Season

1926-27

Manchester UnitedJohn Chapman, Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch, Herbert Bamlett

15thleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−0.3
goal difference
1.2 scored · 1.5 conceded
45
Played
29%
Win rate

Season in brief

15th of 22 in the First Division, down from 9th the year before. Joe Spence led the scoring with 19 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 56 United scored). Two managers shared the season: John Chapman, then Clarence 'Lal' Hilditch, then Herbert Bamlett.

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Newcastle United42P · 25W 6D 11L · GD +3856
  3. 13Tottenham Hotspur42P · 16W 9D 17L · GD -241
  4. 14Cardiff City42P · 16W 9D 17L · GD -1041
  5. 15Manchester United42P · 13W 14D 15L · GD -1240
  6. 16Sheffield Wednesday42P · 15W 9D 18L · GD -1739
  7. 17Birmingham City42P · 17W 4D 21L · GD -938
  9. 21Leeds United42P · 11W 8D 23L · GD -1930
  10. 22West Bromwich Albion42P · 11W 8D 23L · GD -2130

Slice: the final First Division table for 1926-27, 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

45 matches
28 Aug 1926 @ Liverpool: 2–430 Aug 1926 @ Sheffield United: 2–24 Sep 1926 v Leeds United: 2–211 Sep 1926 @ Newcastle United: 2–415 Sep 1926 v Arsenal: 2–218 Sep 1926 v Burnley: 2–125 Sep 1926 @ Cardiff City: 2–02 Oct 1926 v Aston Villa: 2–19 Oct 1926 @ Bolton Wanderers: 0–416 Oct 1926 @ Bury: 3–023 Oct 1926 v Birmingham City: 0–130 Oct 1926 @ West Ham United: 0–46 Nov 1926 v Sheffield Wednesday: 0–013 Nov 1926 @ Leicester City: 3–220 Nov 1926 v Everton: 2–127 Nov 1926 @ Blackburn Rovers: 1–24 Dec 1926 v Huddersfield Town: 0–011 Dec 1926 @ Sunderland: 0–618 Dec 1926 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–025 Dec 1926 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–127 Dec 1926 v Tottenham Hotspur: 2–128 Dec 1926 @ Arsenal: 0–11 Jan 1927 v Sheffield United: 5–08 Jan 1927 @ Reading: 1–112 Jan 1927 v Reading: 2–215 Jan 1927 v Liverpool: 0–117 Jan 1927 @ Reading: 1–222 Jan 1927 @ Leeds United: 3–25 Feb 1927 @ Burnley: 0–19 Feb 1927 v Newcastle United: 3–112 Feb 1927 v Cardiff City: 1–119 Feb 1927 @ Aston Villa: 0–226 Feb 1927 v Bolton Wanderers: 0–05 Mar 1927 v Bury: 1–212 Mar 1927 @ Birmingham City: 0–419 Mar 1927 v West Ham United: 0–326 Mar 1927 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–22 Apr 1927 v Leicester City: 1–09 Apr 1927 @ Everton: 0–015 Apr 1927 v Derby County: 2–216 Apr 1927 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–018 Apr 1927 @ Derby County: 2–223 Apr 1927 @ Huddersfield Town: 0–030 Apr 1927 v Sunderland: 0–07 May 1927 @ West Bromwich Albion: 2–2
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.