1906–07 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1906–07 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division8th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Wall (11)
All:
George Wall (13)
Highest home attendance45,000 vs Bolton Wanderers (22 September 1906)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Portsmouth (16 January 1907)
Average home league attendance20,500

The 1906–07 season was Manchester United's 15th season in the Football League.[1]

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
1 September 1906 Bristol City A 2 – 1 Picken, Roberts 5,000
3 September 1906 Derby County A 2 – 2 Schofield (2) 5,000
8 September 1906 Notts County H 0 – 0 30,000
15 September 1906 Sheffield United A 2 – 0 Bell, Downie 12,000
22 September 1906 Bolton Wanderers H 1 – 2 Peddie 45,000
29 September 1906 Derby County H 1 – 1 Bell 25,000
6 October 1906 Stoke City A 2 – 1 Duckworth (2) 7,000
13 October 1906 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Wall 20,000
20 October 1906 Sunderland A 1 – 4 Peddie 18,000
27 October 1906 Birmingham H 2 – 1 Peddie (2) 14,000
3 November 1906 Everton A 0 – 3 20,000
10 November 1906 Woolwich Arsenal H 1 – 0 Downie 20,000
17 November 1906 The Wednesday A 2 – 5 Menzies, Peddie 7,000
24 November 1906 Bury H 2 – 4 Peddie, Wall 30,000
1 December 1906 Manchester City A 0 – 3 40,000
8 December 1906 Middlesbrough H 3 – 1 Wall (2), Sagar 12,000
15 December 1906 Preston North End A 0 – 2 9,000
22 December 1906 Newcastle United H 1 – 3 Menzies 18,000
25 December 1906 Liverpool H 0 – 0 20,000
26 December 1906 Aston Villa A 0 – 2 20,000
29 December 1906 Bristol City H 0 – 0 10,000
1 January 1907 Aston Villa H 1 – 0 Turnbull 40,000
5 January 1907 Notts County A 0 – 3 10,000
19 January 1907 Sheffield United H 2 – 0 Turnbull, Wall 15,000
26 January 1907 Bolton Wanderers A 1 – 0 Turnbull 25,000
2 February 1907 Newcastle United A 0 – 5 30,000
9 February 1907 Stoke City H 4 – 1 Picken (2), Meredith, own goal 15,000
16 February 1907 Blackburn Rovers A 4 – 2 Meredith (2), Sagar, Wall 5,000
23 February 1907 Preston North End H 3 – 0 Wall (2), Sagar 16,000
2 March 1907 Birmingham A 1 – 1 Menzies 20,000
16 March 1907 Woolwich Arsenal A 0 – 4 6,000
25 March 1907 Sunderland H 2 – 0 Turnbull, Williams 12,000
30 March 1907 Bury A 2 – 1 Menzies, Meredith 25,000
1 April 1907 Liverpool A 1 – 0 Turnbull 20,000
6 April 1907 Manchester City H 1 – 1 Roberts 40,000
10 April 1907 The Wednesday H 5 – 0 Wall (3), Picken, Sagar 10,000
13 April 1907 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 15,000
22 April 1907 Everton H 3 – 0 Bannister, Meredith, Turnbull 10,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Newcastle United (C) 38 22 7 9 74 46 1.609 51
2 Bristol City 38 20 8 10 66 47 1.404 48
3 Everton 38 20 5 13 70 46 1.522 45
4 Sheffield United 38 17 11 10 57 55 1.036 45
5 Aston Villa 38 19 6 13 78 52 1.500 44
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 8 12 59 47 1.255 44
7 Woolwich Arsenal 38 20 4 14 66 59 1.119 44
8 Manchester United 38 17 8 13 53 56 0.946 42
9 Birmingham 38 15 8 15 52 52 1.000 38
10 Sunderland 38 14 9 15 65 66 0.985 37
11 Middlesbrough 38 15 6 17 56 63 0.889 36
12 Blackburn Rovers 38 14 7 17 56 59 0.949 35
13 The Wednesday 38 12 11 15 49 60 0.817 35
14 Preston North End 38 14 7 17 44 57 0.772 35
15 Liverpool 38 13 7 18 64 65 0.985 33
16 Bury 38 13 6 19 58 68 0.853 32
17 Manchester City 38 10 12 16 53 77 0.688 32
18 Notts County 38 8 15 15 46 50 0.920 31
19 Derby County (R) 38 9 9 20 41 59 0.695 27 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Stoke (R) 38 8 10 20 41 64 0.641 26
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

[2]

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
12 January 1907 First Round Portsmouth A 2 – 2 Picken, Wall 24,329
16 January 1907 First Round
Replay 		Portsmouth H 1 – 2 Wall 8,000

Squad statistics

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Harry Moger 38 0 2 0 40 0
FB Scotland Tommy Blackstock 3 0 1 0 4 0
FB Scotland Bob Bonthron 28 0 1 0 29 0
FB England Herbert Burgess 17 0 0 0 17 0
FB England Dick Holden 27 0 2 0 29 0
HB Scotland Alex Bell 35 2 2 0 37 2
HB England Frank Buckley 3 0 0 0 3 0
HB Scotland Alex Downie 19 2 1 0 20 2
HB England Dick Duckworth 28 2 2 0 30 2
HB England Charlie Roberts (c) 31 2 1 0 32 2
HB Scotland Arthur Young 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW England Jack Allan 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Jimmy Bannister 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW England Clem Beddow 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Bill Berry 9 0 0 0 9 0
FW Scotland Alex Menzies 17 4 2 0 19 4
FW Wales Billy Meredith 16 5 2 0 18 5
FW Scotland Jack Peddie 16 6 0 0 16 6
FW Scotland Jack Picken 26 4 2 1 28 5
FW England Charlie Sagar 10 4 0 0 10 4
FW England Alf Schofield 10 2 0 0 10 2
FW Scotland Sandy Turnbull 15 6 0 0 15 6
FW England George Wall 38 11 2 2 40 13
FW England Harry Williams 3 1 0 0 3 1
FW England Dick Wombwell 14 0 2 0 0 0
FW England William Yates 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1906–07". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ "FA Cup 1905/1906". Results. MUFCInfo.com. Archived from the original (TXT) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.