Season

1920-21

Manchester UnitedJack Robson

13thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−0.1
goal difference
1.5 scored · 1.6 conceded
44
Played
34%
Win rate

Season in brief

13th of 22 in the First Division, down from 12th the year before. Tom Miller led the scoring with 8 goals (scorer data covers 98% of the 66 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Burnley42P · 23W 13D 6L · GD +4359
  3. 11Blackburn Rovers42P · 13W 15D 14L · GD -241
  4. 12Sunderland42P · 14W 13D 15L · GD -341
  5. 13Manchester United42P · 15W 10D 17L · GD -440
  6. 14West Bromwich Albion42P · 13W 14D 15L · GD -440
  7. 15Bradford City42P · 12W 15D 15L · GD -239
  9. 21Derby County42P · 5W 16D 21L · GD -2626
  10. 22Bradford Park Avenue42P · 8W 8D 26L · GD -3324

Slice: the final First Division table for 1920-21, 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
28 Aug 1920 v Bolton Wanderers: 2–330 Aug 1920 @ Arsenal: 0–24 Sep 1920 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–16 Sep 1920 v Arsenal: 1–111 Sep 1920 v Chelsea: 3–118 Sep 1920 @ Chelsea: 2–125 Sep 1920 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–12 Oct 1920 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–49 Oct 1920 v Oldham Athletic: 4–116 Oct 1920 @ Oldham Athletic: 2–223 Oct 1920 v Preston North End: 1–030 Oct 1920 @ Preston North End: 0–06 Nov 1920 v Sheffield United: 2–113 Nov 1920 @ Sheffield United: 0–020 Nov 1920 v Manchester City: 1–127 Nov 1920 @ Manchester City: 0–34 Dec 1920 v Bradford Park Avenue: 5–111 Dec 1920 @ Bradford Park Avenue: 4–218 Dec 1920 v Newcastle United: 2–025 Dec 1920 @ Aston Villa: 4–327 Dec 1920 v Aston Villa: 1–31 Jan 1921 @ Newcastle United: 3–68 Jan 1921 @ Liverpool: 1–112 Jan 1921 v Liverpool: 1–215 Jan 1921 v West Bromwich Albion: 1–422 Jan 1921 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–05 Feb 1921 v Liverpool: 1–19 Feb 1921 @ Liverpool: 0–212 Feb 1921 v Everton: 1–226 Feb 1921 v Sunderland: 3–05 Mar 1921 @ Sunderland: 3–29 Mar 1921 @ Everton: 0–212 Mar 1921 v Bradford City: 1–119 Mar 1921 @ Bradford City: 1–125 Mar 1921 @ Burnley: 0–126 Mar 1921 @ Huddersfield Town: 2–528 Mar 1921 v Burnley: 0–32 Apr 1921 v Huddersfield Town: 2–09 Apr 1921 @ Middlesbrough: 4–216 Apr 1921 v Middlesbrough: 0–123 Apr 1921 @ Blackburn Rovers: 0–230 Apr 1921 v Blackburn Rovers: 0–12 May 1921 @ Derby County: 1–17 May 1921 v Derby County: 3–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.