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40
Points · Division One 1920-1921
13th in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 13th in the Division One with 40 points from 42 games in 1920-1921, scoring 66 goals in all competitions. They won 15, drew 11 and lost 18 of their 44 games in all competitions under John Robson.

Stats
15
Won
11
Drawn
18
Lost
Form
W
D
L
L
L

Season at a Glance

66
Goals Scored
71
Conceded
44
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.27
Points per game
108th-best of 123 full seasons
1.50
Goals per game
95th-best of 123 full seasons
1.61
Conceded per game
98th-best of 123 full seasons
34%
Win rate
107th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 7th of 22 for goals scored (+0.14 per game vs the league average) and 18th for fewest conceded.

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Joe Spence
15 apps
7
— ast
2
George Sapsford
21 apps
6
— ast
3
Thomas Miller
27 apps
6
— ast
4
Henry Leonard
10 apps
5
— ast
5
Edward Partridge
30 apps
5
— ast
6
George Bissett
14 apps
4
— ast
7
Joseph Myerscough
13 apps
3
— ast
8
Thomas Meehan
15 apps
3
— ast
9
James Robinson
7 apps
2
— ast
10
William Harrison
25 apps
2
— ast

All Results

44 matches
August 1920 0W · 0D · 2L
L
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Meehan, Hopkin (pen)
2–3
28 Aug 50,000 0-0-1 L1
L
Arsenal A
D1
0–2
30 Aug 40,000 0-0-2 L2
September 1920 2W · 2D · 1L
D
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Sapsford
1–1
4 Sep 35,000 0-1-2 D1
D
Arsenal H
D1 Spence
1–1
6 Sep 45,000 0-2-2 D2
W
Chelsea H
D1 Meehan 2 (2 pen), Leonard
3–1
11 Sep 40,000 1-2-2 W1
W
Chelsea A
D1 Leonard 2
2–1
18 Sep 35,000 2-2-2 W2
L
Tottenham Hotspur H
D1
0–1
25 Sep 50,000 2-2-3 L1
October 1920 2W · 2D · 1L
L
Tottenham Hotspur A
D1 Spence
1–4
2 Oct 45,000 2-2-4 L2
W
Oldham Athletic H
D1 Sapsford 2, Meehan, Miller
4–1
9 Oct 50,000 3-2-4 W1
D
Oldham Athletic A
D1 Spence, Hemsley (og)
2–2
16 Oct 20,000 3-3-4 D1
W
Preston North End H
D1 Miller
1–0
23 Oct 42,000 4-3-4 W1
D
Preston North End A
D1
0–0
30 Oct 25,000 4-4-4 D1
November 1920 1W · 2D · 1L
W
Sheffield United H
D1 Leonard 2
2–1
6 Nov 30,000 5-4-4 W1
D
Sheffield United A
