Season

1907-08

Manchester UnitedErnest Mangnall

1stleague finish

Champions of the First Division

+0.9
goal difference
2.1 scored · 1.2 conceded
44
Played
61%
Win rate

Season in brief

Won the First Division — the club's 1st league title on record. Home form carried the season — 81% of home matches won against 43% away. Sandy Turnbull led the scoring with 17 goals (scorer data covers 75% of the 93 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Manchester United38P · 23W 6D 9L · GD +3352
  2. 2Aston Villa38P · 17W 9D 12L · GD +1843
  3. 3Manchester City38P · 16W 11D 11L · GD +843
  5. 19Bolton Wanderers38P · 14W 5D 19L · GD -633
  6. 20Birmingham City38P · 9W 12D 17L · GD -2030

Slice: the final First Division table for 1907-08, 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 foot marks the lower reaches — exact relegation places varied by era.

The season, match by match

44 matches
2 Sep 1907 @ Aston Villa: 4–17 Sep 1907 v Liverpool: 4–09 Sep 1907 v Middlesbrough: 2–114 Sep 1907 @ Middlesbrough: 1–221 Sep 1907 v Sheffield United: 2–128 Sep 1907 @ Chelsea: 4–15 Oct 1907 v Nottingham Forest: 4–012 Oct 1907 @ Newcastle United: 6–119 Oct 1907 @ Blackburn Rovers: 5–126 Oct 1907 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–12 Nov 1907 @ Birmingham City: 4–39 Nov 1907 v Everton: 4–316 Nov 1907 @ Sunderland: 2–123 Nov 1907 v Arsenal: 4–230 Nov 1907 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–27 Dec 1907 v Bristol City: 2–114 Dec 1907 @ Notts County: 1–121 Dec 1907 v Manchester City: 3–125 Dec 1907 v Bury: 2–128 Dec 1907 @ Preston North End: 0–01 Jan 1908 @ Bury: 1–011 Jan 1908 v Blackpool: 3–118 Jan 1908 @ Sheffield United: 0–225 Jan 1908 v Chelsea: 1–01 Feb 1908 v Chelsea: 1–08 Feb 1908 v Newcastle United: 1–115 Feb 1908 v Blackburn Rovers: 1–222 Feb 1908 @ Aston Villa: 2–029 Feb 1908 v Birmingham City: 1–07 Mar 1908 @ Fulham: 1–214 Mar 1908 v Sunderland: 3–021 Mar 1908 @ Arsenal: 0–125 Mar 1908 @ Liverpool: 4–728 Mar 1908 v Sheffield Wednesday: 4–14 Apr 1908 @ Bristol City: 1–18 Apr 1908 @ Everton: 3–111 Apr 1908 v Notts County: 0–117 Apr 1908 @ Nottingham Forest: 0–218 Apr 1908 @ Manchester City: 0–020 Apr 1908 v Aston Villa: 1–222 Apr 1908 @ Bolton Wanderers: 2–225 Apr 1908 v Preston North End: 2–127 Apr 1908 n Queens Park Rangers: 1–129 Aug 1908 n Queens Park Rangers: 4–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.