1913–14 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United
1913–14 season
Chairman	John Henry Davies
Manager	John Bentley
First Division	14th
FA Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; George Anderson (15); All: ; George Anderson (15)
Highest home attendance	55,000 vs Oldham Athletic (27 September 1913)
Lowest home attendance	4,500 vs Sheffield United (22 April 1914)
Average home league attendance	26,763
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1912–13 1914–15 →

The 1913–14 season was Manchester United's 22nd season in the Football League and seventh in the First Division.^[1]

First Division[]

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
6 September 1913	The Wednesday	A	3 – 1	Turnbull, West, own goal	32,000
8 September 1913	Sunderland	H	3 – 1	Anderson, Turnbull, Whalley	25,000
13 September 1913	Bolton Wanderers	H	0 – 1		45,000
20 September 1913	Chelsea	A	2 – 0	Anderson, Wall	40,000
27 September 1913	Oldham Athletic	H	4 – 1	West (2), Anderson, Wall	55,000
4 October 1913	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3 – 1	Stacey, Wall, Whalley	25,000
11 October 1913	Burnley	A	2 – 1	Anderson (2)	30,000
18 October 1913	Preston North End	H	3 – 0	Anderson (3)	30,000
25 October 1913	Newcastle United	A	1 – 0	West	35,000
1 November 1913	Liverpool	H	3 – 0	Wall (2), West	30,000
8 November 1913	Aston Villa	A	1 – 3	Woodcock	20,000
15 November 1913	Middlesbrough	H	0 – 1		15,000
22 November 1913	Sheffield United	A	0 – 2		30,000
29 November 1913	Derby County	H	3 – 3	Turnbull (2), Meredith	20,000
6 December 1913	Manchester City	A	2 – 0	Anderson (2)	40,000
13 December 1913	Bradford City	H	1 – 1	Knowles	18,000
20 December 1913	Blackburn Rovers	A	1 – 0	own goal	35,000
25 December 1913	Everton	H	0 – 1		25,000
26 December 1913	Everton	A	0 – 5		40,000
27 December 1913	The Wednesday	H	2 – 1	Meredith, Wall	10,000
1 January 1914	West Bromwich Albion	H	1 – 0	Wall	35,000
3 January 1914	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 – 6	West	35,000
17 January 1914	Chelsea	H	0 – 1		20,000
24 January 1914	Oldham Athletic	A	2 – 2	Wall, Woodcock	10,000
7 February 1914	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1 – 2	Wall	22,000
14 February 1914	Burnley	H	0 – 1		35,000
21 February 1914	Middlesbrough	A	1 – 3	Anderson	12,000
28 February 1914	Newcastle United	H	2 – 2	Anderson, Potts	30,000
5 March 1914	Preston North End	A	2 – 4	Travers, Wall	12,000
14 March 1914	Aston Villa	H	0 – 6		30,000
4 April 1914	Derby County	A	2 – 4	Anderson, Travers	7,000
10 April 1914	Sunderland	A	0 – 2		20,000
11 April 1914	Manchester City	H	0 – 1		36,000
13 April 1914	West Bromwich Albion	A	1 – 2	Travers	20,000
15 April 1914	Liverpool	A	2 – 1	Travers, Wall	28,000
18 April 1914	Bradford City	A	1 – 1	Thomson	10,000
22 April 1914	Sheffield United	H	2 – 1	Anderson (2)	4,500
25 April 1914	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 – 0		20,000

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Burnley	38	12	12	14	61	53	1.151	36	FA Cup Winners
13	Manchester City	38	14	8	16	51	53	0.962	36
14	Manchester United	38	15	6	17	52	62	0.839	36
15	Everton	38	12	11	15	46	55	0.836	35
16	Liverpool	38	14	7	17	46	62	0.742	35

Source:^{[citation needed]}

FA Cup[]

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
10 January 1914	First Round	Swindon Town	A	0 – 1		18,187

References[]

^ "Manchester United Season 1913/14". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

[1] "Manchester United Season 1913/14". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2011.

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