11 7 20 47 70 -23 29
20 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 6 23 44 71 -27 24

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

6 moves
In
  • Arthur Hooper Centre-Forward
    from KidderminsterUndisclosed
  • Elijah Round Goalkeeper
    from Oldham AthleticUndisclosed
  • Jackie Sheldon Right Winger
    from NuneatonUndisclosed
  • Thomas Homer Centre-Forward
    from KidderminsterUndisclosed
Out
  • Harold Hardman Striker
    to BradfordUndisclosed
  • Jimmy Bannister Right Midfield
    to PrestonUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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