1908–09 Manchester United F.C. season
27th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1908–09 football season
The 1908–09 season was Manchester United's 17th season in the Football League and fourth in the First Division .[1]
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
Source:
World Football Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
FA Cup
Action from the 1909 FA Cup final ; United in white strip.
Squad statistics
Jimmy Turnbull was the club's top scorer with 22 goals.
References