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Manchester United 1903-1904

48
Points · Division Two 1903-1904
3rd in the Division Two after 34 matches

Manchester United finished 3rd in the Division Two with 48 points from 34 games in 1903-1904, scoring 76 goals in all competitions. They won 22, drew 12 and lost 7 of their 41 games in all competitions under James West and Ernest Mangnall.

Stats
22
Won
12
Drawn
7
Lost
Form
W
D
W
W
L

Managers

2 spells
Manager From PWDLPPG
James West 5 Sep 1903 5212 1.40
Ernest Mangnall 3 Oct 1903 3620115 1.97

Season at a Glance

76
Goals Scored
47
Conceded
41
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.90
Points per game
37th-best of 123 full seasons
1.85
Goals per game
46th-best of 123 full seasons
1.15
Conceded per game
58th-best of 123 full seasons
54%
Win rate
43rd-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division Two, United ranked 3rd of 18 for goals scored (+0.37 per game vs the league average) and 3rd for fewest conceded. That was 2 places higher than 1902-1903 (+10 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
William Grassam
28 apps
8
— ast
2
Ernest "Dick" Pegg
16 apps
5
— ast
3
"Sandy" Robertson
32 apps
5
— ast
4
Alfred Schofield
33 apps
5
— ast
5
Thomas Arkesden
32 apps
4
— ast
6
William Griffiths
37 apps
4
— ast
7
Alex Downie
35 apps
2
— ast
8
Proctor Hall
8 apps
1
— ast
9
William "John" McCartney
13 apps
1
— ast
10
Thomas Morrison
16 apps
1
— ast

All Results

41 matches
September 1903 2W · 1D · 2L
D
Bristol City H
D2 Griffiths 2
2–2
5 Sep 40,000 0-1-0 D1
L
Burnley A
D2
0–2
7 Sep 5,000 0-1-1 L1
L
Port Vale A
D2
0–1
12 Sep 3,000 0-1-2 L2
W
Glossop A
D2 Arkesden, Downie (pen), Griffiths 2, Robertson
5–0
19 Sep 3,000 1-1-2 W1
W
Bradford City H
D2 Pegg 3
3–1
26 Sep 30,000 2-1-2 W2
October 1903 2W · 1D · 1L
L
Arsenal A
D2
0–4
3 Oct 20,000 2-1-3 L1
W
Barnsley H
D2 Griffiths, Pegg 2, Robertson
4–0
10 Oct 20,000 3-1-3 W1
D
Lincoln City A
D2
0–0
17 Oct 5,000 3-2-3 D1
W
Stockport County H
D2 Arkesden, Grassam, Schofield
3–1
24 Oct 15,000 4-2-3 W1
November 1903 0W · 1D · 1L
D
Bolton Wanderers H
D2
0–0
7 Nov 30,000 4-3-3 D1
L
Preston North End H
D2
0–2
21 Nov 15,000 4-3-4 L1
December 1903 2W · 4D · 0L
D
Birmingham City H
FAC Schofield
1–1
12 Dec 10,000 4-4-4 D1
D
Birmingham City A
FAC Arkesden
1–1
16 Dec 5,000 4-5-4 D2
W
Gainsborough Trinity H
D2 Arkesden, Duckworth, Grassam, Robertson
4–2
19 Dec 6,000 5-5-4 W1
D
Birmingham City N
FAC Schofield
1–1
21 Dec 3,000 5-6-4 D1
W
Chesterfield H
D2 Arkesden 2, Robertson
3–1
25 Dec 15,000 6-6-4 W1
D
Burton United A
D2 Arkesden 2
2–2
26 Dec 4,000 6-7-4 D1
January 1904 4W · 2D · 0L
D
Bristol City A
D2 Griffiths
1–1
2 Jan 8,000 6-8-4 D2
W
Port Vale H
D2 Arkesden, Grassam
2–0
9 Jan 10,000 7-8-4 W1
W
Birmingham City N
FAC Grassam, Arkesden 2
3–1
11 Jan 9,372 8-8-4 W2
W
Glossop H
D2 Arkesden 2, Downie
3–1
16 Jan 10,000 9-8-4 W3
D
Bradford City A
D2 Griffiths 2
3–3
23 Jan 12,000 9-9-4 D1
W
Arsenal H
D2 Robertson
1–0
30 Jan 40,000 10-9-4 W1
February 1904 2W · 1D · 1L
D
Notts County A
FAC Downie, Schofield, Arkesden
3–3
6 Feb 12,000 10-10-4 D1
W
Notts County H
FAC Replay Morrison, Pegg
2–1
10 Feb 18,000 11-10-4 W1
W
Lincoln City H
D2 Downie, Griffiths
2–0
13 Feb 8,000 12-10-4 W2
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
FAC
0–6
20 Feb 22,051 12-10-5 L1
March 1904 3W · 1D · 1L
L
Blackpool A
D2 Grassam
1–2
9 Mar 3,000 12-10-6 L2
W
Burnley H
D2 Grassam 2, Griffiths
3–1
12 Mar 14,000 13-10-6 W1
D
Preston North End A
D2 Arkesden
1–1
19 Mar 7,000 13-11-6 D1
W
Grimsby Town H
D2 Robertson 2
2–0
26 Mar 12,000 14-11-6 W1
W
Stockport County A
D2 Hall, Pegg, Schofield
3–0
28 Mar 2,500 15-11-6 W2
April 1904 7W · 1D · 1L
W
Chesterfield A
D2 Bell, Hall
2–0
1 Apr 5,000 16-11-6 W3
W
Leicester City A
D2 McCartney
1–0
2 Apr 4,000 17-11-6 W4
W
Barnsley A
D2 Schofield, Grassam
2–0
5 Apr 5,000 18-11-6 W5
W
Blackpool H
D2 Grassam 2, Schofield
3–1
9 Apr 10,000 19-11-6 W6
L
Grimsby Town A
D2 Grassam
1–3
12 Apr 8,000 19-11-7 L1
W
Gainsborough Trinity A
D2 Robertson
1–0
16 Apr 4,000 20-11-7 W1
W
Burton United H
D2 Robertson, Grassam
2–0
23 Apr 8,000 21-11-7 W2
D
Bolton Wanderers A
D2
0–0
25 Apr 10,000 21-12-7 D1
W
Leicester City H
D2 Bonthron (pen), Griffiths, Robertson, Schofield 2
5–2
30 Apr 7,000 22-12-7 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 191531 4516+29 79%7 16,737
Away 20686 2729-2 30%8 7,378
Neutral 2110 42+2 50%0 6,186

