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Manchester United 1914-1915

30
Points · Division One 1914-1915
18th in the Division One after 38 matches

Manchester United finished 18th in the Division One with 30 points from 38 games in 1914-1915, scoring 46 goals in all competitions. They won 9, drew 12 and lost 18 of their 39 games in all competitions under John Bentley and John Robson.

Stats
9
Won
12
Drawn
18
Lost
Form
W
W
L
D
L

Managers

2 spells
Manager From PWDLPPG
John Bentley 2 Sep 1914 18369 0.83
John Robson 1 Jan 1915 21669 1.14

Season at a Glance

46
Goals Scored
63
Conceded
39
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.00
Points per game
118th-best of 123 full seasons
1.18
Goals per game
118th-best of 123 full seasons
1.62
Conceded per game
100th-best of 123 full seasons
23%
Win rate
119th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 18th of 20 for goals scored (-0.37 per game vs the league average) and 12th for fewest conceded. That was 4 places lower than 1913-1914 (-6 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
George Anderson
24 apps
10
— ast
2
Enoch West
34 apps
9
— ast
3
Wilfred Woodcock
19 apps
6
— ast
4
Arthur Potts
18 apps
4
— ast
5
George Stacey
25 apps
4
— ast
6
Joseph Norton
29 apps
3
— ast
7
Sandy Turnbull
13 apps
2
— ast
8
George Hunter
16 apps
2
— ast
9
George Wall
18 apps
2
— ast
10
Patrick O'Connell
35 apps
2
— ast

All Results

39 matches
September 1914 1W · 1D · 3L
L
Oldham Athletic H
D1 O'Connell
1–3
2 Sep 13,000 0-0-1 L1
D
Manchester City H
D1
0–0
5 Sep 20,000 0-1-1 D1
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D1
0–3
12 Sep 10,000 0-1-2 L1
W
Blackburn Rovers H
D1 West 2
2–0
19 Sep 15,000 1-1-2 W1
L
Notts County A
D1 Turnbull, Wall
2–4
26 Sep 12,000 1-1-3 L1
October 1914 1W · 2D · 2L
W
Sunderland H
D1 West, Anderson, Stacey (pen)
3–0
3 Oct 16,000 2-1-3 W1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0–1
10 Oct 19,000 2-1-4 L1
D
West Bromwich Albion H
D1
0–0
17 Oct 18,000 2-2-4 D1
L
Everton A
D1 Anderson, Wall (pen)
2–4
24 Oct 15,000 2-2-5 L1
D
Chelsea H
D1 Anderson, Hunter
2–2
31 Oct 15,000 2-3-5 D1
November 1914 1W · 0D · 3L
L
Bradford City A
D1 Hunter, West
2–4
7 Nov 12,000 2-3-6 L1
L
Burnley H
D1
0–2
14 Nov 12,000 2-3-7 L2
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1
0–2
21 Nov 12,000 2-3-8 L3
W
Newcastle United H
D1 West
1–0
28 Nov 5,000 3-3-8 W1
December 1914 0W · 3D · 1L
D
Middlesbrough A
D1 Anderson
1–1
5 Dec 7,000 3-4-8 D1
L
Sheffield United H
D1 Anderson
1–2
12 Dec 8,000 3-4-9 L1
D
Aston Villa A
D1 Anderson, Norton 2
3–3
19 Dec 10,000 3-5-9 D1
D
Liverpool A
D1 Stacey (pen)
1–1
26 Dec 25,000 3-6-9 D2
January 1915 1W · 3D · 2L
L
Bradford Park Avenue H
D1 Anderson
1–2
1 Jan 8,000 3-6-10 L1
D
Manchester City A
D1 West
1–1
2 Jan 30,000 3-7-10 D1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
FAC
0–1
9 Jan 23,248 3-7-11 L1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Potts 2, Woodcock, Stacey (pen)
4–1
16 Jan 8,000 4-7-11 W1
D
Blackburn Rovers A
D1 Woodcock 2, Robinson (og)
3–3
23 Jan 7,000 4-8-11 D1
D
Notts County H
D1 Potts, Stacey (pen)
2–2
30 Jan 7,000 4-9-11 D2
February 1915 1W · 1D · 2L
L
Sunderland A
D1
0–1
6 Feb 5,000 4-9-12 L1
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 West (pen), Woodcock
2–0
13 Feb 7,000 5-9-12 W1
D
West Bromwich Albion A
D1
0–0
20 Feb 10,000 5-10-12 D1
L
Everton H
D1 Woodcock
1–2
27 Feb 10,000 5-10-13 L1
March 1915 1W · 1D · 1L
W
Bradford City H
D1 Potts
1–0
13 Mar 14,000 6-10-13 W1
L
Burnley A
D1
0–3
20 Mar 12,000 6-10-14 L1
D
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Woodcock
1–1
27 Mar 15,000 6-11-14 D1
April 1915 3W · 1D · 4L
W
Liverpool H
D1 Anderson 2
2–0
2 Apr 18,000 7-11-14 W1
L
Newcastle United A
D1
0–2
3 Apr 12,000 7-11-15 L1
L
Bradford Park Avenue A
D1
0–5
5 Apr 15,000 7-11-16 L2
L
Oldham Athletic A
D1
0–1
6 Apr 2,000 7-11-17 L3
D
Middlesbrough H
D1 Turnbull, O'Connell
2–2
10 Apr 15,000 7-12-17 D1
L
Sheffield United A
D1 West
1–3
17 Apr 14,000 7-12-18 L1
W
Chelsea A
D1 West, Norton, Woodcock
3–1
19 Apr 13,000 8-12-18 W1
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Anderson
1–0
26 Apr 8,000 9-12-18 W2

