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Manchester United 1938-1939

38
Points · Division One 1938-1939
14th in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 14th in the Division One with 38 points from 42 games in 1938-1939, scoring 58 goals in all competitions. They won 11, drew 17 and lost 16 of their 44 games in all competitions under Walter Crickmer.

Stats
11
Won
17
Drawn
16
Lost
Form
W
D
W
L
L

Season at a Glance

58
Goals Scored
70
Conceded
44
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.14
Points per game
114th-best of 123 full seasons
1.32
Goals per game
105th-best of 123 full seasons
1.59
Conceded per game
95th-best of 123 full seasons
25%
Win rate
116th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 16th of 22 for goals scored (-0.18 per game vs the league average) and 11th for fewest conceded. That was 12 places lower than 1937-1938 (-15 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Jimmy Hanlon
29 apps
12
— ast
2
Jack Rowley
39 apps
9
— ast
3
John "Jack" Smith
20 apps
6
— ast
4
William Bryant
27 apps
6
— ast
5
Johnny Carey
34 apps
6
— ast
6
Jackie Wassall
29 apps
4
— ast
7
William Wrigglesworth
14 apps
3
— ast
8
Thomas Manley
23 apps
3
— ast
9
Hubert Redwood
37 apps
2
— ast
10
Leonard Bradbury
2 apps
1
— ast

All Results

44 matches
August 1938 0W · 1D · 1L
L
Middlesbrough A
D1 Smith
1–3
27 Aug 25,539 0-0-1 L1
D
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Craven, Hubbick (og)
2–2
31 Aug 37,950 0-1-1 D1
September 1938 2W · 1D · 2L
W
Birmingham City H
D1 Smith 2, Craven, Bryant
4–1
3 Sep 22,228 1-1-1 W1
L
Liverpool A
D1
0–1
7 Sep 25,070 1-1-2 L1
L
Grimsby Town A
D1
0–1
10 Sep 14,077 1-1-3 L2
D
Stoke City A
D1 Smith
1–1
17 Sep 21,526 1-2-3 D1
W
Chelsea H
D1 Manley, Redwood (pen), Carey, Rowley, Smith
5–1
24 Sep 34,557 2-2-3 W1
October 1938 0W · 2D · 3L
D
Preston North End A
D1 Bryant
1–1
1 Oct 25,964 2-3-3 D1
L
Charlton Athletic H
D1
0–2
8 Oct 35,730 2-3-4 L1
D
Blackpool H
D1
0–0
15 Oct 39,723 2-4-4 D1
L
Derby County A
D1 Smith
1–5
22 Oct 26,612 2-4-5 L1
L
Sunderland H
D1
0–1
29 Oct 33,565 2-4-6 L2
November 1938 1W · 1D · 2L
W
Aston Villa A
D1 Rowley, Wrigglesworth
2–0
5 Nov 38,357 3-4-6 W1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1 Rowley
1–3
12 Nov 32,821 3-4-7 L1
L
Everton A
D1
0–3
19 Nov 31,809 3-4-8 L2
D
Huddersfield Town H
D1 Hanlon
1–1
26 Nov 23,164 3-5-8 D1
December 1938 3W · 4D · 0L
D
Portsmouth A
D1
0–0
3 Dec 18,692 3-6-8 D2
W
Arsenal H
D1 Bryant
1–0
10 Dec 42,008 4-6-8 W1
W
Brentford A
D1 Manley, Rowley, Bryant, Hanlon 2
5–2
17 Dec 14,919 5-6-8 W2
D
Middlesbrough H
D1 Wassall
1–1
24 Dec 33,235 5-7-8 D1
W
Leicester City H
D1 Wrigglesworth 2, Carey
3–0
26 Dec 26,332 6-7-8 W1
D
Leicester City A
D1 Hanlon
1–1
27 Dec 21,434 6-8-8 D1
D
Birmingham City A
D1 McKay, Pearson
3–3
31 Dec 20,787 6-9-8 D2
January 1939 2W · 1D · 2L
D
West Bromwich Albion A
FAC
0–0
7 Jan 23,900 6-10-8 D3
L
West Bromwich Albion H
FAC Replay Redwood (pen)
1–5
11 Jan 17,641 6-10-9 L1
W
Grimsby Town H
D1 Rowley 2, Wassall
3–1
14 Jan 25,654 7-10-9 W1
L
Stoke City H
D1
0–1
21 Jan 37,384 7-10-10 L1
W
Chelsea A
D1 Bradbury
1–0
28 Jan 31,265 8-10-10 W1
February 1939 1W · 2D · 1L
D
Preston North End H
D1 Rowley
1–1
4 Feb 41,061 8-11-10 D1
L
Charlton Athletic A
D1 Hanlon
1–7
11 Feb 23,721 8-11-11 L1
W
Blackpool A
D1 Hanlon 3, Bryant, Carey
5–3
18 Feb 15,253 9-11-11 W1
D
Derby County H
D1 Carey
1–1
25 Feb 37,166 9-12-11 D1
March 1939 0W · 1D · 3L
L
Sunderland A
D1 Rowley, Manley
2–5
4 Mar 11,078 9-12-12 L1
D
Aston Villa H
D1 Wassall
1–1
11 Mar 28,292 9-13-12 D1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1
0–3
18 Mar 31,498 9-13-13 L1
L
Everton H
D1
0–2
29 Mar 18,348 9-13-14 L2
April 1939 1W · 4D · 2L
D
Huddersfield Town A
D1 Rowley
1–1
1 Apr 14,007 9-14-14 D1
D
Leeds United H
D1
0–0
7 Apr 35,564 9-15-14 D2
D
Portsmouth H
D1 Rowley
1–1
8 Apr 25,457 9-16-14 D3
L
Leeds United A
D1 Carey
1–3
10 Apr 13,771 9-16-15 L1
L
Arsenal A
D1 Hanlon
1–2
15 Apr 25,741 9-16-16 L2
W
Brentford H
D1 Bryant, Carey, Wassall
3–0
22 Apr 15,353 10-16-16 W1
D
Bolton Wanderers A
D1
0–0
29 Apr 10,314 10-17-16 D1
May 1939 1W · 0D · 0L
W
Liverpool H
D1 Hanlon 2
2–0
6 May 12,073 11-17-16 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 22796 3125+6 32%6 29,787
Away 224810 2745-18 18%5 22,061

