Manchester United 1913-1914

Points · Division One 1913-1914

14th in the Division One after 38 matches

Manchester United finished 14th in the Division One with 36 points from 38 games in 1913-1914, scoring 52 goals in all competitions. They won 15, drew 6 and lost 18 of their 39 games in all competitions under John Bentley.

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form

Season at a Glance

Goals Scored

Conceded

Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons

1.31

Points per game

107th-best of 123 full seasons

1.33

Goals per game

103rd-best of 123 full seasons

1.62

Conceded per game

100th-best of 123 full seasons

38%

Win rate

98th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 11th of 20 for goals scored (-0.08 per game vs the league average) and 15th for fewest conceded. That was 10 places lower than 1912-1913 (-10 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

All Results

39 matches

September 1913 4W · 0D · 1L

Sheffield Wednesday A

D1 Turnbull, Spoors (og), West

3–1

6 Sep 32,000 1-0-0 W1

Sunderland H

D1 Anderson, Turnbull, Whalley

3–1

8 Sep 25,000 2-0-0 W2

Bolton Wanderers H

0–1

13 Sep 45,000 2-0-1 L1

Chelsea A

D1 Anderson, Wall (pen)

2–0

20 Sep 40,000 3-0-1 W1

Oldham Athletic H

D1 Anderson, Wall, West 2

4–1

27 Sep 55,000 4-0-1 W2

October 1913 4W · 0D · 0L

Tottenham Hotspur H

D1 Stacey (pen), Whalley, Wall

3–1

4 Oct 25,000 5-0-1 W3

Burnley A

D1 Anderson 2

2–1

11 Oct 30,000 6-0-1 W4

Preston North End H

D1 Anderson 3

3–0

18 Oct 30,000 7-0-1 W5

Newcastle United A

D1 West

1–0

25 Oct 35,000 8-0-1 W6

November 1913 1W · 1D · 3L

Liverpool H

D1 Wall 2, West

3–0

1 Nov 30,000 9-0-1 W7

Aston Villa A

D1 Woodcock

1–3

8 Nov 20,000 9-0-2 L1

Middlesbrough H

0–1

15 Nov 15,000 9-0-3 L2

Sheffield United A

0–2

22 Nov 30,000 9-0-4 L3

Derby County H

D1 Turnbull 2, Meredith

3–3

29 Nov 20,000 9-1-4 D1

December 1913 3W · 1D · 2L

Manchester City A

D1 Anderson 2

2–0

6 Dec 40,000 10-1-4 W1

Bradford City H

D1 Knowles

1–1

13 Dec 18,000 10-2-4 D1

Blackburn Rovers A

D1 Crompton (og)

1–0

20 Dec 35,000 11-2-4 W1

Everton H

0–1

25 Dec 25,000 11-2-5 L1

Everton A

0–5

26 Dec 40,000 11-2-6 L2

Sheffield Wednesday H

D1 Wall, Meredith

2–1

27 Dec 10,000 12-2-6 W1

January 1914 1W · 1D · 3L

West Bromwich Albion H

D1 Wall

1–0

1 Jan 35,000 13-2-6 W2

Bolton Wanderers A

D1 West

1–6

3 Jan 35,000 13-2-7 L1

Swindon Town A

FAC

0–1

10 Jan 18,187 13-2-8 L2

Chelsea H

0–1

17 Jan 20,000 13-2-9 L3

Oldham Athletic A

D1 Woodcock, Wall (pen)

2–2

24 Jan 10,000 13-3-9 D1

February 1914 0W · 1D · 3L

Tottenham Hotspur A

D1 Wall

1–2

7 Feb 22,000 13-3-10 L1

Burnley H

0–1

14 Feb 35,000 13-3-11 L2

Middlesbrough A

D1 Anderson

1–3

21 Feb 12,000 13-3-12 L3

Newcastle United H

D1 Potts, Anderson

2–2

28 Feb 30,000 13-4-12 D1

March 1914 0W · 0D · 2L

Preston North End A

D1 Travers, Wall (pen)

2–4

5 Mar 12,000 13-4-13 L1

Aston Villa H

0–6

14 Mar 30,000 13-4-14 L2

April 1914 2W · 2D · 4L

Derby County A

D1 Travers, Anderson

2–4

4 Apr 7,000 13-4-15 L3

Sunderland A

0–2

10 Apr 20,000 13-4-16 L4

Manchester City H

0–1

11 Apr 36,000 13-4-17 L5

West Bromwich Albion A

D1 Travers

1–2

13 Apr 20,000 13-4-18 L6

Liverpool A

D1 Travers, Wall

2–1

15 Apr 28,000 14-4-18 W1

Bradford City A

D1 Thomson

1–1

18 Apr 10,000 14-5-18 D1

Sheffield United H

D1 Anderson 2

2–1

22 Apr 4,500 15-5-18 W1

Blackburn Rovers H

0–0

25 Apr 20,000 15-6-18 D1

Home & Away

Venue	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%	CS	Avg Att
Home	19	8	4	7	27	23	+4	42%	4	26,763
Away	20	7	2	11	25	40	-15	35%	4	24,809

Home crowds averaged 26,763, away 24,809. Their biggest crowd was 55,000 v Oldham Athletic, the smallest 4,500 v Sheffield United.