D1
0–0
13 Nov 18,000 5-5-4 D1
D
Manchester City H
D1 Miller
1–1
20 Nov 63,000 5-6-4 D2
L
Manchester City A
D1
0–3
27 Nov 35,000 5-6-5 L1
December 1920 4W · 0D · 1L
W
Bradford Park Avenue H
D1 Miller 2, Myerscough 2, Partridge
5–1
4 Dec 25,000 6-6-5 W1
W
Bradford Park Avenue A
D1 Myerscough 2, Partridge, Miller
4–2
11 Dec 10,000 7-6-5 W2
W
Newcastle United H
D1 Miller, Hopkin
2–0
18 Dec 40,000 8-6-5 W3
W
Aston Villa A
D1 Grimwood 2, Harrison, Partridge
4–3
25 Dec 38,000 9-6-5 W4
L
Aston Villa H
D1 Harrison
1–3
27 Dec 45,000 9-6-6 L1
January 1921 1W · 1D · 3L
L
Newcastle United A
D1 Hopkin, Partridge, Silcock
3–6
1 Jan 40,000 9-6-7 L2
D
Liverpool A
FAC Miller
1–1
8 Jan 40,000 9-7-7 D1
L
Liverpool H
FAC Replay Partridge
1–2
12 Jan 30,000 9-7-8 L1
L
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 Partridge
1–4
15 Jan 30,000 9-7-9 L2
W
West Bromwich Albion A
D1 Partridge, Myerscough
2–0
22 Jan 30,000 10-7-9 W1
February 1921 1W · 1D · 2L
D
Liverpool H
D1 Grimwood
1–1
5 Feb 30,000 10-8-9 D1
L
Liverpool A
D1
0–2
9 Feb 35,000 10-8-10 L1
L
Everton H
D1 Meredith (pen)
1–2
12 Feb 30,000 10-8-11 L2
W
Sunderland H
D1 Robinson, Hilditch, Harrison
3–0
26 Feb 40,000 11-8-11 W1
March 1921 1W · 2D · 4L
W
Sunderland A
D1 Sapsford 2, Goodwin
3–2
5 Mar 25,000 12-8-11 W2
L
Everton A
D1
0–2
9 Mar 38,000 12-8-12 L1
D
Bradford City H
D1 Robinson
1–1
12 Mar 30,000 12-9-12 D1
D
Bradford City A
D1 Sapsford
1–1
19 Mar 25,000 12-10-12 D2
L
Burnley A
D1
0–1
25 Mar 20,000 12-10-13 L1
L
Huddersfield Town A
D1 Harris, Partridge
2–5
26 Mar 17,000 12-10-14 L2
L
Burnley H
D1
0–3
28 Mar 28,000 12-10-15 L3
April 1921 2W · 0D · 3L
W
Huddersfield Town H
D1 Bissett 2
2–0
2 Apr 30,000 13-10-15 W1
W
Middlesbrough A
D1 Spence 2, Grimwood, Bissett
4–2
9 Apr 15,000 14-10-15 W2
L
Middlesbrough H
D1
0–1
16 Apr 25,000 14-10-16 L1
L
Blackburn Rovers A
D1
0–2
23 Apr 18,000 14-10-17 L2
L
Blackburn Rovers H
D1
0–1
30 Apr 20,000 14-10-18 L3
May 1921 1W · 1D · 0L
D
Derby County A
D1 Bissett
1–1
2 May 8,000 14-11-18 D1
W
Derby County H
D1 Spence 2, Sapsford
3–0
7 May 10,000 15-11-18 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 22949 3528+7 41%5 35,591
Away 22679 3143-12 27%3 27,818