Home crowds averaged 29,787, away 22,061. Their biggest crowd was 42,008 v Arsenal, the smallest 10,314 v Bolton Wanderers.

Season Records

5–1
Biggest win
v Chelsea · 24 Sep 1938
1–7
Heaviest defeat
v Charlton Athletic · 11 Feb 1939
2
Longest win streak
9
Longest unbeaten run
10
Longest winless run
11
Clean sheets
13
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
10 times

United completed the league double over Brentford and Chelsea. They lost both league meetings with Charlton Athletic, Everton, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
12
12
1-15
5
5
16-30
9
6
31-45
8
11
46-60
10
21
61-75
12
10
76+

United's average goal came in the 47', the average one conceded in the 52'. They scored 7 from the 81st minute on and conceded 8. Penalties: 2 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 3 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
12' Jack Smith @ Middlesbrough D1 0–1 27 Aug 1938
5' Harry Hubbick OG vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 31 Aug 1938
? Charlie Craven vs Bolton Wanderers D1 1–0 31 Aug 1938
4' Jack Smith vs Birmingham City D1 0–0 3 Sep 1938
8' Charlie Craven vs Birmingham City D1 1–0 3 Sep 1938
25' Jack Smith vs Birmingham City D1 2–0 3 Sep 1938
34' William Bryant vs Birmingham City D1 3–0 3 Sep 1938
50' Jack Smith @ Stoke City D1 0–0 17 Sep 1938
3' Thomas Manley vs Chelsea D1 0–0 24 Sep 1938
40' Hubert Redwood pen vs Chelsea D1 1–0 24 Sep 1938
72' Johnny Carey vs Chelsea D1 2–1 24 Sep 1938
77' Jack Rowley vs Chelsea D1 3–1 24 Sep 1938
88' Jack Smith vs Chelsea D1 4–1 24 Sep 1938
30' William Bryant @ Preston North End D1 0–0 1 Oct 1938
46' Jack Smith @ Derby County D1 0–2 22 Oct 1938
70' Jack Rowley @ Aston Villa D1 0–0 5 Nov 1938
80' William Wrigglesworth @ Aston Villa D1 1–0 5 Nov 1938
61' Jack Rowley vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–0 12 Nov 1938
47' James Hanlon vs Huddersfield Town D1 0–1 26 Nov 1938
80' William Bryant vs Arsenal D1 0–0 10 Dec 1938
44' Thomas Manley @ Brentford D1 0–0 17 Dec 1938
50' Jack Rowley @ Brentford D1 1–0 17 Dec 1938
58' William Bryant @ Brentford D1 2–1 17 Dec 1938
70' James Hanlon @ Brentford D1 3–1 17 Dec 1938
87' James Hanlon @ Brentford D1 4–2 17 Dec 1938
29' Jackie Wassall vs Middlesbrough D1 0–0 24 Dec 1938
1' William Wrigglesworth vs Leicester City D1 0–0 26 Dec 1938
4' William Wrigglesworth vs Leicester City D1 1–0 26 Dec 1938
5' Johnny Carey vs Leicester City D1 2–0 26 Dec 1938
88' James Hanlon @ Leicester City D1 0–1 27 Dec 1938
80' James Hanlon 54' William McKay @ Birmingham City D1 0–3 31 Dec 1938
83' Stan Pearson @ Birmingham City D1 1–3 31 Dec 1938
34' Hubert Redwood pen vs West Bromwich Albion FAC 0–1 11 Jan 1939
11' Jack Rowley vs Grimsby Town D1 0–0 14 Jan 1939
17' Jackie Wassall vs Grimsby Town D1 1–0 14 Jan 1939
80' Jack Rowley vs Grimsby Town D1 2–1 14 Jan 1939
85' Leonard Bradbury @ Chelsea D1 0–0 28 Jan 1939
30' Jack Rowley vs Preston North End D1 0–0 4 Feb 1939
36' James Hanlon @ Charlton Athletic D1 0–1 11 Feb 1939
42' Jimmy Hanlon @ Blackpool D1 0–2 18 Feb 1939
50' Jimmy Hanlon @ Blackpool D1 1–2 18 Feb 1939
56' William Bryant @ Blackpool D1 2–3 18 Feb 1939
66' Johnny Carey @ Blackpool D1 3–3 18 Feb 1939
70' Jimmy Hanlon @ Blackpool D1 4–3 18 Feb 1939
