1906–07 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1906–07 season was Manchester United's 15th season in the Football League.[1]

Manchester United
1906–07 season
ChairmanJohn Henry Davies
ManagerErnest Mangnall
First Division8th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
George Wall (11)

All:
George Wall (13)
Highest home attendance45,000 vs Bolton Wanderers (22 September 1906)
Lowest home attendance8,000 vs Portsmouth (16 January 1907)
Average home league attendance20,500

First Division

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Date Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
1 September 1906 Bristol City A 2 – 1 Picken, Roberts 5,000
3 September 1906 Derby County A 2 – 2 Schofield (2) 5,000
8 September 1906 Notts County H 0 – 0 30,000
15 September 1906 Sheffield United A 2 – 0 Bell, Downie 12,000
22 September 1906 Bolton Wanderers H 1 – 2 Peddie 45,000
29 September 1906 Derby County H 1 – 1 Bell 25,000
6 October 1906 Stoke City A 2 – 1 Duckworth (2) 7,000
13 October 1906 Blackburn Rovers H 1 – 1 Wall 20,000
20 October 1906 Sunderland A 1 – 4 Peddie 18,000
27 October 1906 Birmingham H 2 – 1 Peddie (2) 14,000
3 November 1906 Everton A 0 – 3 20,000
10 November 1906 Woolwich Arsenal H 1 – 0 Downie 20,000
17 November 1906 The Wednesday A 2 – 5 Menzies, Peddie 7,000
24 November 1906 Bury H 2 – 4 Peddie, Wall 30,000
1 December 1906 Manchester City A 0 – 3 40,000
8 December 1906 Middlesbrough H 3 – 1 Wall (2), Sagar 12,000
15 December 1906 Preston North End A 0 – 2 9,000
22 December 1906 Newcastle United H 1 – 3 Menzies 18,000
25 December 1906 Liverpool H 0 – 0 20,000
26 December 1906 Aston Villa A 0 – 2 20,000
29 December 1906 Bristol City H 0 – 0 10,000
1 January 1907 Aston Villa H 1 – 0 Turnbull 40,000
5 January 1907 Notts County A 0 – 3 10,000
19 January 1907 Sheffield United H 2 – 0 Turnbull, Wall 15,000
26 January 1907 Bolton Wanderers A 1 – 0 Turnbull 25,000
2 February 1907 Newcastle United A 0 – 5 30,000
9 February 1907 Stoke City H 4 – 1 Picken (2), Meredith, own goal 15,000
16 February 1907 Blackburn Rovers A 4 – 2 Meredith (2), Sagar, Wall 5,000
23 February 1907 Preston North End H 3 – 0 Wall (2), Sagar 16,000
2 March 1907 Birmingham A 1 – 1 Menzies 20,000
16 March 1907 Woolwich Arsenal A 0 – 4 6,000
25 March 1907 Sunderland H 2 – 0 Turnbull, Williams 12,000
30 March 1907 Bury A 2 – 1 Menzies, Meredith 25,000
1 April 1907 Liverpool A 1 – 0 Turnbull 20,000
6 April 1907 Manchester City H 1 – 1 Roberts 40,000
10 April 1907 The Wednesday H 5 – 0 Wall (3), Picken, Sagar 10,000
13 April 1907 Middlesbrough A 0 – 2 15,000
22 April 1907 Everton H 3 – 0 Bannister, Meredith, Turnbull 10,000

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Relegation
1 Newcastle United (C) 38 22 7 9 74 46 1.609 51
2 Bristol City 38 20 8 10 66 47 1.404 48
3 Everton 38 20 5 13 70 46 1.522 45
4 Sheffield United 38 17 11 10 57 55 1.036 45
5 Aston Villa 38 19 6 13 78 52 1.500 44
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 18 8 12 59 47 1.255 44
7 Woolwich Arsenal 38 20 4 14 66 59 1.119 44
8 Manchester United 38 17 8 13 53 56 0.946 42
9 Birmingham 38 15 8 15 52 52 1.000 38
10 Sunderland 38 14 9 15 65 66 0.985 37
11 Middlesbrough 38 15 6 17 56 63 0.889 36
12 Blackburn Rovers 38 14 7 17 56 59 0.949 35
13 The Wednesday 38 12 11 15 49 60 0.817 35
14 Preston North End 38 14 7 17 44 57 0.772 35
15 Liverpool 38 13 7 18 64 65 0.985 33
16 Bury 38 13 6 19 58 68 0.853 32
17 Manchester City 38 10 12 16 53 77 0.688 32
18 Notts County 38 8 15 15 46 50 0.920 31
19 Derby County (R) 38 9 9 20 41 59 0.695 27 Relegation to the Second Division
20 Stoke (R) 38 8 10 20 41 64 0.641 26
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

FA Cup

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Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F – A
Scorers Attendance
12 January 1907 First Round Portsmouth A 2 – 2 Picken, Wall 24,329
16 January 1907 First Round
Replay
Portsmouth H 1 – 2 Wall 8,000

Squad statistics

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Harry Moger 38 0 2 0 40 0
FB   Tommy Blackstock 3 0 1 0 4 0
FB   Bob Bonthron 28 0 1 0 29 0
FB   Herbert Burgess 17 0 0 0 17 0
FB   Dick Holden 27 0 2 0 29 0
HB   Alex Bell 35 2 2 0 37 2
HB   Frank Buckley 3 0 0 0 3 0
HB   Alex Downie 19 2 1 0 20 2
HB   Dick Duckworth 28 2 2 0 30 2
HB   Charlie Roberts (c) 31 2 1 0 32 2
HB   Arthur Young 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW   Jack Allan 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW   Jimmy Bannister 4 1 0 0 4 1
FW   Clem Beddow 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW   Bill Berry 9 0 0 0 9 0
FW   Alex Menzies 17 4 2 0 19 4
FW   Billy Meredith 16 5 2 0 18 5
FW   Jack Peddie 16 6 0 0 16 6
FW   Jack Picken 26 4 2 1 28 5
FW   Charlie Sagar 10 4 0 0 10 4
FW   Alf Schofield 10 2 0 0 10 2
FW   Sandy Turnbull 15 6 0 0 15 6
FW   George Wall 38 11 2 2 40 13
FW   Harry Williams 3 1 0 0 3 1
FW   Dick Wombwell 14 0 2 0 0 0
FW   William Yates 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

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  1. ^ "Manchester United Season 1906–07". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  2. ^ "FA Cup 1905/1906". Results. MUFCInfo.com. Archived from the original (TXT) on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.