Home crowds averaged 16,737, away 7,378. Their biggest crowd was 40,000 v Bristol City, the smallest 2,500 v Stockport County.

Season Records

5–0
Biggest win
v Glossop · 19 Sep 1903
0–6
Heaviest defeat
v Sheffield Wednesday · 20 Feb 1904
6
Longest win streak
15
Longest unbeaten run
4
Longest winless run
15
Clean sheets
8
Failed to score
3–1
Most common score
7 times

United completed the league double over Barnsley, Chesterfield, Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop, Leicester City and Stockport County.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
12
2
1-15
5
3
16-30
2
2
31-45
4
4
46-60
5
2
61-75
7
4
76+

United's average goal came in the 42', the average one conceded in the 50'. They scored 6 from the 81st minute on and conceded 3. Penalties: 2 scored, 2 conceded.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
? William Griffiths vs Bristol City D2 0–0 5 Sep 1903
? William Griffiths vs Bristol City D2 1–0 5 Sep 1903
? Thomas Arkesden @ Glossop D2 0–0 19 Sep 1903
? Alexander Downie pen @ Glossop D2 1–0 19 Sep 1903
? William Griffiths @ Glossop D2 2–0 19 Sep 1903
? William Griffiths @ Glossop D2 3–0 19 Sep 1903
? Sandy Robertson @ Glossop D2 4–0 19 Sep 1903
15' Ernest Pegg vs Bradford City D2 0–0 26 Sep 1903
72' Ernest Pegg vs Bradford City D2 1–1 26 Sep 1903
88' Ernest Pegg vs Bradford City D2 2–1 26 Sep 1903
? William Griffiths vs Barnsley D2 0–0 10 Oct 1903
? Ernest Pegg vs Barnsley D2 1–0 10 Oct 1903
? Ernest Pegg vs Barnsley D2 2–0 10 Oct 1903
? Sandy Robertson vs Barnsley D2 3–0 10 Oct 1903
? Thomas Arkesden vs Stockport County D2 0–0 24 Oct 1903
? William Grassam vs Stockport County D2 1–0 24 Oct 1903
? Alfred Schofield vs Stockport County D2 2–0 24 Oct 1903
90' Alfred Schofield vs Birmingham City FAC 0–0 12 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden @ Birmingham City FAC 0–0 16 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 0–0 19 Dec 1903
? Dick Duckworth vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 1–0 19 Dec 1903
? William Grassam vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 2–0 19 Dec 1903
? Sandy Robertson vs Gainsborough Trinity D2 3–0 19 Dec 1903
119' Alfred Schofield v Birmingham City FAC 0–1 21 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden vs Chesterfield D2 0–0 25 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden vs Chesterfield D2 1–0 25 Dec 1903
? Sandy Robertson vs Chesterfield D2 2–0 25 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden @ Burton United D2 0–0 26 Dec 1903
