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32
Points · Division Two 1936-1937
21st in the Division Two after 42 matches

Manchester United finished 21st in the Division Two with 32 points from 42 games in 1936-1937, scoring 56 goals in all competitions. They won 11, drew 12 and lost 21 of their 44 games in all competitions under Scott Duncan.

Stats
11
Won
12
Drawn
21
Lost
Form
L
D
W
D
D

Season at a Glance

56
Goals Scored
83
Conceded
44
Played

How this season compares

of 123 seasons
1.02
Points per game
117th-best of 123 full seasons
1.27
Goals per game
110th-best of 123 full seasons
1.89
Conceded per game
117th-best of 123 full seasons
25%
Win rate
116th-best of 123 full seasons

In the Division Two, United ranked 19th of 22 for goals scored (-0.37 per game vs the league average) and 14th for fewest conceded. That was 20 places lower than 1935-1936 (-24 points).

Cup Runs

Top Scorers

1
Thomas Bamford
31 apps
14
— ast
2
William Bryant
39 apps
10
— ast
3
George Mutch
30 apps
7
— ast
4
Harry Rowley
17 apps
4
— ast
5
Thomas Manley
31 apps
4
— ast
6
William McKay
31 apps
4
— ast
7
Harry Baird
14 apps
3
— ast
8
Ernie Thompson
2 apps
1
— ast
9
Jack Cape
4 apps
1
— ast
10
Reginald Halton
4 apps
1
— ast

