1909–10 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1909–10 season was Manchester United's 18th consecutive season in the Football League and fourth in a row in the First Division.[1]

The "Outcasts F.C."

Manchester United
1909–10 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division5th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Wall (14)
All:
George Wall (14)
Highest home attendance50,000 vs Bristol City (25 March 1910)
Lowest home attendance5,500 vs Everton (6 April 1910)
Average home league attendance19,447

The club's participation in the Football League seemed uncertain at the start of the season, the Football Association withdrew its recognition of the Association of Football Players’ and Trainers’ Union when the union's intentions were made clear to the FA. Footballers throughout the country relinquished their membership of the AFPTU but the Manchester United team stood up to the FA and refused to give up membership. The club's players, who were dubbed by the press as the "Outcasts FC", continued to strike against the FA until their demands were met, but the FA responded by banning those affiliated with the AFPTU. A compromise was reached between the two parties and the suspension was lifted in time for the first game of the season.[2]

In February 1910, the club moved from their old ground at Bank Street to a new home at Old Trafford. The first game played at the new stadium was a First Division fixture against Liverpool on 19 February 1910; the visitors won the match 4–3.

First Division
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
1 September 1909 Bradford City H 1–0 Wall 12,000
4 September 1909 Bury H 2–0 J. Turnbull (2) 12,000
6 September 1909 Notts County H 2–1 J. Turnbull, Wall 6,000
11 September 1909 Tottenham Hotspur A 2–2 J. Turnbull, Wall 40,000
18 September 1909 Preston North End H 1–1 Roberts 13,000
25 September 1909 Notts County A 2–3 S. Turnbull (2) 11,000
2 October 1909 Newcastle United H 1–1 Wall 30,000
9 October 1909 Liverpool A 2–3 S. Turnbull (2) 40,000
16 October 1909 Aston Villa H 2–0 Halse, S. Turnbull 20,000
23 October 1909 Sheffield United A 1–0 S. Turnbull 30,000
30 October 1909 Arsenal H 1–0 Wall 20,000
6 November 1909 Bolton Wanderers A 3–2 Homer (2), Halse 20,000
13 November 1909 Chelsea H 2–0 S. Turnbull, Wall 10,000
20 November 1909 Blackburn Rovers A 2–3 Homer (2) 40,000
27 November 1909 Nottingham Forest H 2–6 Halse, Wall 12,000
4 December 1909 Sunderland A 0–3 12,000
18 December 1909 Middlesbrough A 2–1 Homer, S. Turnbull 10,000
25 December 1909 Sheffield Wednesday H 0–3 25,000
27 December 1909 Sheffield Wednesday A 1–4 Wall 37,000
1 January 1910 Bradford City A 2–0 S. Turnbull, Wall 25,000
8 January 1910 Bury A 1–1 Homer 10,000
22 January 1910 Tottenham Hotspur H 5–0 Roberts (2), Connor, Hooper, Meredith 7,000
5 February 1910 Preston North End A 0–1 4,000
12 February 1910 Newcastle United A 4–3 S. Turnbull (2), Blott, Roberts 20,000
19 February 1910 Liverpool H 3–4 Homer, S. Turnbull, Wall 45,000
26 February 1910 Aston Villa A 1–7 Meredith 20,000
5 March 1910 Sheffield United H 1–0 Picken 40,000
12 March 1910 Arsenal A 0–0 4,000
19 March 1910 Bolton Wanderers H 5–0 Halse, Meredith, Picken, J. Turnbull, Wall 20,000
25 March 1910 Bristol City H 2–1 Picken, J. Turnbull 50,000
26 March 1910 Chelsea A 1–1 J. Turnbull 25,000
28 March 1910 Bristol City A 1–2 Meredith 18,000
2 April 1910 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 Halse (2) 20,000
6 April 1910 Everton H 3–2 J. Turnbull (2), Meredith 5,500
9 April 1910 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 7,000
16 April 1910 Sunderland H 2–0 S. Turnbull, Wall 12,000
23 April 1910 Everton A 3–3 Homer, S. Turnbull, Wall 10,000
30 April 1910 Middlesbrough H 4–1 Picken (4) 10,000

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Aston Villa (C) 38 23 7 8 84 42 2.000 53
2 Liverpool 38 21 6 11 78 57 1.368 48
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 9 11 73 55 1.327 45
4 Newcastle United 38 19 7 12 70 56 1.250 45
5 Manchester United 38 19 7 12 69 61 1.131 45
6 Sheffield United 38 16 10 12 62 41 1.512 42
7 Bradford City 38 17 8 13 64 47 1.362 42
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 66 51 1.294 41
9 Notts County 38 15 10 13 67 59 1.136 40
10 Everton 38 16 8 14 51 56 0.911 40
11 The Wednesday 38 15 9 14 60 63 0.952 39
12 Preston North End 38 15 5 18 52 58 0.897 35
13 Bury 38 12 9 17 62 66 0.939 33
14 Nottingham Forest 38 11 11 16 54 72 0.750 33
15 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 10 17 53 69 0.768 32
16 Bristol City 38 12 8 18 45 60 0.750 32
17 Middlesbrough 38 11 9 18 56 73 0.767 31
18 Woolwich Arsenal 38 11 9 18 37 67 0.552 31
19 Chelsea (R) 38 11 7 20 47 70 0.671 29 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bolton Wanderers (R) 38 9 6 23 44 71 0.620 24
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
15 January 1910 First Round Burnley A 0–2 16,628

References
  1. "Manchester United Season 1909/10". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2009.
  2. McMillan, Ian (21 October 2009), A forgotten part of Manchester United's History, Guardian News and Media, retrieved 14 February 2010
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