1927–28 Manchester United F.C. season
Highest home attendance | 52,568 vs Birmingham (18 February 1928) | ||
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Lowest home attendance | 9,545 vs Sunderland (25 April 1928) | ||
Average home league attendance | 27,029 | ||
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The 1927–28 season was Manchester United's 32nd season in
the Football League.[1]
First Division
Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 August 1927 | Middlesbrough | H | 3 – 0 | Hanson
|
44,957 |
29 August 1927 | The Wednesday | A | 2 – 0 | Hanson, Partridge
|
17,944 |
3 September 1927 | Birmingham | A | 0 – 0 | 25,863 | |
7 September 1927 | The Wednesday | H | 1 – 1 | McPherson | 18,759 |
10 September 1927 | Newcastle United | H | 1 – 7 | Spence
|
50,217 |
17 September 1927 | Huddersfield Town | A | 2 – 4 | Spence (2)
|
17,307 |
19 September 1927 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 – 3 | 18,243 | |
24 September 1927 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3 – 0 | Spence
|
13,952 |
1 October 1927 | Leicester City | A | 0 – 1 | 22,385 | |
8 October 1927 | Everton | A | 2 – 5 | Spence
|
40,080 |
15 October 1927 | Cardiff City | H | 2 – 2 | Spence, Sweeney
|
31,090 |
22 October 1927 | Derby County | H | 5 – 0 | Johnston, McPherson
|
18,304 |
29 October 1927 | West Ham United | A | 2 – 1 | McPherson, own goal | 21,972 |
5 November 1927 | Portsmouth | H | 2 – 0 | McPherson, own goal | 13,119 |
12 November 1927 | Sunderland | A | 1 – 4 | Spence
|
13,319 |
19 November 1927 | Aston Villa | H | 5 – 1 | Spence
|
25,991 |
26 November 1927 | Burnley | A | 0 – 4 | 18,509 | |
3 December 1927 | Bury | H | 0 – 1 | 23,581 | |
10 December 1927 | Sheffield United | A | 1 – 2 | Spence
|
11,984 |
17 December 1927 | Arsenal | H | 4 – 1 | Spence
|
18,120 |
24 December 1927 | Liverpool | A | 0 – 2 | 14,971 | |
26 December 1927 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1 – 1 | Spence
|
31,131 |
31 December 1927 | Middlesbrough | A | 2 – 1 | Johnston
|
19,652 |
7 January 1928 | Birmingham | H | 1 – 1 | Hanson
|
16,853 |
21 January 1928 | Newcastle United | A | 1 – 4 | Partridge | 25,912 |
4 February 1928 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1 – 4 | Johnston
|
23,545 |
11 February 1928 | Leicester City | H | 5 – 2 | Hanson
|
16,640 |
25 February 1928 | Cardiff City | A | 0 – 2 | 15,579 | |
7 March 1928 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0 – 0 | 35,413 | |
10 March 1928 | West Ham United | H | 1 – 1 | Johnston
|
21,577 |
14 March 1928 | Everton | H | 1 – 0 | Rawlings | 25,667 |
17 March 1928 | Portsmouth | A | 0 – 1 | 25,400 | |
28 March 1928 | Derby County | A | 0 – 5 | 8,323 | |
31 March 1928 | Aston Villa | A | 1 – 3 | Rawlings | 24,691 |
6 April 1928 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2 – 3 | Spence, Thomas
|
23,795 |
7 April 1928 | Burnley | H | 4 – 3 | Rawlings (3), Williams | 28,311 |
9 April 1928 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2 – 1 | Johnston, Rawlings
|
28,590 |
14 April 1928 | Bury | A | 3 – 4 | 17,440 | |
21 April 1928 | Sheffield United | H | 2 – 3 | Rawlings, Thomas | 27,137 |
25 April 1928 | Sunderland | H | 2 – 1 | Johnston
|
9,545 |
28 April 1928 | Arsenal | A | 1 – 0 | Rawlings | 22,452 |
5 May 1928 | Liverpool | H | 6 – 1 | Hanson
|
30,625 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | Liverpool | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 84 | 87 | 0.966 | 39 |
17 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 81 | 88 | 0.920 | 39 |
18 | Manchester United | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 72 | 80 | 0.900 | 39 |
19 | Burnley | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 82 | 98 | 0.837 | 39 |
20 | Portsmouth | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 66 | 90 | 0.733 | 39 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
FA Cup
Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F – A |
Scorers | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 January 1928 | Round 3 | Brentford | H | 7 – 1 | Spence
|
18,538 |
28 January 1928 | Round 4 | Bury | A | 1 – 1 | Johnston
|
25,000 |
1 February 1928 | Round 4 Replay |
Bury | H | 1 – 0 | Spence
|
48,001 |
18 February 1928 | Round 5 | Birmingham | H | 1 – 0 | Johnston
|
52,568 |
3 March 1928 | Round 6 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0 – 2 | 42,312 |
References
- ^ "Manchester United Season 1927/28". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.