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1927–28 Manchester United F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Manchester United | ||||
| season | 1927–28 | ||||
| manager | Herbert Bamlett | ||||
| chairman | George Lawton | ||||
| league | First Division | ||||
| league result | 18th | ||||
| cup1 | FA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Sixth Round | ||||
| league topscorer | |||||
| Joe Spence (22) | |||||
| season topscorer | |||||
| Joe Spence (24) | |||||
| highest attendance | 52,568 vs Birmingham (18 February 1928) | ||||
| lowest attendance | 9,545 vs Sunderland (25 April 1928) | ||||
| average attendance | 27,029 | ||||
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| prevseason | 1926–27 | ||||
| nextseason | 1928–29 |
Joe Spence (22) Joe Spence (24) The 1927–28 season was Manchester United's 32nd season in the Football League.
First Division
| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | |||
| 27 August 1927 | Middlesbrough | H | 3–0 | Spence (2), Hanson | 44,957 |
| 29 August 1927 | The Wednesday | A | 2–0 | Hanson, Partridge | 17,944 |
| 3 September 1927 | Birmingham | A | 0–0 | 25,863 | |
| 7 September 1927 | The Wednesday | H | 1–1 | McPherson | 18,759 |
| 10 September 1927 | Newcastle United | H | 1–7 | Spence | 50,217 |
| 17 September 1927 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2–4 | Spence (2) | 17,307 |
| 19 September 1927 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–3 | 18,243 | |
| 24 September 1927 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3–0 | Hanson (2), Spence | 13,952 |
| 1 October 1927 | Leicester City | A | 0–1 | 22,385 | |
| 8 October 1927 | Everton | A | 2–5 | Bennion, Spence | 40,080 |
| 15 October 1927 | Cardiff City | H | 2–2 | Spence, Sweeney | 31,090 |
| 22 October 1927 | Derby County | H | 5–0 | Spence (3), Johnston, McPherson | 18,304 |
| 29 October 1927 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | McPherson, own goal | 21,972 |
| 5 November 1927 | Portsmouth | H | 2–0 | McPherson, own goal | 13,119 |
| 12 November 1927 | Sunderland | A | 1–4 | Spence | 13,319 |
| 19 November 1927 | Aston Villa | H | 5–1 | Partridge (2), Johnston, McPherson, Spence | 25,991 |
| 26 November 1927 | Burnley | A | 0–4 | 18,509 | |
| 3 December 1927 | Bury | H | 0–1 | 23,581 | |
| 10 December 1927 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | Spence | 11,984 |
| 17 December 1927 | Arsenal | H | 4–1 | Hanson, McPherson, Partridge, Spence | 18,120 |
| 24 December 1927 | Liverpool | A | 0–2 | 14,971 | |
| 26 December 1927 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | Spence | 31,131 |
| 31 December 1927 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–1 | Hanson, Johnston | 19,652 |
| 7 January 1928 | Birmingham | H | 1–1 | Hanson | 16,853 |
| 21 January 1928 | Newcastle United | A | 1–4 | Partridge | 25,912 |
| 4 February 1928 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | Johnston | 23,545 |
| 11 February 1928 | Leicester City | H | 5–2 | Nicol (2), Spence (2), Hanson | 16,640 |
| 25 February 1928 | Cardiff City | A | 0–2 | 15,579 | |
| 7 March 1928 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–0 | 35,413 | |
| 10 March 1928 | West Ham United | H | 1–1 | Johnston | 21,577 |
| 14 March 1928 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Rawlings | 25,667 |
| 17 March 1928 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 25,400 | |
| 28 March 1928 | Derby County | A | 0–5 | 8,323 | |
| 31 March 1928 | Aston Villa | A | 1–3 | Rawlings | 24,691 |
| 6 April 1928 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2–3 | Spence, Thomas | 23,795 |
| 7 April 1928 | Burnley | H | 4–3 | Rawlings (3), Williams | 28,311 |
| 9 April 1928 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Johnston, Rawlings | 28,590 |
| 14 April 1928 | Bury | A | 3–4 | Johnston, McLenahan, Williams | 17,440 |
| 21 April 1928 | Sheffield United | H | 2–3 | Rawlings, Thomas | 27,137 |
| 25 April 1928 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | Hanson, Johnston | 9,545 |
| 28 April 1928 | Arsenal | A | 1–0 | Rawlings | 22,452 |
| 5 May 1928 | Liverpool | H | 6–1 | Spence (3), Rawlings (2), Hanson | 30,625 |
FA Cup
| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F–A | Scorers | Attendance | ||||
| 14 January 1928 | Round 3 | Brentford | H | 7–1 | Hanson (4), Johnston, McPherson, Spence | 18,538 |
| 28 January 1928 | Round 4 | Bury | A | 1–1 | Johnston | 25,000 |
| 1 February 1928 | Round 4 | |||||
| Replay | Bury | H | 1–0 | Spence | 48,001 | |
| 18 February 1928 | Round 5 | Birmingham | H | 1–0 | Johnston | 52,568 |
| 3 March 1928 | Round 6 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–2 | 42,312 |
References
References
- "Manchester United Season 1927/28". StretfordEnd.co.uk.
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