NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1937-1938

A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1937-1938 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 1937-1938.

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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1937-1938 Season Record

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	23	17	3	3	54	18	+36	73.91
A	23	7	7	9	34	36	-2	30.43
Total	46	24	10	12	88	54	+34	52.17

First Match Played:	28 Aug 1937 Newcastle United W 3-0 League Division Two @ Old Trafford
Last Match Played:	07 May 1938 Bury W 2-0 League Division Two @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance:	(54654) 02 Apr 1938 Aston Villa L 0-3 League Division Two @ Villa Park
Most Goals scored in a Match:	(7) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match:	(4) See table below

No	Player Name	Goals	Apps

1.	Bamford, Thomas	15	27
2.	Baird, Harry	15	39
3.	Bryant, William	12	43
4.	Rowley, Jack	9	29
5.	Smith, John "Jack"	8	17
6.	Manley, Thomas	7	22
7.	McKay, William	7	40
8.	Carey, Johnny	4	19
9.	Ferrier, Ronald	3	5
10.	Pearson, Stan	3	12
11.	Redwood, Hubert	2	33
12.	Wrigglesworth, William	1	4
13.	Wassall, Jackie	1	9
14.	Brown, James (1935-1939)	1	31

No	Player Name	Apps	Goals

1.	Bryant, William	43	12
2.	Roughton, William	43	0
3.	McKay, William	40	7
4.	Baird, Harry	39	15
5.	Breen, Thomas	37	0
6.	Vose, George	37	0
7.	Redwood, Hubert	33	2
8.	Brown, James (1935-1939)	31	1
9.	Rowley, Jack	29	9
10.	Bamford, Thomas	27	15
11.	Manley, Thomas	22	7
12.	Carey, Johnny	19	4
13.	Griffiths, John "Jack"	18	0
14.	Smith, John "Jack"	17	8
15.	Pearson, Stan	12	3
16.	Wassall, Jackie	9	1
17.	Breedon, Jack	9	0
18.	Gladwin, George	7	0
19.	Whalley, Bert	6	0
20.	Ferrier, Ronald	5	3
21.	Savage, Robert	5	0
22.	Murray, Robert	4	0
23.	Winterbottom, Walter	4	0
24.	Wrigglesworth, William	4	1
25.	Mutch, George	2	0
26.	Porter, William	2	0
27.	Thompson, Ernie	1	0
28.	Jones, David (1937-1938)	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	Count

1.	Seed, Angus	4
2.	Mather, Tom	2
3.	Storer, Harry	2
4.	Liddell, Ned	2
5.	Bullock, Norman	2
6.	Parker, Tom	2
7.	Davison, Teddy	2
8.	Tresadern, Jack	2
9.	Taylor, Reg	2
10.	Peart, Jack	2
11.	Jack, Bob	2
12.	Harvey, Bill	2
13.	Hogan, Jimmy	2
14.	Young, Bob	2
15.	Green, Haydn	2
16.	Steele, David	2
17.	Wightman, Harold	2
18.	Paynter, Charlie	2
19.	Boland, Alf	2
20.	Kelly, Bob	1
21.	Walker, Billy	1
22.	Halliday, David	1
23.	?	1
24.	Curtis, Harry	1
25.	McMullan, Jimmy	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Crickmer, Walter	32
2.	Duncan, Scott	14

Stadiums Manchester United have played at

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	23
2.	Oakwell	2
3.	Boleyn Ground	1
4.	Bramall Lane	1
5.	Carrow Road	1
6.	City Ground, Nottingham	1
7.	Craven Cottage	1
8.	Edgeley Park	1
9.	Ewood Park	1
10.	Gigg Lane	1
11.	Griffin Park	1
12.	Highfield Road	1
13.	Hillsborough	1
14.	Home Park	1
15.	Kenilworth Road	1
16.	Park Avenue	1
17.	Saltergate	1
18.	St James Park, Newcastle	1
19.	The Dell	1
20.	Turf Moor	1
21.	Vetch Field	1
22.	Villa Park	1
23.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division Two	42
2.	FA Cup	4

