1938–39 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1938–39 season
ChairmanJames W. Gibson
ManagerWalter Crickmer
First Division14th
FA CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jimmy Hanlon (12)
All:
Jimmy Hanlon (12)
Highest home attendance42,008 vs Arsenal (10 December 1938)
Lowest home attendance12,073 vs Liverpool (6 May 1939)
Average home league attendance29,791

The 1938–39 season was Manchester United's 43rd season in the Football League. Newly promoted back to the First Division, they secured their survival with a 14th-place finish.[1]

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A 		Scorers Attendance
27 August 1938 Middlesbrough A 1 – 3 Smith 25,539
31 August 1938 Bolton Wanderers H 2 – 2 Craven, Own goal 37,950
3 September 1938 Birmingham H 4 – 1 Smith (2), Bryant, Craven 22,228
7 September 1938 Liverpool A 0 – 1 25,070
10 September 1938 Grimsby Town A 0 – 1 14,077
17 September 1938 Stoke City A 1 – 1 Smith 21,526
24 September 1938 Chelsea H 5 – 1 Carey, Manley, Redwood, Rowley, Smith 34,557
1 October 1938 Preston North End A 1 – 1 Bryant 25,964
8 October 1938 Charlton Athletic H 0 – 2 35,730
15 October 1938 Blackpool H 0 – 0 39,723
22 October 1938 Derby County A 1 – 5 Smith 26,612
29 October 1938 Sunderland H 0 – 1 33,565
5 November 1938 Aston Villa A 2 – 0 Rowley, Wrigglesworth 38,357
12 November 1938 Wolverhampton Wanderers H 1 – 3 Rowley 32,821
19 November 1938 Everton A 0 – 3 31,809
26 November 1938 Huddersfield Town H 1 – 1 Hanlon 23,164
3 December 1938 Portsmouth A 0 – 0 18,692
10 December 1938 Arsenal H 1 – 0 Bryant 42,008
17 December 1938 Brentford A 5 – 2 Hanlon (2), Bryant, Manley, Rowley 14,919
24 December 1938 Middlesbrough H 1 – 1 Wassall 33,235
26 December 1938 Leicester City H 3 – 0 Wrigglesworth (2), Carey 26,332
27 December 1938 Leicester City A 1 – 1 Hanlon 21,434
31 December 1938 Birmingham A 3 – 3 Hanlon, McKay, Pearson 20,787
14 January 1939 Grimsby Town H 3 – 1 Rowley (2), Wassall 25,654
21 January 1939 Stoke City H 0 – 1 37,384
28 January 1939 Chelsea A 1 – 0 Bradbury 31,265
4 February 1939 Preston North End H 1 – 1 Rowley 41,061
11 February 1939 Charlton Athletic A 1 – 7 Hanlon 23,721
18 February 1939 Blackpool A 5 – 3 Hanlon (3), Bryant, Carey 15,253
25 February 1939 Derby County H 1 – 1 Carey 37,166
4 March 1939 Sunderland A 2 – 5 Manley, Rowley 11,078
11 March 1939 Aston Villa H 1 – 1 Wassall 28,292
18 March 1939 Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0 – 3 31,498
29 March 1939 Everton H 0 – 2 18,348
1 April 1939 Huddersfield Town A 1 – 1 Rowley 14,007
7 April 1939** Leeds United H 0 – 0 35,564
8 April 1939 Portsmouth H 1 – 1 Rowley 25,457
10 April 1939 Leeds United A 1 – 3 Carey 13,771
15 April 1939 Arsenal A 1 – 2 Hanlon 25,741
22 April 1939 Brentford H 3 – 0 Bryant, Carey, Wassall 15,353
29 April 1939 Bolton Wanderers A 0 – 0 10,314
6 May 1939 Liverpool H 2 – 0 Hanlon (2) 12,073

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Everton (C) 42 27 5 10 88 52 1.692 59
2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 22 11 9 88 39 2.256 55
3 Charlton Athletic 42 22 6 14 75 59 1.271 50
4 Middlesbrough 42 20 9 13 93 74 1.257 49
5 Arsenal 42 19 9 14 55 41 1.341 47
6 Derby County 42 19 8 15 66 55 1.200 46
7 Stoke City 42 17 12 13 71 68 1.044 46
8 Bolton Wanderers 42 15 15 12 67 58 1.155 45
9 Preston North End 42 16 12 14 63 59 1.068 44
10 Grimsby Town 42 16 11 15 61 69 0.884 43
11 Liverpool 42 14 14 14 62 63 0.984 42
12 Aston Villa 42 16 9 17 71 60 1.183 41
13 Leeds United 42 16 9 17 59 67 0.881 41
14 Manchester United 42 11 16 15 57 65 0.877 38
15 Blackpool 42 12 14 16 56 68 0.824 38
16 Sunderland 42 13 12 17 54 67 0.806 38
17 Portsmouth 42 12 13 17 47 70 0.671 37
18 Brentford 42 14 8 20 53 74 0.716 36
19 Huddersfield Town 42 12 11 19 58 64 0.906 35
20 Chelsea 42 12 9 21 64 80 0.800 33
21 Birmingham (R) 42 12 8 22 62 84 0.738 32 Relegation to the Second Division
22 Leicester City (R) 42 9 11 22 48 82 0.585 29
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
7 January 1939 Round 3 West Bromwich Albion A 0 – 0 23,900
11 January 1939 Round 3
Replay 		West Bromwich Albion H 1 – 5 Redwood 17,641

References

  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1938/39". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.