Manchester United 1899-1900
35
Matches · 1899-1900
20 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses
Manchester United played 35 matches in 1899-1900, scoring 64 goals in all competitions. They won 20, drew 4 and lost 11 of their 35 games in all competitions under Alf Albut.
Stats
20
Won
4
Drawn
11
Lost
Form
W
L
D
W
W
Season at a Glance
64
Goals Scored
30
Conceded
35
Played
How this season compares
of 123 seasons
1.83
Points per game
51st-best of 123 full seasons
1.83
Goals per game
48th-best of 123 full seasons
0.86
Conceded per game
21st-best of 123 full seasons
57%
Win rate
32nd-best of 123 full seasons
Cup Runs
Top Scorers
1
Matthew Gillespie
10 apps
4
— ast
2
Robert Parkinson
15 apps
2
— ast
3
William Jackson
33 apps
2
— ast
4
George Foley
7 apps
1
— ast
5
Richard "Dick" Smith
12 apps
1
— ast
6
William Griffiths
34 apps
1
— ast
7
Fredrick Erentz
35 apps
1
— ast
All Results
35 matches
September 1899 1W · 2D · 2L
D
Gainsborough Trinity H
D2 Cassidy, Lee
2–2
2 Sep 8,000 0-1-0 D1
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D2 Ambler
1–2
9 Sep 5,000 0-1-1 L1
W
Loughborough Town H
D2 Bain, Cassidy, Griffiths 2 (og)
4–0
16 Sep 6,000 1-1-1 W1
D
Burton Swifts A
D2
0–0
23 Sep 2,000 1-2-1 D1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D2 Bryant
1–2
30 Sep 8,000 1-2-2 L1
October 1899 2W · 0D · 2L
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Cassidy
1–0
7 Oct 5,000 2-2-2 W1
L
Birmingham City A
D2
0–1
14 Oct 10,000 2-2-3 L1
W
New Brighton Tower H
D2 Cassidy 2
2–1
21 Oct 5,000 3-2-3 W1
L
South Shore A
FAC Jackson
1–3
28 Oct 3,000 3-2-4 L1
November 1899 2W · 1D · 0L
W
Arsenal H
D2 Jackson, Roberts
2–0
4 Nov 5,000 4-2-4 W1
D
Barnsley A
D2
0–0
11 Nov 3,000 4-3-4 D1
W
Luton Town A
D2 Jackson
1–0
25 Nov 3,000 5-3-4 W1
December 1899 4W · 0D · 1L
W
Port Vale H
D2 Cassidy 2, Jackson
3–0
2 Dec 5,000 6-3-4 W2
W
Middlesbrough H
D2 Erentz (pen), Parkinson
2–1
16 Dec 4,000 7-3-4 W3
L
Chesterfield A
D2 Griffiths
1–2
23 Dec 2,000 7-3-5 L1
W
Grimsby Town A
D2 Bryant 2, Cassidy 2, Jackson, Parkinson, Greenwood (og)
7–0
26 Dec 2,000 8-3-5 W1
W
Gainsborough Trinity A
D2 Parkinson
1–0
30 Dec 2,000 9-3-5 W2
January 1900 2W · 0D · 1L
L
Bolton Wanderers H
D2 Parkinson
1–2
7 Jan 5,000 9-3-6 L1
W
Loughborough Town A
D2 Jackson, Parkinson
2–0
14 Jan 1,000 10-3-6 W1
W
Burton Swifts H
D2 Gillespie 3, Parkinson
4–0
20 Jan 4,000 11-3-6 W2
February 1900 3W · 0D · 1L
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D2 Bryant
1–0
4 Feb 10,000 12-3-6 W3
L
Lincoln City A
D2
0–1
11 Feb 2,000 12-3-7 L1
W
Birmingham City H
D2 Cassidy, Godsmark, Parkinson
3–2
18 Feb 10,000 13-3-7 W1
W
New Brighton Tower A
D2 Collinson 2, Godsmark, Smith
4–1
25 Feb 8,000 14-3-7 W2
March 1900 3W · 0D · 2L
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Smith
1–0
3 Mar 4,000 15-3-7 W3
L
Arsenal A
D2 Cassidy
1–2
10 Mar 3,000 15-3-8 L1
W
Barnsley H
D2 Cassidy 2, Leigh
3–0
17 Mar 6,000 16-3-8 W1
L
Leicester City A
D2
0–2
24 Mar 8,000 16-3-9 L1
W
Luton Town H
D2 Cassidy 3, Godsmark 2
5–0
31 Mar 6,000 17-3-9 W1
April 1900 3W · 1D · 2L
L
Port Vale A
D2
0–1
7 Apr 3,000 17-3-10 L1
W
Leicester City H
D2 (og), Griffiths, Gillespie
3–2
13 Apr 10,000 18-3-10 W1
W
Walsall H
D2 Jackson 2, Gillespie, Erentz (pen), Foley
5–0
14 Apr 4,000 19-3-10 W2
D
Walsall A
D2
0–0
17 Apr 3,000 19-4-10 D1
L
Middlesbrough A
D2
0–2
21 Apr 8,000 19-4-11 L1
W
Chesterfield H
D2 Holt, Grundy
2–1
28 Apr 6,000 20-4-11 W1
Home & Away
| Venue | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% | CS | Avg Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 11 | +33 | 88% | 10 | 6,059 |
| Away | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 28% | 7 | 4,222 |
