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Manchester United 1933-1934

34
Points · Division Two 1933-1934
20th in the Division Two after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 20th in the Division Two with 34 points from 42 games in 1933-1934, scoring 61 goals in all competitions. They won 14, drew 7 and lost 23 of their 44 games in all competitions under Scott Duncan.

Stats
14
Won
7
Drawn
23
Lost
Form
W
D
D
W
D

Season at a Glance

61
Goals Scored
90
Conceded
44
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.11
Points per game
116th-best of 123 full seasons
1.39
Goals per game
102nd-best of 123 full seasons
2.05
Conceded per game
119th-best of 123 full seasons
32%
Win rate
110th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division Two, United ranked 15th of 22 for goals scored (-0.15 per game vs the league average) and 22nd for fewest conceded. That was 14 places lower than 1932-1933 (-9 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Jack Cape
17 apps
6
— ast
2
John Thomas Ball
20 apps
6
— ast
3
James (1932-1934) Brown
16 apps
4
— ast
4
Stanley Gallimore
7 apps
3
— ast
5
Neil Dewar
21 apps
3
— ast
6
William Todd Stewart
27 apps
3
— ast
7
Ernest Hine
35 apps
3
— ast
8
David Byrne
4 apps
2
— ast
9
Robert Green
9 apps
2
— ast
10
Thomas Frame
18 apps
2
— ast

All Results

44 matches
August 1933 0W · 0D · 2L
L
Plymouth Argyle A
D2
0–4
26 Aug 25,700 0-0-1 L1
L
Nottingham Forest H
D2
0–1
30 Aug 16,934 0-0-2 L2
September 1933 2W · 2D · 2L
D
Lincoln City H
D2 Green
1–1
2 Sep 16,987 0-1-2 D1
D
Nottingham Forest A
D2 Stewart
1–1
7 Sep 10,650 0-2-2 D2
L
Bolton Wanderers H
D2 Stewart
1–5
9 Sep 21,779 0-2-3 L1
W
Brentford A
D2 Hine, Frame, Brown 2
4–3
16 Sep 17,180 1-2-3 W1
W
Burnley H
D2 Dewar 4, Brown
5–2
23 Sep 18,411 2-2-3 W2
L
Oldham Athletic A
D2
0–2
30 Sep 22,736 2-2-4 L1
October 1933 2W · 0D · 2L
W
Preston North End H
D2 Hine
1–0
7 Oct 22,303 3-2-4 W1
L
Bradford Park Avenue A
D2 Hine (pen)
1–6
14 Oct 11,033 3-2-5 L1
L
Bury A
D2 Byrne
1–2
21 Oct 15,008 3-2-6 L2
W
Hull City H
D2 Green, Heywood 2, Hine
4–1
28 Oct 16,269 4-2-6 W1