Season Records

4–1

Biggest win

v Oldham Athletic · 27 Sep 1913

0–6

Heaviest defeat

v Aston Villa · 14 Mar 1914

Longest win streak

Longest unbeaten run

Longest winless run

Clean sheets

Failed to score

0–1

Most common score

7 times

United completed the league double over Liverpool and Sheffield Wednesday. They lost both league meetings with Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Everton and Middlesbrough.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded

1-15

16-30

31-45

46-60

61-75

76+

United's average goal came in the 48', the average one conceded in the 49'. They scored 8 from the 81st minute on and conceded 10. Penalties: 4 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 2 for, 0 against.

Min	Scorer	Opponent	Comp	Before	Date
37'	Jack Burkinshaw	@ Sheffield Wednesday	D1	0–0	6 Sep 1913
39'	Sandy Turnbull	@ Sheffield Wednesday	D1	0–1	6 Sep 1913
75'	Jimmy Spoors OG	@ Sheffield Wednesday	D1	1–1	6 Sep 1913
76'	Enoch West	@ Sheffield Wednesday	D1	2–1	6 Sep 1913
22'	George Anderson	vs Sunderland	D1	0–0	8 Sep 1913
44'	Charlie Buchan	vs Sunderland	D1	1–0	8 Sep 1913
46'	Sandy Turnbull	vs Sunderland	D1	1–1	8 Sep 1913
88'	Arthur Whalley	vs Sunderland	D1	2–1	8 Sep 1913
27'	George Lillycrop	vs Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–0	13 Sep 1913
25'	George Anderson	@ Chelsea	D1	0–0	20 Sep 1913
85'	George Wall pen	@ Chelsea	D1	1–0	20 Sep 1913
22'	George Anderson	vs Oldham Athletic	D1	0–0	27 Sep 1913
29'	George Wall	vs Oldham Athletic	D1	1–0	27 Sep 1913
49'	Enoch West	vs Oldham Athletic	D1	2–0	27 Sep 1913
80'	Enoch West	vs Oldham Athletic	D1	3–0	27 Sep 1913
88'	Alf Toward	vs Oldham Athletic	D1	4–0	27 Sep 1913
10'	Bert Middlemiss	vs Tottenham Hotspur	D1	0–0	4 Oct 1913
48'	George Stacey pen	vs Tottenham Hotspur	D1	0–1	4 Oct 1913
80'	Arthur Whalley	vs Tottenham Hotspur	D1	1–1	4 Oct 1913
87'	George Wall	vs Tottenham Hotspur	D1	2–1	4 Oct 1913
23'	George Anderson	@ Burnley	D1	0–0	11 Oct 1913
28'	Bertie Freeman	@ Burnley	D1	1–0	11 Oct 1913
48'	George Anderson	@ Burnley	D1	1–1	11 Oct 1913
13'	George Anderson	vs Preston North End	D1	0–0	18 Oct 1913
20'	George Anderson	vs Preston North End	D1	1–0	18 Oct 1913
86'	George Anderson	vs Preston North End	D1	2–0	18 Oct 1913
5'	Enoch West	@ Newcastle United	D1	0–0	25 Oct 1913
3'	George Wall	vs Liverpool	D1	0–0	1 Nov 1913
88'	Enoch West	vs Liverpool	D1	1–0	1 Nov 1913
89'	George Wall	vs Liverpool	D1	2–0	1 Nov 1913
20'	Harold Hampton pen	@ Aston Villa	D1	0–0	8 Nov 1913
33'	Wilfred Woodcock	@ Aston Villa	D1	0–1	8 Nov 1913
40'	Albert Hall	@ Aston Villa	D1	1–1	8 Nov 1913
68'	Samuel Whittaker	@ Aston Villa	D1	1–2	8 Nov 1913
14'	Jackie Carr	vs Middlesbrough	D1	0–0	15 Nov 1913
4'	Joe Kitchen pen	@ Sheffield United	D1	0–0	22 Nov 1913
54'	Stan Fazackerley	@ Sheffield United	D1	0–1	22 Nov 1913
25'	Sandy Turnbull	vs Derby County	D1	0–0	29 Nov 1913
51'	Jim Moore 10'	vs Derby County	D1	1–0	29 Nov 1913
70'	Sandy Turnbull	vs Derby County	D1	1–1	29 Nov 1913
74'	Billy Meredith	vs Derby County	D1	2–1	29 Nov 1913
87'	Harry Leonard	vs Derby County	D1	3–1	29 Nov 1913
32'	George Anderson	@ Manchester City	D1	0–0	6 Dec 1913
43'	George Anderson	@ Manchester City	D1	1–0	6 Dec 1913
60'	Frank Knowles	vs Bradford City	D1	0–0	13 Dec 1913
61'	Charlie Storer	vs Bradford City	D1	1–0	13 Dec 1913
35'	Bob Crompton OG	@ Blackburn Rovers	D1	0–0	20 Dec 1913
49'	Bobby Parker	vs Everton	D1	0–0	25 Dec 1913
34'	Bobby Parker	@ Everton	D1	0–0	26 Dec 1913
58'	Bobby Parker	@ Everton	D1	0–1	26 Dec 1913
85'	Thomas Nuttall 65',	@ Everton	D1	0–2	26 Dec 1913
90'	Bobby Parker	@ Everton	D1	0–3	26 Dec 1913
33'	George Wall	vs Sheffield Wednesday	D1	0–0	27 Dec 1913