All Results

44 matches
August 1936 0W · 1D · 0L
D
Wolverhampton Wanderers H
D1 Bamford
1–1
29 Aug 42,731 0-1-0 D1
September 1936 2W · 1D · 3L
L
Huddersfield Town A
D1 Manley
1–3
2 Sep 12,616 0-1-1 L1
L
Derby County A
D1 Wassall, Bamford 2
4–5
5 Sep 21,194 0-1-2 L2
W
Huddersfield Town H
D1 Bamford, Mutch, Bryant
3–1
9 Sep 26,839 1-1-2 W1
W
Manchester City H
D1 Manley, Bamford, Bryant
3–2
12 Sep 68,796 2-1-2 W2
D
Sheffield Wednesday H
D1 Bamford
1–1
19 Sep 40,933 2-2-2 D1
L
Preston North End A
D1 Bamford
1–3
26 Sep 24,149 2-2-3 L1
October 1936 1W · 1D · 3L
W
Arsenal H
D1 Rowley, Bryant
2–0
3 Oct 55,884 3-2-3 W1
L
Brentford A
D1
0–4
10 Oct 28,019 3-2-4 L1
L
Portsmouth A
D1 Manley
1–2
17 Oct 19,845 3-2-5 L2
D
Chelsea H
D1
0–0
24 Oct 29,859 3-3-5 D1
L
Stoke City A
D1
0–3
31 Oct 22,464 3-3-6 L1
November 1936 0W · 1D · 3L
D
Charlton Athletic H
D1
0–0
7 Nov 26,084 3-4-6 D1
L
Grimsby Town A
D1 Bryant, Mutch
2–6
14 Nov 9,844 3-4-7 L1
L
Liverpool H
D1 Thompson, Manley
2–5
21 Nov 26,419 3-4-8 L2
L
Leeds United A
D1 Bryant
1–2
28 Nov 17,610 3-4-9 L3
December 1936 2W · 1D · 3L
L
Birmingham City H
D1 Mutch
1–2
5 Dec 16,544 3-4-10 L4
L
Middlesbrough A
D1 Halton, Manley
2–3
12 Dec 11,790 3-4-11 L5
D
West Bromwich Albion H
D1 McKay, Mutch
2–2
19 Dec 21,051 3-5-11 D1
W
Bolton Wanderers H
D1 Bamford
1–0
25 Dec 47,658 4-5-11 W1
L
Wolverhampton Wanderers A
D1 McKay
1–3
26 Dec 41,525 4-5-12 L1
W
Bolton Wanderers A
D1 Bryant 2, McKay 2
4–0
28 Dec 11,801 5-5-12 W1
January 1937 2W · 1D · 3L
W
Sunderland H
D1 Mutch, Bryant
2–1
1 Jan 46,257 6-5-12 W2
D
Derby County H
D1 Rowley 2
2–2
2 Jan 31,883 6-6-12 D1
L
Manchester City A
D1
0–1
9 Jan 64,862 6-6-13 L1
W
Reading H
FAC Bamford
1–0
16 Jan 36,668 7-6-13 W1
L
Sheffield Wednesday A
D1
0–1
23 Jan 8,658 7-6-14 L1
L
Arsenal A
FAC
0–5
30 Jan 45,637 7-6-15 L2
February 1937 0W · 2D · 3L
D
Preston North End H
D1 Wrigglesworth
1–1
3 Feb 13,225 7-7-15 D1
D
Arsenal A
D1 Rowley (pen)
1–1
6 Feb 37,236 7-8-15 D2
L
Brentford H
D1 Baird
1–3
13 Feb 31,942 7-8-16 L1
L
Portsmouth H
D1
0–1
20 Feb 19,416 7-8-17 L2
L
Chelsea A
D1 Gladwin, Bamford
2–4
27 Feb 16,382 7-8-18 L3
March 1937 3W · 1D · 2L
W
Stoke City H
D1 McClelland, Baird
2–1
6 Mar 24,660 8-8-18 W1
L
Charlton Athletic A
D1
0–3
13 Mar 25,943 8-8-19 L1
D
Grimsby Town H
D1 Cape
1–1
20 Mar 26,636 8-9-19 D1
W
Everton H
D1 Baird, Mutch
2–1
26 Mar 30,071 9-9-19 W1
L
Liverpool A
D1
0–2
27 Mar 25,319 9-9-20 L1
W
Everton A
D1 Mutch, Bryant (pen), Ferrier
3–2
29 Mar 28,395 10-9-20 W1
April 1937 1W · 3D · 1L
D
Leeds United H
D1
0–0
3 Apr 34,429 10-10-20 D1
D
Birmingham City A
D1 Bamford 2
2–2
10 Apr 19,130 10-11-20 D2
W
Middlesbrough H
D1 Bamford, Bryant
2–1
17 Apr 17,656 11-11-20 W1
D
Sunderland A
D1 Bamford
1–1
21 Apr 12,876 11-12-20 D1
L
West Bromwich Albion A
D1
0–1
24 Apr 16,234 11-12-21 L1

Home & Away

Venue PWDL GFGAGDWin%CSAvg Att
Home 22994 3026+4 41%6 32,529
Away 222317 2657-31 9%1 23,706

Home crowds averaged 32,529, away 23,706. Their biggest crowd was 68,796 v Manchester City, the smallest 8,658 v Sheffield Wednesday.

Season Records

4–0
Biggest win
v Bolton Wanderers · 28 Dec 1936
0–5
Heaviest defeat
v Arsenal · 30 Jan 1937
2
Longest win streak
5
Longest unbeaten run
11
Longest winless run
7
Clean sheets
12
Failed to score
1–1
Most common score
6 times

United completed the league double over Bolton Wanderers and Everton. They lost both league meetings with Brentford, Liverpool and Portsmouth.

When Goals Were Scored

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

United's average goal came in the 41', the average one conceded in the 48'. They scored 5 from the 81st minute on and conceded 12. Penalties: 2 scored, 0 conceded. Own goals: 0 for, 1 against.

