1915–16 Manchester United F.C. season

Manchester United

1915–16 season

Chairman

John Henry Davies

Manager

Jack Robson

Principal Tournament

11th

Subsidiary Tournament
Southern Division

6th

Home colours

Away colours

← 1914–15

1916–17 →

The 1915–16 season would have been Manchester United's 24th season in the Football League and ninth in the First Division.^[1]

With the start of the First World War, all Football League football was cancelled. In its place were formed War Leagues, based on geographical lines rather than based on previous league placement. Manchester United contested the Lancashire Section in the Principal Tournament, and the Southern Division of the Lancashire Section in the Subsidiary Tournament.^[2] However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.

Lancashire Section Principal Tournament

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
4 September 1915	Oldham Athletic	A	2 – 3	Halligan, Wilson
11 September 1915	Everton	H	2 – 4	Wilson (2)
18 September 1915	Bolton Wanderers	A	5 – 3	West (2), Woodcock (2), A. Davies
25 September 1915	Manchester City	H	1 – 1	Halligan
2 October 1915	Stoke	A	0 – 0
9 October 1915	Burnley	H	3 – 7	D. Davies, Wilson, Woodcock
16 October 1915	Preston North End	A	0 – 0
23 October 1915	Stockport County	H	3 – 0	Halligan, Hughes, Woodcock
30 October 1915	Liverpool	A	2 – 0	West, Wilson
6 November 1915	Bury	H	1 – 1	Woodcock
13 November 1915	Rochdale	H	2 – 0	A. Davies, Gipps
20 November 1915	Blackpool	A	1 – 5	Woodcock
27 November 1915	Southport Central	H	0 – 0
4 December 1915	Oldham Athletic	H	2 – 0	Anderson, Halligan
11 December 1915	Everton	A	0 – 2
18 December 1915	Bolton Wanderers	H	1 – 0	Bracegirdle
25 December 1915	Manchester City	A	1 – 2	Halligan
1 January 1916	Stoke	H	1 – 2	Woodcock
8 January 1916	Burnley	A	4 – 7	Travis (4)
15 January 1916	Preston North End	H	4 – 0	Woodcock (2), Hughes, Halligan
22 January 1916	Stockport County	A	1 – 3	Woodcock
29 January 1916	Liverpool	H	1 – 1	Cookson
5 February 1916	Bury	A	1 – 2	Travis
12 February 1916	Rochdale	A	2 – 2	Halligan, Woodcock
19 February 1916	Blackpool	H	1 – 1	Woodcock
26 February 1916	Southport Central	A	0 – 5

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Bury	26	10	3	13	46	52	–6	23
11	Manchester United	26	7	8	11	41	51	–10	22
12	Bolton Wanderers	26	9	3	14	48	65	–7	21

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

Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament Southern Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers
4 March 1916	Everton	H	0 – 2
11 March 1916	Oldham Athletic	A	0 – 1
18 March 1916	Liverpool	H	0 – 0
25 March 1916	Manchester City	H	0 – 2
1 April 1916	Stockport County	A	3 – 5	Campey (2), Winterburn
8 April 1916	Everton	A	1 – 3	Forster
15 April 1916	Oldham Athletic	H	3 – 0	Crossley, Halligan, Knowles
21 April 1916	Stockport County	H	3 – 2	Crossley, Halligan, Woodcock
22 April 1916	Liverpool	A	1 – 7	Woodcock
29 April 1916	Manchester City	A	1 – 2	Crossley

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Oldham Athletic	10	4	2	4	17	21	-5	10
5	Stockport County	10	4	1	5	19	18	+1	9
6	Manchester United	10	2	1	7	12	24	–12	5

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

References

↑ "Manchester United In War League 1915/16". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
↑ "England 1915/16". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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