50'	Billy Meredith	vs Sheffield Wednesday	D1	1–0	27 Dec 1913
65'	Jimmy Spoors pen	vs Sheffield Wednesday	D1	2–0	27 Dec 1913
22'	George Wall	vs West Bromwich Albion	D1	0–0	1 Jan 1914
26'	George Lillycrop	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–0	3 Jan 1914
38'	Joe Smith	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–1	3 Jan 1914
45'	Joe Smith	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–2	3 Jan 1914
49'	Joe Smith	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–3	3 Jan 1914
67'	Evan Jones	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–4	3 Jan 1914
72'	Enoch West	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	0–5	3 Jan 1914
82'	Joe Smith	@ Bolton Wanderers	D1	1–5	3 Jan 1914
89'	Harold Fleming	@ Swindon Town	FAC	0–0	10 Jan 1914
70'	Charlie Freeman	vs Chelsea	D1	0–0	17 Jan 1914
16'	George Woodger	@ Oldham Athletic	D1	0–0	24 Jan 1914
18'	George Wall pen	@ Oldham Athletic	D1	0–1	24 Jan 1914
?	Wilfred Woodcock	@ Oldham Athletic	D1	1–1	24 Jan 1914
?	Arthur Gee	@ Oldham Athletic	D1	2–1	24 Jan 1914
20'	Billy Minter	@ Tottenham Hotspur	D1	0–0	7 Feb 1914
29'	George Wall	@ Tottenham Hotspur	D1	0–1	7 Feb 1914
71'	Jimmy Cantrell	@ Tottenham Hotspur	D1	1–1	7 Feb 1914
2'	Bertie Freeman	vs Burnley	D1	0–0	14 Feb 1914
20'	John Stirling	@ Middlesbrough	D1	0–0	21 Feb 1914
50'	George Anderson	@ Middlesbrough	D1	0–1	21 Feb 1914
70'	George Elliott	@ Middlesbrough	D1	1–1	21 Feb 1914
85'	George Malcolm	@ Middlesbrough	D1	1–2	21 Feb 1914
3'	Arthur Potts	vs Newcastle United	D1	0–0	28 Feb 1914
10'	William Hibbert	vs Newcastle United	D1	1–0	28 Feb 1914
15'	Albert Shepherd	vs Newcastle United	D1	1–1	28 Feb 1914
42'	George Anderson	vs Newcastle United	D1	1–2	28 Feb 1914
35'	Fred Osborn	@ Preston North End	D1	0–0	5 Mar 1914
52'	George Travers	@ Preston North End	D1	0–1	5 Mar 1914
58'	Fred Osborn	@ Preston North End	D1	1–1	5 Mar 1914
79'	William Swarbrick	@ Preston North End	D1	1–2	5 Mar 1914
81'	William Swarbrick	@ Preston North End	D1	1–3	5 Mar 1914
86'	George Wall pen	@ Preston North End	D1	1–4	5 Mar 1914
11'	Harold Edgley	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–0	14 Mar 1914
24'	Joe Bache	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–1	14 Mar 1914
50'	Joe Bache	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–2	14 Mar 1914
55'	Harold Hampton	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–3	14 Mar 1914
71'	Joe Bache	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–4	14 Mar 1914
78'	Clement Stephenson	vs Aston Villa	D1	0–5	14 Mar 1914
5'	Horace Barnes	@ Derby County	D1	0–0	4 Apr 1914
15'	Harry Leonard	@ Derby County	D1	0–1	4 Apr 1914
44'	George Travers	@ Derby County	D1	0–2	4 Apr 1914
47'	Ernald Scattergood pen	@ Derby County	D1	1–2	4 Apr 1914
78'	George Anderson	@ Derby County	D1	1–3	4 Apr 1914
88'	Harry Leonard	@ Derby County	D1	2–3	4 Apr 1914
35'	George Holly	@ Sunderland	D1	0–0	10 Apr 1914
55'	Bobby Best	@ Sunderland	D1	0–1	10 Apr 1914
80'	James Cumming	vs Manchester City	D1	0–0	11 Apr 1914
19'	George Travers	@ West Bromwich Albion	D1	0–0	13 Apr 1914
60'	Harry Wright	@ West Bromwich Albion	D1	1–0	13 Apr 1914
83'	Alf Bentley	@ West Bromwich Albion	D1	1–1	13 Apr 1914
30'	James Dawson	@ Liverpool	D1	0–0	15 Apr 1914
34'	George Travers	@ Liverpool	D1	0–1	15 Apr 1914
88'	George Wall	@ Liverpool	D1	1–1	15 Apr 1914
17'	James Thomson	@ Bradford City	D1	0–0	18 Apr 1914
46'	George Wild	@ Bradford City	D1	1–0	18 Apr 1914
43'	George Anderson	vs Sheffield United	D1	0–0	22 Apr 1914
61'	George Anderson	vs Sheffield United	D1	1–0	22 Apr 1914
80'	Stan Fazackerley	vs Sheffield United	D1	2–0	22 Apr 1914