November 1933 3W · 0D · 1L
W
Fulham A
D2 Keeping (og), Stewart
2–0
4 Nov 17,049 5-2-6 W2
W
Southampton H
D2 Manley
1–0
11 Nov 18,149 6-2-6 W3
L
Blackpool A
D2 Brown
1–3
18 Nov 14,384 6-2-7 L1
W
Bradford City H
D2 Barkas (og), Dewar
2–1
25 Nov 20,902 7-2-7 W1
December 1933 1W · 1D · 5L
W
Port Vale A
D2 Brown, Dewar, Black
3–2
2 Dec 10,316 8-2-7 W2
L
Notts County H
D2 Dewar
1–2
9 Dec 15,564 8-2-8 L1
L
Swansea City A
D2 Hine
1–2
16 Dec 6,591 8-2-9 L2
D
Millwall H
D2 Dewar
1–1
23 Dec 12,043 8-3-9 D1
L
Grimsby Town H
D2 Vose
1–3
25 Dec 29,443 8-3-10 L1
L
Grimsby Town A
D2 Byrne 2, Frame (pen)
3–7
26 Dec 15,801 8-3-11 L2
L
Plymouth Argyle H
D2
0–3
30 Dec 12,206 8-3-12 L3
January 1934 0W · 1D · 4L
L
Lincoln City A
D2 Brown
1–5
6 Jan 6,075 8-3-13 L4
D
Portsmouth H
FAC McLenahan
1–1
13 Jan 23,283 8-4-13 D1
L
Portsmouth A
FAC Replay Ball
1–4
17 Jan 18,748 8-4-14 L1
L
Bolton Wanderers A
D2 Ball
1–3
20 Jan 11,887 8-4-15 L2
L
Brentford H
D2 Ball
1–3
27 Jan 16,891 8-4-16 L3
February 1934 1W · 0D · 3L
W
Burnley A
D2 Cape 2, Green, Stewart
4–1
3 Feb 9,906 9-4-16 W1
L
Oldham Athletic H
D2 Green, Cape (pen)
2–3
10 Feb 24,480 9-4-17 L1
L
Preston North End A
D2 Gallimore 2
2–3
21 Feb 9,173 9-4-18 L2
L
Bradford Park Avenue H
D2
0–4
24 Feb 13,389 9-4-19 L3
March 1934 3W · 0D · 3L
W
Bury H
D2 Gallimore, Ball
2–1
3 Mar 11,176 10-4-19 W1
L
Hull City A
D2 Ball
1–4
10 Mar 5,771 10-4-20 L1
W
Fulham H
D2 Ball
1–0
17 Mar 17,565 11-4-20 W1
L
Southampton A
D2
0–1
24 Mar 4,840 11-4-21 L1
L
West Ham United H
D2
0–1
30 Mar 29,114 11-4-22 L2
W
Blackpool H
D2 Cape, Hine
2–0
31 Mar 20,038 12-4-22 W1
April 1934 1W · 3D · 1L
L
West Ham United A
D2 Cape (pen)
1–2
2 Apr 20,085 12-4-23 L1
D
Bradford City A
D2 Cape (pen)
1–1
7 Apr 9,258 12-5-23 D1
W
Port Vale H
D2 McMillen, Brown
2–0
14 Apr 14,777 13-5-23 W1
D
Notts County A
D2
0–0
21 Apr 9,645 13-6-23 D1
D
Swansea City H
D2 Topping
1–1
28 Apr 16,678 13-7-23 D2
May 1934 1W · 0D · 0L
W
Millwall A
D2 Manley, Cape
2–0
5 May 24,003 14-7-23 W1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 22949 3034-4 41%5 18,563
Away 225314 3156-25 23%3 13,447

