1935–36 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1935–36 season
ChairmanJames W. Gibson
ManagerScott Duncan
Second Division1st (promoted)
FA CupFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Mutch (21)
All:
George Mutch (23)
Highest home attendance39,855 vs Burnley (13 April 1936)
Lowest home attendance15,284 vs Nottingham Forest (14 December 1935)
Average home league attendance26,223

The 1935–36 season was Manchester United's 40th season in the Football League.[1]

At the end of the season, United finished champions and were promoted back to the First Division after five years away.

Second Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
31 August 1935 Plymouth Argyle A 1–3 Bamford 22,366
4 September 1935 Charlton Athletic H 3–0 Bamford, Cape, Chester 21,211
7 September 1935 Bradford City H 3–1 Bamford (2), Mutch 30,754
9 September 1935 Charlton Athletic A 0–0 13,178
14 September 1935 Newcastle United A 2–0 Bamford, Rowley 28,520
18 September 1935 Hull City H 2–0 Bamford (2) 15,739
21 September 1935 Tottenham Hotspur H 0–0 34,718
28 September 1935 Southampton A 1–2 Rowley 17,678
5 October 1935 Port Vale A 3–0 Mutch (2), Bamford 9,703
12 October 1935 Fulham H 1–0 Rowley 22,723
19 October 1935 Sheffield United H 3–1 Cape, Mutch, Rowley 18,636
26 October 1935 Bradford Park Avenue A 0–1 12,216
2 November 1935 Leicester City H 0–1 39,074
9 November 1935 Swansea Town A 1–2 Bamford 9,731
16 November 1935 West Ham United H 2–3 Rowley (2) 24,440
23 November 1935 Norwich City A 5–3 Rowley (3), Manley (2) 17,266
30 November 1935 Doncaster Rovers H 0–0 23,569
7 December 1935 Blackpool A 1–4 Mutch 13,218
14 December 1935 Nottingham Forest H 5–0 Bamford (2), Manley, Mutch, Rowley 15,284
26 December 1935 Barnsley H 1–1 Mutch 20,993
28 December 1935 Plymouth Argyle H 3–2 Mutch (2), Manley 20,894
1 January 1936 Barnsley A 3–0 Gardner, Manley, Mutch 20,957
4 January 1936 Bradford City A 0–1 11,286
18 January 1936 Newcastle United H 3–1 Mutch (2), Rowley 22,968
1 February 1936 Southampton H 4–0 Mutch (2), Bryant, own goal 23,205
5 February 1936 Tottenham Hotspur A 0–0 20,085
8 February 1936 Port Vale H 7–2 Manley (4), Rowley (2), Mutch 22,265
22 February 1936 Sheffield United A 1–1 Manley 25,852
29 February 1936 Blackpool H 3–2 Bryant, Manley, Mutch 18,423
7 March 1936 West Ham United A 2–1 Bryant, Mutch 29,684
14 March 1936 Swansea Town H 3–0 Manley, Mutch, Rowley 27,580
21 March 1936 Leicester City A 1–1 Bryant 18,200
28 March 1936 Norwich City H 2–1 Rowley (2) 31,596
1 April 1936 Fulham A 2–2 Bryant, Griffiths 11,137
4 April 1936 Doncaster Rovers A 0–0 13,474
10 April 1936 Burnley A 2–2 Bamford (2) 27,245
11 April 1936 Bradford Park Avenue H 4–0 Mutch (2), Bamford, Bryant 33,517
13 April 1936 Burnley H 4–0 Bryant (2), Rowley (2) 39,855
18 April 1936 Nottingham Forest A 1–1 Bamford 12,156
25 April 1936 Bury H 2–1 Lang, Rowley 35,027
29 April 1936 Bury A 3–2 Manley (2), Mutch 31,562
2 May 1936 Hull City A 1–1 Bamford 4,540

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Manchester United (C, P) 42 22 12 8 85 43 1.977 56 Promotion to the First Division
2 Charlton Athletic (P) 42 22 11 9 85 58 1.466 55
3 Sheffield United 42 20 12 10 79 50 1.580 52
4 West Ham United 42 22 8 12 90 68 1.324 52
5 Tottenham Hotspur 42 18 13 11 91 55 1.655 49
6 Leicester City 42 19 10 13 79 57 1.386 48
7 Plymouth Argyle 42 20 8 14 71 57 1.246 48
8 Newcastle United 42 20 6 16 88 79 1.114 46
9 Fulham 42 15 14 13 76 52 1.462 44
10 Blackpool 42 18 7 17 93 72 1.292 43
11 Norwich City 42 17 9 16 72 65 1.108 43
12 Bradford City 42 15 13 14 55 65 0.846 43
13 Swansea Town 42 15 9 18 67 76 0.882 39
14 Bury 42 13 12 17 66 84 0.786 38
15 Burnley 42 12 13 17 50 59 0.847 37
16 Bradford Park Avenue 42 14 9 19 62 84 0.738 37
17 Southampton 42 14 9 19 47 65 0.723 37
18 Doncaster Rovers 42 14 9 19 51 71 0.718 37
19 Nottingham Forest 42 12 11 19 69 76 0.908 35
20 Barnsley 42 12 9 21 54 80 0.675 33
21 Port Vale (R) 42 12 8 22 56 106 0.528 32 Relegation to the Third Division North
22 Hull City (R) 42 5 10 27 47 111 0.423 20
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
11 January 1936 Round 3 Reading A 3–1 Mutch (2), Manley 25,844
25 January 1936 Round 4 Stoke City A 0–0 32,286
29 January 1936 Round 4
Replay 		Stoke City H 0–2 34,440

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1935/36". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.