Home crowds averaged 35,591, away 27,818. Their biggest crowd was 63,000 v Manchester City, the smallest 8,000 v Derby County.

Season Records

5–1
Biggest win
v Bradford Park Avenue · 4 Dec 1920
3–6
Heaviest defeat
v Newcastle United · 1 Jan 1921
4
Longest win streak
7
Longest unbeaten run
6
Longest winless run
8
Clean sheets
12
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
8 times

United completed the league double over Bradford Park Avenue, Chelsea and Sunderland. They lost both league meetings with Blackburn Rovers, Burnley, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
12
7
1-15
10
11
16-30
9
6
31-45
7
6
46-60
7
18
61-75
8
10
76+

United's average goal came in the 43', the average one conceded in the 50'. They scored 7 from the 81st minute on and conceded 5. Penalties: 4 scored, 4 conceded. Own goals: 1 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
? Thomas Meehan vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 28 Aug 1920
? Fredrick Hopkin pen vs Bolton Wanderers D1 1–0 28 Aug 1920
? George Sapsford @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 4 Sep 1920
6' Joe Spence vs Arsenal D1 0–0 6 Sep 1920
7' Thomas Meehan pen vs Chelsea D1 0–0 11 Sep 1920
60' Thomas Meehan pen vs Chelsea D1 1–1 11 Sep 1920
87' Harry Leonard vs Chelsea D1 2–1 11 Sep 1920
32' Harry Leonard @ Chelsea D1 0–0 18 Sep 1920
75' Harry Leonard @ Chelsea D1 1–0 18 Sep 1920
39' Joe Spence @ Tottenham Hotspur D1 0–0 2 Oct 1920
10' George Sapsford vs Oldham Athletic D1 0–1 9 Oct 1920
44' Thomas Meehan vs Oldham Athletic D1 1–1 9 Oct 1920
57' George Sapsford vs Oldham Athletic D1 2–1 9 Oct 1920
87' Thomas Miller vs Oldham Athletic D1 3–1 9 Oct 1920
10' Joe Spence @ Oldham Athletic D1 0–0 16 Oct 1920
44' Charles Hemsley OG @ Oldham Athletic D1 1–1 16 Oct 1920
15' Thomas Miller vs Preston North End D1 0–0 23 Oct 1920
67' Harry Leonard vs Sheffield United D1 0–0 6 Nov 1920
87' Harry Leonard vs Sheffield United D1 1–1 6 Nov 1920
10' Thomas Miller vs Manchester City D1 0–0 20 Nov 1920
? Thomas Miller vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 0–0 4 Dec 1920
? Thomas Miller vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 1–0 4 Dec 1920
? Joseph Myerscough vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 2–0 4 Dec 1920
? Joseph Myerscough vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 3–0 4 Dec 1920
? Edward Partridge vs Bradford Park Avenue D1 4–0 4 Dec 1920
7' Joseph Myerscough @ Bradford Park Avenue D1 0–0 11 Dec 1920
15' Edward Partridge @ Bradford Park Avenue D1 1–1 11 Dec 1920
20' Thomas Miller @ Bradford Park Avenue D1 2–1 11 Dec 1920
25' Joseph Myerscough @ Bradford Park Avenue D1 3–1 11 Dec 1920
30' Thomas Miller vs Newcastle United D1 0–0 18 Dec 1920
44' Fredrick Hopkin vs Newcastle United D1 1–0 18 Dec 1920
20' William Harrison @ Aston Villa D1 0–1 25 Dec 1920
85' Edward Partridge @ Aston Villa D1 1–1 25 Dec 1920
? John Grimwood @ Aston Villa D1 2–1 25 Dec 1920
? John Grimwood @ Aston Villa D1 3–1 25 Dec 1920
? William Harrison vs Aston Villa D1 0–3 27 Dec 1920
15' Jack Silcock @ Newcastle United D1 0–1 1 Jan 1921
? Fredrick Hopkin @ Newcastle United D1 1–2 1 Jan 1921
? Edward Partridge @ Newcastle United D1 2–2 1 Jan 1921
26' Thomas Miller @ Liverpool FAC 0–0 8 Jan 1921
20' Edward Partridge vs Liverpool FAC 0–0 12 Jan 1921
85' Edward Partridge vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0–3 15 Jan 1921
30' Edward Partridge @ West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 22 Jan 1921
55' Joseph Myerscough @ West Bromwich Albion D1 1–0 22 Jan 1921
50' John Grimwood vs Liverpool D1 0–0 5 Feb 1921
49' Billy Meredith pen vs Everton D1 0–1 12 Feb 1921
5' James Robinson vs Sunderland D1 0–0 26 Feb 1921
32' Clarence Hilditch vs Sunderland D1 1–0 26 Feb 1921
73' William Harrison vs Sunderland D1 2–0 26 Feb 1921
37' George Sapsford @ Sunderland D1 0–0 5 Mar 1921
42' George Sapsford @ Sunderland D1 1–0 5 Mar 1921
50' William Goodwin @ Sunderland D1 2–0 5 Mar 1921
25' James Robinson vs Bradford City D1 0–0 12 Mar 1921
78' George Sapsford @ Bradford City D1 0–1 19 Mar 1921
25' Frank Harris @ Huddersfield Town D1 0–1 26 Mar 1921
84' Edward Partridge @ Huddersfield Town D1 1–5 26 Mar 1921
30' George Bissett vs Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 2 Apr 1921
50' George Bissett vs Huddersfield Town D1 1–0 2 Apr 1921
10' Joe Spence @ Middlesbrough D1 0–0 9 Apr 1921
12' John Grimwood @ Middlesbrough D1 1–0 9 Apr 1921
35' George Bissett @ Middlesbrough D1 2–2 9 Apr 1921
63' Joe Spence @ Middlesbrough D1 3–2 9 Apr 1921
67' George Bissett @ Derby County D1 0–0 2 May 1921
72' Joe Spence vs Derby County D1 0–0 7 May 1921
74' George Sapsford vs Derby County D1 1–0 7 May 1921
85' Joe Spence vs Derby County D1 2–0 7 May 1921

