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Manchester United 1923-1924

40
Points · Division One 1923-1924
14th in the Division One after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 14th in the Division One with 40 points from 42 games in 1923-1924, scoring 53 goals in all competitions. They won 14, drew 14 and lost 16 of their 44 games in all competitions under John Chapman.

Stats
14
Won
14
Drawn
16
Lost
Form
L
W
D
D
L

Season at a Glance

53
Goals Scored
47
Conceded
44
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.27
Points per game
108th-best of 123 full seasons
1.20
Goals per game
116th-best of 123 full seasons
1.07
Conceded per game
49th-best of 123 full seasons
32%
Win rate
110th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division One, United ranked 9th of 22 for goals scored (+0.02 per game vs the league average) and 7th for fewest conceded. That was 10 places lower than 1922-1923 (-8 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Arthur Lochhead
42 apps
11
— ast
2
Joe Spence
38 apps
9
— ast
3
David Bain
19 apps
7
— ast
4
Thomas Smith
12 apps
4
— ast
5
Frank Mann
27 apps
3
— ast
6
Sidney Evans
6 apps
2
— ast
7
John Grimwood
22 apps
2
— ast
8
Jack Barber
1 apps
1
— ast
9
Ernest Goldthorpe
4 apps
1
— ast
10
James Miller
4 apps
1
— ast

All Results

44 matches
August 1923 2W · 0D · 0L
W
Bristol City A
D2 MacDonald, Lochhead
2–1
25 Aug 20,500 1-0-0 W1
W
Southampton H
D2 Goldthorpe
1–0
27 Aug 21,750 2-0-0 W2
September 1923 1W · 2D · 3L
W
Bristol City H
D2 Lochhead, Spence
2–1
1 Sep 21,000 3-0-0 W3
D
Southampton A
D2
0–0
3 Sep 11,500 3-1-0 D1
L
Bury A
D2
0–2
8 Sep 19,000 3-1-1 L1
L
Bury H
D2
0–1
15 Sep 43,000 3-1-2 L2
L
South Shields A
D2
0–1
22 Sep 9,750 3-1-3 L3
D
South Shields H
D2 Lochhead
1–1
29 Sep 22,250 3-2-3 D1
October 1923 2W · 0D · 2L
L
Oldham Athletic A
D2 Wynne 2 (og)
2–3
6 Oct 12,250 3-2-4 L1
W
Oldham Athletic H
D2 Bain 2
2–0
13 Oct 26,000 4-2-4 W1
W
Stockport County H
D2 Mann 2, Bain
3–0
20 Oct 31,500 5-2-4 W2
L
Stockport County A
D2 Lochhead, Barber
2–3
27 Oct 16,500 5-2-5 L1
November 1923 1W · 2D · 0L
D
Leicester City A
D2 Lochhead 2 (2 pen)
2–2
3 Nov 17,000 5-3-5 D1
W
Leicester City H
D2 Spence, Lochhead, Mann
3–0
10 Nov 20,000 6-3-5 W1
D
Coventry City A
D2 Randle (og)
1–1
17 Nov 13,580 6-4-5 D1
December 1923 3W · 2D · 2L
D
Leeds United A
D2
0–0
1 Dec 20,000 6-5-5 D2
W
Leeds United H
D2 Lochhead 2, Spence
3–1
8 Dec 22,250 7-5-5 W1
W
Port Vale A
D2 Grimwood
1–0
15 Dec 7,500 8-5-5 W2
W
Port Vale H
D2 Bain 3, Lochhead, Spence
5–0
22 Dec 11,750 9-5-5 W3
L
Barnsley H
D2 Grimwood
1–2
25 Dec 34,000 9-5-6 L1
L
Barnsley A
D2
0–1
26 Dec 12,000 9-5-7 L2
D
Bradford City A
D2
0–0
29 Dec 11,500 9-6-7 D1
January 1924 2W · 1D · 2L
L
Coventry City H
D2 Bain
1–2
2 Jan 7,000 9-6-8 L1
W
Bradford City H
D2 Bain, Lochhead, McPherson
3–0
5 Jan 18,000 10-6-8 W1
W
Plymouth Argyle H
FAC McPherson
1–0
12 Jan 35,700 11-6-8 W2
L
Fulham A
D2 Lochhead
1–3
19 Jan 15,500 11-6-9 L1
D
Fulham H
D2
0–0
26 Jan 25,000 11-7-9 D1
February 1924 0W · 2D · 3L
L
Huddersfield Town H
FAC
0–3
2 Feb 66,673 11-7-10 L1
L
Blackpool A
D2
0–1
6 Feb 6,000 11-7-11 L2
D
Blackpool H
D2
0–0
9 Feb 13,000 11-8-11 D1
L
Derby County A
D2
0–3
16 Feb 12,000 11-8-12 L1
D
Derby County H
D2
0–0
23 Feb 25,000 11-9-12 D1
March 1924 1W · 3D · 1L
W
Nelson A
D2 Kennedy, Spence
2–0
1 Mar 2,750 12-9-12 W1
L
Nelson H
D2
0–1
8 Mar 8,500 12-9-13 L1
D
Hull City H
D2 Lochhead
1–1
15 Mar 13,000 12-10-13 D1
D
Hull City A
D2 Miller
1–1
22 Mar 6,250 12-11-13 D2
D
Stoke City H
D2 Smith 2
2–2
29 Mar 13,000 12-12-13 D3
April 1924 2W · 2D · 2L
L
Stoke City A
D2
0–3
5 Apr 11,000 12-12-14 L1
W
Crystal Palace H
D2 Spence 4, Smith
5–1
12 Apr 8,000 13-12-14 W1
L
Leyton Orient A
D2
0–1
18 Apr 18,000 13-12-15 L1
D
Crystal Palace A
D2 Spence
1–1
19 Apr 7,000 13-13-15 D1
D
Leyton Orient H
D2 Evans 2
2–2
21 Apr 11,000 13-14-15 D2
W
Sheffield Wednesday H
D2 Lochhead, Smith
2–0
26 Apr 7,500 14-14-15 W1
May 1924 0W · 0D · 1L
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D2
0–2
3 May 7,250 14-14-16 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 231175 3818+20 48%11 21,951
Away 213711 1529-14 14%5 12,230

