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Manchester United 1921-1922

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28
Points · Division One 1921-1922
22nd in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 22nd in the Division One with 28 points from 42 games in 1921-1922, scoring 42 goals in all competitions. They won 8, drew 12 and lost 23 of their 43 games in all competitions under John Robson and John Chapman.

Stats
8
Won
12
Drawn
23
Lost
Form
L
D
D
W
L

Managers

2 spells
Manager From PWDLPPG
John Robson 27 Aug 1921 12354 1.17
John Chapman 5 Nov 1921 315719 0.71

Season at a Glance

42
Goals Scored
77
Conceded
43
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
0.84
Points per game
120th-best of 123 full seasons
0.98
Goals per game
122nd-best of 123 full seasons
1.79
Conceded per game
114th-best of 123 full seasons
19%
Win rate
122nd-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 20th of 22 for goals scored (-0.37 per game vs the league average) and 22nd for fewest conceded. That was 9 places lower than 1920-1921 (-12 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Joe Spence
36 apps
15
— ast
2
George Sapsford
30 apps
9
— ast
3
Arthur Lochhead
32 apps
7
— ast
4
Edward Partridge
38 apps
4
— ast
5
William Henderson
10 apps
2
— ast
6
William Harrison
21 apps
2
— ast
7
James Robinson
12 apps
1
— ast

All Results

43 matches
August 1921 0W · 0D · 2L
L
Everton A
D1
0–5
27 Aug 30,000 0-0-1 L1
L
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Robinson, Partridge
2–3
29 Aug 20,000 0-0-2 L2
September 1921 1W · 3D · 1L
W
Everton H
D1 Harrison, Spence
2–1
3 Sep 25,000 1-0-2 W1
D
West Bromwich Albion A
D1
0–0
7 Sep 15,000 1-1-2 D1
D
Chelsea A
D1
0–0
10 Sep 35,000 1-2-2 D2
D
Chelsea H
D1
0–0
17 Sep 28,000 1-3-2 D3
L
Preston North End A
D1 Partridge, Lochhead
2–3
24 Sep 25,000 1-3-3 L1
October 1921 2W · 2D · 1L
D
Preston North End H
D1 Spence
1–1
1 Oct 30,000 1-4-3 D1
D
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Sapsford, Spence
2–2
8 Oct 35,000 1-5-3 D2
W
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1 Sapsford (pen), Spence
2–1
15 Oct 30,000 2-5-3 W1
L
Manchester City A
D1 Spence
1–4
22 Oct 24,000 2-5-4 L1
W
Manchester City H
D1 Spence 3
3–1
29 Oct 56,000 3-5-4 W1
November 1921 1W · 0D · 3L
L
Middlesbrough H
D1 Lochhead, Sapsford, Spence
3–5
5 Nov 30,000 3-5-5 L1
L
Middlesbrough A
D1
0–2
12 Nov 18,000 3-5-6 L2
L
Aston Villa A
D1 Spence
1–3
19 Nov 30,000 3-5-7 L3
W
Aston Villa H
D1 Henderson
1–0
26 Nov 33,000 4-5-7 W1
December 1921 0W · 2D · 5L
L
Bradford City A
D1 Spence
1–2
3 Dec 15,000 4-5-8 L1
D
Bradford City H
D1 Henderson
1–1
10 Dec 9,000 4-6-8 D1
L
Liverpool A
D1 Sapsford
1–2
17 Dec 40,000 4-6-9 L1
D
Liverpool H
D1
0–0
24 Dec 30,000 4-7-9 D1
L
Burnley H
D1
0–1
26 Dec 15,000 4-7-10 L1
L
Burnley A
D1 Sapsford, Lochhead
2–4
27 Dec 10,000 4-7-11 L2
L
Newcastle United A
D1
0–3
31 Dec 20,000 4-7-12 L3
January 1922 1W · 0D · 4L
L
Sheffield United A
D1
0–3
2 Jan 18,000 4-7-13 L4
L
Cardiff City H
FAC Sapsford
1–4
7 Jan 25,726 4-7-14 L5
L
Newcastle United H
D1
0–1
14 Jan 20,000 4-7-15 L6
L
Sunderland A
D1 Sapsford
1–2
21 Jan 10,000 4-7-16 L7
W
Sunderland H
D1 Spence, Lochhead, Sapsford
3–1
28 Jan 18,000 5-7-16 W1
February 1922 1W · 3D · 0L
D
Huddersfield Town H
D1 Spence
1–1
11 Feb 30,000 5-8-16 D1
W
Birmingham City A
D1 Spence
1–0
18 Feb 20,000 6-8-16 W1
D
Birmingham City H
D1 Sapsford
1–1
25 Feb 35,000 6-9-16 D1
D
Huddersfield Town A
D1 Sapsford
1–1
27 Feb 30,000 6-10-16 D2
March 1922 1W · 0D · 2L
W
Arsenal H
D1 Spence
1–0
11 Mar 30,000 7-10-16 W1
L
Blackburn Rovers H
D1
0–1
18 Mar 30,000 7-10-17 L1
L
Blackburn Rovers A
D1
0–3
25 Mar 15,000 7-10-18 L2
April 1922 1W · 2D · 4L
L
Bolton Wanderers H
D1
0–1
1 Apr 28,000 7-10-19 L3
L
Arsenal A
D1 Lochhead
1–3
5 Apr 25,000 7-10-20 L4
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D1
0–1
8 Apr 28,000 7-10-21 L5
L
Oldham Athletic H
D1
0–3
15 Apr 30,000 7-10-22 L6
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Harrison, Lochhead, Partridge
3–2
17 Apr 28,000 8-10-22 W1
D
Oldham Athletic A
D1 Lochhead
1–1
22 Apr 30,000 8-11-22 D1
D
Cardiff City H
D1 Partridge
1–1
29 Apr 18,000 8-12-22 D2
May 1922 0W · 0D · 1L
L
Cardiff City A
D1 Lochhead (pen)
1–3
6 May 16,000 8-12-23 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 22778 2630-4 32%4 27,215
Away 211515 1647-31 5%3 23,286