Min Scorer Opponent Comp Before Date
21' Thomas Bamford vs Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–1 29 Aug 1936
85' Thomas Manley @ Huddersfield Town D1 0–3 2 Sep 1936
17' Jackie Wassall @ Derby County D1 0–1 5 Sep 1936
24' Thomas Bamford @ Derby County D1 1–1 5 Sep 1936
28' Thomas Bamford @ Derby County D1 2–1 5 Sep 1936
61' George Mutch vs Huddersfield Town D1 0–0 9 Sep 1936
71' William Bryant vs Huddersfield Town D1 1–0 9 Sep 1936
? Thomas Bamford vs Huddersfield Town D1 2–0 9 Sep 1936
5' Thomas Bamford vs Manchester City D1 0–0 12 Sep 1936
82' William Bryant vs Manchester City D1 1–2 12 Sep 1936
? Thomas Manley vs Manchester City D1 2–2 12 Sep 1936
67' Thomas Bamford vs Sheffield Wednesday D1 0–1 19 Sep 1936
12' Thomas Bamford @ Preston North End D1 0–0 26 Sep 1936
10' Harry Rowley vs Arsenal D1 0–0 3 Oct 1936
14' William Bryant vs Arsenal D1 1–0 3 Oct 1936
51' Thomas Manley @ Portsmouth D1 0–0 17 Oct 1936
8' William Bryant @ Grimsby Town D1 0–0 14 Nov 1936
43' George Mutch @ Grimsby Town D1 1–2 14 Nov 1936
26' Ernie Thompson vs Liverpool D1 0–1 21 Nov 1936
62' Thomas Manley vs Liverpool D1 1–3 21 Nov 1936
86' William Bryant @ Leeds United D1 0–2 28 Nov 1936
67' George Mutch vs Birmingham City D1 0–2 5 Dec 1936
40' Reginald Halton @ Middlesbrough D1 0–2 12 Dec 1936
68' Thomas Manley @ Middlesbrough D1 1–3 12 Dec 1936
26' William McKay vs West Bromwich Albion D1 0–0 19 Dec 1936
66' George Mutch vs West Bromwich Albion D1 1–2 19 Dec 1936
85' Thomas Bamford vs Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 25 Dec 1936
41' William McKay @ Wolverhampton Wanderers D1 0–0 26 Dec 1936
20' William Bryant @ Bolton Wanderers D1 0–0 28 Dec 1936
34' William McKay @ Bolton Wanderers D1 1–0 28 Dec 1936
49' William Bryant @ Bolton Wanderers D1 2–0 28 Dec 1936
69' William McKay @ Bolton Wanderers D1 3–0 28 Dec 1936
6' George Mutch vs Sunderland D1 0–0 1 Jan 1937
8' William Bryant vs Sunderland D1 1–0 1 Jan 1937
10' Harry Rowley vs Derby County D1 0–0 2 Jan 1937
22' Harry Rowley vs Derby County D1 1–2 2 Jan 1937
85' Thomas Bamford vs Reading FAC 0–0 16 Jan 1937
24' William Wrigglesworth vs Preston North End D1 0–0 3 Feb 1937
40' Harry Rowley pen @ Arsenal D1 0–0 6 Feb 1937
18' Harry Baird vs Brentford D1 0–0 13 Feb 1937
26' George Gladwin @ Chelsea D1 0–1 27 Feb 1937
31' Thomas Bamford @ Chelsea D1 1–1 27 Feb 1937
4' James McClelland vs Stoke City D1 0–0 6 Mar 1937
80' Harry Baird vs Stoke City D1 1–1 6 Mar 1937
46' Jack Cape vs Grimsby Town D1 0–1 20 Mar 1937
30' Harry Baird vs Everton D1 0–0 26 Mar 1937
67' George Mutch vs Everton D1 1–0 26 Mar 1937
25' George Mutch @ Everton D1 0–0 29 Mar 1937
50' William Bryant pen @ Everton D1 1–1 29 Mar 1937
66' Ronald Ferrier @ Everton D1 2–1 29 Mar 1937
29' Thomas Bamford @ Birmingham City D1 0–1 10 Apr 1937
56' Thomas Bamford @ Birmingham City D1 1–1 10 Apr 1937
43' Thomas Bamford vs Middlesbrough D1 0–1 17 Apr 1937
53' William Bryant vs Middlesbrough D1 1–1 17 Apr 1937
30' Thomas Bamford @ Sunderland D1 0–1 21 Apr 1937

