MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON 1938-1939

A statistical compilation of all MANCHESTER UNITED matches during the 1938-1939 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1938-1939.

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MANCHESTER UNITED 1938-1939 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	22	7	9	6	31	25	+6	31.82
A	22	4	8	10	27	45	-18	18.18
Total	44	11	17	16	58	70	-12	25.00

First Match Played:	27 Aug 1938 Middlesbrough L 1-3 League Division One @ Ayresome Park
Last Match Played:	06 May 1939 Liverpool W 2-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance:	(42008) 10 Dec 1938 Arsenal W 1-0 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(5) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(7) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Hanlon, Jimmy	12	29
2.	Rowley, Jack	10	39
3.	Smith, John "Jack"	6	20
4.	Bryant, William	6	27
5.	Carey, Johnny	6	34
6.	Wassall, Jackie	4	29
7.	Wrigglesworth, William	3	14
8.	Manley, Thomas	3	23
9.	Craven, Charles	2	11
10.	Redwood, Hubert	2	37
11.	Bradbury, Leonard	1	2
12.	Pearson, Stan	1	9
13.	McKay, William	1	22

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Vose, George	40	0
2.	Rowley, Jack	39	10
3.	Redwood, Hubert	37	2
4.	Griffiths, John "Jack"	37	0
5.	Carey, Johnny	34	6
6.	Warner, Jack	31	0
7.	Wassall, Jackie	29	4
8.	Hanlon, Jimmy	29	12
9.	Bryant, William	27	6
10.	Manley, Thomas	23	3
11.	McKay, William	22	1
12.	Breedon, Jack	22	0
13.	Smith, John "Jack"	20	6
14.	Tapken, Norman	16	0
15.	Roughton, William	14	0
16.	Wrigglesworth, William	14	3
17.	Gladwin, George	13	0
18.	Craven, Charles	11	2
19.	Pearson, Stan	9	1
20.	Breen, Thomas	6	0
21.	Dougan, Thomas	4	0
22.	Brown, James (1935-1939)	3	0
23.	Whalley, Bert	2	0
24.	Bradbury, Leonard	2	1

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Gillow, Wilf	2
2.	Foweraker, Charles	2
3.	Liddell, George	2
4.	Kay, George	2
5.	Spencer, Charlie	2
6.	McGrory, Bob	2
7.	Knighton, Leslie	2
8.	Preston North End Committee	2
9.	Seed, Jimmy	2
10.	Smith, Joe	2
11.	Jobey, George	2
12.	Cochrane, Johnny	2
13.	Hogan, Jimmy	2
14.	Buckley, Frank	2
15.	Kelly, Theo	2
16.	Stephenson, Clem	2
17.	Tinn, Jack	2
18.	Allison, George	2
19.	Curtis, Harry	2
20.	Womack, Frank	2
21.	Everiss, Fred	2
22.	Hampson, Billy	2

No	MUFC Managers	Count

Crickmer, Walter

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	22
2.	Anfield	1
3.	Ayresome Park	1
4.	Baseball Ground	1
5.	Bloomfield Road	1
6.	Blundell Park	1
7.	Burnden Park	1
8.	Deepdale	1
9.	Elland Road	1
10.	Filbert Street	1
11.	Fratton Park	1
12.	Goodison Park	1
13.	Griffin Park	1
14.	Highbury	1
15.	Leeds Road	1
16.	Molineux	1
17.	Roker Park	1
18.	St Andrews	1
19.	Stamford Bridge	1
20.	The Hawthorns	1
21.	The Valley	1
22.	Victoria Ground	1
23.	Villa Park	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	42
2.	FA Cup	2

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Arsenal	2
2.	Aston Villa	2
3.	Birmingham City	2
4.	Blackpool	2
5.	Bolton Wanderers	2
6.	Brentford	2
7.	Charlton Athletic	2
8.	Chelsea	2
9.	Derby County	2
10.	Everton	2
11.	Grimsby Town	2
12.	Huddersfield Town	2
13.	Leeds United	2
14.	Leicester City	2
15.	Liverpool	2
16.	Middlesbrough	2
17.	Portsmouth	2
18.	Preston North End	2
19.	Stoke City	2
20.	Sunderland	2
21.	West Bromwich Albion	2
22.	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

England

No	Date	Player	Opponent

No red cards recorded.

No	Date	WDL	F-A	Opponent	Competition

No cup finals recorded.

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent

1.	24-09-1938	Redwood, Hubert	1	Chelsea
2.	11-01-1939	Redwood, Hubert	1	West Bromwich Albion

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
24-09-1938	Chelsea	1	5-1	Harry Burgess 70' (pen)
18-03-1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0-3	Dicky Dorsett 72', Tom Galey 74' (pen), Alan Steen 81'

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
31-08-1938	1	2-2	Bolton Wanderers	Harry Hubbick 5' (o.g.), Charlie Craven ??'

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
22-10-1938	1	1-5	Vose, George	Derby County
17-12-1938	1	5-2	Vose, George	Brentford
04-03-1939	1	2-5	Griffiths, John "Jack"	Sunderland

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
24-09-1938	Chelsea	W	5-1	H	League Division One
17-12-1938	Brentford	W	5-2	A	League Division One
18-02-1939	Blackpool	W	5-3	A	League Division One

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
11-02-1939	Charlton Athletic	L	1-7	A	League Division One

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
1.	18-02-1939	Hanlon, Jimmy	3	Blackpool

