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1925–26 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United | ||||
| season | 1925–26 | ||||
| manager | John Chapman | ||||
| chairman | John Henry Davies | ||||
| league | First Division | ||||
| league result | 9th | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Semi-finals | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Charlie Rennox (17) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Frank McPherson (20) | |||||
| highest attendance | 58,661 vs Sunderland (24 February 1926) | ||||
| lowest attendance | 9,116 vs Cardiff City (28 April 1926) | ||||
| average attendance | 29,749 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1924–25 | ||||
| nextseason | 1926–27 |
Charlie Rennox (17) Frank McPherson (20) The 1925–26 season was Manchester United's 30th in the Football League. Newly promoted to the First Division, they achieved their best finish since before the Great War by finishing ninth in the league.
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 29 August 1925 | West Ham United | A | 0–1 | 25,630 | |
| 2 September 1925 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | Barson, Lochhead, Spence | 41,717 |
| 5 September 1925 | Arsenal | H | 0–1 | 32,288 | |
| 7 September 1925 | Aston Villa | A | 2–2 | Hanson, Rennox | 27,701 |
| 12 September 1925 | Manchester City | A | 1–1 | Rennox | 62,994 |
| 16 September 1925 | Leicester City | H | 3–2 | Rennox (2), Lochhead | 21,275 |
| 19 September 1925 | Liverpool | A | 0–5 | 18,824 | |
| 26 September 1925 | Burnley | H | 6–1 | Rennox (3), Hanson, Hilditch, Smith | 17,259 |
| 3 October 1925 | Leeds United | A | 0–2 | 26,265 | |
| 10 October 1925 | Newcastle United | H | 2–1 | Rennox, Thomas | 39,651 |
| 17 October 1925 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | 26,496 | |
| 24 October 1925 | Cardiff City | A | 2–0 | McPherson (2) | 15,846 |
| 31 October 1925 | Huddersfield Town | H | 1–1 | Thomas | 37,213 |
| 7 November 1925 | Everton | A | 3–1 | McPherson, Rennox, Spence | 12,387 |
| 14 November 1925 | Birmingham | H | 3–1 | Barson, Spence, Thomas | 23,559 |
| 21 November 1925 | Bury | A | 3–1 | McPherson (2), Spence | 16,591 |
| 28 November 1925 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2–0 | McPherson, Thomas | 33,660 |
| 5 December 1925 | Sunderland | A | 1–2 | Rennox | 25,507 |
| 12 December 1925 | Sheffield United | H | 1–2 | McPherson | 31,132 |
| 19 December 1925 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–5 | McPherson | 17,651 |
| 25 December 1925 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Hanson, Spence | 38,503 |
| 28 December 1925 | Leicester City | A | 3–1 | McPherson (3) | 28,367 |
| 2 January 1926 | West Ham United | H | 2–1 | Rennox (2) | 29,612 |
| 16 January 1926 | Arsenal | A | 2–3 | McPherson, Spence | 25,252 |
| 23 January 1926 | Manchester City | H | 1–6 | Rennox | 48,657 |
| 6 February 1926 | Burnley | A | 1–0 | McPherson | 17,141 |
| 13 February 1926 | Leeds United | H | 2–1 | McPherson, Sweeney | 29,584 |
| 27 February 1926 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–0 | Smith | 25,466 |
| 10 March 1926 | Liverpool | H | 3–3 | Hanson, Rennox, Spence | 9,214 |
| 13 March 1926 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0–5 | 27,842 | |
| 17 March 1926 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–3 | McPherson | 10,794 |
| 20 March 1926 | Everton | H | 0–0 | 30,058 | |
| 2 April 1926 | Notts County | A | 3–0 | Rennox (2), McPherson | 18,453 |
| 3 April 1926 | Bury | H | 0–1 | 41,085 | |
| 5 April 1926 | Notts County | H | 0–1 | 19,606 | |
| 10 April 1926 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–7 | 15,870 | |
| 14 April 1926 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | Hanson | 9,829 |
| 19 April 1926 | Birmingham | A | 1–2 | Rennox | 8,948 |
| 21 April 1926 | Sunderland | H | 5–1 | Taylor (3), Smith, Thomas | 10,918 |
| 24 April 1926 | Sheffield United | A | 0–2 | 15,571 | |
| 28 April 1926 | Cardiff City | H | 1–0 | Inglis | 9,116 |
| 1 May 1926 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | Taylor (3) | 9,974 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 9 January 1926 | Round 3 | Port Vale | A | 3–2 | Spence (2), McPherson | 14,841 |
| 30 January 1926 | Round 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2–2 | Spence, Thomas | 40,000 |
| 3 February 1926 | Round 4 | |||||
| Replay | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Rennox, Spence | 45,000 | |
| 20 February 1926 | Round 5 | Sunderland | A | 3–3 | Smith (2), McPherson | 50,500 |
| 24 February 1926 | Round 5 | |||||
| Replay | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | McPherson, Smith | 58,661 | |
| 6 March 1926 | Round 6 | Fulham | A | 2–1 | McPherson, Smith | 28,699 |
| 27 March 1926 | Semi-finals | Manchester City | N | 0–3 | 46,450 |
References
References
- "Manchester United Season 1925/26". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
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