Home crowds averaged 21,951, away 12,230. Their biggest crowd was 66,673 v Huddersfield Town, the smallest 2,750 v Nelson.

Season Records

5–0
Biggest win
v Port Vale · 22 Dec 1923
0–3
Heaviest defeat
v Huddersfield Town · 2 Feb 1924
3
Longest win streak
7
Longest unbeaten run
7
Longest winless run
16
Clean sheets
17
Failed to score
0–0
Most common score
6 times

United completed the league double over Bristol City and Port Vale. They lost both league meetings with Barnsley and Bury.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
9
4
1-15
8
8
16-30
11
7
31-45
5
5
46-60
7
9
61-75
6
8
76+

United's average goal came in the 41', the average one conceded in the 51'. They scored 5 from the 81st minute on and conceded 8. Penalties: 2 scored, 5 conceded. Own goals: 3 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
3' Kenneth MacDonald @ Bristol City D2 0–0 25 Aug 1923
35' Arthur Lochhead @ Bristol City D2 1–0 25 Aug 1923
65' Ernest Goldthorpe vs Southampton D2 0–0 27 Aug 1923
13' Arthur Lochhead vs Bristol City D2 0–0 1 Sep 1923
33' Joe Spence vs Bristol City D2 1–1 1 Sep 1923
69' Arthur Lochhead vs South Shields D2 0–1 29 Sep 1923
7' Sam Wynne OG @ Oldham Athletic D2 0–0 6 Oct 1923
? Sam Wynne OG @ Oldham Athletic D2 1–1 6 Oct 1923
65' David Bain vs Oldham Athletic D2 0–0 13 Oct 1923
85' David Bain vs Oldham Athletic D2 1–0 13 Oct 1923
39' Frank Mann vs Stockport County D2 0–0 20 Oct 1923
43' Frank Mann vs Stockport County D2 1–0 20 Oct 1923
80' David Bain vs Stockport County D2 2–0 20 Oct 1923
6' Arthur Lochhead @ Stockport County D2 0–0 27 Oct 1923
40' Jack Barber @ Stockport County D2 1–0 27 Oct 1923
20' Arthur Lochhead pen @ Leicester City D2 0–0 3 Nov 1923
90' Arthur Lochhead pen @ Leicester City D2 1–2 3 Nov 1923
20' Joe Spence vs Leicester City D2 0–0 10 Nov 1923
50' Arthur Lochhead vs Leicester City D2 1–0 10 Nov 1923
82' Frank Mann vs Leicester City D2 2–0 10 Nov 1923
37' Jackie Randle OG @ Coventry City D2 0–1 17 Nov 1923
? Arthur Lochhead vs Leeds United D2 0–0 8 Dec 1923
? Arthur Lochhead vs Leeds United D2 1–0 8 Dec 1923
? Joe Spence vs Leeds United D2 2–0 8 Dec 1923
24' John Grimwood @ Port Vale D2 0–0 15 Dec 1923
5' David Bain vs Port Vale D2 0–0 22 Dec 1923
24' David Bain vs Port Vale D2 1–0 22 Dec 1923
61' Arthur Lochhead vs Port Vale D2 2–0 22 Dec 1923
67' David Bain vs Port Vale D2 3–0 22 Dec 1923
83' Joe Spence vs Port Vale D2 4–0 22 Dec 1923
5' John Grimwood vs Barnsley D2 0–0 25 Dec 1923
45' David Bain vs Coventry City D2 0–1 2 Jan 1924
? David Bain vs Bradford City D2 0–0 5 Jan 1924
? Arthur Lochhead vs Bradford City D2 1–0 5 Jan 1924
? Frank McPherson vs Bradford City D2 2–0 5 Jan 1924
12' Frank McPherson vs Plymouth Argyle FAC 0–0 12 Jan 1924
47' Arthur Lochhead @ Fulham D2 0–2 19 Jan 1924
14' Fredrick Kennedy @ Nelson D2 0–0 1 Mar 1924
17' Joe Spence @ Nelson D2 1–0 1 Mar 1924
20' Arthur Lochhead vs Hull City D2 0–0 15 Mar 1924
49' James Miller @ Hull City D2 0–1 22 Mar 1924
37' Thomas Smith vs Stoke City D2 0–1 29 Mar 1924
44' Thomas Smith vs Stoke City D2 1–1 29 Mar 1924
27' Joe Spence vs Crystal Palace D2 0–0 12 Apr 1924
37' Thomas Smith vs Crystal Palace D2 1–0 12 Apr 1924
58' Joe Spence vs Crystal Palace D2 2–0 12 Apr 1924
61' Joe Spence vs Crystal Palace D2 3–1 12 Apr 1924
86' Joe Spence vs Crystal Palace D2 4–1 12 Apr 1924
49' Joe Spence @ Crystal Palace D2 0–0 19 Apr 1924
14' Sydney Evans vs Leyton Orient D2 0–0 21 Apr 1924
18' Sydney Evans vs Leyton Orient D2 1–0 21 Apr 1924
40' Arthur Lochhead vs Sheffield Wednesday D2 0–0 26 Apr 1924
71' Thomas Smith vs Sheffield Wednesday D2 1–0 26 Apr 1924

