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1910/11 – Manchester United

Manchester United 1910/1911 squad picture

Manchester United squad picture 1910/11

In June 1910 Ernest Mangnall purchased Enoch West from Nottingham Forest. He replaced Jimmy Turnbull in the attack and had a great season scoring 19 goals in 35 games. West formed a great partnership with Sandy Turnbull and together they scored more than half of the team’s goals. On the last Saturday of the season Aston Villa led Manchester United by one point. United had to play third-place Sunderland at Old Trafford whereas Aston Villa had to go to Liverpool.

Manchester United won their game 5-1. Charlie Roberts told the Manchester Saturday Post what happened next: “At the end of the game our supporters rushed across the ground in front of the stand to wait for the final news from Liverpool. Suddenly a tremendous cheer rent the air and was renewed again and again and we knew we were the champions once again.” Aston Villa had been beaten 3-1 and Manchester United had won their second championship in four years.

In April 1911 Enoch West was involved in an incident at Aston Villa. As a result he was suspended for the first four matches of the 1911-12 season.

Action from United's 2-2 draw at Spurs

Newspaper clipping of United’s 2-2 draw at Spurs\

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Billy Meredith in action for Manchester United at Middlesbrough.

As the picture suggests, United’s away colours for this season switched back to blue and white stripes.

First Division

Date Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
1 September 1910 Arsenal A 2 – 1 Halse, West 15,000
3 September 1910 Blackburn Rovers H 3 – 2 Meredith, Turnbull, West 40,000
10 September 1910 Nottingham Forest A 1 – 2 Turnbull 20,000
17 September 1910 Manchester City H 2 – 1 Turnbull, West 60,000
24 September 1910 Everton A 1 – 0 Turnbull 25,000
1 October 1910 Sheffield Wednesday H 3 – 2 Wall (2), West 25,000
8 October 1910 Bristol City A 1 – 0 Halse 20,000
15 October 1910 Newcastle United H 2 – 0 Halse, Turnbull 50,000
22 October 1910 Tottenham Hotspur A 2 – 2 West (2) 30,000
29 October 1910 Middlesbrough H 1 – 2 Turnbull 35,000
5 November 1910 Preston North End A 2 – 0 Turnbull, West 13,000
12 November 1910 Notts County H 0 – 0 13,000
19 November 1910 Oldham Athletic A 3 – 1 Turnbull (2), Wall 25,000
26 November 1910 Liverpool A 2 – 3 Roberts, Turnbull 8,000
3 December 1910 Bury H 3 – 2 Homer (2), Turnbull 7,000
10 December 1910 Sheffield United A 0 – 2 8,000
17 December 1910 Aston Villa H 2 – 0 Turnbull, West 20,000
24 December 1910 Sunderland A 2 – 1 Meredith, Turnbull 30,000
26 December 1910 Arsenal H 5 – 0 Picken (2), West (2),Meredith 40,000
27 December 1910 Bradford City A 0 – 1 35,000
31 December 1910 Blackburn Rovers A 0 – 1 20,000
2 January 1911 Bradford City H 1 – 0 Meredith 40,000
7 January 1911 Nottingham Forest H 4 – 2 Homer, Picken, Wall, own goal 10,000
21 January 1911 Manchester City A 1 – 1 Turnbull 40,000
28 January 1911 Everton H 2 – 2 Duckworth, Wall 45,000
11 February 1911 Bristol City H 3 – 1 Homer, Picken, West 14,000
18 February 1911 Newcastle United A 1 – 0 Halse 45,000
4 March 1911 Middlesbrough A 2 – 2 Turnbull, West 8,000
11 March 1911 Preston North End H 5 – 0 West (2), Connor,Duckworth, Turnbull 25,000
15 March 1911 Tottenham Hotspur H 3 – 2 Meredith, Turnbull, West 10,000
18 March 1911 Notts County A 0 – 1 12,000
25 March 1911 Oldham Athletic H 0 – 0 35,000
1 April 1911 Liverpool H 2 – 0 West (2) 20,000
8 April 1911 Bury A 3 – 0 Homer (2), Halse 20,000
15 April 1911 Sheffield United H 1 – 1 West 22,000
17 April 1911 Sheffield Wednesday A 0 – 0 25,000
22 April 1911 Aston Villa A 2 – 4 Halse (2) 50,000
29 April 1911 Sunderland H 5 – 1 Halse (2), Turnbull, West,own goal 10,000
Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts
1 Manchester United 38 22 8 8 72 40 52
2 Aston Villa 38 22 7 9 69 41 51
3 Sunderland 38 15 15 8 67 48 45

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points

FA Cup

Date Round Opponents H / A Result

F – A

Scorers Attendance
14 January 1911 First Round Blackpool A 2 – 1 Picken, West 12,000
4 February 1911 Second Round Aston Villa H 2 – 1 Halse, Wall 65,101
25 February 1911 Third Round West Ham United A 1 – 2 Turnbull 26,000