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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1938-1939

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/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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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1938-1939 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
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
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
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
1. Crickmer, Walter 44
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
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
1. England 44
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
No red cards recorded.
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
No cup finals recorded.
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
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'
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
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
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
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
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 18-02-1939 Hanlon, Jimmy 3 Blackpool
 
Matches played in 1938-1939
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 27-08-1938 Div 1 L 1-3 A Jack Smith 12' Mick Fenton 4', Wilf Mannion 14', Tom Cochrane 66'
2. 31-08-1938 Div 1 D 2-2 H Harry Hubbick 5' (o.g.), Charlie Craven ??' George Hunt ??', ??'
3. 03-09-1938 Div 1 W 4-1 H Jack Smith 4', 25', Charlie Craven 8', William Bryant 34' Fred Harris 44'
4. 07-09-1938 Div 1 L 0-1 A Berry Nieuwenhuys 15'
5. 10-09-1938 Div 1 L 0-1 A Harry Betmead 82'
6. 17-09-1938 Div 1 D 1-1 A Jack Smith 50' Frank Soo 80'
7. 24-09-1938 Div 1 W 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 Div 1 D 1-1 A William Bryant 30' Jimmy Milne 75'
9. 08-10-1938 Div 1 L 0-2 H George Green 33', Sailor Brown 59'
10. 15-10-1938 Div 1 D 0-0 H
11. 22-10-1938 Div 1 L 1-5 A Jack Smith 46' Ronnie Dix 10', David McCulloch 35', George Vose 47' (o.g.), Sammy Crooks 65'
12. 29-10-1938 Div 1 L 0-1 H Raich Carter 48'
13. 05-11-1938 Div 1 W 2-0 A Jack Rowley 70', William Wrigglesworth 80'
14. 12-11-1938 Div 1 L 1-3 H Jack Rowley 61' Stan Burton 66', Dicky Dorsett 75', Dennis Westcott 82'
15. 19-11-1938 Div 1 L 0-3 A Tommy Lawton 8', 53', Torry Gillick 69'
16. 26-11-1938 Div 1 D 1-1 H James Hanlon 47' Billy Price 30'
17. 03-12-1938 Div 1 D 0-0 A
18. 10-12-1938 Div 1 W 1-0 H William Bryant 80'
19. 17-12-1938 Div 1 W 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 Div 1 D 1-1 H Jackie Wassall 29' Cliff Chadwick ??'
21. 26-12-1938 Div 1 W 3-0 H William Wrigglesworth 1', 4', Johnny Carey 5'
22. 27-12-1938 Div 1 D 1-1 A James Hanlon 88' Mal Griffiths 30'
23. 31-12-1938 Div 1 D 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 FAC D 0-0 A
25. 11-01-1939 FAC L 1-5 H Hubert Redwood 34' (pen) Ike Clarke 4', Bill Richardson 36', Harry Jones 42', 73', Doug Witcomb 85'
26. 14-01-1939 Div 1 W 3-1 H Jack Rowley 11', 80', Jackie Wassall 17' John Hodgson 57'
27. 21-01-1939 Div 1 L 0-1 H Fred Steele 89'
28. 28-01-1939 Div 1 W 1-0 A Leonard Bradbury 85'
29. 04-02-1939 Div 1 D 1-1 H Jack Rowley 30' Jimmy McIntosh 56'
30. 11-02-1939 Div 1 L 1-7 A James Hanlon 36' George Tadman 7', 52', 57', 72', Monty Wilkinson 19' 88', Harold Hobbis 70'
31. 18-02-1939 Div 1 W 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 Div 1 D 1-1 H Johnny Carey 14' David McCulloch 80'
33. 04-03-1939 Div 1 L 2-5 A Jack Rowley 73', Thomas Manley 82' Jack Griffiths 18' (o.g.), Bill Robinson 64', 66', 68', 84'
34. 11-03-1939 Div 1 D 1-1 H Jackie Wassall 65' Frank Broome 72'
35. 18-03-1939 Div 1 L 0-3 A Dicky Dorsett 72', Tom Galey 74' (pen), Alan Steen 81'
36. 29-03-1939 Div 1 L 0-2 H Tommy Lawton 30', Torry Gillick 70'
37. 01-04-1939 Div 1 D 1-1 A Jack Rowley 1' Bobby Barclay 13'
38. 07-04-1939 Div 1 D 0-0 H
39. 08-04-1939 Div 1 D 1-1 H Jack Rowley 43' Bert Barlow 70'
40. 10-04-1939 Div 1 L 1-3 A Johnny Carey 67' George Ainsley 5', Gordon Hodgson 20', Arthur Buckley 89'
41. 15-04-1939 Div 1 L 1-2 A Jimmy Hanlon 15' Ted Drake 7', Jack Crayston 65'
42. 22-04-1939 Div 1 W 3-0 H William Bryant 56', Johnny Carey 70', Jackie Wassall 83'
43. 29-04-1939 Div 1 D 0-0 A
44. 06-05-1939 Div 1 W 2-0 H Jimmy Hanlon 37', 40'
 

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