Home crowds averaged 27,215, away 23,286. Their biggest crowd was 56,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 9,000 v Bradford City.

Season Records

3–1
Biggest win
v Manchester City · 29 Oct 1921
0–5
Heaviest defeat
v Everton · 27 Aug 1921
1
Longest win streak
6
Longest unbeaten run
11
Longest winless run
7
Clean sheets
15
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
7 times

They lost both league meetings with Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Middlesbrough and Newcastle United.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
7
9
1-15
8
14
16-30
7
12
31-45
8
12
46-60
8
10
61-75
4
11
76+

United's average goal came in the 43', the average one conceded in the 46'. They scored 1 from the 81st minute on and conceded 7. Penalties: 2 scored, 1 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
37' James Robinson vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 29 Aug 1921
80' Edward Partridge vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1–2 29 Aug 1921
38' William Harrison vs Everton D1 0–0 3 Sep 1921
51' Joe Spence vs Everton D1 1–1 3 Sep 1921
26' Edward Partridge @ Preston North End D1 0–1 24 Sep 1921
40' Arthur Lochhead @ Preston North End D1 1–1 24 Sep 1921
65' Joe Spence vs Preston North End D1 0–1 1 Oct 1921
18' George Sapsford @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 8 Oct 1921
53' Joe Spence @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–1 8 Oct 1921
42' George Sapsford pen vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–1 15 Oct 1921
57' Joe Spence vs Tottenham Hotspur D1 1–1 15 Oct 1921
73' Joe Spence @ Manchester City D1 0–3 22 Oct 1921
23' Joe Spence vs Manchester City D1 0–1 29 Oct 1921
43' Joe Spence vs Manchester City D1 1–1 29 Oct 1921
75' Joe Spence vs Manchester City D1 2–1 29 Oct 1921
44' Arthur Lochhead vs Middlesbrough D1 0–3 5 Nov 1921
55' George Sapsford vs Middlesbrough D1 1–3 5 Nov 1921
79' Joe Spence vs Middlesbrough D1 2–4 5 Nov 1921
73' Joe Spence @ Aston Villa D1 0–3 19 Nov 1921
89' William Henderson vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 26 Nov 1921
70' Joe Spence @ Bradford City D1 0–2 3 Dec 1921
15' William Henderson vs Bradford City D1 0–0 10 Dec 1921
20' George Sapsford @ Liverpool D1 0–0 17 Dec 1921
12' George Sapsford @ Burnley D1 0–1 27 Dec 1921
14' Arthur Lochhead @ Burnley D1 1–1 27 Dec 1921
80' George Sapsford vs Cardiff City FAC 0–4 7 Jan 1922
18' George Sapsford @ Sunderland D1 0–0 21 Jan 1922
3' Joe Spence vs Sunderland D1 0–0 28 Jan 1922
5' Arthur Lochhead vs Sunderland D1 1–0 28 Jan 1922
65' George Sapsford vs Sunderland D1 2–1 28 Jan 1922
70' Joe Spence vs Huddersfield Town D1 0–1 11 Feb 1922
58' Joe Spence @ Birmingham City D1 0–0 18 Feb 1922
49' George Sapsford vs Birmingham City D1 0–0 25 Feb 1922
25' George Sapsford @ Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 27 Feb 1922
47' Joe Spence vs Arsenal D1 0–0 11 Mar 1922
63' Arthur Lochhead @ Arsenal D1 0–2 5 Apr 1922
2' William Harrison vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 17 Apr 1922
11' Arthur Lochhead vs Sheffield United D1 1–0 17 Apr 1922
17' Edward Partridge vs Sheffield United D1 2–0 17 Apr 1922
46' Arthur Lochhead @ Oldham Athletic D1 0–1 22 Apr 1922
28' Edward Partridge vs Cardiff City D1 0–0 29 Apr 1922
45' Arthur Lochhead pen @ Cardiff City D1 0–2 6 May 1922