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 19865 2719+8 42%9 12,211
Away 201613 1944-25 5%1 13,262

Home crowds averaged 12,211, away 13,262. Their biggest crowd was 30,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 2,000 v Oldham Athletic.

Season Records

4–1
Biggest win
v Bolton Wanderers · 16 Jan 1915
0–5
Heaviest defeat
v Bradford Park Avenue · 5 Apr 1915
2
Longest win streak
3
Longest unbeaten run
7
Longest winless run
10
Clean sheets
13
Failed to score
0–1
Most common score
4 times

They lost both league meetings with Bradford Park Avenue, Burnley, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Sheffield United.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
8
9
1-15
5
17
16-30
8
5
31-45
5
11
46-60
8
8
61-75
12
12
76+

United's average goal came in the 52', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 9 from the 81st minute on and conceded 8. Penalties: 6 scored, 5 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
43' Patrick O'Connell vs Oldham Athletic D1 0–2 2 Sep 1914
13' Enoch West vs Blackburn Rovers D1 0–0 19 Sep 1914
44' Enoch West vs Blackburn Rovers D1 1–0 19 Sep 1914
35' Sandy Turnbull @ Notts County D1 0–1 26 Sep 1914
83' George Wall @ Notts County D1 1–4 26 Sep 1914
11' Enoch West vs Sunderland D1 0–0 3 Oct 1914
87' George Anderson vs Sunderland D1 1–0 3 Oct 1914
88' George Stacey pen vs Sunderland D1 2–0 3 Oct 1914
11' George Anderson @ Everton D1 0–0 24 Oct 1914
14' George Wall pen @ Everton D1 1–0 24 Oct 1914
43' George Anderson vs Chelsea D1 0–0 31 Oct 1914
70' George Hunter vs Chelsea D1 1–1 31 Oct 1914
44' George Hunter @ Bradford City D1 0–3 7 Nov 1914
78' Enoch West @ Bradford City D1 1–3 7 Nov 1914
30' Enoch West vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 28 Nov 1914
85' George Anderson @ Middlesbrough D1 0–0 5 Dec 1914
70' George Anderson vs Sheffield United D1 0–2 12 Dec 1914
2' George Anderson @ Aston Villa D1 0–0 19 Dec 1914
14' Joseph Norton @ Aston Villa D1 1–0 19 Dec 1914
88' Joseph Norton @ Aston Villa D1 2–3 19 Dec 1914
82' George Stacey pen @ Liverpool D1 0–1 26 Dec 1914
75' George Anderson vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 0–2 1 Jan 1915
44' Enoch West @ Manchester City D1 0–0 2 Jan 1915
4' Arthur Potts vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 16 Jan 1915
48' Wilfred Woodcock vs Bolton Wanderers D1 1–1 16 Jan 1915
74' George Stacey pen vs Bolton Wanderers D1 2–1 16 Jan 1915
78' Arthur Potts vs Bolton Wanderers D1 3–1 16 Jan 1915
16' Wilfred Woodcock @ Blackburn Rovers D1 0–1 23 Jan 1915
23' Robinson OG @ Blackburn Rovers D1 1–1 23 Jan 1915
57' Wilfred Woodcock @ Blackburn Rovers D1 2–1 23 Jan 1915
25' Arthur Potts vs Notts County D1 0–1 30 Jan 1915
48' George Stacey pen vs Notts County D1 1–1 30 Jan 1915
51' Enoch West pen vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–0 13 Feb 1915
71' Wilfred Woodcock vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 1–0 13 Feb 1915
70' Wilfred Woodcock vs Everton D1 0–2 27 Feb 1915
80' Arthur Potts vs Bradford City D1 0–0 13 Mar 1915
85' Wilfred Woodcock vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–1 27 Mar 1915
40' George Anderson vs Liverpool D1 0–0 2 Apr 1915
75' George Anderson vs Liverpool D1 1–0 2 Apr 1915
24' Sandy Turnbull vs Middlesbrough D1 0–1 10 Apr 1915
88' Patrick O'Connell vs Middlesbrough D1 1–2 10 Apr 1915
75' Enoch West @ Sheffield United D1 0–2 17 Apr 1915
9' Enoch West @ Chelsea D1 0–0 19 Apr 1915
36' Joseph Norton @ Chelsea D1 1–1 19 Apr 1915
55' Wilfred Woodcock @ Chelsea D1 2–1 19 Apr 1915
88' George Anderson vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 26 Apr 1915

