1919–20 Manchester United F.C. season

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.

Manchester United
1919–20 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerJack Robson
First Division12th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Spence (14)
All:
Joe Spence (14)
Highest home attendance45,000 vs Liverpool (26 December 1919)
Lowest home attendance13,000 vs The Wednesday (1 September 1919)

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