Squad

29 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
John Mew 40 – 2 – 42 –
Jack Silcock 37 1 2 – 39 1
Clarence Hilditch 34 1 – – 34 1
Fred Hopkin 31 1 2 – 33 1
Edward Partridge 28 4 2 1 30 5
Frank Harris 26 1 2 – 28 1
Thomas Miller 25 5 2 1 27 6
John Grimwood 25 2 2 – 27 2
Thomas Forster 26 – 1 – 27 –
Charlie Moore 26 – – – 26 –
William Harrison 23 2 2 – 25 2
George Sapsford 21 6 – – 21 6
Cyril Barlow 19 – 1 – 20 –
Joe Spence 15 7 – – 15 7
Thomas Meehan 15 3 – – 15 3
George Bissett 12 4 2 – 14 4
Billy Meredith 14 1 – – 14 1
Joseph Myerscough 13 3 – – 13 3
Henry Leonard 10 5 – – 10 5
James Robinson 7 2 – – 7 2
William Goodwin 5 1 – – 5 1
Frank Hodges 2 – – – 2 –
Leslie Hofton 1 – 1 – 2 –
James Montgomery 2 – – – 2 –
Alfred Steward 2 – – – 2 –
George Albinson – – 1 – 1 –
Charles Radford 1 – – – 1 –
George Schofield 1 – – – 1 –
William Toms 1 – – – 1 –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Burnley 42 23 13 6 79 36 +43 59
2 Manchester City 42 24 6 12 70 50 +20 54
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 19 14 9 77 53 +24 52
4 Liverpool 42 18 15 9 63 35 +28 51
5 Newcastle United 42 20 10 12 66 45 +21 50
6 Tottenham Hotspur 42 19 9 14 70 48 +22 47
7 Everton 42 17 13 12 66 55 +11 47
8 Middlesbrough 42 17 12 13 53 53 0 46
9 Arsenal 42 15 14 13 59 63 -4 44
10 Aston Villa 42 18 7 17 63 70 -7 43
11 Blackburn Rovers 42 13 15 14 57 59 -2 41
12 Sunderland 42 14 13 15 57 60 -3 41
13 Manchester United 42 15 10 17 64 68 -4 40
14 West Bromwich Albion 42 13 14 15 54 58 -4 40
15 Bradford City 42 12 15 15 61 63 -2 39
16 Preston North End 42 15 9 18 61 65 -4 39
17 Huddersfield Town 42 15 9 18 42 49 -7 39
18 Chelsea 42 13 13 16 48 58 -10 39
19 Oldham Athletic 42 9 15 18 49 86 -37 33
20 Sheffield United 42 6 18 18 42 68 -26 30
21 Derby County 42 5 16 21 32 58 -26 26
22 Bradford Park Avenue 42 8 8 26 43 76 -33 24

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

5 moves
In
  • Tom Miller Centre-Forward
    from Liverpool€2k
  • Billy Harrison Striker
    from WolvesUndisclosed
Out
  • Tommy Meehan Midfielder
    to Chelsea€4k
  • Wilf Woodcock Second Striker
    to Man City€1k
  • Ezra Royals Goalkeeper
    to Northwich VicUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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