Season

1922-23

Manchester UnitedJohn Chapman

4thleague finish

of 22 in the Second Division

+0.3
goal difference
1.2 scored · 0.9 conceded
45
Played
40%
Win rate

Season in brief

4th of 22 in the Second Division, up from 22nd the year before. Ernie Goldthorpe led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 54 United scored).

The Second Division table

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

  1. 1Notts County42P · 23W 7D 12L · GD +1253
  2. 2West Ham United42P · 20W 11D 11L · GD +2551
  3. 3Leicester City42P · 21W 9D 12L · GD +2151
  4. 4Manchester United42P · 17W 14D 11L · GD +1548
  5. 5Blackpool42P · 18W 11D 13L · GD +1747
  6. 6Bury42P · 18W 11D 13L · GD +947
  8. 21Rotherham County42P · 13W 9D 20L · GD -1935
  9. 22Wolverhampton Wanderers42P · 9W 9D 24L · GD -3527

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1922-23, 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

45 matches
26 Aug 1922 v Crystal Palace: 2–128 Aug 1922 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–12 Sep 1922 @ Crystal Palace: 3–24 Sep 1922 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–09 Sep 1922 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–016 Sep 1922 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–023 Sep 1922 @ Coventry City: 0–230 Sep 1922 v Coventry City: 2–17 Oct 1922 v Port Vale: 1–214 Oct 1922 @ Port Vale: 0–121 Oct 1922 v Fulham: 1–128 Oct 1922 @ Fulham: 0–04 Nov 1922 v Leyton Orient: 0–011 Nov 1922 @ Leyton Orient: 1–118 Nov 1922 @ Bury: 2–225 Nov 1922 v Bury: 0–12 Dec 1922 v Rotherham County: 3–09 Dec 1922 @ Rotherham County: 1–116 Dec 1922 v Stockport County: 1–023 Dec 1922 @ Stockport County: 0–125 Dec 1922 v West Ham United: 1–226 Dec 1922 @ West Ham United: 2–030 Dec 1922 @ Hull City: 1–21 Jan 1923 v Barnsley: 1–06 Jan 1923 v Hull City: 3–213 Jan 1923 @ Bradford City: 1–117 Jan 1923 v Bradford City: 2–020 Jan 1923 v Leeds United: 0–027 Jan 1923 @ Leeds United: 1–03 Feb 1923 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 0–410 Feb 1923 @ Notts County: 6–117 Feb 1923 v Derby County: 0–021 Feb 1923 v Notts County: 1–13 Mar 1923 v Southampton: 1–214 Mar 1923 @ Derby County: 1–117 Mar 1923 @ Bradford City: 1–121 Mar 1923 v Bradford City: 1–130 Mar 1923 v South Shields: 3–031 Mar 1923 @ Blackpool: 0–12 Apr 1923 @ South Shields: 3–07 Apr 1923 v Blackpool: 2–111 Apr 1923 @ Southampton: 0–014 Apr 1923 @ Leicester City: 1–021 Apr 1923 v Leicester City: 0–228 Apr 1923 @ Barnsley: 2–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.