1921–22 Manchester United F.C. season

40th season in existence of Manchester United

Manchester United 1921–22 football season

Manchester United

1921–22 season

Chairman

John Henry Davies

Manager

Jack Robson (until October 1921)
John Chapman

First Division

22nd (relegated)

FA Cup

Third Round

Top goalscorer

League:
Joe Spence (15)
All:
Joe Spence (15)

Highest home attendance

56,000 vs Manchester City (29 October 1921)

Lowest home attendance

9,000 vs Bradford City (10 December 1921)

Average home league attendance

27,215

Home colours

Away colours

← 1920–21

1922–23 →

The 1921–22 season was Manchester United's 26th in the Football League and their 11th in the First Division.^[1]

At the end of the season, United finished last in the league and were relegated to the Second Division, where they had not played since 1906.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance	League position
27 August 1921	Everton	A	0–5		30,000	22nd
29 August 1921	West Bromwich Albion	H	2–3	Partridge, Robinson	20,000	21st
3 September 1921	Everton	H	2–1	Harrison, Spence	25,000	19th
7 September 1921	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–0		15,000	17th
10 September 1921	Chelsea	A	0–0		35,000	19th
17 September 1921	Chelsea	H	0–0		28,000	20th
24 September 1921	Preston North End	A	2–3	Lochhead, Partridge	25,000	19th
1 October 1921	Preston North End	H	1–1	Spence	30,000	19th
8 October 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	A	2–2	Sapsford, Spence	35,000	18th
15 October 1921	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2–1	Sapsford, Spence	30,000	14th
22 October 1921	Manchester City	A	1–4	Spence	24,000	17th
29 October 1921	Manchester City	H	3–1	Spence (3)	56,000	15th
5 November 1921	Middlesbrough	H	3–5	Lochhead, Sapsford, Spence	30,000	17th
12 November 1921	Middlesbrough	A	0–2		18,000	17th
19 November 1921	Aston Villa	A	1–3	Spence	30,000	20th
26 November 1921	Aston Villa	H	1–0	Henderson	33,000	19th
3 December 1921	Bradford City	A	1–2	Spence	15,000	20th
10 December 1921	Bradford City	H	1–1	Henderson	9,000	20th
17 December 1921	Liverpool	A	1–2	Sapsford	40,000	21st
24 December 1921	Liverpool	H	0–0		30,000	21st
26 December 1921	Burnley	H	0–1		15,000	21st
27 December 1921	Burnley	A	2–4	Lochhead, Sapsford	10,000	21st
31 December 1921	Newcastle United	A	0–3		20,000	22nd
2 January 1922	Sheffield United	A	0–3		18,000	22nd
14 January 1922	Newcastle United	H	0–1		20,000	22nd
21 January 1922	Sunderland	A	1–2	Sapsford	10,000	22nd
28 January 1922	Sunderland	H	3–1	Lochhead, Sapsford, Spence	18,000	22nd
11 February 1922	Huddersfield Town	H	1–1	Spence	30,000	22nd
18 February 1922	Birmingham	A	1–0	Spence	20,000	21st
25 February 1922	Birmingham	H	1–1	Sapsford	35,000	21st
27 February 1922	Huddersfield Town	A	1–1	Sapsford	30,000	20th
11 March 1922	Arsenal	H	1–0	Spence	30,000	20th
18 March 1922	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–1		30,000	21st
25 March 1922	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–3		15,000	22nd
1 April 1922	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–1		28,000	22nd
5 April 1922	Arsenal	A	1–3	Lochhead	25,000	22nd
8 April 1922	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–1		28,000	22nd
15 April 1922	Oldham Athletic	H	0–3		30,000	22nd
17 April 1922	Sheffield United	H	3–2	Harrison, Lochhead, Partridge	28,000	22nd
22 April 1922	Oldham Athletic	A	1–1	Lochhead	30,000	22nd
29 April 1922	Cardiff City	H	1–1	Partridge	18,000	22nd
6 May 1922	Cardiff City	A	1–3	Lochhead	16,000	22nd

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
18	Birmingham	42	15	7	20	48	60	0.800	37
19	Oldham Athletic	42	13	11	18	38	50	0.760	37
20	Everton	42	12	12	18	57	55	1.036	36
21	Bradford City (R)	42	11	10	21	48	72	0.667	32	Relegation to the Second Division
22	Manchester United (R)	42	8	12	22	41	73	0.562	28	Relegation to the Second Division

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

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H/A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 1922	Round 3	Cardiff City	H	1–4	Sapsford	25,726

References

^ "Manchester United Season 1921/22". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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First Division

Arsenal
Aston Villa
Birmingham
Blackburn Rovers
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Burnley
Cardiff City
Chelsea
Everton
Huddersfield Town
Liverpool
Manchester City
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Clapton Orient
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Hull City
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The Wednesday
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Wolverhampton Wanderers

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North	Accrington Stanley Ashington Barrow Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Darlington Durham City Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepools United Lincoln City Nelson Rochdale Southport Stalybridge Celtic Stockport County Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Borough Wrexham
South	Aberdare Athletic Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Charlton Athletic Exeter City Gillingham Luton Town Merthyr Town Millwall Newport County Northampton Town Norwich City Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Queens Park Rangers Reading Southampton Southend United Swansea Town Swindon Town Watford