Home crowds averaged 6,059, away 4,222. Their biggest crowd was 10,000 v Birmingham City, the smallest 1,000 v Loughborough Town.
Season Records
7–0
Biggest win
v Grimsby Town · 26 Dec 1899
1–3
Heaviest defeat
v South Shore · 28 Oct 1899
3
Longest win streak
5
Longest unbeaten run
2
Longest winless run
17
Clean sheets
8
Failed to score
1–2
Most common score
5 times
United completed the league double over Grimsby Town, Loughborough Town, Luton Town and New Brighton Tower. They lost both league meetings with Bolton Wanderers.
When Goals Were Scored
Scored Conceded
1-15
16-30
31-45
46-60
61-75
76+
United's average goal came in the 36', the average one conceded in the 64'. They scored 1 from the 81st minute on and conceded 1. Penalties: 2 scored, 0 conceded. Own goals: 3 for, 0 against.
| Min | Scorer | Opponent | Comp | Before | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 2 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Edwin Lee | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 1–0 | 2 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Arthur Radford | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 2–0 | 2 Sep 1899 |
| ? | E.Cooper | vs Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 2–1 | 2 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Alf Ambler | @ Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 0–0 | 9 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Laurie Bell | @ Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 1–0 | 9 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Laurie Bell | @ Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 1–1 | 9 Sep 1899 |
| ? | James Bain | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 0–0 | 16 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 1–0 | 16 Sep 1899 |
| ? | William Griffiths | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 2–0 | 16 Sep 1899 |
| ? | William Griffiths OG | vs Loughborough Town | D2 | 3–0 | 16 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D2 | 0–0 | 30 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Ambrose Langley | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D2 | 1–0 | 30 Sep 1899 |
| ? | John Wright | @ Sheffield Wednesday | D2 | 1–1 | 30 Sep 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 7 Oct 1899 |
| 50' | Walter Main | @ Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 14 Oct 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 0–0 | 21 Oct 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 1–0 | 21 Oct 1899 |
| ? | T.Green | vs New Brighton Tower | D2 | 2–0 | 21 Oct 1899 |
| ? | William Jackson | @ South Shore | FAC | 0–0 | 28 Oct 1899 |
| ? | Hartley | @ South Shore | FAC | 1–0 | 28 Oct 1899 |
| ? | Hartley | @ South Shore | FAC | 1–1 | 28 Oct 1899 |
| ? | Hargreaves | @ South Shore | FAC | 1–2 | 28 Oct 1899 |
| ? | William Jackson | vs Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Nov 1899 |
| ? | W.A. Roberts | vs Arsenal | D2 | 1–0 | 4 Nov 1899 |
| ? | William Jackson | @ Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Nov 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Port Vale | D2 | 0–0 | 2 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Port Vale | D2 | 1–0 | 2 Dec 1899 |
| ? | William Jackson | vs Port Vale | D2 | 2–0 | 2 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Fred Erentz pen | vs Middlesbrough | D2 | 0–0 | 16 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Robert Parkinson | vs Middlesbrough | D2 | 1–0 | 16 Dec 1899 |
| ? | George Reid | vs Middlesbrough | D2 | 2–0 | 16 Dec 1899 |
