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Manchester United 1894-1895

38
Points · Division Two 1894-1895
3rd in the Division Two after 30 matches

Manchester United finished 3rd in the Division Two with 38 points from 30 games in 1894-1895, scoring 78 goals in all competitions. They won 15, drew 7 and lost 9 of their 31 games in all competitions under Alf Albut.

Stats
15
Won
7
Drawn
9
Lost
Form
L
D
L
L
D

Season at a Glance

78
Goals Scored
48
Conceded
31
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.68
Points per game
72nd-best of 123 full seasons
2.52
Goals per game
2nd-best of 123 full seasons
1.55
Conceded per game
92nd-best of 123 full seasons
48%
Win rate
73rd-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division Two, United ranked 3rd of 16 for goals scored (+0.47 per game vs the league average) and 4th for fewest conceded. That was 13 places higher than 1893-1894 (+24 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Richard "Dick" Smith
30 apps
4
— ast
2
Robert Donaldson
28 apps
3
— ast
3
John Clarkin
30 apps
1
— ast
4
William "Hugh" Douglas
31 apps
1
— ast

All Results

31 matches
September 1894 2W · 0D · 1L
L
Burton Wanderers A
D2
0–1
8 Sep 3,000 0-0-1 L1
W
Crewe Alexandra H
D2 Smith 2, Dow 2, Clarkin, McCartney
6–1
15 Sep 6,000 1-0-1 W1
W
Leicester City A
D2 Dow 2, Smith
3–2
22 Sep 6,000 2-0-1 W2
October 1894 1W · 2D · 0L
D
Darwen A
D2 Donaldson
1–1
6 Oct 6,000 2-1-1 D1
D
Arsenal H
D2 Clarkin, Donaldson 2
3–3
13 Oct 4,000 2-2-1 D2
W
Burton Swifts A
D2 Donaldson 2
2–1
20 Oct 5,000 3-2-1 W1
November 1894 2W · 1D · 1L
W
Manchester City A
D2 Smith 4, Clarkin
5–2
3 Nov 14,000 4-2-1 W2
W
Rotherham United H
D2 Donaldson, Peters, Davidson
3–2
10 Nov 4,000 5-2-1 W3
L
Grimsby Town A
D2 Clarkin
1–2
17 Nov 3,000 5-2-2 L1
D
Darwen H
D2 Donaldson
1–1
24 Nov 5,000 5-3-2 D1
December 1894 5W · 1D · 1L
W
Crewe Alexandra A
D2 Smith, Clarkin
2–0
1 Dec 600 6-3-2 W1
W
Burton Swifts H
D2 Peters 2, Smith 2, Dow
5–1
8 Dec 4,000 7-3-2 W2
D
Notts County A
D2 Donaldson
1–1
15 Dec 3,000 7-4-2 D1
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Smith, Millar, Donaldson
3–0
22 Dec 2,000 8-4-2 W1
W
Port Vale A
D2 Millar, Smith, Clarkin, Donaldson, McNaught
5–2
24 Dec 1,000 9-4-2 W2
W
Walsall A
D2 Stewart, Millar
2–1
26 Dec 1,000 10-4-2 W3
L
Lincoln City A
D2
0–3
29 Dec 3,000 10-4-3 L1
January 1895 2W · 0D · 1L
W
Port Vale H
D2 Millar 2, Rothwell
3–0
1 Jan 5,000 11-4-3 W1
W
Manchester City H
D2 Clarkin 2, Donaldson, Smith
4–1
5 Jan 12,000 12-4-3 W2
L
Rotherham United A
D2 Erentz
1–2
12 Jan 2,000 12-4-4 L1
February 1895 0W · 0D · 1L
L
Stoke City H
FAC Smith, Peters
2–3
2 Feb 7,000 12-4-5 L2
March 1895 1W · 1D · 1L
D
Burton Wanderers H
D2 Peters
1–1
2 Mar 6,000 12-5-5 D1
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Cassidy 2
2–0
23 Mar 9,000 13-5-5 W1
L
Arsenal A
D2 Clarkin, Donaldson
2–3
30 Mar 6,000 13-5-6 L1
April 1895 2W · 2D · 3L
W
Walsall H
D2 Donaldson 2, Peters 2, Cassidy 2, Clarkin, Smith 2
9–0
3 Apr 6,000 14-5-6 W1
W
Newcastle United H
D2 Cassidy 2, Smith 2, McDermid (og)
5–1
6 Apr 5,000 15-5-6 W2
D
Bury H
D2 Donaldson, Cassidy
2–2
12 Apr 15,000 15-6-6 D1
L
Newcastle United A
D2
0–3
13 Apr 4,000 15-6-7 L1
L
Bury A
D2 Peters
1–2
15 Apr 10,000 15-6-8 L2
D
Notts County H
D2 Clarkin, Cassidy, Smith
3–3
20 Apr 12,000 15-7-8 D1
L
Stoke City N
TM
0–3
27 Apr 10,000 15-7-9 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 15951 5219+33 60%4 6,800
Away 15627 26260 40%1 4,507
Neutral 1001 03-3 0%0 10,000

Home crowds averaged 6,800, away 4,507. Their biggest crowd was 15,000 v Bury, the smallest 600 v Crewe Alexandra.