Squad

31 players
Player LeagueFA Cup Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
William Bryant 37 10 2 – 39 10
William Roughton 33 – 2 – 35 –
James (1935-1939) Brown 31 – 2 – 33 –
Thomas Bamford 29 13 2 1 31 14
Thomas Manley 31 4 – – 31 4
William McKay 29 4 2 – 31 4
George Mutch 28 7 2 – 30 7
Thomas Breen 26 – 2 – 28 –
George Vose 26 – 1 – 27 –
Walter Winterbottom 21 – 2 – 23 –
Hubert Redwood 21 – 1 – 22 –
John "Jack" Griffiths 21 – – – 21 –
Bert Whalley 19 – 2 – 21 –
Harry Rowley 17 4 – – 17 4
Roy John 15 – – – 15 –
Harry Baird 14 3 – – 14 3
Thomas Lang 8 – 1 – 9 –
George Gladwin 8 1 – – 8 1
William Wrigglesworth 7 1 1 – 8 1
Jackie Wassall 7 1 – – 7 1
Ronald Ferrier 6 1 – – 6 1
James McClelland 5 1 – – 5 1
Jack Cape 4 1 – – 4 1
Reginald Halton 4 1 – – 4 1
Charles Gardner 4 – – – 4 –
Hugh McLenahan 3 – – – 3 –
Ernie Thompson 2 1 – – 2 1
Jack Mellor 2 – – – 2 –
William Porter 2 – – – 2 –
Jack Breedon 1 – – – 1 –
Thomas (1924-1937) Jones 1 – – – 1 –

Division Two Table

# Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Manchester City 42 22 13 7 107 61 +46 57
2 Charlton Athletic 42 21 12 9 58 49 +9 54
3 Arsenal 42 18 16 8 80 49 +31 52
4 Derby County 42 21 7 14 96 90 +6 49
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 21 5 16 84 67 +17 47
6 Brentford 42 18 10 14 82 78 +4 46
7 Middlesbrough 42 19 8 15 74 71 +3 46
8 Sunderland 42 19 6 17 89 87 +2 44
9 Portsmouth 42 17 10 15 62 66 -4 44
10 Stoke City 42 15 12 15 72 57 +15 42
11 Birmingham City 42 13 15 14 64 60 +5 41
12 Grimsby Town 42 17 7 18 86 81 +4 41
13 Chelsea 42 14 13 15 52 55 -3 41
14 Preston North End 42 14 13 15 56 67 -11 41
15 Huddersfield Town 42 12 15 15 62 64 -2 39
16 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 6 20 77 98 -21 38
17 Everton 42 14 9 19 81 78 +3 37
18 Liverpool 42 12 11 19 62 84 -22 35
19 Leeds United 42 15 4 23 60 80 -20 34
20 Bolton Wanderers 42 10 14 18 43 66 -23 34
21 Manchester United 42 10 12 20 55 78 -23 32
22 Sheffield Wednesday 42 9 12 21 53 69 -16 30

Points Progression

Division Two

Transfers

8 moves
In
  • Harry Baird Midfielder
    from LinfieldUndisclosed
  • Johnny Carey Right-Back
    from St James's GateUndisclosed
  • Roy John Goalkeeper
    from Sheff UtdUndisclosed
  • Tommy Breen Goalkeeper
    from Belfast CelticUndisclosed
  • Walter Winterbottom Centre-Back
    from Mossley AFCUndisclosed
Out
  • Roy John Goalkeeper
    to Newport CountyUndisclosed
  • Tommy Lang Left Winger
    to SwanseaUndisclosed
  • Walter McMillen Defender
    to ChesterfieldUndisclosed

Debuts & Farewells

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