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	27-08-1938	Middlesbrough	Div 1	1-3	A	Jack Smith 12'	Mick Fenton 4', Wilf Mannion 14', Tom Cochrane 66'
2.	31-08-1938	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	2-2	H	Harry Hubbick 5' (o.g.), Charlie Craven ??'	George Hunt ??', ??'
3.	03-09-1938	Birmingham City	Div 1	4-1	H	Jack Smith 4', 25', Charlie Craven 8', William Bryant 34'	Fred Harris 44'
4.	07-09-1938	Liverpool	Div 1	0-1	A		Berry Nieuwenhuys 15'
5.	10-09-1938	Grimsby Town	Div 1	0-1	A		Harry Betmead 82'
6.	17-09-1938	Stoke City	Div 1	1-1	A	Jack Smith 50'	Frank Soo 80'
7.	24-09-1938	Chelsea	Div 1	5-1	H	Thomas Manley 3', Hubert Redwood 40' (pen), Johnny Carey 72', Jack Rowley 77', Jack Smith 88'	Harry Burgess 70' (pen)
8.	01-10-1938	Preston North End	Div 1	1-1	A	William Bryant 30'	Jimmy Milne 75'
9.	08-10-1938	Charlton Athletic	Div 1	0-2	H		George Green 33', Sailor Brown 59'
10.	15-10-1938	Blackpool	Div 1	0-0	H
11.	22-10-1938	Derby County	Div 1	1-5	A	Jack Smith 46'	Ronnie Dix 10', David McCulloch 35', George Vose 47' (o.g.), Sammy Crooks 65'
12.	29-10-1938	Sunderland	Div 1	0-1	H		Raich Carter 48'
13.	05-11-1938	Aston Villa	Div 1	2-0	A	Jack Rowley 70', William Wrigglesworth 80'
14.	12-11-1938	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	1-3	H	Jack Rowley 61'	Stan Burton 66', Dicky Dorsett 75', Dennis Westcott 82'
15.	19-11-1938	Everton	Div 1	0-3	A		Tommy Lawton 8', 53', Torry Gillick 69'
16.	26-11-1938	Huddersfield Town	Div 1	1-1	H	James Hanlon 47'	Billy Price 30'
17.	03-12-1938	Portsmouth	Div 1	0-0	A
18.	10-12-1938	Arsenal	Div 1	1-0	H	William Bryant 80'
19.	17-12-1938	Brentford	Div 1	5-2	A	Thomas Manley 44', Jack Rowley 50', William Bryant 58', James Hanlon 70', 87'	Jackie Gibbons 53', George Vose 75' (o.g.)
20.	24-12-1938	Middlesbrough	Div 1	1-1	H	Jackie Wassall 29'	Cliff Chadwick ??'
21.	26-12-1938	Leicester City	Div 1	3-0	H	William Wrigglesworth 1', 4', Johnny Carey 5'
22.	27-12-1938	Leicester City	Div 1	1-1	A	James Hanlon 88'	Mal Griffiths 30'
23.	31-12-1938	Birmingham City	Div 1	3-3	A	James Hanlon 54' William McKay 80', Stan Pearson 83'	Dennis Jennings 2', Charlie Phillips 55', Don Dearson 67'
24.	07-01-1939	West Bromwich Albion	FAC	0-0	A
25.	11-01-1939	West Bromwich Albion	FAC	1-5	H	Hubert Redwood 34' (pen)	Ike Clarke 4', Bill Richardson 36', Harry Jones 42', 73', Doug Witcomb 85'
26.	14-01-1939	Grimsby Town	Div 1	3-1	H	Jack Rowley 11', 80', Jackie Wassall 17'	John Hodgson 57'
27.	21-01-1939	Stoke City	Div 1	0-1	H		Fred Steele 89'
28.	28-01-1939	Chelsea	Div 1	1-0	A	Leonard Bradbury 85'
29.	04-02-1939	Preston North End	Div 1	1-1	H	Jack Rowley 30'	Jimmy McIntosh 56'
30.	11-02-1939	Charlton Athletic	Div 1	1-7	A	James Hanlon 36'	George Tadman 7', 52', 57', 72', Monty Wilkinson 19' 88', Harold Hobbis 70'
31.	18-02-1939	Blackpool	Div 1	5-3	A	Jimmy Hanlon 42, 50', 70', William Bryant 56', Johnny Carey 66'	Dai Astley 14, 40', Willie Buchan 53'
32.	25-02-1939	Derby County	Div 1	1-1	H	Johnny Carey 14'	David McCulloch 80'
33.	04-03-1939	Sunderland	Div 1	2-5	A	Jack Rowley 73', Thomas Manley 82'	Jack Griffiths 18' (o.g.), Bill Robinson 64', 66', 68', 84'
34.	11-03-1939	Aston Villa	Div 1	1-1	H	Jackie Wassall 65'	Frank Broome 72'
35.	18-03-1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Div 1	0-3	A		Dicky Dorsett 72', Tom Galey 74' (pen), Alan Steen 81'
36.	29-03-1939	Everton	Div 1	0-2	H		Tommy Lawton 30', Torry Gillick 70'
37.	01-04-1939	Huddersfield Town	Div 1	1-1	A	Jack Rowley 1'	Bobby Barclay 13'
38.	07-04-1939	Leeds United	Div 1	0-0	H
39.	08-04-1939	Portsmouth	Div 1	1-1	H	Jack Rowley 43'	Bert Barlow 70'
40.	10-04-1939	Leeds United	Div 1	1-3	A	Johnny Carey 67'	George Ainsley 5', Gordon Hodgson 20', Arthur Buckley 89'
41.	15-04-1939	Arsenal	Div 1	1-2	A	Jimmy Hanlon 15'	Ted Drake 7', Jack Crayston 65'
42.	22-04-1939	Brentford	Div 1	3-0	H	William Bryant 56', Johnny Carey 70', Jackie Wassall 83'
43.	29-04-1939	Bolton Wanderers	Div 1	0-0	A
44.	06-05-1939	Liverpool	Div 1	2-0	H	Jimmy Hanlon 37', 40'

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