| ? | William Griffiths | @ Chesterfield | D2 | 0–0 | 23 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Herbert Munday | @ Chesterfield | D2 | 1–0 | 23 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Herbert Munday | @ Chesterfield | D2 | 1–1 | 23 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 1–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 2–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 3–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | William Jackson | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 4–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Robert Parkinson | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 5–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Wilson Greenwood OG | @ Grimsby Town | D2 | 6–0 | 26 Dec 1899 |
| 86' | Robert Parkinson | @ Gainsborough Trinity | D2 | 0–0 | 30 Dec 1899 |
| ? | Robert Parkinson | vs Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 0–0 | 7 Jan 1900 |
| ? | Jack Picken | vs Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 1–0 | 7 Jan 1900 |
| ? | Hugh Morgan | vs Bolton Wanderers | D2 | 1–1 | 7 Jan 1900 |
| ? | William Jackson | @ Loughborough Town | D2 | 0–0 | 14 Jan 1900 |
| ? | Robert Parkinson | @ Loughborough Town | D2 | 1–0 | 14 Jan 1900 |
| 25' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 0–0 | 20 Jan 1900 |
| 32' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 1–0 | 20 Jan 1900 |
| 35' | Robert Parkinson | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 2–0 | 20 Jan 1900 |
| 53' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Burton Swifts | D2 | 3–0 | 20 Jan 1900 |
| ? | Willie Bryant | vs Sheffield Wednesday | D2 | 0–0 | 4 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Thomas McCairns | @ Lincoln City | D2 | 0–0 | 11 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 0–0 | 18 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Gilbert Godsmark | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 1–0 | 18 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Robert Parkinson | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 2–0 | 18 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Jack Aston | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 3–0 | 18 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Sid Wharton | vs Birmingham City | D2 | 3–1 | 18 Feb 1900 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 0–0 | 25 Feb 1900 |
| ? | James Collinson | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 1–0 | 25 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Gilbert Godsmark | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 2–0 | 25 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Richard Smith | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 3–0 | 25 Feb 1900 |
| ? | Tommy Allison | @ New Brighton Tower | D2 | 4–0 | 25 Feb 1900 |
| 4' | Richard Smith | vs Grimsby Town | D2 | 0–0 | 3 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | @ Arsenal | D2 | 0–0 | 10 Mar 1900 |
| ? | John Dick | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–0 | 10 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Fergus Hunt | @ Arsenal | D2 | 1–1 | 10 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Barnsley | D2 | 0–0 | 17 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Barnsley | D2 | 1–0 | 17 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Thomas Leigh | vs Barnsley | D2 | 2–0 | 17 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Jimmy Brown | @ Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 24 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Rab King | @ Leicester City | D2 | 0–1 | 24 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Luton Town | D2 | 0–0 | 31 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Luton Town | D2 | 1–0 | 31 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Joe Cassidy | vs Luton Town | D2 | 2–0 | 31 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Gilbert Godsmark | vs Luton Town | D2 | 3–0 | 31 Mar 1900 |