Squad

26 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Robert Beale 37 – 1 – 38 –
Patrick O'Connell 34 2 1 – 35 2
Enoch West 33 9 1 – 34 9
Joseph Norton 29 3 – – 29 3
Billy Meredith 26 – 1 – 27 –
John Hodge 26 – – – 26 –
George Stacey 24 4 1 – 25 4
George Anderson 23 10 1 – 24 10
Wilfred Woodcock 19 6 – – 19 6
Frank Knowles 19 – – – 19 –
Arthur Potts 17 4 1 – 18 4
George Wall 17 2 1 – 18 2
George Hunter 15 2 1 – 16 2
Sandy Turnbull 13 2 – – 13 2
Sam Cookson 12 – 1 – 13 –
Arthur Allman 12 – – – 12 –
Joseph Haywood 12 – – – 12 –
Walter Spratt 12 – – – 12 –
James Montgomery 11 – – – 11 –
Thomas Gipps 10 – – – 10 –
George Travers 8 – – – 8 –
James Hodge 4 – 1 – 5 –
Edward Hudson 2 – – – 2 –
John Mew 1 – – – 1 –
Albert Prince 1 – – – 1 –
Arthur Whalley 1 – – – 1 –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton 38 19 8 11 76 47 +29 46
2 Oldham Athletic 38 17 11 10 70 56 +14 45
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 83 61 +22 43
4 Burnley 38 18 7 13 61 47 +14 43
5 Manchester City 38 15 13 10 49 39 +10 43
6 Sheffield United 38 15 13 10 49 41 +8 43
7 Sheffield Wednesday 38 15 13 10 61 54 +7 43
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 81 72 +9 41
9 Bradford Park Avenue 38 17 7 14 69 65 +4 41
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 10 13 49 43 +6 40
11 Bradford City 38 13 14 11 55 49 +6 40
12 Middlesbrough 38 13 12 13 62 74 -12 38
13 Liverpool 38 14 9 15 65 75 -10 37
14 Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 62 72 -10 37
15 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 46 48 -2 32
16 Notts County 38 9 13 16 41 57 -16 31
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 68 84 -16 30
18 Manchester United 38 9 12 17 46 62 -16 30
19 Chelsea 38 8 13 17 51 65 -14 29
20 Tottenham Hotspur 38 8 12 18 57 90 -33 28

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

8 moves
In
Out
  • Arthur Hooper Centre-Forward
    to Crystal PalaceUndisclosed
  • Dick Duckworth Right Midfield
    to RetiredUndisclosed
  • George Hunter Central Midfield
    to Croydon CommonFree
  • George Livingstone Central Midfield
    to RetiredUndisclosed
  • Mickey Hamill Midfielder
    to Belfast CelticUndisclosed
  • Tom Chorlton Left-Back
    to StalybridgeUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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