Season

1909-10

Manchester UnitedErnest Mangnall

5thleague finish

of 20 in the First Division

+0.2
goal difference
1.8 scored · 1.6 conceded
39
Played
49%
Win rate

Season in brief

5th of 20 in the First Division, up from 13th the year before. Home form carried the season — 74% of home matches won against 25% away. Sandy Turnbull led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 69 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Aston Villa38P · 23W 7D 8L · GD +4253
  3. 3Blackburn Rovers38P · 18W 9D 11L · GD +1845
  4. 4Newcastle United38P · 19W 7D 12L · GD +1445
  5. 5Manchester United38P · 19W 7D 12L · GD +845
  6. 6Sheffield United38P · 16W 10D 12L · GD +2142
  7. 7Bradford City38P · 17W 8D 13L · GD +1742
  9. 19Chelsea38P · 11W 7D 20L · GD -2329
  10. 20Bolton Wanderers38P · 9W 6D 23L · GD -2724

Slice: the final First Division table for 1909-10, 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

39 matches
1 Sep 1909 v Bradford City: 1–04 Sep 1909 v Bury: 2–06 Sep 1909 v Notts County: 2–111 Sep 1909 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 2–218 Sep 1909 v Preston North End: 1–125 Sep 1909 @ Notts County: 2–32 Oct 1909 v Newcastle United: 1–19 Oct 1909 @ Liverpool: 2–316 Oct 1909 v Aston Villa: 2–023 Oct 1909 @ Sheffield United: 1–030 Oct 1909 v Arsenal: 1–06 Nov 1909 @ Bolton Wanderers: 3–213 Nov 1909 v Chelsea: 2–020 Nov 1909 @ Blackburn Rovers: 2–327 Nov 1909 v Nottingham Forest: 2–64 Dec 1909 @ Sunderland: 0–318 Dec 1909 @ Middlesbrough: 2–125 Dec 1909 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–327 Dec 1909 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–41 Jan 1910 @ Bradford City: 2–08 Jan 1910 @ Bury: 1–115 Jan 1910 @ Burnley: 0–222 Jan 1910 v Tottenham Hotspur: 5–05 Feb 1910 @ Preston North End: 0–112 Feb 1910 @ Newcastle United: 4–319 Feb 1910 v Liverpool: 3–426 Feb 1910 @ Aston Villa: 1–75 Mar 1910 v Sheffield United: 1–012 Mar 1910 @ Arsenal: 0–019 Mar 1910 v Bolton Wanderers: 5–025 Mar 1910 v Bristol City: 2–126 Mar 1910 @ Chelsea: 1–128 Mar 1910 @ Bristol City: 1–22 Apr 1910 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–06 Apr 1910 v Everton: 3–29 Apr 1910 @ Nottingham Forest: 0–216 Apr 1910 v Sunderland: 2–023 Apr 1910 @ Everton: 3–330 Apr 1910 v Middlesbrough: 4–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.