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1905–06 Manchester United F.C. season

English football club season

Field	Value
club	Manchester United
season	1905–06
manager	Ernest Mangnall
chairman	John Henry Davies
league	Second Division
league result	2nd
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	Fourth round
league topscorer
Jack Picken (20)
season topscorer
Jack Picken (25)
highest attendance	35,500 vs Aston Villa (24 February 1906)
lowest attendance	6,000 vs Leeds City (15 January 1906)
average attendance	16,242
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prevseason	1904–05
nextseason	1906–07

Jack Picken (20) Jack Picken (25) The 1905–06 season was Manchester United's 14th season in the Football League. United finished second in the Second Division and gained promotion to the Football League First Division for the 1906–07 season. In the FA Cup, United reached the fourth round, where they were defeated by Woolwich Arsenal.

Second Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
2 September 1905	Bristol City	H	5–1	Sagar (3), Beddow, Picken	25,000
4 September 1905	Blackpool	H	2–1	Peddie (2)	7,000
9 September 1905	Grimsby Town	A	1–0	Sagar	6,000
16 September 1905	Glossop	A	2–1	Bell, Beddow	7,000
23 September 1905	Stockport County	H	3–1	Peddie (2), Sagar	15,000
30 September 1905	Blackpool	A	1–0	Roberts	7,000
7 October 1905	Bradford City	H	0–0		17,000
14 October 1905	West Bromwich Albion	A	0–1		15,000
21 October 1905	Leicester Fosse	H	3–2	Peddie (2), Sagar	12,000
25 October 1905	Gainsborough Trinity	A	2–2	Bonthron (2)	4,000
28 October 1905	Hull City	A	1–0	Picken	14,000
4 November 1905	Lincoln City	H	2–1	Picken, Roberts	15,000
11 November 1905	Chesterfield	A	0–1		15,000
18 November 1905	Burslem Port Vale	H	3–0	Beddow, Peddie, own goal	8,000
25 November 1905	Barnsley	A	3–0	Beddow, Picken, own goal	3,000
2 December 1905	Clapton Orient	H	4–0	Peddie (2), Picken (2)	12,000
9 December 1905	Burnley	A	3–1	Beddow, Peddie, Picken	8,000
23 December 1905	Burton United	A	2–0	Schofield (2)	5,000
25 December 1905	Chelsea	H	0–0		35,000
30 December 1905	Bristol City	A	1–1	Roberts	18,000
6 January 1906	Grimsby Town	H	5–0	Beddow (3), Picken (2)	10,000
15 January 1906	Leeds City	H	0–3		6,000
20 January 1906	Glossop	H	5–2	Picken (2), Beddow, Peddie, Williams	7,000
27 January 1906	Stockport County	A	1–0	Peddie	15,000
10 February 1906	Bradford City	A	5–1	Beddow (2), Roberts, Schofield, Wombwell	8,000
17 February 1906	West Bromwich Albion	H	0–0		30,000
3 March 1906	Hull City	H	5–0	Picken (2), Peddie, Sagar, Schofield	30,000
17 March 1906	Chesterfield	H	4–1	Picken (3), Sagar	16,000
24 March 1906	Burslem Port Vale	A	0–1		3,000
29 March 1906	Leicester Fosse	A	5–2	Peddie (3), Picken, Sagar	5,000
31 March 1906	Barnsley	H	5–1	Sagar (3), Bell, Picken	15,000
7 April 1906	Clapton Orient	A	1–0	Wall	8,000
13 April 1906	Chelsea	A	1–1	Sagar	60,000
14 April 1906	Burnley	H	1–0	Sagar	12,000
16 April 1906	Gainsborough Trinity	H	2–0	Allan (2)	20,000
21 April 1906	Leeds City	A	3–1	Allan, Peddie, Wombwell	15,000
25 April 1906	Lincoln City	A	3–2	Allan (2), Wall	1,500
28 April 1906	Burton United	H	6–0	Sagar (2), Picken (2), Peddie, Wall	16,000

FA Cup

Manchester United entered the 1905–06 FA Cup at the first round proper stage and were drawn at home to Staple Hill on 13 January 1906. United dominated the match, winning 7–2 with a hat-trick from Clem Beddow and two goals from Jack Picken; Jack Allan and Harry Williams scored the other two goals. In the second round, United were drawn at home to Norwich City on 3 February 1906. Harry Moger kept the Canaries off the score sheet, while United saw goals from Alex Downie, Jack Peddie and Charlie Sagar. The Reds then faced Aston Villa at home in the third round stage on 24 February. 35,500 fans watched United defeat Villa 5–1 to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history; Picken scored a hat-trick for United, while Sagar scored two goals. United were drawn at home to Woolwich Arsenal in the fourth round. The match was played on 10 March, but goals by Peddie and Sagar would not be enough, as Arsenal advanced the next round with three goals of their own.

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result
F–A	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1906	First round	Staple Hill	H	7–2	Beddow (3), Picken (2), Allan, Williams	7,560
3 February 1906	Second round	Norwich City	H	3–0	Downie, Peddie, Sagar	10,000
24 February 1906	Third round	Aston Villa	H	5–1	Picken (3), Sagar (2)	35,500
10 March 1906	Fourth round	Woolwich Arsenal	H	2–3	Peddie, Sagar	26,500

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League	FA Cup	Total	Apps	Goals	Apps
GK	ENG Harry Moger	27	0	4	0	31	0
GK	ENG Bob Valentine	8	0	0	0	8	0
GK	SCO Archie Montgomery	3	0	0	0	3	0
FB	SCO Tommy Blackstock	21	0	0	0	21	0
FB	WAL Horace Blew	1	0	0	0	1	0
FB	SCO Bob Bonthron	26	2	4	0	30	2
FB	ENG Dick Holden	27	0	4	0	31	0
HB	SCO Alex Bell	36	2	4	0	40	2
HB	SCO Alex Downie	34	0	4	1	38	1
HB	ENG Dick Duckworth	10	0	0	0	10	0
HB	ENG Charlie Roberts (c)	34	4	4	0	38	4
FW	ENG Jack Allan	5	5	1	1	6	6
FW	ENG Tommy Arkesden	7	0	0	0	7	0
FW	ENG Clem Beddow	21	11	1	0	22	11
FW	NIR Bernard Donaghy	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	ENG Jimmy Dyer	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	ENG George Lyons	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	SCO Jack Peddie	34	18	3	2	37	20
FW	SCO Jack Picken	33	20	4	5	37	25
FW	SCO Alex Robertson	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	ENG Charlie Sagar	20	16	3	4	23	20
FW	ENG Alf Schofield	23	4	4	0	27	4
FW	ENG George Wall	6	3	0	0	6	3
FW	ENG Harry Williams	10	1	2	1	12	2
FW	ENG Dick Wombwell	25	2	2	0	27	2

References

"Manchester United Season 1905/06". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
"FA Cup 1905/1906". MUFCInfo.com.

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