1916–17 Manchester United F.C. season

35th season in existence of Manchester United

Manchester United 1916–17 football season

Manchester United

1916–17 season

Chairman

John Henry Davies

Manager

Jack Robson

Principal Tournament

7th

Subsidiary Tournament
Group D

1st

Home colours

Away colours

← 1915–16 1917–18 →

The 1916–17 season was Manchester United's second season in the non-competitive War League.

With the ongoing First World War, once again Manchester United played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, which was expanded to 16 teams to give a more complete 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group D of the Lancashire Section, with the groups reduced to four teams in size to complement the increased playing season of the Principal Tournament. However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.

On 8 August 1916, while fighting in France during the war, former United player Private Oscar Linkson went missing in the battle to seize Guillemont Station during the Battle of the Somme. His body was never recovered and he was recorded as missing presumed dead.

On 3 May 1917, Another United former player Sandy Turnbull was killed in France. Turnbull was killed in Arras while serving as a Lance Sergeant in the Eighth Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment of the British Army. His body was never found and he is commemorated on the Arras memorial.

Lancashire Section Principal Tournament

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
2 September 1916	Port Vale	H	2 – 2	Woodcock (2)
9 September 1916	Oldham Athletic	A	2 – 0	Armstrong, O'Connell
16 September 1916	Preston North End	H	2 – 1	Woodcock (2)
23 September 1916	Burnley	A	1 – 7	Armstrong
30 September 1916	Blackpool	A	2 – 2	Woodcock (2)
7 October 1916	Liverpool	H	0 – 0
14 October 1916	Stockport County	A	0 – 1
21 October 1916	Bury	H	3 – 1	Armstrong (2), Own goal
28 October 1916	Stoke	A	0 – 3
4 November 1916	Southport Central	H	1 – 0	Woodcock
11 November 1916	Blackburn Rovers	A	2 – 1	Anderson, Woodcock
18 November 1916	Manchester City	H	2 – 1	Anderson, Woodcock
25 November 1916	Everton	A	2 – 3	Anderson, Woodcock
2 December 1916	Rochdale	H	1 – 1	Anderson
9 December 1916	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 – 5	Anderson
23 December 1916	Oldham Athletic	H	3 – 2	Anderson (2), Ogden
30 December 1916	Preston North End	A	2 – 3	Anderson, Woodcock
6 January 1917	Burnley	H	3 – 1	Anderson (2), Woodcock
13 January 1917	Blackpool	H	3 – 2	Woodcock (2), Crossley
20 January 1917	Liverpool	A	3 – 3	Anderson (3)
27 January 1917	Stockport County	H	0 – 1
3 February 1917	Bury	A	1 – 1	Woodcock
10 February 1917	Stoke	H	4 – 2	Woodcock (2), Ellis, Robinson
17 February 1917	Southport Central	A	1 – 0	Ellis
24 February 1917	Blackburn Rovers	H	1 – 0	Anderson
3 March 1917	Manchester City	A	0 – 1
10 March 1917	Everton	H	0 – 2
17 March 1917	Rochdale	A	0 – 2
24 March 1917	Bolton Wanderers	H	6 – 3	Woodcock (3), Anderson (2), Hilditch
6 April 1917	Port Vale	A	0 – 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
6	Burnley	30	15	4	11	73	56	1.304	34
7	Manchester United	30	13	6	11	48	54	0.889	32
8	Rochdale	30	12	5	13	47	54	0.870	29

Source:

Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament Group D

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
31 March 1917	Stoke	A	1 – 2	Ellis
7 April 1917	Manchester City	H	5 – 1	Anderson (3), Woodcock (2)
9 April 1917	Port Vale	H	5 – 1	Anderson (3), Travis (2)
14 April 1917	Stoke	H	1 – 0	Woodcock
21 April 1917	Manchester City	A	1 – 0	Anderson
28 April 1917	Port Vale	A	2 – 5	McMenemy, Woodcock

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Manchester United	6	4	0	2	15	9	1.667	8
2	Stoke	6	3	0	3	11	6	1.833	6
3	Port Vale	6	2	1	3	9	12	0.750	5
4	Manchester City	6	2	1	3	3	11	0.273	5

Source:

References

"Manchester United In War League 1916/17". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
"England 1916/17". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 31 December 2011.
"Oscar Linkson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Retrieved 30 December 2011.
"Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull". Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Retrieved 30 December 2011.

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