Season

1919-20

Manchester UnitedJack Robson

12thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

+0.1
goal difference
1.3 scored · 1.2 conceded
44
Played
32%
Win rate

Season in brief

12th of 22 in the First Division, up from 18th the year before. Away form matched or beat home form: 36% won on the road, 27% at home. Joe Spence led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 56 United scored).

The First Division table

Final standings · 22 clubs · United and the clubs around them

  1. 1West Bromwich Albion42P · 28W 4D 10L · GD +5760
  3. 10Arsenal42P · 15W 12D 15L · GD -242
  4. 11Bradford Park Avenue42P · 15W 12D 15L · GD -342
  5. 12Manchester United42P · 13W 14D 15L · GD +440
  6. 13Middlesbrough42P · 15W 10D 17L · GD -440
  7. 14Sheffield United42P · 16W 8D 18L · GD -1040
  9. 21Notts County42P · 12W 12D 18L · GD -1836
  10. 22Sheffield Wednesday42P · 7W 9D 26L · GD -3623

Slice: the final First Division table for 1919-20, 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
30 Aug 1919 @ Derby County: 1–11 Sep 1919 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–06 Sep 1919 v Derby County: 0–28 Sep 1919 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 3–113 Sep 1919 @ Preston North End: 3–220 Sep 1919 v Preston North End: 5–127 Sep 1919 @ Middlesbrough: 1–14 Oct 1919 v Middlesbrough: 1–111 Oct 1919 @ Manchester City: 3–318 Oct 1919 v Manchester City: 1–025 Oct 1919 @ Sheffield United: 2–21 Nov 1919 v Sheffield United: 3–08 Nov 1919 @ Burnley: 1–215 Nov 1919 v Burnley: 0–122 Nov 1919 @ Oldham Athletic: 3–06 Dec 1919 @ Aston Villa: 0–213 Dec 1919 v Aston Villa: 1–220 Dec 1919 v Newcastle United: 2–126 Dec 1919 v Liverpool: 0–027 Dec 1919 @ Newcastle United: 1–21 Jan 1920 @ Liverpool: 0–03 Jan 1920 v Chelsea: 0–210 Jan 1920 @ Port Vale: 1–017 Jan 1920 @ Chelsea: 0–124 Jan 1920 @ West Bromwich Albion: 1–231 Jan 1920 v Aston Villa: 1–27 Feb 1920 @ Sunderland: 0–311 Feb 1920 v Oldham Athletic: 1–114 Feb 1920 v Sunderland: 2–021 Feb 1920 @ Arsenal: 3–025 Feb 1920 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–228 Feb 1920 v Arsenal: 0–16 Mar 1920 v Everton: 1–013 Mar 1920 @ Everton: 0–020 Mar 1920 v Bradford City: 0–027 Mar 1920 @ Bradford City: 1–22 Apr 1920 v Bradford Park Avenue: 0–13 Apr 1920 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–16 Apr 1920 @ Bradford Park Avenue: 4–110 Apr 1920 @ Bolton Wanderers: 5–317 Apr 1920 v Blackburn Rovers: 1–124 Apr 1920 @ Blackburn Rovers: 0–526 Apr 1920 v Notts County: 0–01 May 1920 @ Notts County: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.