The 1917–18 season was Manchester United’s third season in the non-competitive War League.
With the ongoing First World War, once again Manchester United played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, in a 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group B of the Lancashire Section, in a group of four teams.
However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.
On 9 October 1917 while Fighting in France during the First World War, United former playerArthur Beadsworth was killed while serving as a Sergeant in the Seventh Battalion of theRoyal Leicestershire Regiment of the British Army.
Lancashire Section Principal Tournament
Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 September 1917 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 5 – 0 | Anderson (3), Meehan,Woodcock | |
8 September 1917 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 6 – 1 | Anderson (4), Woodcock (2) | |
15 September 1917 | Rochdale | A | 0 – 3 | ||
22 September 1917 | Rochdale | H | 1 – 1 | Woodcock | |
29 September 1917 | Manchester City | A | 1 – 3 | Anderson | |
6 October 1917 | Manchester City | H | 1 – 1 | Woodcock | |
13 October 1917 | Everton | A | 0 – 3 | ||
20 October 1917 | Everton | H | 0 – 0 | ||
27 October 1917 | Port Vale | H | 3 – 3 | Anderson, Connor, Ellis | |
3 November 1917 | Port Vale | A | 2 – 2 | Anderson, Ellis | |
10 November 1917 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1 – 3 | Ellis | |
17 November 1917 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2 – 4 | Anderson, Ellis | |
24 November 1917 | Preston North End | A | 2 – 1 | Anderson (2) | |
1 December 1917 | Preston North End | H | 0 – 0 | ||
8 December 1917 | Blackpool | H | 1 – 0 | Ellis | |
15 December 1917 | Blackpool | A | 3 – 2 | Woodcock (2), Meehan | |
22 December 1917 | Burnley | A | 5 – 0 | Anderson (3), Connor,Meehan | |
29 December 1917 | Burnley | H | 1 – 0 | Connor | |
5 January 1918 | Southport Central | A | 0 – 3 | ||
12 January 1918 | Southport Central | H | 0 – 0 | ||
19 January 1918 | Liverpool | A | 1 – 5 | Woodcock | |
26 January 1918 | Liverpool | H | 0 – 2 | ||
2 February 1918 | Stoke | H | 1 – 5 | Woodcock | |
9 February 1918 | Stoke | A | 2 – 1 | Ellis, Woodcock | |
16 February 1918 | Bury | A | 0 – 0 | ||
23 February 1918 | Bury | H | 2 – 1 | Massey, Woodcock | |
2 March 1918 | Oldham Athletic | A | 2 – 1 | Ellis, Woodcock | |
9 March 1918 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0 – 2 | ||
16 March 1918 | Stockport County | A | 2 – 0 | Buckley (2) | |
23 March 1918 | Stockport County | A | 1 – 2 | Buckley |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | Burnley | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 68 | 70 | –2 | 30 |
8 | Manchester United | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 49 | –4 | 30 |
9 | Rochdale | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 50 | 59 | –9 | 28 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament Group B
Date | Opponents | H / A | ResultF – A | Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 March 1918 | Manchester City | A | 0 – 3 | ||
30 March 1918 | Stoke | H | 2 – 1 | Stafford, Woodcock | |
1 April 1918 | Manchester City | H | 2 – 0 | Buckley, Woodcock | |
6 April 1918 | Stoke | A | 0 – 0 | ||
13 April 1918 | Port Vale | H | 2 – 0 | Bourne (2) | |
20 April 1918 | Port Vale | A | 0 – 2 |
Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manchester City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 9 |
2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | +1 | 7 |
3 | Stoke | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 |
4 | Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | –11 | 2 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points