Manchester United Squad Picture 1938/39

The 1938–39 season was Manchester United’s 43rd season in the Football League.

At Old Trafford a new medical room was added and the changing rooms were refurbished. Roofs was added to the terraces running down the sidelines at Old Trafford, which took covered accommodation up to 40,000.

Newly promoted back to the First Division, and playing with a team that had an average age of under 26, they secured their survival with a 14th place finish.

First Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	ResultF – A	Scorers	Attendance
27 August 1938	Middlesbrough	A	1 – 3	Smith	25,539
31 August 1938	Bolton Wanderers	H	2 – 2	Craven, Own goal	37,950
3 September 1938	Birmingham	H	4 – 1	Smith (2), Bryant,Craven	22,228
7 September 1938	Liverpool	A	0 – 1		25,070
10 September 1938	Grimsby Town	A	0 – 1		14,077
17 September 1938	Stoke City	A	1 – 1	Smith	21,526
24 September 1938	Chelsea	H	5 – 1	Carey, Manley,Redwood, Rowley,Smith	34,557
1 October 1938	Preston North End	A	1 – 1	Bryant	25,964
8 October 1938	Charlton Athletic	H	0 – 2		35,730
15 October 1938	Blackpool	H	0 – 0		39,723
22 October 1938	Derby County	A	1 – 5	Smith	26,612
29 October 1938	Sunderland	H	0 – 1		33,565
5 November 1938	Aston Villa	A	2 – 0	Rowley,Wrigglesworth	38,357
12 November 1938	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1 – 3	Rowley	32,821
19 November 1938	Everton	A	0 – 3		31,809
26 November 1938	Huddersfield Town	H	1 – 1	Hanlon	23,164
3 December 1938	Portsmouth	A	0 – 0		18,692
10 December 1938	Arsenal	H	1 – 0	Bryant	42,008
17 December 1938	Brentford	A	5 – 2	Hanlon (2), Bryant,Manley, Rowley	14,919
24 December 1938	Middlesbrough	H	1 – 1	Wassall	33,235
26 December 1938	Leicester City	H	3 – 0	Wrigglesworth (2),Carey	26,332
27 December 1938	Leicester City	A	1 – 1	Hanlon	21,434
31 December 1938	Birmingham	A	3 – 3	Hanlon, McKay,Pearson	20,787
14 January 1939	Grimsby Town	H	3 – 1	Rowley (2), Wassall	25,654
21 January 1939	Stoke City	H	0 – 1		37,384
28 January 1939	Chelsea	A	1 – 0	Bradbury	31,265
4 February 1939	Preston North End	H	1 – 1	Rowley	41,061
11 February 1939	Charlton Athletic	A	1 – 7	Hanlon	23,721
18 February 1939	Blackpool	A	5 – 3	Hanlon (3), Bryant,Carey	15,253
25 February 1939	Derby County	H	1 – 1	Carey	37,166
4 March 1939	Sunderland	A	2 – 5	Manley, Rowley	11,078
11 March 1939	Aston Villa	H	1 – 1	Wassall	28,292
18 March 1939	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	0 – 3		31,498
29 March 1939	Everton	H	0 – 2		18,348
1 April 1939	Huddersfield Town	A	1 – 1	Rowley	14,007
7 April 1939**	Leeds United	H	0 – 0		35,564
8 April 1939	Portsmouth	H	1 – 1	Rowley	25,457
10 April 1939	Leeds United	A	1 – 3	Carey	13,771
15 April 1939	Arsenal	A	1 – 2	Hanlon	25,741
22 April 1939	Brentford	H	3 – 0	Bryant, Carey,Wassall	15,353
29 April 1939	Bolton Wanderers	A	0 – 0		10,314
6 May 1939	Liverpool	H	2 – 0	Hanlon (2)	12,073

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Leeds United	42	16	9	17	59	67	–8	41
14	Manchester United	42	11	16	15	57	65	–8	38
15	Blackpool	42	11	14	17	56	68	–12	38

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	ResultF – A	Scorers	Attendance
7 January 1939	Round 3	West Bromwich Albion	A	0 – 0		23,900
11 January 1939	Round 3Replay	West Bromwich Albion	H	1 – 5	Redwood	17,641