Season

1930-31

Manchester UnitedHerbert Bamlett, Walter Crickmer

22ndleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−1.3
goal difference
1.3 scored · 2.6 conceded
46
Played
17%
Win rate

Season in brief

22nd of 22 in the First Division, down from 17th the year before. Tommy Reid led the scoring with 20 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 60 United scored). Two managers shared the season: Herbert Bamlett, then Walter Crickmer.

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Arsenal42P · 28W 10D 4L · GD +6866
  3. 20Blackpool42P · 11W 10D 21L · GD -5432
  4. 21Leeds United42P · 12W 7D 23L · GD -1331
  5. 22Manchester United42P · 7W 8D 27L · GD -6222

Slice: the final First Division table for 1930-31, 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

46 matches
30 Aug 1930 v Aston Villa: 3–43 Sep 1930 @ Middlesbrough: 1–36 Sep 1930 @ Chelsea: 2–610 Sep 1930 v Huddersfield Town: 0–613 Sep 1930 v Newcastle United: 4–715 Sep 1930 @ Huddersfield Town: 0–320 Sep 1930 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–327 Sep 1930 v Grimsby Town: 0–24 Oct 1930 @ Manchester City: 1–411 Oct 1930 @ West Ham United: 1–518 Oct 1930 v Arsenal: 1–225 Oct 1930 @ Portsmouth: 1–41 Nov 1930 v Birmingham City: 2–08 Nov 1930 @ Leicester City: 4–515 Nov 1930 v Blackpool: 0–022 Nov 1930 @ Sheffield United: 1–329 Nov 1930 v Sunderland: 1–16 Dec 1930 @ Blackburn Rovers: 1–413 Dec 1930 v Derby County: 2–120 Dec 1930 @ Leeds United: 0–525 Dec 1930 @ Bolton Wanderers: 1–326 Dec 1930 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–127 Dec 1930 @ Aston Villa: 0–71 Jan 1931 v Leeds United: 0–03 Jan 1931 v Chelsea: 1–010 Jan 1931 @ Stoke City: 3–314 Jan 1931 v Stoke City: 0–017 Jan 1931 @ Newcastle United: 3–419 Jan 1931 @ Stoke City: 4–224 Jan 1931 @ Grimsby Town: 0–128 Jan 1931 v Sheffield Wednesday: 4–131 Jan 1931 @ Grimsby Town: 1–27 Feb 1931 v Manchester City: 1–314 Feb 1931 v West Ham United: 1–021 Feb 1931 @ Arsenal: 1–47 Mar 1931 @ Birmingham City: 0–016 Mar 1931 v Portsmouth: 0–121 Mar 1931 @ Blackpool: 1–525 Mar 1931 v Leicester City: 0–028 Mar 1931 v Sheffield United: 1–23 Apr 1931 @ Liverpool: 1–14 Apr 1931 @ Sunderland: 2–16 Apr 1931 v Liverpool: 4–111 Apr 1931 v Blackburn Rovers: 0–118 Apr 1931 @ Derby County: 1–62 May 1931 v Middlesbrough: 4–4
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.