1914–15 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1914–15 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerJack Robson
First Division18th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Anderson (10)
All:
George Anderson (10)
Highest home attendance20,000 vs Manchester City (5 September 1914)
Lowest home attendance5,000 vs Newcastle United (28 November 1914)
Average home league attendance13,262

The 1914–15 season was Manchester United's 23rd season in the Football League and eighth in the First Division.[1]

During the season a match-fixing scandal occurred when a league match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on 2 April 1915 was fixed in United's favour, with players from both sides benefiting from bets placed upon the result. An investigation by the Football Association was launched and found that players from both sides had been involved in rigging the match: Sandy Turnbull, Arthur Whalley and Enoch West of United, and Jackie Sheldon, Tom Miller, Bob Pursell and Thomas Fairfoul of Liverpool; Sheldon was a former United player himself and was found to be the plot's ringleader.

This was also the last season before no competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
2 September 1914 Oldham Athletic H 1–3 O'Connell 13,000
5 September 1914 Manchester City H 0–0 20,000
12 September 1914 Bolton Wanderers A 0–3 10,000
19 September 1914 Blackburn Rovers H 2–0 West (2) 15,000
26 September 1914 Notts County A 2–4 Turnbull, Wall 12,000
3 October 1914 Sunderland H 3–0 Anderson, Stacey, West 16,000
10 October 1914 The Wednesday A 0–1 19,000
17 October 1914 West Bromwich Albion H 0–0 18,000
24 October 1914 Everton A 2–4 Anderson, Wall 15,000
31 October 1914 Chelsea H 2–2 Anderson, Hunter 15,000
7 November 1914 Bradford City A 2–4 Hunter, West 12,000
14 November 1914 Burnley H 0–2 12,000
21 November 1914 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–2 12,000
28 November 1914 Newcastle United H 1–0 West 5,000
5 December 1914 Middlesbrough A 1–1 Anderson 7,000
12 December 1914 Sheffield United H 1–2 Anderson 8,000
19 December 1914 Aston Villa A 3–3 Norton (2), Anderson 10,000
26 December 1914 Liverpool A 1–1 Stacey 25,000
1 January 1915 Bradford Park Avenue H 1–1 Anderson 8,000
2 January 1915 Manchester City A 1–1 West 30,000
16 January 1915 Bolton Wanderers H 4–1 Potts (2), Stacey, Woodcock 8,000
23 January 1915 Blackburn Rovers A 3–3 Woodcock (2), own goal 7,000
30 January 1915 Notts County H 2–2 Potts, Stacey 7,000
6 February 1915 Sunderland A 0–1 5,000
13 February 1915 The Wednesday H 2–0 West, Woodcock 7,000
20 February 1915 West Bromwich Albion A 0–0 10,000
27 February 1915 Everton H 1–2 Woodcock 10,000
13 March 1915 Bradford City H 1–0 Potts 14,000
20 March 1915 Burnley A 0–3 12,000
27 March 1915 Tottenham Hotspur H 1–1 Woodcock 15,000
2 April 1915 Liverpool H 2–0 Anderson (2) 18,000
3 April 1915 Newcastle United A 0–2 12,000
5 April 1915 Bradford Park Avenue A 0–5 15,000
6 April 1915 Oldham Athletic A 0–1 2,000
10 April 1915 Middlesbrough H 2–2 O'Connell, Turnbull 15,000
17 April 1915 Sheffield United A 1–3 West 14,000
19 April 1915 Chelsea A 3–1 Norton, West, Woodcock 13,000
26 April 1915 Aston Villa H 1–0 Anderson 8,000

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C) 38 19 8 11 76 47 1.617 46
2 Oldham Athletic 38 17 11 10 70 56 1.250 45
3 Blackburn Rovers 38 18 7 13 83 61 1.361 43
4 Burnley 38 18 7 13 61 47 1.298 43
5 Manchester City 38 15 13 10 49 39 1.256 43
6 Sheffield United 38 15 13 10 49 41 1.195 43
7 The Wednesday 38 15 13 10 61 54 1.130 43
8 Sunderland 38 18 5 15 81 72 1.125 41
9 Bradford Park Avenue 38 17 7 14 69 65 1.062 41
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 15 10 13 49 43 1.140 40
11 Bradford City 38 13 14 11 55 49 1.122 40
12 Middlesbrough 38 13 12 13 62 74 0.838 38
13 Liverpool 38 14 9 15 65 75 0.867 37
14 Aston Villa 38 13 11 14 62 72 0.861 37
15 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 46 48 0.958 32
16 Notts County 38 9 13 16 41 57 0.719 31
17 Bolton Wanderers 38 11 8 19 68 84 0.810 30
18 Manchester United 38 9 12 17 46 62 0.742 30
19 Chelsea 38 8 13 17 51 65 0.785 29
20 Tottenham Hotspur (R) 38 8 12 18 57 90 0.633 28 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
9 January 1915 First Round The Wednesday A 0–1 23,248

See also

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1914/15". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.