1909–10 Manchester United F.C. season
{{Short description|28th season in existence of Manchester United}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Manchester United
| season = 1909–10
| manager = Ernest Mangnall
| chairman = John Henry Davies
| league = First Division
| league result = 5th
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup1 result = First Round
| league topscorer =
George Wall (14)
| season topscorer =
George Wall (14)
| highest attendance = 50,000 vs Bristol City (25 March 1910)
| lowest attendance = 5,500 vs Everton (6 April 1910)
| average attendance = 19,447
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| prevseason = 1908–09
| nextseason = 1910–11
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The 1909–10 season was Manchester United's 18th consecutive season in the Football League and fourth in a row in the First Division.{{cite web |url=http://www.stretfordend.co.uk/seasons/season1910.html |title=Manchester United Season 1909/10 |access-date=19 April 2009 |publisher=StretfordEnd.co.uk }}
File:Outcasts fc 1909 postcard.jpg
The club's participation in the Football League seemed uncertain at the start of the season, the Football Association withdrew its recognition of the Association of Football Players’ and Trainers’ Union when the union's intentions were made clear to the FA. Footballers throughout the country relinquished their membership of the AFPTU but the Manchester United team stood up to the FA and refused to give up membership. The club's players, who were dubbed by the press as the "Outcasts FC", continued to strike against the FA until their demands were met, but the FA responded by banning those affiliated with the AFPTU. A compromise was reached between the two parties and the suspension was lifted in time for the first game of the season.{{citation |last=McMillan |first=Ian |title=A forgotten part of Manchester United's History |date=21 October 2009 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/oct/21/manchester-united-outcasts-fc |publisher=Guardian News and Media |access-date=14 February 2010}}
In February 1910, the club moved from their old ground at Bank Street to a new home at Old Trafford. The first game played at the new stadium was a First Division fixture against Liverpool on 19 February 1910; the visitors won the match 4–3.
First Division
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Date
!Opponents !H / A !Result !Scorers !Attendance |
|---|
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|1 September 1909 |H |1–0 |Wall |12,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|4 September 1909 |Bury |H |2–0 |J. Turnbull (2) |12,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|6 September 1909 |H |2–1 |6,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|11 September 1909 |A |2–2 |40,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|18 September 1909 |H |1–1 |13,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|25 September 1909 |A |2–3 |S. Turnbull (2) |11,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|2 October 1909 |H |1–1 |Wall |30,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|9 October 1909 |A |2–3 |S. Turnbull (2) |40,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|16 October 1909 |H |2–0 |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|23 October 1909 |A |1–0 |30,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|30 October 1909 |H |1–0 |Wall |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|6 November 1909 |A |3–2 |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|13 November 1909 |H |2–0 |10,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|20 November 1909 |A |2–3 |Homer (2) |40,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|27 November 1909 |H |2–6 |12,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|4 December 1909 |A |0–3 | |12,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|18 December 1909 |A |2–1 |10,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|25 December 1909 |H |0–3 | |25,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|27 December 1909 |A |1–4 |Wall |37,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|1 January 1910 |A |2–0 |25,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|8 January 1910 |Bury |A |1–1 |10,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|22 January 1910 |H |5–0 |Roberts (2), Connor, Hooper, Meredith |7,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|5 February 1910 |A |0–1 | |4,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|12 February 1910 |A |4–3 |S. Turnbull (2), Blott, Roberts |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|19 February 1910 |H |3–4 |Homer, S. Turnbull, Wall |45,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|26 February 1910 |A |1–7 |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|5 March 1910 |H |1–0 |40,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|12 March 1910 |A |0–0 | |4,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|19 March 1910 |H |5–0 |Halse, Meredith, Picken, J. Turnbull, Wall |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|25 March 1910 |H |2–1 |50,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 March 1910 |A |1–1 |25,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|28 March 1910 |A |1–2 |18,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|2 April 1910 |H |2–0 |Halse (2) |20,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|6 April 1910 |H |3–2 |J. Turnbull (2), Meredith |5,500 |
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|9 April 1910 |A |0–2 | |7,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|16 April 1910 |H |2–0 |12,000 |
| bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|23 April 1910 |A |3–3 |Homer, S. Turnbull, Wall |10,000 |
| bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|30 April 1910 |H |4–1 |Picken (4) |10,000 |
{{:1909–10 Football League|transcludesection=First Division|showteam=MUN|only_totals=y}}
FA Cup
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Date
!Round !Opponents !H / A !Result !Scorers !Attendance |
|---|
| bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|15 January 1910 |First Round |A |0–2 | |16,628 |
References
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{{Manchester United F.C. seasons}}
{{1909–10 in English football}}
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