| ? | Gilbert Godsmark | vs Luton Town | D2 | 4–0 | 31 Mar 1900 |
| 85' | Lucien Boullmier | @ Port Vale | D2 | 0–0 | 7 Apr 1900 |
| 28' | OG | vs Leicester City | D2 | 0–0 | 13 Apr 1900 |
| 39' | William Griffiths | vs Leicester City | D2 | 1–0 | 13 Apr 1900 |
| 59' | John T.Mercer | vs Leicester City | D2 | 2–0 | 13 Apr 1900 |
| 61' | Willie Wragg | vs Leicester City | D2 | 2–1 | 13 Apr 1900 |
| 63' | Matthew Gillespie | vs Leicester City | D2 | 2–2 | 13 Apr 1900 |
| 1' | Fred Erentz pen | vs Walsall | D2 | 0–0 | 14 Apr 1900 |
| 5' | William Jackson | vs Walsall | D2 | 1–0 | 14 Apr 1900 |
| 55' | George Foley | vs Walsall | D2 | 2–0 | 14 Apr 1900 |
| ? | William Jackson | vs Walsall | D2 | 3–0 | 14 Apr 1900 |
| ? | Matthew Gillespie | vs Walsall | D2 | 4–0 | 14 Apr 1900 |
| ? | Thomas Niblo | @ Middlesbrough | D2 | 0–0 | 21 Apr 1900 |
| ? | Fergus Osborne | @ Middlesbrough | D2 | 0–1 | 21 Apr 1900 |
| ? | Edward Holt | vs Chesterfield | D2 | 0–0 | 28 Apr 1900 |
| ? | John Grundy | vs Chesterfield | D2 | 1–0 | 28 Apr 1900 |
| ? | Bill Gooing | vs Chesterfield | D2 | 2–0 | 28 Apr 1900 |
Squad
27 players
| Player | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | Apps | Gls | |
| Fredrick Erentz | 34 | 1 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 |
| Frank Barrett | 34 | – | 1 | – | 35 | – |
| William Griffiths | 33 | 1 | 1 | – | 34 | 1 |
| William Jackson | 32 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 2 |
| Harry Stafford | 31 | – | 1 | – | 32 | – |
| William Morgan | 30 | – | 1 | – | 31 | – |
| Joe Cassidy | 29 | – | 1 | – | 30 | – |
| Walter Cartwright | 25 | – | 1 | – | 26 | – |
| Willie Bryant | 19 | – | 1 | – | 20 | – |
| Robert Parkinson | 15 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Richard "Dick" Smith | 12 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 1 |
| Matthew Gillespie | 10 | 4 | – | – | 10 | 4 |
| Alfred Ambler | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Joseph Clark | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Gilbert Godsmark | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| Thomas Leigh | 9 | – | – | – | 9 | – |
| George Foley | 7 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| James Collinson | 7 | – | – | – | 7 | – |
| W. F. (Bogie) Roberts | 6 | – | 1 | – | 7 | – |
| Edwin Lee | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| James (1899-1900) Bain | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Peter Blackmore | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – |
| David Fitzsimmons | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Thomas Sawyer | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| John "Jack" Grundy | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Joseph Heathcote | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| John Edward Holt | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Points Progression
League Division Two
Debuts & Farewells
Debuts this season
- William Jackson 33 apps, 2 goals
- Robert Parkinson 15 apps, 2 goals
- Alfred Ambler 9 apps
- Joseph Clark 9 apps
- Gilbert Godsmark 9 apps
- Thomas Leigh 9 apps
- George Foley 7 apps, 1 goal
- James (1899-1900) Bain 2 apps
- Peter Blackmore 2 apps
- Thomas Sawyer 2 apps
- John "Jack" Grundy 1 app
- Joseph Heathcote 1 app
- John Edward Holt 1 app
Final appearances
- Frank Barrett last of 35 apps
- Joe Cassidy last of 30 apps
- Willie Bryant last of 20 apps
- Matthew Gillespie last of 10 apps
- W. F. (Bogie) Roberts last of 7 apps
- Edwin Lee last of 4 apps
- David Fitzsimmons last of 2 apps
Quick Quiz
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