Season Records

9–0
Biggest win
v Walsall · 3 Apr 1895
0–3
Heaviest defeat
v Lincoln City · 29 Dec 1894
3
Longest win streak
7
Longest unbeaten run
5
Longest winless run
5
Clean sheets
4
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
4 times

United completed the league double over Burton Swifts, Crewe Alexandra, Manchester City, Port Vale and Walsall.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
7
6
1-15
3
1
16-30
1
1
31-45
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
1
5
76+

United's average goal came in the 25', the average one conceded in the 43'. They scored 0 from the 81st minute on and conceded 4. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
? Richard Smith vs Crewe Alexandra D2 0–0 15 Sep 1894
? Richard Smith vs Crewe Alexandra D2 1–0 15 Sep 1894
? John Dow vs Crewe Alexandra D2 2–0 15 Sep 1894
? John Dow vs Crewe Alexandra D2 3–0 15 Sep 1894
? John Clarkin vs Crewe Alexandra D2 4–0 15 Sep 1894
? John McCartney vs Crewe Alexandra D2 5–0 15 Sep 1894
12' John Dow @ Leicester City D2 0–0 22 Sep 1894
? John Dow @ Leicester City D2 1–1 22 Sep 1894
? Richard Smith @ Leicester City D2 2–1 22 Sep 1894
7' Bob Donaldson @ Darwen D2 0–1 6 Oct 1894
? John Clarkin vs Arsenal D2 0–0 13 Oct 1894
? Bob Donaldson vs Arsenal D2 1–0 13 Oct 1894
? Bob Donaldson vs Arsenal D2 2–0 13 Oct 1894
? Bob Donaldson @ Burton Swifts D2 0–1 20 Oct 1894
? Bob Donaldson @ Burton Swifts D2 1–1 20 Oct 1894
13' Richard Smith @ Manchester City D2 0–0 3 Nov 1894
14' Richard Smith @ Manchester City D2 1–0 3 Nov 1894
? Richard Smith @ Manchester City D2 2–0 3 Nov 1894
? Richard Smith @ Manchester City D2 3–0 3 Nov 1894
? John Clarkin @ Manchester City D2 4–0 3 Nov 1894
3' William Davidson vs Rotherham United D2 0–0 10 Nov 1894
? Bob Donaldson vs Rotherham United D2 1–0 10 Nov 1894
? James Peters vs Rotherham United D2 2–0 10 Nov 1894
? John Clarkin @ Grimsby Town D2 0–0 17 Nov 1894
? Bob Donaldson vs Darwen D2 0–0 24 Nov 1894
? Richard Smith @ Crewe Alexandra D2 0–0 1 Dec 1894
? John Clarkin @ Crewe Alexandra D2 1–0 1 Dec 1894
20' James Peters vs Burton Swifts D2 0–0 8 Dec 1894
21' Richard Smith vs Burton Swifts D2 1–0 8 Dec 1894
? James Peters vs Burton Swifts D2 2–1 8 Dec 1894
? Richard Smith vs Burton Swifts D2 3–1 8 Dec 1894
? John Dow vs Burton Swifts D2 4–1 8 Dec 1894
70' Bob Donaldson @ Notts County D2 0–1 15 Dec 1894
10' George Millar vs Lincoln City D2 0–0 22 Dec 1894
43' Bob Donaldson vs Lincoln City D2 1–0 22 Dec 1894
? Richard Smith vs Lincoln City D2 2–0 22 Dec 1894
? George Millar @ Port Vale D2 0–1 24 Dec 1894
? Richard Smith @ Port Vale D2 1–1 24 Dec 1894
? John Clarkin @ Port Vale D2 2–1 24 Dec 1894
? Bob Donaldson @ Port Vale D2 3–1 24 Dec 1894
? James McNaught @ Port Vale D2 4–1 24 Dec 1894
? William S. Stewart @ Walsall D2 0–0 26 Dec 1894
? George Millar @ Walsall D2 1–0 26 Dec 1894
? George Millar vs Port Vale D2 0–0 1 Jan 1895
? George Millar vs Port Vale D2 1–0 1 Jan 1895
? Charles Rothwell vs Port Vale D2 2–0 1 Jan 1895
6' John Clarkin vs Manchester City D2 0–0 5 Jan 1895
? John Clarkin vs Manchester City D2 1–0 5 Jan 1895
? Bob Donaldson vs Manchester City D2 2–0 5 Jan 1895
? Richard Smith vs Manchester City D2 3–0 5 Jan 1895
? Fred Erentz @ Rotherham United D2 0–0 12 Jan 1895
? Richard Smith vs Stoke City FAC 0–1 2 Feb 1895
? James Peters vs Stoke City FAC 1–1 2 Feb 1895
? James Peters vs Burton Wanderers D2 0–1 2 Mar 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Grimsby Town D2 0–0 23 Mar 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Grimsby Town D2 1–0 23 Mar 1895
? John Clarkin @ Arsenal D2 0–0 30 Mar 1895
? Bob Donaldson @ Arsenal D2 1–0 30 Mar 1895
30' Bob Donaldson vs Walsall D2 0–0 3 Apr 1895
? Bob Donaldson vs Walsall D2 1–0 3 Apr 1895
? James Peters vs Walsall D2 2–0 3 Apr 1895
? James Peters vs Walsall D2 3–0 3 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Walsall D2 4–0 3 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Walsall D2 5–0 3 Apr 1895
? John Clarkin vs Walsall D2 6–0 3 Apr 1895
? Richard Smith vs Walsall D2 7–0 3 Apr 1895
? Richard Smith vs Walsall D2 8–0 3 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Newcastle United D2 0–0 6 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Newcastle United D2 1–0 6 Apr 1895
? Richard Smith vs Newcastle United D2 2–0 6 Apr 1895
? Richard Smith vs Newcastle United D2 3–0 6 Apr 1895
? Robert McDermid OG vs Newcastle United D2 4–0 6 Apr 1895
? Bob Donaldson vs Bury D2 0–0 12 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Bury D2 1–0 12 Apr 1895
80' James Peters @ Bury D2 0–1 15 Apr 1895
? John Clarkin vs Notts County D2 0–0 20 Apr 1895
? Joe Cassidy vs Notts County D2 1–0 20 Apr 1895
? Richard Smith vs Notts County D2 2–0 20 Apr 1895