Squad

30 players

Player	League		FA Cup		Total		Red
Player	Apps	Gls	Apps	Gls	Apps	Gls	Red
Billy Meredith	34	2	1	–	35	2	–
George Stacey	34	1	1	–	35	1	–
George Anderson	32	15	–	–	32	15	–
Robert Beale	31	–	1	–	32	–	–
Enoch West	30	6	1	–	31	6	–
George Wall	29	11	1	–	30	11	–
James Hodge	28	–	1	–	29	–	–
Michael Hamill	26	–	–	–	26	–	1
Arthur Whalley	18	2	1	–	19	2	–
Frank Knowles	18	1	1	–	19	1	–
Sandy Turnbull	17	4	1	–	18	4	–
Joseph Haywood	14	–	–	–	14	–	–
George Travers	13	4	–	–	13	4	–
Wilfred Woodcock	11	1	1	–	12	1	–
Thomas Gipps	11	–	–	–	11	–	–
Dick Duckworth	9	–	–	–	9	–	–
Edward Hudson	9	–	–	–	9	–	–
Joseph Norton	8	–	–	–	8	–	–
George Hunter	7	–	–	–	7	–	–
Arthur Potts	6	1	–	–	6	1	–
James Thomson	6	1	–	–	6	1	–
Ezra Royals	5	–	–	–	5	–	–
Thomas Chorlton	4	–	–	–	4	–	–
John Hodge	4	–	–	–	4	–	–
George Livingstone	3	–	1	–	4	–	–
Arthur Cashmore	3	–	–	–	3	–	–
Arthur Hooper	3	–	–	–	3	–	–
John Mew	2	–	–	–	2	–	–
Robert Roberts	2	–	–	–	2	–	–
Jocelyn Rowe	1	–	–	–	1	–	–

Division One Table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Blackburn Rovers	38	20	11	7	78	42	+36	51
2	Aston Villa	38	19	6	13	65	50	+15	44
3	Middlesbrough	38	19	5	14	77	60	+17	43
4	Oldham Athletic	38	17	9	12	55	45	+10	43
5	West Bromwich Albion	38	15	13	10	46	42	+4	43
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	65	52	+13	42
7	Sunderland	38	17	6	15	63	52	+11	40
8	Chelsea	38	16	7	15	46	55	-9	39
9	Bradford City	38	12	14	12	40	40	0	38
10	Sheffield United	38	16	5	17	63	60	+3	37
11	Newcastle United	38	13	11	14	39	48	-9	37
12	Burnley	38	12	12	14	61	53	+8	36
13	Manchester City	38	14	8	16	51	53	-2	36
14	Manchester United	38	15	6	17	52	62	-10	36
15	Everton	38	12	11	15	46	55	-9	35
16	Liverpool	38	14	7	17	46	62	-16	35
17	Tottenham Hotspur	38	12	10	16	50	62	-12	34
18	Sheffield Wednesday	38	13	8	17	53	70	-17	34
19	Preston North End	38	12	6	20	52	69	-17	30
20	Derby County	38	8	11	19	55	71	-16	27