? Thomas Arkesden @ Burton United D2 1–0 26 Dec 1903
? William Griffiths @ Bristol City D2 0–0 2 Jan 1904
? Thomas Arkesden vs Port Vale D2 0–0 9 Jan 1904
? William Grassam vs Port Vale D2 1–0 9 Jan 1904
4' William Grassam v Birmingham City FAC 0–0 11 Jan 1904
80' Thomas Arkesden v Birmingham City FAC 1–0 11 Jan 1904
81' Thomas Arkesden v Birmingham City FAC 2–0 11 Jan 1904
? Thomas Arkesden vs Glossop D2 0–0 16 Jan 1904
? Thomas Arkesden vs Glossop D2 1–0 16 Jan 1904
? Alexander Downie vs Glossop D2 2–0 16 Jan 1904
3' William Griffiths @ Bradford City D2 0–0 23 Jan 1904
? William Griffiths @ Bradford City D2 1–1 23 Jan 1904
60' Sandy Robertson vs Arsenal D2 0–0 30 Jan 1904
5' Alexander Downie @ Notts County FAC 0–0 6 Feb 1904
18' Alfred Schofield @ Notts County FAC 1–1 6 Feb 1904
63' Thomas Arkesden @ Notts County FAC 2–3 6 Feb 1904
12' Thomas Morrison vs Notts County FAC 0–0 10 Feb 1904
38' Ernest Pegg vs Notts County FAC 1–0 10 Feb 1904
5' Alexander Downie vs Lincoln City D2 0–0 13 Feb 1904
10' William Griffiths vs Lincoln City D2 1–0 13 Feb 1904
20' William Grassam @ Blackpool D2 0–0 9 Mar 1904
8' William Grassam vs Burnley D2 0–0 12 Mar 1904
10' William Grassam vs Burnley D2 1–0 12 Mar 1904
43' William Griffiths vs Burnley D2 2–0 12 Mar 1904
7' Thomas Arkesden @ Preston North End D2 0–0 19 Mar 1904
13' Sandy Robertson vs Grimsby Town D2 0–0 26 Mar 1904
88' Sandy Robertson vs Grimsby Town D2 1–0 26 Mar 1904
25' Proctor Hall @ Stockport County D2 0–0 28 Mar 1904
65' Ernest Pegg @ Stockport County D2 1–0 28 Mar 1904
85' Alfred Schofield @ Stockport County D2 2–0 28 Mar 1904
? Alexander Bell @ Chesterfield D2 0–0 1 Apr 1904
? Proctor Hall @ Chesterfield D2 1–0 1 Apr 1904
73' William McCartney @ Leicester City D2 0–0 2 Apr 1904
18' Alfred Schofield @ Barnsley D2 0–0 5 Apr 1904
49' William Grassam @ Barnsley D2 1–0 5 Apr 1904
25' William Grassam vs Blackpool D2 0–0 9 Apr 1904
60' Alfred Schofield vs Blackpool D2 1–0 9 Apr 1904
? William Grassam vs Blackpool D2 2–0 9 Apr 1904
? William Grassam @ Grimsby Town D2 0–0 12 Apr 1904
65' Sandy Robertson @ Gainsborough Trinity D2 0–0 16 Apr 1904
5' Sandy Robertson vs Burton United D2 0–0 23 Apr 1904
60' William Grassam vs Burton United D2 1–0 23 Apr 1904
? Robert Bonthron pen vs Leicester City D2 0–0 30 Apr 1904
? William Griffiths vs Leicester City D2 1–0 30 Apr 1904
? Sandy Robertson vs Leicester City D2 2–0 30 Apr 1904
? Alfred Schofield vs Leicester City D2 3–0 30 Apr 1904
? Alfred Schofield vs Leicester City D2 4–0 30 Apr 1904

