1908–09 Manchester United F.C. season
| 1908–09 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Manchester United FC team of 1909 posing with their trophies won, they are: FA Charity Shield, the Football League (First Division, won in 1907–08) and the FA Cup | ||||
| Chairman | John Henry Davies | |||
| Manager | Ernest Mangnall | |||
| First Division | 13th | |||
| FA Cup | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jimmy Turnbull (17) All: Jimmy Turnbull (22) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 40,000 vs Newcastle United (26 December 1908) 40,000 vs Manchester City (23 January 1909) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 8,000 vs Everton (10 April 1909) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 19,183 | |||
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The 1908–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Football League and fourth in the First Division.[1]
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1908 | Preston North End | A | 3–0 | J. Turnbull (2), Halse | 18,000 |
| 7 September 1908 | Bury | H | 2–1 | J. Turnbull (2) | 16,000 |
| 12 September 1908 | Middlesbrough | H | 6–3 | J. Turnbull (4), Halse, Wall | 25,000 |
| 19 September 1908 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull | 40,000 |
| 26 September 1908 | Liverpool | H | 3–2 | Halse (2), J. Turnbull | 25,000 |
| 3 October 1908 | Bury | A | 2–2 | Halse, Wall | 25,000 |
| 10 October 1908 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Bell (2) | 14,000 |
| 17 October 1908 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Halse | 40,000 |
| 24 October 1908 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | S. Turnbull (2) | 20,000 |
| 31 October 1908 | Sunderland | A | 1–6 | S. Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 7 November 1908 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 14 November 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall | 25,000 |
| 21 November 1908 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | Picken, Wall | 15,000 |
| 28 November 1908 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall | 20,000 |
| 5 December 1908 | Everton | A | 2–3 | Bannister, Halse | 35,000 |
| 12 December 1908 | Leicester Fosse | H | 4–2 | Wall (3), Picken | 10,000 |
| 19 December 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–0 | Halse | 10,000 |
| 25 December 1908 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | Wall | 35,000 |
| 26 December 1908 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Halse | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1909 | Notts County | H | 4–3 | Halse (2), Roberts, S. Turnbull | 15,000 |
| 2 January 1909 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 18,000 | |
| 9 January 1909 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–5 | 15,000 | |
| 23 January 1909 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | Livingstone (2), Wall | 40,000 |
| 30 January 1909 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | S. Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 13 February 1909 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 27 February 1909 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
| 13 March 1909 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | Wall | 30,000 |
| 15 March 1909 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | Payne, J. Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 20 March 1909 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 11,000 | |
| 31 March 1909 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
| 3 April 1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 9 April 1909 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
| 10 April 1909 | Everton | H | 2–2 | J. Turnbull (2) | 8,000 |
| 12 April 1909 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
| 13 April 1909 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | Livingstone | 7,000 |
| 17 April 1909 | Leicester Fosse | A | 2–3 | J. Turnbull, Wall | 8,000 |
| 27 April 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1–4 | J. Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 29 April 1909 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | 30,000 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 61 | 0.918 | 37 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 51 | 59 | 0.864 | 37 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 58 | 68 | 0.853 | 37 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 66 | 57 | 1.158 | 36 |
| 15 | Notts County | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 51 | 48 | 1.063 | 36 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A |
Scorers | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 January 1909 | First Round | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Halse | 8,300 |
| 6 February 1909 | Second Round | Everton | H | 1–0 | Halse | 35,217 |
| 20 February 1909 | Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | H | 6–1 | S. Turnbull (3), J. Turnbull (3) | 38,500 |
| 5 March 1909 | Fourth Round | Burnley | A | A–A | Match abandoned at 0–1 | |
| 10 March 1909 | Fourth Round | Burnley | A | 3–2 | J. Turnbull (2), Halse | 16,850 |
| 27 March 1909 | Semi-Final | Newcastle United | N | 1–0 | Halse | 40,118 |
| 24 April 1909 | Final | Bristol City | N | 1–0 | S. Turnbull | 71,401 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK | Harry Moger | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| GK | Tom Wilcox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FB | Herbert Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FB | Tony Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FB | Vince Hayes | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| FB | Dick Holden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FB | Aaron Hulme | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FB | Oscar Linkson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FB | George Stacey | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| HB | Alex Bell | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| HB | Joe Curry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| HB | Alex Downie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| HB | Dick Duckworth | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| HB | Harold Hardman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| HB | John McGillivray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| HB | Charlie Roberts | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| HB | Ernest Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Jimmy Bannister | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| FW | Bill Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | David Christie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Joe Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| FW | Harold Halse | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 |
| FW | George Livingstone | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| FW | Billy Meredith | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| FW | Ernest Payne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| FW | Jack Picken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| FW | Jack Quin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Jimmy Turnbull | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 |
| FW | Sandy Turnbull | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 9 |
| FW | George Wall | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 11 |
References
- ^ "Manchester United Season 1907/08". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2008.