Squad

30 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
John Mew 41 – 1 – 42 –
Edward Partridge 37 4 1 – 38 4
Joe Spence 35 15 1 – 36 15
Jack Silcock 36 – – – 36 –
Arthur Lochhead 31 7 1 – 32 7
George Sapsford 29 8 1 1 30 9
Clarence Hilditch 29 – 1 – 30 –
John Grimwood 28 – – – 28 –
Charles Radford 26 – 1 – 27 –
John Scott 23 – 1 – 24 –
Neil McBain 21 – 1 – 22 –
William Harrison 21 2 – – 21 2
Samuel Bennion 15 – – – 15 –
Frank Harris 13 – 1 – 14 –
James Robinson 12 1 – – 12 1
Richard Gibson 11 – 1 – 12 –
William Henderson 10 2 – – 10 2
Frank Brett 10 – – – 10 –
Joseph Myerscough 7 – – – 7 –
George Bissett 6 – – – 6 –
Thomas Forster 4 – – – 4 –
John Howarth 4 – – – 4 –
Cyril Barlow 3 – – – 3 –
Harry Thomas 3 – – – 3 –
William Goodwin 2 – – – 2 –
George Haslam 1 – – – 1 –
James Pugh 1 – – – 1 –
Percy Schofield 1 – – – 1 –
Alfred Steward 1 – – – 1 –
Walter Taylor 1 – – – 1 –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Liverpool 42 22 13 7 63 36 +27 57
2 Tottenham Hotspur 42 21 9 12 65 39 +26 51
3 Burnley 42 22 5 15 72 54 +18 49
4 Cardiff City 42 19 10 13 61 53 +8 48
5 Aston Villa 42 22 3 17 74 55 +19 47
6 Bolton Wanderers 42 20 7 15 68 59 +9 47
7 Newcastle United 42 18 10 14 59 45 +14 46
8 Middlesbrough 42 16 14 12 79 69 +10 46
9 Chelsea 42 17 12 13 40 43 -3 46
10 Manchester City 42 18 9 15 65 70 -5 45
11 Sheffield United 42 15 10 17 59 54 +5 40
12 Sunderland 42 16 8 18 60 62 -2 40
13 West Bromwich Albion 42 15 10 17 51 63 -12 40
14 Huddersfield Town 42 15 9 18 53 54 -1 39
15 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 12 17 54 57 -3 38
16 Preston North End 42 13 12 17 42 65 -23 38
17 Arsenal 42 15 7 20 47 56 -9 37
18 Birmingham City 42 15 7 20 48 60 -12 37
19 Oldham Athletic 42 13 11 18 38 50 -12 37
20 Everton 42 12 12 18 57 55 +2 36
21 Bradford City 42 11 10 21 48 72 -24 32
22 Manchester United 42 8 12 22 41 73 -32 28

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

5 moves
In
Out
  • Fred Hopkin Left Winger
    to Liverpool€3k
  • Tom Miller Centre-Forward
    to Heart of Midl.€660
  • Billy Meredith Right Winger
    to Man CityUndisclosed
  • George Albinson Central Midfield
    to Man CityUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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