Season

1905-06

Manchester UnitedErnest Mangnall

2ndleague finish

of 20 in the Second Division

+1.7
goal difference
2.5 scored · 0.8 conceded
42
Played
74%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 20 in the Second Division, up from 3rd the year before. Jack Picken led the scoring with 25 goals (scorer data covers 99% of the 107 United scored).

The Second Division table

Final standings · 20 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1Bristol City38P · 30W 6D 2L · GD +5566
  2. 2Manchester United38P · 28W 6D 4L · GD +6262
  3. 3Chelsea38P · 22W 9D 7L · GD +5353
  4. 4West Bromwich Albion38P · 22W 8D 8L · GD +4352
  6. 19Burton United38P · 10W 6D 22L · GD -3326
  7. 20Leyton Orient38P · 7W 7D 24L · GD -4321

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1905-06, 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

42 matches
2 Sep 1905 v Bristol City: 5–14 Sep 1905 v Blackpool: 2–19 Sep 1905 @ Grimsby Town: 1–016 Sep 1905 @ Glossop North End: 2–123 Sep 1905 v Stockport County: 3–130 Sep 1905 @ Blackpool: 1–07 Oct 1905 v Bradford City: 0–014 Oct 1905 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–121 Oct 1905 v Leicester City: 3–225 Oct 1905 @ Gainsborough Trinity: 2–228 Oct 1905 @ Hull City: 1–04 Nov 1905 v Lincoln City: 2–111 Nov 1905 @ Chesterfield: 0–118 Nov 1905 v Port Vale: 3–025 Nov 1905 @ Barnsley: 3–02 Dec 1905 v Leyton Orient: 4–09 Dec 1905 @ Burnley: 3–123 Dec 1905 @ Burton United: 2–025 Dec 1905 v Chelsea: 0–030 Dec 1905 @ Bristol City: 1–16 Jan 1906 v Grimsby Town: 5–013 Jan 1906 v Staple Hill: 7–215 Jan 1906 v Leeds City: 0–320 Jan 1906 v Glossop North End: 5–227 Jan 1906 @ Stockport County: 1–03 Feb 1906 v Norwich City: 3–010 Feb 1906 @ Bradford City: 5–117 Feb 1906 v West Bromwich Albion: 0–024 Feb 1906 v Aston Villa: 5–13 Mar 1906 v Hull City: 5–010 Mar 1906 v Arsenal: 2–317 Mar 1906 v Chesterfield: 4–124 Mar 1906 @ Port Vale: 0–129 Mar 1906 @ Leicester City: 5–231 Mar 1906 v Barnsley: 5–17 Apr 1906 @ Leyton Orient: 1–013 Apr 1906 @ Chelsea: 1–114 Apr 1906 v Burnley: 1–016 Apr 1906 v Gainsborough Trinity: 2–021 Apr 1906 @ Leeds City: 3–125 Apr 1906 @ Lincoln City: 3–228 Apr 1906 v Burton United: 6–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.