1911–12 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1911–12 season was Manchester United's 20th season in the Football League and fifth in the First Division.[1]

Manchester United
1911–12 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division13th
FA CupFourth Round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Enoch West (17)
All:
Enoch West (23)
Highest home attendance59,300 vs Blackburn Rovers (9 March 1912)
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Bury (17 February 1912)
Average home league attendance21,972

FA Charity Shield
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 September 1911 Swindon Town N 8–4 Halse (6), Turnbull, Wall 10,000

First Division
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance League
position
2 September 1911 Manchester City A 0–0 35,000 9th
9 September 1911 Everton H 2–1 Halse, Turnbull 20,000 7th
16 September 1911 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 35,000 10th
23 September 1911 Sunderland H 2–2 Stacey (2) 20,000 12th
30 September 1911 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 West (2) 30,000 12th
7 October 1911 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 Halse (2), West 30,000 11th
14 October 1911 Bury A 1–0 Turnbull 18,000 6th
21 October 1911 Middlesbrough H 3–4 Halse, Turnbull, West 20,000 9th
28 October 1911 Notts County A 1–0 Turnbull 15,000 7th
4 November 1911 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 Halse 20,000 10th
11 November 1911 Preston North End H 0–0 10,000 9th
18 November 1911 Liverpool A 2–3 Roberts, West 15,000 13th
25 November 1911 Aston Villa H 3–1 West (2), Roberts 20,000 8th
2 December 1911 Newcastle United A 3–2 West (2), Halse 40,000 8th
9 December 1911 Sheffield United H 1–0 Halse 12,000 7th
16 December 1911 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 Turnbull, West 20,000 6th
23 December 1911 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 Halse, Turnbull 20,000 3rd
25 December 1911 Bradford City H 0–1 50,000 6th
26 December 1911 Bradford City A 1–0 West 40,000 2nd
30 December 1911 Manchester City H 0–0 50,000 4th
1 January 1912 Arsenal H 2–0 Meredith, West 20,000 3rd
6 January 1912 Everton A 0–4 12,000 4th
20 January 1912 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 Wall 8,000 4th
27 January 1912 Sunderland A 0–5 12,000 8th
10 February 1912 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 25,000 9th
17 February 1912 Bury H 0–0 6,000 10th
2 March 1912 Notts County H 2–0 West (2) 10,000 10th
16 March 1912 Preston North End A 0–0 7,000 12th
23 March 1912 Liverpool H 1–1 Nuttall 10,000 12th
30 March 1912 Aston Villa A 0–6 15,000 13th
5 April 1912 Arsenal A 1–2 Turnbull 14,000 14th
6 April 1912 Newcastle United H 0–2 14,000 16th
9 April 1912 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Wall 20,000 15th
13 April 1912 Sheffield United A 1–6 Nuttall 7,000 17th
17 April 1912 Middlesbrough A 0–3 5,000 17th
20 April 1912 Oldham Athletic H 3–1 West (2), Wall 15,000 14th
27 April 1912 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 Meredith 20,000 16th
29 April 1912 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 Hamill, Meredith, West 20,000 13th

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 9 9 60 43 1.395 49
2 Everton 38 20 6 12 46 42 1.095 46
3 Newcastle United 38 18 8 12 64 50 1.280 44
4 Bolton Wanderers 38 20 3 15 54 43 1.256 43
5 The Wednesday 38 16 9 13 69 49 1.408 41
6 Aston Villa 38 17 7 14 76 63 1.206 41
7 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 56 45 1.244 40
8 Sunderland 38 14 11 13 58 51 1.137 39
9 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 9 14 43 47 0.915 39
10 Woolwich Arsenal 38 15 8 15 55 59 0.932 38
11 Bradford City 38 15 8 15 46 50 0.920 38
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 53 53 1.000 37
13 Manchester United 38 13 11 14 45 60 0.750 37
14 Sheffield United 38 13 10 15 63 56 1.125 36
15 Manchester City 38 13 9 16 56 58 0.966 35
16 Notts County 38 14 7 17 46 63 0.730 35
17 Liverpool 38 12 10 16 49 55 0.891 34
18 Oldham Athletic 38 12 10 16 46 54 0.852 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 13 7 18 40 57 0.702 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bury (R) 38 6 9 23 32 59 0.542 21
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
13 January 1912 First Round Huddersfield Town H 3–1 West (2), Halse 19,579
3 February 1912 Second Round Coventry City A 5–1 Halse (2), West (2), Turnbull 17,130
24 February 1912 Third Round Reading A 1–1 West 24,069
29 February 1912 Third Round
Replay		 Reading H 3–0 Turnbull (2), Halse 29,511
9 March 1912 Fourth Round Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 own goal 59,300
14 March 1912 Fourth Round
Replay		 Blackburn Rovers A 2–4 West (2) 39,296

References
  1. "Manchester United Season 1911/12". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
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