Season

1937-38

Manchester UnitedScott Duncan, Walter Crickmer

2ndleague finish

of 22 in the Second Division

+0.7
goal difference
1.9 scored · 1.2 conceded
46
Played
52%
Win rate

Season in brief

2nd of 22 in the Second Division, up from 21st the year before. Home form carried the season — 74% of home matches won against 30% away. Tommy Bamford led the scoring with 14 goals (scorer data covers 97% of the 88 United scored). Two managers shared the season: Scott Duncan, then Walter Crickmer.

The Second Division table

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

  1. 1Aston Villa42P · 25W 7D 10L · GD +3857
  2. 2Manchester United42P · 22W 9D 11L · GD +3253
  3. 3Sheffield United42P · 22W 9D 11L · GD +1753
  4. 4Coventry City42P · 20W 12D 10L · GD +2152
  6. 21Barnsley42P · 11W 14D 17L · GD -1436
  7. 22Stockport County42P · 11W 9D 22L · GD -2731

Slice: the final Second Division table for 1937-38, 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

46 matches
28 Aug 1937 v Newcastle United: 3–030 Aug 1937 @ Coventry City: 0–14 Sep 1937 @ Luton Town: 0–18 Sep 1937 v Coventry City: 2–211 Sep 1937 v Barnsley: 4–113 Sep 1937 @ Bury: 2–118 Sep 1937 @ Stockport County: 0–125 Sep 1937 v Southampton: 1–22 Oct 1937 v Sheffield United: 0–19 Oct 1937 @ Tottenham Hotspur: 1–016 Oct 1937 @ Blackburn Rovers: 1–123 Oct 1937 v Sheffield Wednesday: 1–030 Oct 1937 @ Fulham: 0–16 Nov 1937 v Plymouth Argyle: 0–013 Nov 1937 @ Chesterfield: 7–120 Nov 1937 v Aston Villa: 3–127 Nov 1937 @ Norwich City: 3–24 Dec 1937 v Swansea City: 5–111 Dec 1937 @ Bradford Park Avenue: 0–427 Dec 1937 v Nottingham Forest: 4–328 Dec 1937 @ Nottingham Forest: 3–21 Jan 1938 @ Newcastle United: 2–28 Jan 1938 v Yeovil: 3–015 Jan 1938 v Luton Town: 4–222 Jan 1938 @ Barnsley: 2–226 Jan 1938 v Barnsley: 1–029 Jan 1938 v Stockport County: 3–12 Feb 1938 @ Barnsley: 2–25 Feb 1938 @ Southampton: 3–312 Feb 1938 @ Brentford: 0–217 Feb 1938 @ Sheffield United: 2–119 Feb 1938 v Tottenham Hotspur: 0–123 Feb 1938 v West Ham United: 4–026 Feb 1938 v Blackburn Rovers: 2–15 Mar 1938 @ Sheffield Wednesday: 3–112 Mar 1938 v Fulham: 1–019 Mar 1938 @ Plymouth Argyle: 1–126 Mar 1938 v Chesterfield: 4–12 Apr 1938 @ Aston Villa: 0–39 Apr 1938 v Norwich City: 0–015 Apr 1938 @ Burnley: 0–116 Apr 1938 @ Swansea City: 2–218 Apr 1938 v Burnley: 4–023 Apr 1938 v Bradford Park Avenue: 3–130 Apr 1938 @ West Ham United: 0–17 May 1938 v Bury: 2–0
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Every match in order — wins above the line, losses below, bar height the goal margin.