Home crowds averaged 18,563, away 13,447. Their biggest crowd was 29,443 v Grimsby Town, the smallest 4,840 v Southampton.

Season Records

5–2
Biggest win
v Burnley · 23 Sep 1933
1–6
Heaviest defeat
v Bradford Park Avenue · 14 Oct 1933
3
Longest win streak
5
Longest unbeaten run
11
Longest winless run
8
Clean sheets
8
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
6 times

United completed the league double over Burnley, Fulham and Port Vale. They lost both league meetings with Bolton Wanderers, Bradford Park Avenue, Grimsby Town, Oldham Athletic, Plymouth Argyle and West Ham United.

When Goals Were Scored

Scored Conceded
9
11
1-15
5
11
16-30
8
7
31-45
7
13
46-60
9
17
61-75
13
15
76+

United's average goal came in the 50', the average one conceded in the 50'. They scored 9 from the 81st minute on and conceded 11. Penalties: 5 scored, 2 conceded. Own goals: 2 for, 0 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
85' Eddie Green vs Lincoln City D2 0–1 2 Sep 1933
79' William Stewart @ Nottingham Forest D2 0–1 7 Sep 1933
? William Stewart vs Bolton Wanderers D2 0–2 9 Sep 1933
25' Ernest Hine @ Brentford D2 0–1 16 Sep 1933
65' Thomas Frame @ Brentford D2 1–2 16 Sep 1933
67' James Brown @ Brentford D2 2–2 16 Sep 1933
81' James Brown @ Brentford D2 3–2 16 Sep 1933
32' Neil Dewar vs Burnley D2 0–1 23 Sep 1933
51' Neil Dewar vs Burnley D2 1–1 23 Sep 1933
60' James Brown vs Burnley D2 2–1 23 Sep 1933
71' Neil Dewar vs Burnley D2 3–1 23 Sep 1933
75' Neil Dewar vs Burnley D2 4–1 23 Sep 1933
80' Ernest Hine vs Preston North End D2 0–0 7 Oct 1933
? Ernest Hine pen @ Bradford Park Avenue D2 0–0 14 Oct 1933
45' David Byrne @ Bury D2 0–0 21 Oct 1933
? Eddie Green vs Hull City D2 0–0 28 Oct 1933
? Herbert Heywood vs Hull City D2 1–0 28 Oct 1933
? Herbert Heywood vs Hull City D2 2–0 28 Oct 1933
? Ernest Hine vs Hull City D2 3–0 28 Oct 1933
42' Michael Keeping OG @ Fulham D2 0–0 4 Nov 1933
75' William Stewart @ Fulham D2 1–0 4 Nov 1933
87' Thomas Manley vs Southampton D2 0–0 11 Nov 1933
? James Brown @ Blackpool D2 0–0 18 Nov 1933
42' Sam Barkas OG vs Bradford City D2 0–0 25 Nov 1933
53' Neil Dewar vs Bradford City D2 1–0 25 Nov 1933
10' James Brown @ Port Vale D2 0–0 2 Dec 1933
66' Neil Dewar @ Port Vale D2 1–2 2 Dec 1933
78' Dick Black @ Port Vale D2 2–2 2 Dec 1933
15' Neil Dewar vs Notts County D2 0–0 9 Dec 1933
20' Ernest Hine @ Swansea City D2 0–0 16 Dec 1933
15' Neil Dewar vs Millwall D2 0–0 23 Dec 1933
? George Vose vs Grimsby Town D2 0–0 25 Dec 1933
30' David Byrne @ Grimsby Town D2 0–3 26 Dec 1933
66' Thomas Frame pen @ Grimsby Town D2 1–6 26 Dec 1933
87' David Byrne @ Grimsby Town D2 2–7 26 Dec 1933
1' James Brown @ Lincoln City D2 0–0 6 Jan 1934
85' Hugh McLenahan vs Portsmouth FAC 0–1 13 Jan 1934
50' Jack Ball @ Portsmouth FAC 0–2 17 Jan 1934
44' Jack Ball @ Bolton Wanderers D2 0–2 20 Jan 1934
3' Jack Ball vs Brentford D2 0–0 27 Jan 1934
30' Jack Cape @ Burnley D2 0–1 3 Feb 1934
38' Edward Green @ Burnley D2 1–1 3 Feb 1934
51' William Stewart @ Burnley D2 2–1 3 Feb 1934
62' Jack Cape @ Burnley D2 3–1 3 Feb 1934
7' Edward Green vs Oldham Athletic D2 0–0 10 Feb 1934
42' Jack Cape pen vs Oldham Athletic D2 1–1 10 Feb 1934
77' Stanley Gallimore @ Preston North End D2 0–3 21 Feb 1934
83' Stanley Gallimore @ Preston North End D2 1–3 21 Feb 1934
82' Stanley Gallimore vs Bury D2 0–1 3 Mar 1934
87' Jack Ball vs Bury D2 1–1 3 Mar 1934
25' Jack Ball @ Hull City D2 0–2 10 Mar 1934
60' Jack Ball vs Fulham D2 0–0 17 Mar 1934
? Jack Cape vs Blackpool D2 0–0 31 Mar 1934
? Ernest Hine vs Blackpool D2 1–0 31 Mar 1934
69' Jack Cape pen @ West Ham United D2 0–1 2 Apr 1934
83' Jack Cape pen @ Bradford City D2 0–1 7 Apr 1934
3' Walter McMillen vs Port Vale D2 0–0 14 Apr 1934
33' James Brown vs Port Vale D2 1–0 14 Apr 1934
2' Henry Topping vs Swansea City D2 0–0 28 Apr 1934
8' Thomas Manley @ Millwall D2 0–0 5 May 1934
46' Jack Cape @ Millwall D2 1–0 5 May 1934