Squad

28 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Robert Bonthron 33 – 7 – 40 – –
William Griffiths 30 4 7 – 37 4 1
Alex Downie 29 1 6 1 35 2 –
Alfred Schofield 26 3 7 2 33 5 –
"Sandy" Robertson 27 5 5 – 32 5 –
Thomas Arkesden 26 1 6 3 32 4 –
William Grassam 23 7 5 1 28 8 –
John Sutcliffe 21 – 7 – 28 – –
Alex Robertson 24 – 2 – 26 – –
Vince Hayes 21 – 3 – 24 – –
Ernest "Dick" Pegg 13 4 3 1 16 5 –
Thomas Morrison 9 – 7 1 16 1 –
Walter Cartwright 9 – 6 – 15 – –
William "John" McCartney 13 1 – – 13 1 –
Harry Moger 13 – – – 13 – –
Thomas Blackstock 7 – 3 – 10 – –
Thomas Read 8 – 1 – 9 – –
Henry "Harry" Wilkinson 8 – 1 – 9 – –
Proctor Hall 8 1 – – 8 1 –
Ralph Gaudie 7 – 1 – 8 – –
Alex Bell 6 – – – 6 – –
Thomas Robertson 3 – – – 3 – –
Hugh Kerr 2 – – – 2 – –
George Lyons 2 – – – 2 – –
Charlie Roberts 2 – – – 2 – –
Joseph Schofield 2 – – – 2 – –
Dick Duckworth 1 – – – 1 – –
William Hartwell 1 – – – 1 – –

Division Two Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Preston North End 34 20 10 4 62 24 +38 50
2 Arsenal 34 21 7 6 91 22 +69 49
3 Manchester United 34 20 8 6 65 33 +32 48
4 Bristol City 34 18 6 10 73 41 +32 42
5 Burnley 34 15 9 10 50 55 -5 39
6 Grimsby Town 34 14 8 12 50 49 +1 36
7 Bolton Wanderers 34 12 10 12 59 41 +18 34
8 Barnsley 34 11 10 13 38 57 -19 32
9 Gainsborough Trinity 34 14 3 17 53 60 -7 31
10 Bradford City 34 12 7 15 45 59 -14 31
11 Chesterfield 34 11 8 15 37 45 -8 30
12 Lincoln City 34 11 8 15 41 58 -17 30
13 Port Vale 34 10 9 15 54 52 +2 29
14 Burton United 34 11 7 16 45 61 -16 29
15 Blackpool 34 11 5 18 40 67 -27 27
16 Stockport County 34 8 11 15 40 72 -32 27
17 Glossop 34 10 6 18 57 64 -7 26
18 Leicester Fosse 34 6 10 18 42 82 -40 22

Points Progression

Division Two

Transfers

10 moves
In
  • Alex Bell Midfielder
    from UnknownUndisclosed
  • Bob Bonthron Centre-Back
    from Dundee FCUndisclosed
  • Dick Duckworth Right Midfield
    from UnknownUndisclosed
  • Harry Moger Goalkeeper
    from SouthamptonUndisclosed
  • Jack Fitchett Defensive Midfield
    from PlymouthUndisclosed
  • John Sutcliffe Goalkeeper
    from MillwallUndisclosed
  • Tommy Robertson Left Winger
    from Dundee UnitedUndisclosed
Out
  • Dick Pegg Centre-Forward
    to FulhamUndisclosed
  • Herbert Rothwell Defender
    to Man CityUndisclosed
  • Jock Peddie Centre-Forward
    to PlymouthUndisclosed

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