Squad

28 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total Red
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Charlie Moore 42 – 2 – 44 – –
Clarence Hilditch 41 – 2 – 43 – –
Arthur Lochhead 40 11 2 – 42 11 –
Joe Spence 36 9 2 – 38 9 –
Frank McPherson 34 – 2 1 36 1 –
Samuel Bennion 34 – 2 – 36 – –
Alfred Steward 30 – 2 – 32 – –
Charles Radford 30 – 1 – 31 – 1
Frank Mann 25 3 2 – 27 3 –
John Grimwood 22 2 – – 22 2 –
David Bain 18 7 1 – 19 7 –
Frank Barson 17 – 2 – 19 – –
Thomas Smith 12 4 – – 12 4 –
John Mew 12 – – – 12 – –
David Ellis 11 – – – 11 – –
Jack Silcock 8 – 1 – 9 – –
Kenneth MacDonald 7 1 – – 7 1 –
George Haslam 7 – – – 7 – –
Sidney Evans 6 2 – – 6 2 –
Fredrick Kennedy 6 1 – – 6 1 –
Harry Thomas 6 – – – 6 – –
Edward Partridge 5 – – – 5 – –
Ernest Goldthorpe 4 1 – – 4 1 –
James Miller 4 1 – – 4 1 –
William Dennis 3 – – – 3 – –
Jack Barber 1 1 – – 1 1 –
William Henderson – – 1 – 1 – –
Sidney Tyler 1 – – – 1 – –

Division One Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Leeds United 42 21 12 9 61 35 +26 54
2 Bury 42 21 9 12 63 35 +33 51
3 Derby County 42 21 9 12 75 42 +28 51
4 Blackpool 42 18 13 11 72 47 +25 49
5 Southampton 42 17 14 11 52 31 +21 48
6 Stoke City 42 14 18 10 44 42 +2 46
7 Oldham Athletic 42 14 17 11 45 52 -7 45
8 Sheffield Wednesday 42 16 12 14 54 51 +3 44
9 South Shields 42 17 10 15 49 50 -1 44
10 Leyton Orient 42 14 15 13 40 36 +4 43
11 Barnsley 42 16 11 15 57 61 -4 43
12 Leicester City 42 17 8 17 64 54 +10 42
13 Stockport County 42 13 16 13 44 52 -8 42
14 Manchester United 42 13 14 15 52 44 +8 40
15 Crystal Palace 42 13 13 16 53 65 -12 39
16 Port Vale 42 13 12 17 50 66 -16 38
17 Hull City 42 10 17 15 46 51 -5 37
18 Bradford City 42 11 15 16 35 48 -13 37
19 Coventry City 42 11 13 18 52 68 -16 35
20 Fulham 42 10 14 18 45 56 -11 34
21 Nelson 42 10 13 19 40 74 -34 33
22 Bristol City 42 7 15 20 32 65 -33 29

Points Progression

Division One

Transfers

2 moves
In
  • Frank Mann Defensive Midfield
    from HuddersfieldUndisclosed
  • Fred Kennedy Striker
    from Rossendale Utd.Undisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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