Squad

38 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Thomas (1924-1937) Jones 39 – 2 – 41 –
Ernest Hine 33 3 2 – 35 3
Thomas Manley 30 2 2 – 32 2
William Todd Stewart 25 3 2 – 27 3
Walter McMillen 23 1 2 – 25 1
John "Jack" (1932-1936) Hall 23 – 2 – 25 –
Hugh McLenahan 22 – 2 1 24 1
Neil Dewar 21 3 – – 21 3
John Thomas Ball 18 5 2 1 20 6
George Vose 17 – 2 – 19 –
Thomas Frame 18 2 – – 18 2
Jack Cape 17 6 – – 17 6
Jack Silcock 16 – 1 – 17 –
James (1932-1934) Brown 15 4 1 – 16 4
William Chalmers 12 – – – 12 –
John "Jack" Griffiths 10 – – – 10 –
Jack Hacking 10 – – – 10 –
William McKay 10 – – – 10 –
William Robertson 10 – – – 10 –
Robert Green 9 2 – – 9 2
Samuel Hopkinson 9 – – – 9 –
Charles McGillivray 8 – 1 – 9 –
Charles Hillam 8 – – – 8 –
Ernest Vincent 8 – – – 8 –
Stanley Gallimore 7 3 – – 7 3
Henry Topping 6 1 – – 6 1
Jack Mellor 5 – – – 5 –
George Nevin 4 – 1 – 5 –
William Ridding 5 – – – 5 –
David Byrne 4 2 – – 4 2
Arthur Black 4 – – – 4 –
William McDonald 4 – – – 4 –
Herbert Heywood 3 – – – 3 –
Alfred Ainsworth 2 – – – 2 –
Thomas Manns 2 – – – 2 –
Percy Newton 2 – – – 2 –
Arthur Warburton 2 – – – 2 –
Billy Behan 1 – – – 1 –

Division Two Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Grimsby Town 42 27 5 10 103 59 +44 59
2 Preston North End 42 23 6 13 71 52 +19 52
3 Bolton Wanderers 42 21 9 12 79 55 +25 51
4 Brentford 42 22 7 13 85 60 +24 51
5 Bradford Park Avenue 42 23 3 16 86 67 +19 49
6 Bradford City 42 20 6 16 73 67 +6 46
7 West Ham United 42 17 11 14 78 70 +8 45
8 Port Vale 42 19 7 16 60 55 +5 45
9 Oldham Athletic 42 17 10 15 72 60 +12 44
10 Plymouth Argyle 42 15 13 14 69 70 -1 43
11 Blackpool 42 15 13 14 62 64 -2 43
12 Bury 42 17 9 16 70 73 -3 43
13 Burnley 42 18 6 18 60 72 -12 42
14 Southampton 42 15 8 19 54 58 -4 38
15 Hull City 42 13 12 17 52 68 -16 38
16 Fulham 42 15 7 20 48 67 -19 37
17 Nottingham Forest 42 13 9 20 73 74 -1 35
18 Notts County 42 12 11 19 53 62 -9 35
19 Swansea City 42 10 15 17 51 60 -9 35
20 Manchester United 42 14 6 22 59 85 -26 34
21 Millwall 42 11 11 20 39 68 -29 33
22 Lincoln City 42 9 8 25 44 75 -31 26

Points Progression

Division Two

Transfers

9 moves
In
  • Jackie Cape Right Winger
    from Newcastle€2k
  • Billy Behan Goalkeeper
    from ShelbourneUndisclosed
  • David Byrne Centre-Forward
    from Shamrock RoversUndisclosed
  • Ernie Hine Striker
    from HuddersfieldUndisclosed
  • George Nevin Right-Back
    from Sheff WedUndisclosed
  • Walter McMillen Defender
    from CliftonvilleUndisclosed
Out

Debuts & Farewells

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