1919–20 Manchester United F.C. season

38th season in existence of Manchester United

Manchester United 1919–20 football season

Manchester United

1919–20 season

Chairman

John Henry Davies

Manager

Jack Robson

First Division

12th

FA Cup

Second Round

Top goalscorer

League:
Joe Spence (14)
All:
Joe Spence (14)

Highest home attendance

45,000 vs Liverpool (26 December 1919)

Lowest home attendance

13,000 vs The Wednesday (1 September 1919)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1918–19

1920–21 →

The 1919–20 season was Manchester United's 24th season in the Football League, ninth in the First Division,^[1] and first season back in the Football League and the FA Cup after the cancellation of competitive league football during First World War.

Prior to the start of the season, the Football League expanded the number of teams taking part in the league to 22 teams, giving Manchester United their first taste of a 42-match league season.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
30 August 1919	Derby County	A	1–1	Woodcock	12,000
1 September 1919	The Wednesday	H	0–0		13,000
6 September 1919	Derby County	H	0–2		15,000
8 September 1919	The Wednesday	A	3–1	Meehan, Spence, Woodcock	10,000
13 September 1919	Preston North End	A	3–2	Spence (2), Meehan	15,000
20 September 1919	Preston North End	H	5–1	Spence (2), Woodcock (2), Montgomery	18,000
27 September 1919	Middlesbrough	A	1–1	Woodcock	20,000
4 October 1919	Middlesbrough	H	1–1	Woodcock	28,000
11 October 1919	Manchester City	A	3–3	Hodge, Hopkin, Spence	30,000
18 October 1919	Manchester City	H	1–0	Spence	40,000
25 October 1919	Sheffield United	A	2–2	Hopkin, Woodcock	18,000
1 November 1919	Sheffield United	H	3–0	Hodges, Spence, Woodcock	24,500
8 November 1919	Burnley	A	1–2	Hodge	15,000
15 November 1919	Burnley	H	0–1		25,000
22 November 1919	Oldham Athletic	A	3–0	Hodges, Hopkin, Spence	15,000
6 December 1919	Aston Villa	A	0–2		40,000
13 December 1919	Aston Villa	H	1–2	Hilditch	30,000
20 December 1919	Newcastle United	H	2–1	Hodges, Spence	20,000
26 December 1919	Liverpool	H	0–0		45,000
27 December 1919	Newcastle United	A	1–2	Hilditch	45,000
1 January 1920	Liverpool	A	0–0		30,000
3 January 1920	Chelsea	H	0–2		25,000
17 January 1920	Chelsea	A	0–1		40,000
24 January 1920	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2	Woodcock	20,000
7 February 1920	Sunderland	A	0–3		25,000
11 February 1920	Oldham Athletic	H	1–1	Bissett	15,000
14 February 1920	Sunderland	H	2–0	Harris, Hodges	35,000
21 February 1920	Arsenal	A	3–0	Spence (2), Hopkin	25,000
25 February 1920	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–2	Spence	20,000
28 February 1920	Arsenal	H	0–1		20,000
6 March 1920	Everton	H	1–0	Bissett	35,000
13 March 1920	Everton	A	0–0		30,000
20 March 1920	Bradford City	H	0–0		25,000
27 March 1920	Bradford City	A	1–2	Bissett	18,000
2 April 1920	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0–1		30,000
3 April 1920	Bolton Wanderers	H	1–1	Toms	39,000
6 April 1920	Bradford Park Avenue	A	4–1	Bissett, Grimwood, Toms, Woodcock	14,000
10 April 1920	Bolton Wanderers	A	5–3	Bissett (2), Meredith, Toms, Woodcock	25,000
17 April 1920	Blackburn Rovers	H	1–1	Hopkin	40,000
24 April 1920	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–5		30,000
26 April 1920	Notts County	H	0–0		30,000
1 May 1920	Notts County	A	2–0	Meredith, Spence	20,000

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	West Bromwich Albion (C)	42	28	4	10	104	47	2.213	60
2	Burnley	42	21	9	12	65	59	1.102	51
3	Chelsea	42	22	5	15	56	51	1.098	49
4	Liverpool	42	19	10	13	59	44	1.341	48
5	Sunderland	42	22	4	16	72	59	1.220	48
6	Bolton Wanderers	42	19	9	14	72	65	1.108	47
7	Manchester City	42	18	9	15	71	62	1.145	45
8	Newcastle United	42	17	9	16	44	39	1.128	43
9	Aston Villa	42	18	6	18	75	73	1.027	42
10	Arsenal	42	15	12	15	56	58	0.966	42
11	Bradford Park Avenue	42	15	12	15	60	63	0.952	42
12	Manchester United	42	13	14	15	54	50	1.080	40
13	Middlesbrough	42	15	10	17	61	65	0.938	40
14	Sheffield United	42	16	8	18	59	69	0.855	40
15	Bradford City	42	14	11	17	54	63	0.857	39
16	Everton	42	12	14	16	69	68	1.015	38
17	Oldham Athletic	42	15	8	19	49	52	0.942	38
18	Derby County	42	13	12	17	47	57	0.825	38
19	Preston North End	42	14	10	18	57	73	0.781	38
20	Blackburn Rovers	42	13	11	18	64	77	0.831	37
21	Notts County (R)	42	12	12	18	56	74	0.757	36	Relegation to the Second Division
22	The Wednesday (R)	42	7	9	26	28	64	0.438	23	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1920	First Round	Port Vale	A	1–0	Toms	14,549
31 January 1920	Second Round	Aston Villa	H	1–2	Woodcock	48,600

References

^ "Manchester United Season 1919/20". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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