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Barnsley	4
2.	Aston Villa	2
3.	Blackburn Rovers	2
4.	Bradford Park Avenue	2
5.	Burnley	2
6.	Bury	2
7.	Chesterfield	2
8.	Coventry City	2
9.	Fulham	2
10.	Luton Town	2
11.	Newcastle United	2
12.	Norwich City	2
13.	Nottingham Forest	2
14.	Plymouth Argyle	2
15.	Sheffield United	2
16.	Sheffield Wednesday	2
17.	Southampton	2
18.	Stockport County	2
19.	Swansea City	2
20.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
21.	West Ham United	2
22.	Brentford	1
23.	Yeovil Town	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	44
2.	Wales	2

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

05-02-1938

Redwood, Hubert

Southampton

Date	Opponent	No	F-A	Scorer
11-09-1937	Barnsley	1	4-1	*Ernie Hine 88' (pen)
25-09-1937	Southampton	1	1-2	Arthur Holt 67' (pen), Billy Bevis 76'
02-04-1938	Aston Villa	1	0-3	Frank Broome 25', John Maund 50', Eric Houghton 71' (pen)
16-04-1938	Swansea City	1	2-2	*Jack Warner 20', Sid Lawrence 46' (pen)

Date	No	F-A	Opponents	Scorers
No own goals recorded.

Date	No	F-A	Player Name	Opponent
30-08-1937	1	0-1	Griffiths, John "Jack"	Coventry City
13-09-1937	1	2-1	Winterbottom, Walter	Bury

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
13-11-1937	Chesterfield	W	7-1	A	League Division Two

Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	HAN	Competition
11-12-1937	Bradford Park Avenue	L	0-4	A	League Division Two

No	Date	Player Name	No	Opponent
1.	11-09-1937	Bamford, Thomas	3	Barnsley
2.	13-11-1937	Bamford, Thomas	4	Chesterfield
3.	04-12-1937	Rowley, Jack	4	Swansea City

