Season

1924-25

Manchester UnitedJohn Chapman

2ndleague finish

of 22 in the Second Division

+0.7
goal difference
1.3 scored · 0.6 conceded
43
Played
53%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 22 in the Second Division, up from 14th the year before. Home form carried the season — 81% of home matches won against 27% away. Bill Henderson led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 57 United scored).

The Second Division table

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

  1. 1Leicester City42P · 24W 11D 7L · GD +5859
  2. 2Manchester United42P · 23W 11D 8L · GD +3457
  3. 3Derby County42P · 22W 11D 9L · GD +3555
  4. 4Portsmouth42P · 15W 18D 9L · GD +848
  6. 21Crystal Palace42P · 12W 10D 20L · GD -1634
  7. 22Coventry City42P · 11W 9D 22L · GD -3931

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1924-25, 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

43 matches
30 Aug 1924 v Leicester City: 1–01 Sep 1924 @ Stockport County: 1–26 Sep 1924 @ Stoke City: 0–08 Sep 1924 v Barnsley: 1–013 Sep 1924 v Coventry City: 5–120 Sep 1924 @ Oldham Athletic: 3–027 Sep 1924 v Sheffield Wednesday: 2–04 Oct 1924 @ Leyton Orient: 1–011 Oct 1924 v Crystal Palace: 1–018 Oct 1924 @ Southampton: 2–025 Oct 1924 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 0–01 Nov 1924 v Fulham: 2–08 Nov 1924 @ Portsmouth: 1–115 Nov 1924 v Hull City: 2–022 Nov 1924 @ Blackpool: 1–129 Nov 1924 v Derby County: 1–16 Dec 1924 @ South Shields: 2–113 Dec 1924 v Bradford City: 3–020 Dec 1924 @ Port Vale: 1–225 Dec 1924 @ Middlesbrough: 1–126 Dec 1924 v Middlesbrough: 2–027 Dec 1924 @ Leicester City: 0–31 Jan 1925 v Chelsea: 1–03 Jan 1925 v Stoke City: 2–010 Jan 1925 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–217 Jan 1925 @ Coventry City: 0–124 Jan 1925 v Oldham Athletic: 0–17 Feb 1925 v Leyton Orient: 4–214 Feb 1925 @ Crystal Palace: 1–223 Feb 1925 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 1–128 Feb 1925 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 3–07 Mar 1925 @ Fulham: 0–114 Mar 1925 v Portsmouth: 2–021 Mar 1925 @ Hull City: 1–028 Mar 1925 v Blackpool: 0–04 Apr 1925 @ Derby County: 0–110 Apr 1925 v Stockport County: 2–011 Apr 1925 v South Shields: 1–013 Apr 1925 @ Chelsea: 0–018 Apr 1925 @ Bradford City: 1–022 Apr 1925 v Southampton: 1–125 Apr 1925 v Port Vale: 4–02 May 1925 @ Barnsley: 0–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.