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1908–09 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United | ||||
| image | Manchester United 1908-09.jpg | ||||
| caption | The Manchester United FC team of 1909 posing with their trophies won, they are: FA Charity Shield, the Football League (First Division, won in 1907–08) and the FA Cup | ||||
| season | 1908–09 | ||||
| manager | Ernest Mangnall | ||||
| chairman | John Henry Davies | ||||
| league | First Division | ||||
| league result | 13th | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Winners | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Jimmy Turnbull (17) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Jimmy Turnbull (22) | |||||
| highest attendance | 40,000 vs Newcastle United (26 December 1908) | ||||
| 40,000 vs Manchester City (23 January 1909) | |||||
| lowest attendance | 8,000 vs Everton (10 April 1909) | ||||
| average attendance | 19,183 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1907–08 | ||||
| nextseason | 1909–10 |
Jimmy Turnbull (17) Jimmy Turnbull (22) 40,000 vs Manchester City (23 January 1909)
The 1908–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Football League and fourth in the First Division.
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 5 September 1908 | Preston North End | A | 3–0 | J. Turnbull (2), Halse | 18,000 |
| 7 September 1908 | Bury | H | 2–1 | J. Turnbull (2) | 16,000 |
| 12 September 1908 | Middlesbrough | H | 6–3 | J. Turnbull (4), Halse, Wall | 25,000 |
| 19 September 1908 | Manchester City | A | 2–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull | 40,000 |
| 26 September 1908 | Liverpool | H | 3–2 | Halse (2), J. Turnbull | 25,000 |
| 3 October 1908 | Bury | A | 2–2 | Halse, Wall | 25,000 |
| 10 October 1908 | Sheffield United | H | 2–1 | Bell (2) | 14,000 |
| 17 October 1908 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Halse | 40,000 |
| 24 October 1908 | Nottingham Forest | H | 2–2 | S. Turnbull (2) | 20,000 |
| 31 October 1908 | Sunderland | A | 1–6 | S. Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 7 November 1908 | Chelsea | H | 0–1 | 15,000 | |
| 14 November 1908 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall | 25,000 |
| 21 November 1908 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | Picken, Wall | 15,000 |
| 28 November 1908 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 3–1 | Halse, J. Turnbull, Wall | 20,000 |
| 5 December 1908 | Everton | A | 2–3 | Bannister, Halse | 35,000 |
| 12 December 1908 | Leicester Fosse | H | 4–2 | Wall (3), Picken | 10,000 |
| 19 December 1908 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 1–0 | Halse | 10,000 |
| 25 December 1908 | Newcastle United | A | 1–2 | Wall | 35,000 |
| 26 December 1908 | Newcastle United | H | 1–0 | Halse | 40,000 |
| 1 January 1909 | Notts County | H | 4–3 | Halse (2), Roberts, S. Turnbull | 15,000 |
| 2 January 1909 | Preston North End | H | 0–2 | 18,000 | |
| 9 January 1909 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–5 | 15,000 | |
| 23 January 1909 | Manchester City | H | 3–1 | Livingstone (2), Wall | 40,000 |
| 30 January 1909 | Liverpool | A | 1–3 | S. Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 13 February 1909 | Sheffield United | A | 0–0 | 12,000 | |
| 27 February 1909 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 7,000 | |
| 13 March 1909 | Chelsea | A | 1–1 | Wall | 30,000 |
| 15 March 1909 | Sunderland | H | 2–2 | Payne, J. Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 20 March 1909 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–3 | 11,000 | |
| 31 March 1909 | Aston Villa | H | 0–2 | 10,000 | |
| 3 April 1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | A | 0–2 | 15,000 | |
| 9 April 1909 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | 18,000 | |
| 10 April 1909 | Everton | H | 2–2 | J. Turnbull (2) | 8,000 |
| 12 April 1909 | Bristol City | A | 0–0 | 18,000 | |
| 13 April 1909 | Notts County | A | 1–0 | Livingstone | 7,000 |
| 17 April 1909 | Leicester Fosse | A | 2–3 | J. Turnbull, Wall | 8,000 |
| 27 April 1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 1–4 | J. Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 29 April 1909 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | 30,000 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 16 January 1909 | First Round | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–0 | Halse | 8,300 |
| 6 February 1909 | Second Round | Everton | H | 1–0 | Halse | 35,217 |
| 20 February 1909 | Third Round | Blackburn Rovers | H | 6–1 | S. Turnbull (3), J. Turnbull (3) | 38,500 |
| 5 March 1909 | Fourth Round | Burnley | A | A–A | Match abandoned at 0–1 | |
| 10 March 1909 | Fourth Round | Burnley | A | 3–2 | J. Turnbull (2), Halse | 16,850 |
| 27 March 1909 | Semi-Final | Newcastle United | N | 1–0 | Halse | 40,118 |
| 24 April 1909 | Final | Bristol City | N | 1–0 | S. Turnbull | 71,401 |
Squad statistics
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG Harry Moger | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 | |||
| GK | ENG Tom Wilcox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Herbert Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Tony Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Vince Hayes | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Dick Holden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Aaron Hulme | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG Oscar Linkson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| FB | ENG George Stacey | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| HB | SCO Alex Bell | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| HB | ENG Joe Curry | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| HB | SCO Alex Downie | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Dick Duckworth | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Harold Hardman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG John McGillivray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| HB | ENG Charlie Roberts | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |||
| HB | ENG Ernest Thomson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Jimmy Bannister | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| FW | ENG Bill Berry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO David Christie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Joe Ford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Harold Halse | 29 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 18 | |||
| FW | SCO George Livingstone | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| FW | WAL Billy Meredith | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| FW | ENG Ernest Payne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||
| FW | SCO Jack Picken | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| FW | SCO Jack Quin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| FW | SCO Jimmy Turnbull | 22 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | |||
| FW | SCO Sandy Turnbull | 19 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 9 | |||
| FW | ENG George Wall | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 11 |
References
References
- (February 2019). "Manchester United Season 1907/08". StretfordEnd.co.uk }}{{Dead link.
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