1911–12 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1911–12 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division13th
FA CupFourth Round
FA Charity ShieldWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Enoch West (17)
All:
Enoch West (23)
Highest home attendance59,300 vs Blackburn Rovers (9 March 1912)
Lowest home attendance6,000 vs Bury (17 February 1912)
Average home league attendance21,972

The 1911–12 season was Manchester United's 20th season in the Football League and fifth in the First Division.[1]

FA Charity Shield

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
25 September 1911 Swindon Town N 8–4 Halse (6), Turnbull, Wall 10,000

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance League
position
2 September 1911 Manchester City A 0–0 35,000 9th
9 September 1911 Everton H 2–1 Halse, Turnbull 20,000 7th
16 September 1911 West Bromwich Albion A 0–1 35,000 10th
23 September 1911 Sunderland H 2–2 Stacey (2) 20,000 12th
30 September 1911 Blackburn Rovers A 2–2 West (2) 30,000 12th
7 October 1911 Sheffield Wednesday H 3–1 Halse (2), West 30,000 11th
14 October 1911 Bury A 1–0 Turnbull 18,000 6th
21 October 1911 Middlesbrough H 3–4 Halse, Turnbull, West 20,000 9th
28 October 1911 Notts County A 1–0 Turnbull 15,000 7th
4 November 1911 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–2 Halse 20,000 10th
11 November 1911 Preston North End H 0–0 10,000 9th
18 November 1911 Liverpool A 2–3 Roberts, West 15,000 13th
25 November 1911 Aston Villa H 3–1 West (2), Roberts 20,000 8th
2 December 1911 Newcastle United A 3–2 West (2), Halse 40,000 8th
9 December 1911 Sheffield United H 1–0 Halse 12,000 7th
16 December 1911 Oldham Athletic A 2–2 Turnbull, West 20,000 6th
23 December 1911 Bolton Wanderers H 2–0 Halse, Turnbull 20,000 3rd
25 December 1911 Bradford City H 0–1 50,000 6th
26 December 1911 Bradford City A 1–0 West 40,000 2nd
30 December 1911 Manchester City H 0–0 50,000 4th
1 January 1912 Arsenal H 2–0 Meredith, West 20,000 3rd
6 January 1912 Everton A 0–2 12,000 4th
20 January 1912 West Bromwich Albion H 1–2 Wall 8,000 4th
27 January 1912 Sunderland A 0–1 12,000 8th
10 February 1912 Sheffield Wednesday A 0–3 25,000 9th
17 February 1912 Bury H 0–0 6,000 10th
2 March 1912 Notts County H 2–0 West (2) 10,000 10th
16 March 1912 Preston North End A 0–0 7,000 12th
23 March 1912 Liverpool H 1–1 Nuttall 10,000 12th
30 March 1912 Aston Villa A 0–6 15,000 13th
5 April 1912 Arsenal A 1–2 Turnbull 14,000 14th
6 April 1912 Newcastle United H 0–2 14,000 16th
9 April 1912 Tottenham Hotspur A 1–1 Wall 20,000 15th
13 April 1912 Sheffield United A 1–6 Nuttall 7,000 17th
17 April 1912 Middlesbrough A 0–3 5,000 17th
20 April 1912 Oldham Athletic H 3–1 West (2), Wall 15,000 14th
27 April 1912 Bolton Wanderers A 1–1 Meredith 20,000 16th
29 April 1912 Blackburn Rovers H 3–1 Hamill, Meredith, West 20,000 13th

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Blackburn Rovers (C) 38 20 9 9 60 43 1.395 49
2 Everton 38 20 6 12 46 42 1.095 46
3 Newcastle United 38 18 8 12 64 50 1.280 44
4 Bolton Wanderers 38 20 3 15 54 43 1.256 43
5 The Wednesday 38 16 9 13 69 49 1.408 41
6 Aston Villa 38 17 7 14 76 63 1.206 41
7 Middlesbrough 38 16 8 14 56 45 1.244 40
8 Sunderland 38 14 11 13 58 51 1.137 39
9 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 9 14 43 47 0.915 39
10 Woolwich Arsenal 38 15 8 15 55 59 0.932 38
11 Bradford City 38 15 8 15 46 50 0.920 38
12 Tottenham Hotspur 38 14 9 15 53 53 1.000 37
13 Manchester United 38 13 11 14 45 60 0.750 37
14 Sheffield United 38 13 10 15 63 56 1.125 36
15 Manchester City 38 13 9 16 56 58 0.966 35
16 Notts County 38 14 7 17 46 63 0.730 35
17 Liverpool 38 12 10 16 49 55 0.891 34
18 Oldham Athletic 38 12 10 16 46 54 0.852 34
19 Preston North End (R) 38 13 7 18 40 57 0.702 33 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Bury (R) 38 6 9 23 32 59 0.542 21
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
13 January 1912 First Round Huddersfield Town H 3–1 West (2), Halse 19,579
3 February 1912 Second Round Coventry City A 5–1 Halse (2), West (2), Turnbull 17,130
24 February 1912 Third Round Reading A 1–1 West 24,069
29 February 1912 Third Round
Replay 		Reading H 3–0 Turnbull (2), Halse 29,511
9 March 1912 Fourth Round Blackburn Rovers H 1–1 own goal 59,300
14 March 1912 Fourth Round
Replay 		Blackburn Rovers A 2–4 West (2) 39,296

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1911/12". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2010.