1908–09 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
1908–09 season
The Manchester United FC team of 1909 posing with their trophies won, they are: FA Charity Shield, the Football League (First Division, won in 1907–08) and the FA Cup
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division13th
FA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Turnbull (17)
All:
Jimmy Turnbull (22)
Highest home attendance40,000 vs Newcastle United (26 December 1908)
40,000 vs Manchester City (23 January 1909)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Everton (10 April 1909)
Average home league attendance19,183

The 1908–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Football League and fourth in the First Division.[1]

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
5 September 1908 Preston North End A 3–0 J. Turnbull (2), Halse 18,000
7 September 1908 Bury H 2–1 J. Turnbull (2) 16,000
12 September 1908 Middlesbrough H 6–3 J. Turnbull (4), Halse, Wall 25,000
19 September 1908 Manchester City A 2–1 Halse, J. Turnbull 40,000
26 September 1908 Liverpool H 3–2 Halse (2), J. Turnbull 25,000
3 October 1908 Bury A 2–2 Halse, Wall 25,000
10 October 1908 Sheffield United H 2–1 Bell (2) 14,000
17 October 1908 Aston Villa A 1–3 Halse 40,000
24 October 1908 Nottingham Forest H 2–2 S. Turnbull (2) 20,000
31 October 1908 Sunderland A 1–6 S. Turnbull 30,000
7 November 1908 Chelsea H 0–1 15,000
14 November 1908 Blackburn Rovers A 3–1 Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall 25,000
21 November 1908 Bradford City H 2–0 Picken, Wall 15,000
28 November 1908 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall 20,000
5 December 1908 Everton A 2–3 Bannister, Halse 35,000
12 December 1908 Leicester Fosse H 4–2 Wall (3), Picken 10,000
19 December 1908 Woolwich Arsenal A 1–0 Halse 10,000
25 December 1908 Newcastle United A 1–2 Wall 35,000
26 December 1908 Newcastle United H 1–0 Halse 40,000
1 January 1909 Notts County H 4–3 Halse (2), Roberts, S. Turnbull 15,000
2 January 1909 Preston North End H 0–2 18,000
9 January 1909 Middlesbrough A 0–5 15,000
23 January 1909 Manchester City H 3–1 Livingstone (2), Wall 40,000
30 January 1909 Liverpool A 1–3 S. Turnbull 30,000
13 February 1909 Sheffield United A 0–0 12,000
27 February 1909 Nottingham Forest A 0–2 7,000
13 March 1909 Chelsea A 1–1 Wall 30,000
15 March 1909 Sunderland H 2–2 Payne, J. Turnbull 10,000
20 March 1909 Blackburn Rovers H 0–3 11,000
31 March 1909 Aston Villa H 0–2 10,000
3 April 1909 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–2 15,000
9 April 1909 Bristol City H 0–1 18,000
10 April 1909 Everton H 2–2 J. Turnbull (2) 8,000
12 April 1909 Bristol City A 0–0 18,000
13 April 1909 Notts County A 1–0 Livingstone 7,000
17 April 1909 Leicester Fosse A 2–3 J. Turnbull, Wall 8,000
27 April 1909 Woolwich Arsenal H 1–4 J. Turnbull 10,000
29 April 1909 Bradford City A 0–1 30,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Newcastle United (C) 38 24 5 9 65 41 1.585 53
2 Everton 38 18 10 10 82 57 1.439 46
3 Sunderland 38 21 2 15 78 63 1.238 44
4 Blackburn Rovers 38 14 13 11 61 50 1.220 41
5 The Wednesday 38 17 6 15 67 61 1.098 40
6 Woolwich Arsenal 38 14 10 14 52 49 1.061 38
7 Aston Villa 38 14 10 14 58 56 1.036 38
8 Bristol City 38 13 12 13 45 58 0.776 38
9 Middlesbrough 38 14 9 15 59 53 1.113 37
10 Preston North End 38 13 11 14 48 44 1.091 37
11 Chelsea 38 14 9 15 56 61 0.918 37
12 Sheffield United 38 14 9 15 51 59 0.864 37
13 Manchester United 38 15 7 16 58 68 0.853 37
14 Nottingham Forest 38 14 8 16 66 57 1.158 36
15 Notts County 38 14 8 16 51 48 1.063 36
16 Liverpool 38 15 6 17 57 65 0.877 36
17 Bury 38 14 8 16 63 77 0.818 36
18 Bradford City 38 12 10 16 47 47 1.000 34
19 Manchester City (R) 38 15 4 19 67 69 0.971 34 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Leicester Fosse (R) 38 8 9 21 54 102 0.529 25
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Action from the 1909 FA Cup final; United in white strip.
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
16 January 1909 First Round Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–0 Halse 8,300
6 February 1909 Second Round Everton H 1–0 Halse 35,217
20 February 1909 Third Round Blackburn Rovers H 6–1 S. Turnbull (3), J. Turnbull (3) 38,500
5 March 1909 Fourth Round Burnley A A – A Match abandoned at 0–1
10 March 1909 Fourth Round Burnley A 3–2 J. Turnbull (2), Halse 16,850
27 March 1909 Semi-Final Newcastle United N 1–0 Halse 40,118
24 April 1909 Final Bristol City N 1–0 S. Turnbull 71,401

Squad statistics

Jimmy Turnbull was the club's top scorer with 22 goals.
Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Harry Moger 36 0 6 0 42 0
GK England Tom Wilcox 2 0 0 0 2 0
FB England Herbert Burgess 4 0 0 0 4 0
FB England Tony Donnelly 1 0 0 0 1 0
FB England Vince Hayes 22 0 6 0 28 0
FB England Dick Holden 2 0 0 0 2 0
FB England Aaron Hulme 3 0 0 0 3 0
FB England Oscar Linkson 10 0 0 0 10 0
FB England George Stacey 32 0 6 0 38 0
HB Scotland Alex Bell 20 2 6 0 26 2
HB England Joe Curry 8 0 0 0 8 0
HB Scotland Alex Downie 23 0 0 0 23 0
HB England Dick Duckworth 33 0 6 0 39 0
HB England Harold Hardman 4 0 0 0 4 0
HB England John McGillivray 2 0 0 0 2 0
HB England Charlie Roberts 27 1 6 0 33 1
HB England Ernest Thomson 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Jimmy Bannister 16 1 0 0 16 1
FW England Bill Berry 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland David Christie 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Joe Ford 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW England Harold Halse 29 14 6 4 35 18
FW Scotland George Livingstone 11 3 2 0 13 3
FW Wales Billy Meredith 34 0 4 0 38 0
FW England Ernest Payne 2 1 0 0 2 1
FW Scotland Jack Picken 13 3 0 0 13 3
FW Scotland Jack Quin 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Jimmy Turnbull 22 17 6 5 28 22
FW Scotland Sandy Turnbull 19 5 6 4 25 9
FW England George Wall 34 11 6 0 40 11

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1907/08". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
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