Season

1904-05

Manchester UnitedErnest Mangnall

3rdleague finish

of 18 in the Second Division

+1.5
goal difference
2.4 scored · 0.9 conceded
34
Played
71%
Win rate

Season in brief

3rd of 18 in the Second Division. Home form carried the season — 94% of home matches won against 47% away. Jack Peddie led the scoring with 17 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 81 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 18 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Liverpool34P · 27W 4D 3L · GD +6858
  2. 2Bolton Wanderers34P · 27W 2D 5L · GD +5556
  3. 3Manchester United34P · 24W 5D 5L · GD +5153
  4. 4Bristol City34P · 19W 4D 11L · GD +2142
  5. 5Chesterfield34P · 14W 11D 9L · GD +939
  7. 17Burton United34P · 8W 4D 22L · GD -5420
  8. 18Doncaster Rovers34P · 3W 2D 29L · GD -588

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1904-05, every club computed from the full league results.

Coverage: complete — all results known.

Points follow the era’s rule (two then three for a win); the order uses goal average before 1976–77 and goal difference after. The faint head marks the promotion places — exact counts varied by era.

The season, match by match

34 matches
3 Sep 1904 @ Port Vale: 2–210 Sep 1904 v Bristol City: 4–117 Sep 1904 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–224 Sep 1904 @ Glossop North End: 2–18 Oct 1904 @ Bradford City: 1–115 Oct 1904 v Lincoln City: 2–022 Oct 1904 @ Leicester City: 3–029 Oct 1904 v Barnsley: 4–05 Nov 1904 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–012 Nov 1904 v Burnley: 1–019 Nov 1904 @ Grimsby Town: 1–03 Dec 1904 @ Doncaster Rovers: 1–010 Dec 1904 v Gainsborough Trinity: 3–117 Dec 1904 @ Burton United: 3–224 Dec 1904 v Liverpool: 3–126 Dec 1904 v Chesterfield: 3–031 Dec 1904 v Port Vale: 6–12 Jan 1905 v Bradford City: 7–03 Jan 1905 @ Bolton Wanderers: 4–27 Jan 1905 @ Bristol City: 1–121 Jan 1905 v Glossop North End: 4–111 Feb 1905 @ Lincoln City: 0–318 Feb 1905 v Leicester City: 4–125 Feb 1905 @ Barnsley: 0–04 Mar 1905 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–011 Mar 1905 @ Burnley: 0–218 Mar 1905 v Grimsby Town: 2–125 Mar 1905 @ Blackpool: 1–01 Apr 1905 v Doncaster Rovers: 6–08 Apr 1905 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 0–015 Apr 1905 v Burton United: 5–021 Apr 1905 @ Chesterfield: 0–222 Apr 1905 @ Liverpool: 0–424 Apr 1905 v Blackpool: 3–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.