1933–34 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1933–34 season was Manchester United's 38th season in the Football League.

Manchester United

1933–34 season
Chairman	James W. Gibson
Manager	Scott Duncan
Second Division	20th
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Neil Dewar (8) All: Neil Dewar (8)
Highest home attendance	29,443 vs Grimsby Town (25 December 1933)
Lowest home attendance	11,176 vs Bury (3 March 1934)
Average home league attendance	18,563
Home colours Away colours

5 May 1934 was one of the most important dates in the history of Manchester United. Going into the last game of the season the team were in 21st place in the Second Division, one point away from safety. However, their future was in their own hands, as in the last game of the season they played Millwall, the team just above them and keeping them in the relegation zone.

That day Manchester United played as if their lives depended on it. They took the lead through Tom Manley and then put the game beyond doubt when Jack Cape added a second. This result meant Millwall were relegated to the Third Division instead of Manchester United.

Second Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
26 August 1933	Plymouth Argyle	A	0 – 4		25,700
30 August 1933	Nottingham Forest	H	0 – 1		16,934
2 September 1933	Lincoln City	H	1 – 1	Green	16,987
7 September 1933	Nottingham Forest	A	1 – 1	Stewart	10,650
9 September 1933	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 5	Stewart	21,779
16 September 1933	Brentford	A	4 – 3	Brown (2), Frame, Hine	17,180
23 September 1933	Burnley	H	5 – 2	Dewar (4), Brown	18,411
30 September 1933	Oldham Athletic	A	0 – 2		22,736
7 October 1933	Preston North End	H	1 – 0	Hine	22,303
14 October 1933	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1 – 6	Hine	11,033
21 October 1933	Bury	A	1 – 2	Byrne	15,008
28 October 1933	Hull City	H	4 – 1	Heywood (2), Green, Hine	16,269
4 November 1933	Fulham	A	2 – 0	Stewart, own goal	17,049
11 November 1933	Southampton	H	1 – 0	Manley	18,149
18 November 1933	Blackpool	A	1 – 3	Brown	14,384
25 November 1933	Bradford City	H	2 – 1	Dewar, own goal	20,902
2 December 1933	Port Vale	A	3 – 2	Black, Brown, Dewar	10,316
9 December 1933	Notts County	H	1 – 2	Dewar	15,564
16 December 1933	Swansea Town	A	1 – 2	Hine	6,591
23 December 1933	Millwall	H	1 – 1	Dewar	12,043
25 December 1933	Grimsby Town	H	1 – 3	Vose	29,443
26 December 1933	Grimsby Town	A	3 – 7	Byrne (2), Frame	15,801
30 December 1933	Plymouth Argyle	H	0 – 3		12,206
6 January 1934	Lincoln City	A	1 – 5	Brown	6,075
20 January 1934	Bolton Wanderers	A	1 – 3	Ball	11,887
27 January 1934	Brentford	H	1 – 3	Ball	16,891
3 February 1934	Burnley	A	4 – 1	Cape (2), Green, Stewart	9,906
10 February 1934	Oldham Athletic	H	2 – 3	Cape, Green	24,480
21 February 1934	Preston North End	A	2 – 3	Gallimore (2)	9,173
24 February 1934	Bradford Park Avenue	H	0 – 4		13,389
3 March 1934	Bury	H	2 – 1	Ball, Gallimore	11,176
10 March 1934	Hull City	A	1 – 4	Ball	5,771
17 March 1934	Fulham	H	1 – 0	Ball	17,565
24 March 1934	Southampton	A	0 – 1		4,840
30 March 1934	West Ham United	H	0 – 1		29,114
31 March 1934	Blackpool	H	2 – 0	Cape, Hine	20,038
2 April 1934	West Ham United	A	1 – 2	Cape	20,085
7 April 1934	Bradford City	A	1 – 1	Cape	9,258
14 April 1934	Port Vale	H	2 – 0	Brown, McMillen	14,777
21 April 1934	Notts County	A	0 – 0		9,645
28 April 1934	Swansea Town	H	1 – 1	Topping	16,678
5 May 1934	Millwall	A	2 – 0	Cape, Manley	24,003

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	Notts County	42	12	11	19	53	62	0.855	35
19	Swansea Town	42	10	15	17	51	60	0.850	35
20	Manchester United	42	14	6	22	59	85	0.694	34
21	Millwall (R)	42	11	11	20	39	68	0.574	33	Relegation to the Third Division South
22	Lincoln City (R)	42	9	8	25	44	75	0.587	26	Relegation to the Third Division North

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
13 January 1934	Round 3	Portsmouth	H	1 – 1	McLenahan	23,282
17 January 1934	Round 3 Replay	Portsmouth	A	1 – 4	Ball	18,748

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Billy Behan	1	0	0	0	1	0
GK	Jack Hacking	10	0	0	0	10	0
GK	Jack Hall	23	0	2	0	25	0
GK	Charlie Hillam	8	0	0	0	8	0
FB	Tommy Frame	18	2	0	0	18	2
FB	Jack Griffiths	10	0	0	0	10	0
FB	Tom Jones	39	0	2	0	41	0
FB	Tom Manns	2	0	0	0	2	0
FB	Walter McMillen	23	1	2	0	25	1
FB	Jack Mellor	5	0	0	0	5	0
FB	George Nevin	4	0	1	0	5	0
FB	Jack Silcock	16	0	1	0	17	0
FB	Henry Topping	6	1	0	0	6	1
HB	Tom Manley	30	2	2	0	32	2
HB	Bill McKay	10	0	0	0	10	0
HB	Hugh McLenahan	22	0	2	1	24	1
HB	Percy Newton	2	0	0	0	2	0
HB	William Robertson	10	0	0	0	10	0
HB	Ernest Vincent	8	0	0	0	8	0
HB	George Vose	17	1	2	0	19	1
FW	Alf Ainsworth	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Jack Ball	18	5	2	1	20	6
FW	Dick Black	4	1	0	0	4	1
FW	Jim Brown	15	7	1	0	16	7
FW	David Byrne	4	3	0	0	4	3
FW	Jack Cape	17	7	0	0	17	7
FW	Stewart Chalmers	12	0	0	0	12	0
FW	Neil Dewar	21	8	0	0	21	8
FW	Stanley Gallimore	7	3	0	0	7	3
FW	Eddie Green	9	4	0	0	9	4
FW	Herbert Heywood	3	2	0	0	3	2
FW	Ernie Hine	33	6	2	0	35	6
FW	Samuel Hopkinson	9	0	0	0	9	0
FW	Willie McDonald	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Charlie McGillivray	8	0	1	0	9	0
FW	Bill Ridding	5	0	0	0	5	0
FW	William Stewart	25	4	2	0	27	4
FW	Arthur Warburton	2	0	0	0	2	0
—	Own goals	—	2	—	0	—	2