Squad

20 players
Player LeagueFA CupOther Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
William "Hugh" Douglas 29 1 1 – 1 – 31 1
James Peters 29 – 1 – 1 – 31 –
Richard "Dick" Smith 28 4 1 – 1 – 30 4
John Clarkin 28 1 1 – 1 – 30 1
Robert Donaldson 26 3 1 – 1 – 28 3
John Dow 27 – – – 1 – 28 –
Fredrick Erentz 27 – 1 – – – 28 –
James McNaught 25 – 1 – – – 26 –
George Perrins 24 – 1 – 1 – 26 –
Willie Stewart 21 – 1 – 1 – 23 –
John McCartney 17 – 1 – 1 – 19 –
William Davidson 11 – – – – – 11 –
Joe Cassidy 8 – – – 1 – 9 –
George Millar 6 – 1 – – – 7 –
Alfred Farman 5 – – – – – 5 –
Herbert Stone 4 – – – 1 – 5 –
James Caine 1 – – – – – 1 –
William Longair 1 – – – – – 1 –
David McFetridge 1 – – – – – 1 –
Charles Rothwell 1 – – – – – 1 –

Division Two Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Bury 30 23 2 5 78 33 +45 48
2 Notts County 30 17 5 8 75 45 +30 39
3 Manchester United 30 15 8 7 78 44 +34 38
4 Leicester Fosse 30 15 8 7 72 53 +19 38
5 Grimsby Town 30 18 1 11 79 52 +27 37
6 Darwen 30 16 4 10 74 43 +31 36
7 Burton Wanderers 30 14 7 9 67 39 +28 35
8 Arsenal 30 14 6 10 75 58 +17 34
9 Manchester City 30 14 3 13 82 72 +10 31
10 Newcastle United 30 12 3 15 72 84 -12 27
11 Burton Swifts 30 11 3 16 52 74 -22 25
12 Rotherham United 30 11 2 17 55 62 -7 24
13 Lincoln City 30 10 0 20 52 92 -40 20
14 Walsall 30 10 0 20 47 92 -45 20
15 Port Vale 30 7 4 19 39 77 -38 18
16 Crewe Alexandra 30 3 4 23 26 103 -77 10

Points Progression

Division Two

Transfers

4 moves
In
  • Jack Doughty Centre-Forward
    from UnknownUndisclosed
Out
  • Alf Farman Right Winger
    to RetiredUndisclosed
  • Jack Doughty Centre-Forward
    to UnknownUndisclosed
  • John McCartney Centre-Back
    to LutonUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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