No	Date	Opponent	Comp	F-A	HAN	Scorers	Opp Scorers
1.	28-08-1937	Newcastle United	Div 2	3-0	H	William Bryant 64', Thomas Manley 74, 76'
2.	30-08-1937	Coventry City	Div 2	0-1	A		Jack Griffiths 1' (o.g.)
3.	04-09-1937	Luton Town	Div 2	0-1	A		Albert Dawes 72'
4.	08-09-1937	Coventry City	Div 2	2-2	H	William Bryant 51', Thomas Bamford 55'	Les Jones 75', Arthur Fitton 86'
5.	11-09-1937	Barnsley	Div 2	4-1	H	Thomas Manley 36', Thomas Bamford 41', 68', 85'	*Ernie Hine 88' (pen)
6.	13-09-1937	Bury	Div 2	2-1	A	Ronald Ferrier 40', 60'	Walter Winterbottom 55' (o.g.)
7.	18-09-1937	Stockport County	Div 2	0-1	A		Joe Mantle 64'
8.	25-09-1937	Southampton	Div 2	1-2	H	Thomas Manley 90'	Arthur Holt 67' (pen), Billy Bevis 76'
9.	02-10-1937	Sheffield United	Div 2	0-1	H		Jack Pickering 88'
10.	09-10-1937	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 2	1-0	A	Thomas Manley 70'
11.	16-10-1937	Blackburn Rovers	Div 2	1-1	A	Thomas Bamford 15'	Billy Guest 16'
12.	23-10-1937	Sheffield Wednesday	Div 2	1-0	H	Ronald Ferrier 30'
13.	30-10-1937	Fulham	Div 2	0-1	A		Viv Woodward 35'
14.	06-11-1937	Plymouth Argyle	Div 2	0-0	H
15.	13-11-1937	Chesterfield	Div 2	7-1	A	Thomas Manley 7', Thomas Bamford 15', 22', 38', 64', Harry Baird 26', William Bryant 56'	*Walter McMillen 37'
16.	20-11-1937	Aston Villa	Div 2	3-1	H	Thomas Manley 15', Thomas Bamford 41', Stan Pearson 65'	Bob Iverson 83'
17.	27-11-1937	Norwich City	Div 2	3-2	A	Harry Baird 3', William Bryant 40', Stan Pearson 59'	Tim Coleman 67', 75'
18.	04-12-1937	Swansea City	Div 2	5-1	H	Jack Rowley 40', 60', 63', 86', William Bryant 58'	Tommy Olsen 72'
19.	11-12-1937	Bradford Park Avenue	Div 2	0-4	A		Thomas Lewis 15', Jack Wesley 35', George Henson 82', Jimmy Robertson 89'
20.	27-12-1937	Nottingham Forest	Div 2	4-3	H	Harry Baird 25', 68', William McKay 31', William Wrigglesworth 88'	Charlie Gardiner 8', Tommy Graham 31', David Martin 65'
21.	28-12-1937	Nottingham Forest	Div 2	3-2	A	Johnny Carey 8', William Bryant 55', Thomas Bamford 58'	David Martin 43', Gib McNaughton 87'
22.	01-01-1938	Newcastle United	Div 2	2-2	A	Jack Rowley 28', Thomas Bamford 40'	*Jack Smith 47', 51'
23.	08-01-1938	Yeovil Town	FAC	3-0	H	Stan Pearson 60', Harry Baird 68', Thomas Bamford 80'
24.	15-01-1938	Luton Town	Div 2	4-2	H	Thomas Bamford 11', William Bryant 33', William McKay 41', Johnny Carey 62'	Charlie Ferguson 51', Billy Redfern 55'
25.	22-01-1938	Barnsley	FAC	2-2	A	Johnny Carey 11', Harry Baird 43'	Frank Bokas 13', Fred Fisher 55'
26.	26-01-1938	Barnsley	FAC	1-0	H	Harry Baird 50'
27.	29-01-1938	Stockport County	Div 2	3-1	H	William McKay 68', William Bryant 86', Thomas Bamford 89'	Jimmy Smailes 44'
28.	02-02-1938	Barnsley	Div 2	2-2	A	Jack Smith 37', Jack Rowley 59'	Douglas Hunt 4', Herbert Barlow 49'
29.	05-02-1938	Southampton	Div 2	3-3	A	Hubert Redwood 35' (pen), 72' (pen), Harry Baird 74'	Harry Osman 50', 68', Arthur Holt 65'
30.	12-02-1938	Brentford	FAC	0-2	A		Jack Holliday 34', Bobby Reid 88'
31.	17-02-1938	Sheffield United	Div 2	2-1	A	Jack Smith 40', William Bryant 83'	Charlie Leyfield 80'
32.	19-02-1938	Tottenham Hotspur	Div 2	0-1	H		Fred Sargent 30'
33.	23-02-1938	West Ham United	Div 2	4-0	H	Jackie Wassall 2', Jack Smith 19', Harry Baird 43', 88'
34.	26-02-1938	Blackburn Rovers	Div 2	2-1	H	Harry Baird 23', William Bryant 29'	Tom Hargreaves 1'
35.	05-03-1938	Sheffield Wednesday	Div 2	3-1	A	James Brown 2', Harry Baird 44', Jack Rowley 60'	Len Massarella 75'
36.	12-03-1938	Fulham	Div 2	1-0	H	Harry Baird 8'
37.	19-03-1938	Plymouth Argyle	Div 2	1-1	A	Jack Rowley 5'	Bill Hullett 65'
38.	26-03-1938	Chesterfield	Div 2	4-1	H	Johnny Carey 15', Jack Smith 30', 75', William Bryant 87'	Jack Hughes 23'
39.	02-04-1938	Aston Villa	Div 2	0-3	A		Frank Broome 25', John Maund 50', Eric Houghton 71' (pen)
40.	09-04-1938	Norwich City	Div 2	0-0	H
41.	15-04-1938	Burnley	Div 2	0-1	A		Bob Brocklebank 60'
42.	16-04-1938	Swansea City	Div 2	2-2	A	Jack Smith 11', Jack Rowley 24'	*Jack Warner 20', Sid Lawrence 46' (pen)
43.	18-04-1938	Burnley	Div 2	4-0	H	William Bryant 47', Harry Baird 77', William McKay 85', 86'
44.	23-04-1938	Bradford Park Avenue	Div 2	3-1	H	William McKay 4', Jack Smith 25', Harry Baird 53'	Thomas Lewis 52'
45.	30-04-1938	West Ham United	Div 2	0-1	A		Len Goulden 87'
46.	07-05-1938	Bury	Div 2	2-0	H	Jack Smith 24', William McKay 63'