14' Johnny Carey vs Derby County D1 0–0 25 Feb 1939
73' Jack Rowley @ Sunderland D1 0–4 4 Mar 1939
82' Thomas Manley @ Sunderland D1 1–4 4 Mar 1939
65' Jackie Wassall vs Aston Villa D1 0–0 11 Mar 1939
1' Jack Rowley @ Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 1 Apr 1939
43' Jack Rowley vs Portsmouth D1 0–0 8 Apr 1939
67' Johnny Carey @ Leeds United D1 0–2 10 Apr 1939
15' Jimmy Hanlon @ Arsenal D1 0–1 15 Apr 1939
56' William Bryant vs Brentford D1 0–0 22 Apr 1939
70' Johnny Carey vs Brentford D1 1–0 22 Apr 1939
83' Jackie Wassall vs Brentford D1 2–0 22 Apr 1939
37' Jimmy Hanlon vs Liverpool D1 0–0 6 May 1939
40' Jimmy Hanlon vs Liverpool D1 1–0 6 May 1939

Squad

24 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
George Vose 39 – 1 – 40 –
Jack Rowley 38 9 1 – 39 9
Hubert Redwood 35 1 2 1 37 2
John "Jack" Griffiths 35 – 2 – 37 –
Johnny Carey 32 6 2 – 34 6
Jack Warner 29 – 2 – 31 –
Jimmy Hanlon 27 12 2 – 29 12
Jackie Wassall 27 4 2 – 29 4
William Bryant 27 6 – – 27 6
Thomas Manley 23 3 – – 23 3
William McKay 20 1 2 – 22 1
Jack Breedon 22 – – – 22 –
John "Jack" Smith 19 6 1 – 20 6
Norman Tapken 14 – 2 – 16 –
William Wrigglesworth 12 3 2 – 14 3
William Roughton 14 – – – 14 –
George Gladwin 12 – 1 – 13 –
Charles Craven 11 1 – – 11 1
Stan Pearson 9 1 – – 9 1
Thomas Breen 6 – – – 6 –
Thomas Dougan 4 – – – 4 –
James (1935-1939) Brown 3 – – – 3 –
Leonard Bradbury 2 1 – – 2 1
Bert Whalley 2 – – – 2 –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Everton 42 27 5 10 88 52 +36 59
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 +49 55
3 Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 +16 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 +19 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 +14 47
6 Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 +11 46
7 Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 +3 46
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 +9 45
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 +4 44
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 -8 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 -1 42
12 Aston Villa 42 15 11 16 71 60 +11 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 -8 41
14 Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 -8 38
15 Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 -12 38
16 Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 -13 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 -23 37
18 Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 -21 36
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 -6 35
20 Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 -16 33
21 Birmingham City 42 12 8 22 62 84 -22 32
22 Leicester City 42 9 11 22 48 82 -34 29

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

10 moves
In
Out
  • Charlie Craven Second Striker
    to BirminghamUndisclosed
  • Harry Baird Midfielder
    to HuddersfieldUndisclosed
  • Ted Savage Central Midfield
    to WrexhamUndisclosed
  • Thomas Bamford Centre-Forward
    to SwanseaUndisclosed
  • Walter Winterbottom Centre-Back
    to RetiredUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

Debuts this season
Final appearances

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