1913–14 Manchester United F.C. season

32nd season in existence of Manchester United

Manchester United 1913–14 football season

Manchester United

1913–14 season

The United team at the start of the 1913–14 season; Billy Meredith is second from the left in the back row.

Chairman

Manager

14th

First Round

Top goalscorer

League:
George Anderson (15)
All:
George Anderson (15)

Highest home attendance

55,000 vs Oldham Athletic (27 September 1913)

Lowest home attendance

4,500 vs Sheffield United (22 April 1914)

Average home league attendance

26,763

Home colours

Away colours

← 1912–13 1914–15 →

The 1913–14 season was Manchester United's 22nd season in the Football League and seventh in the First Division.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
6 September 1913	The Wednesday	A	3–1	Turnbull, West, own goal	32,000
8 September 1913	Sunderland	H	3–1	Anderson, Turnbull, Whalley	25,000
13 September 1913	Bolton Wanderers	H	0–1		45,000
20 September 1913	Chelsea	A	2–0	Anderson, Wall	40,000
27 September 1913	Oldham Athletic	H	4–1	West (2), Anderson, Wall	55,000
4 October 1913	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3–1	Stacey, Wall, Whalley	25,000
11 October 1913	Burnley	A	2–1	Anderson (2)	30,000
18 October 1913	Preston North End	H	3–0	Anderson (3)	30,000
25 October 1913	Newcastle United	A	1–0	West	35,000
1 November 1913	Liverpool	H	3–0	Wall (2), West	30,000
8 November 1913	Aston Villa	A	1–3	Woodcock	20,000
15 November 1913	Middlesbrough	H	0–1		15,000
22 November 1913	Sheffield United	A	0–2		30,000
29 November 1913	Derby County	H	3–3	Turnbull (2), Meredith	20,000
6 December 1913	Manchester City	A	2–0	Anderson (2)	40,000
13 December 1913	Bradford City	H	1–1	Knowles	18,000
20 December 1913	Blackburn Rovers	A	1–0	own goal	35,000
25 December 1913	Everton	H	0–1		25,000
26 December 1913	Everton	A	0–5		40,000
27 December 1913	The Wednesday	H	2–1	Meredith, Wall	10,000
1 January 1914	West Bromwich Albion	H	1–0	Wall	35,000
3 January 1914	Bolton Wanderers	A	1–6	West	35,000
17 January 1914	Chelsea	H	0–1		20,000
24 January 1914	Oldham Athletic	A	2–2	Wall, Woodcock	10,000
7 February 1914	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1–2	Wall	22,000
14 February 1914	Burnley	H	0–1		35,000
21 February 1914	Middlesbrough	A	1–3	Anderson	12,000
28 February 1914	Newcastle United	H	2–2	Anderson, Potts	30,000
5 March 1914	Preston North End	A	2–4	Travers, Wall	12,000
14 March 1914	Aston Villa	H	0–6		30,000
4 April 1914	Derby County	A	2–4	Anderson, Travers	7,000
10 April 1914	Sunderland	A	0–2		20,000
11 April 1914	Manchester City	H	0–1		36,000
13 April 1914	West Bromwich Albion	A	1–2	Travers	20,000
15 April 1914	Liverpool	A	2–1	Travers, Wall	28,000
18 April 1914	Bradford City	A	1–1	Thomson	10,000
22 April 1914	Sheffield United	H	2–1	Anderson (2)	4,500
25 April 1914	Blackburn Rovers	H	0–0		20,000

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
1	Blackburn Rovers (C)	38	20	11	7	78	42	1.857	51
2	Aston Villa	38	19	6	13	65	50	1.300	44
3	Middlesbrough	38	19	5	14	77	60	1.283	43
4	Oldham Athletic	38	17	9	12	55	45	1.222	43
5	West Bromwich Albion	38	15	13	10	46	42	1.095	43
6	Bolton Wanderers	38	16	10	12	65	52	1.250	42
7	Sunderland	38	17	6	15	63	52	1.212	40
8	Chelsea	38	16	7	15	46	55	0.836	39
9	Bradford City	38	12	14	12	40	40	1.000	38
10	Sheffield United	38	16	5	17	63	60	1.050	37
11	Newcastle United	38	13	11	14	39	48	0.813	37
12	Burnley	38	12	12	14	61	53	1.151	36
13	Manchester City	38	14	8	16	51	53	0.962	36
14	Manchester United	38	15	6	17	52	62	0.839	36
15	Everton	38	12	11	15	46	55	0.836	35
16	Liverpool	38	14	7	17	46	62	0.742	35
17	Tottenham Hotspur	38	12	10	16	50	62	0.806	34
18	The Wednesday	38	13	8	17	53	70	0.757	34
19	Preston North End (R)	38	12	6	20	52	69	0.754	30	Relegation to the Second Division
20	Derby County (R)	38	8	11	19	55	71	0.775	27	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F–A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1914	First Round	Swindon Town	A	0–1		18,187

References

"Manchester United Season 1913/14". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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