Season

1936-37

Manchester UnitedScott Duncan

21stleague finish

of 22 in the First Division

−0.6
goal difference
1.3 scored · 1.9 conceded
44
Played
25%
Win rate

Season in brief

21st of 22 in the First Division, down from 1st the year before. Home form carried the season — 41% of home matches won against 9% away. Tommy Bamford led the scoring with 15 goals (scorer data covers 100% of the 56 United scored).

The First Division table

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

  1. 1Manchester City42P · 22W 13D 7L · GD +4657
  3. 19Leeds United42P · 15W 4D 23L · GD -2034
  4. 20Bolton Wanderers42P · 10W 14D 18L · GD -2334
  5. 21Manchester United42P · 10W 12D 20L · GD -2332
  6. 22Sheffield Wednesday42P · 9W 12D 21L · GD -1630

Slice: the final First Division table for 1936-37, 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
29 Aug 1936 v Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–12 Sep 1936 @ Huddersfield Town: 1–35 Sep 1936 @ Derby County: 4–59 Sep 1936 v Huddersfield Town: 3–112 Sep 1936 v Manchester City: 3–219 Sep 1936 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–126 Sep 1936 @ Preston North End: 1–33 Oct 1936 v Arsenal: 2–010 Oct 1936 @ Brentford: 0–417 Oct 1936 @ Portsmouth: 1–224 Oct 1936 v Chelsea: 0–031 Oct 1936 @ Stoke City: 0–37 Nov 1936 v Charlton Athletic: 0–014 Nov 1936 @ Grimsby Town: 2–621 Nov 1936 v Liverpool: 2–528 Nov 1936 @ Leeds United: 1–25 Dec 1936 v Birmingham City: 1–212 Dec 1936 @ Middlesbrough: 2–319 Dec 1936 v West Bromwich Albion: 2–225 Dec 1936 v Bolton Wanderers: 1–026 Dec 1936 @ Wolverhampton Wanderers: 1–328 Dec 1936 @ Bolton Wanderers: 4–01 Jan 1937 v Sunderland: 2–12 Jan 1937 v Derby County: 2–29 Jan 1937 @ Manchester City: 0–116 Jan 1937 v Reading: 1–023 Jan 1937 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 0–130 Jan 1937 @ Arsenal: 0–53 Feb 1937 v Preston North End: 1–16 Feb 1937 @ Arsenal: 1–113 Feb 1937 v Brentford: 1–320 Feb 1937 v Portsmouth: 0–127 Feb 1937 @ Chelsea: 2–46 Mar 1937 v Stoke City: 2–113 Mar 1937 @ Charlton Athletic: 0–320 Mar 1937 v Grimsby Town: 1–126 Mar 1937 v Everton: 2–127 Mar 1937 @ Liverpool: 0–229 Mar 1937 @ Everton: 3–23 Apr 1937 v Leeds United: 0–010 Apr 1937 @ Birmingham City: 2–217 Apr 1937 v Middlesbrough: 2–121 Apr 1937 @ Sunderland: 1–124 Apr 1937 @ West Bromwich Albion: 0–1
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.