1916–17 Manchester United F.C. season

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Manchester United
1916–17 season
Chairman John Henry Davies
Manager Jack Robson
Principal Tournament7th
Subsidiary Tournament
Group D
1st
  1915–16
1917–18  

The 1916–17 season was Manchester United's second season in the non-competitive War League. [1]

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With the ongoing First World War, once again Manchester United played non-competitive war league football. In the principal tournament they contested the Lancashire Section, which was expanded to 16 teams to give a more complete 30-game season. In the subsidiary tournament they contested Group D of the Lancashire Section, with the groups reduced to four teams in size to complement the increased playing season of the Principal Tournament. [2] However, none of these were considered to be competitive football, and thus their records are not recognised by the Football League.

On 8 August 1916, while fighting in France during the war, former United player Private Oscar Linkson went missing in the battle to seize Guillemont Station during the Battle of the Somme. His body was never recovered and he was recorded as missing presumed dead. [3]

On 3 May 1917, Another United former player Sandy Turnbull was killed in France. Turnbull was killed in Arras while serving as a Lance Sergeant in the Eighth Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment of the British Army. His body was never found and he is commemorated on the Arras memorial. [4]

Lancashire Section Principal Tournament

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F – A
ScorersAttendance
2 September 1916 Port Vale H2 – 2 Woodcock (2)
9 September 1916 Oldham Athletic A2 – 0Armstrong, O'Connell
16 September 1916 Preston North End H2 – 1 Woodcock (2)
23 September 1916 Burnley A1 – 7Armstrong
30 September 1916 Blackpool A2 – 2 Woodcock (2)
7 October 1916 Liverpool H0 – 0
14 October 1916 Stockport County A0 – 1
21 October 1916 Bury H3 – 1Armstrong (2), Own goal
28 October 1916 Stoke A0 – 3
4 November 1916 Southport Central H1 – 0 Woodcock
11 November 1916 Blackburn Rovers A2 – 1 Anderson, Woodcock
18 November 1916 Manchester City H2 – 1 Anderson, Woodcock
25 November 1916 Everton A2 – 3 Anderson, Woodcock
2 December 1916 Rochdale H1 – 1 Anderson
9 December 1916 Bolton Wanderers A1 – 5 Anderson
23 December 1916 Oldham Athletic H3 – 2 Anderson (2), Ogden
30 December 1916 Preston North End A2 – 3 Anderson, Woodcock
6 January 1917 Burnley H3 – 1 Anderson (2), Woodcock
13 January 1917 Blackpool H3 – 2 Woodcock (2), Crossley
20 January 1917 Liverpool A3 – 3 Anderson (3)
27 January 1917 Stockport County H0 – 1
3 February 1917 Bury A1 – 1 Woodcock
10 February 1917 Stoke H4 – 2 Woodcock (2), Ellis, Robinson
17 February 1917 Southport Central A1 – 0Ellis
24 February 1917 Blackburn Rovers H1 – 0 Anderson
3 March 1917 Manchester City A0 – 1
10 March 1917 Everton H0 – 2
17 March 1917 Rochdale A0 – 2
24 March 1917 Bolton Wanderers H6 – 3 Woodcock (3), Anderson (2), Hilditch
6 April 1917 Port Vale A0 – 3
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
6 Burnley 301541173561.30434
7 Manchester United 301361148540.88932
8 Rochdale 301251347540.87029
Source: [ citation needed ]

Lancashire Section Subsidiary Tournament Group D

DateOpponentsH / AResult
F – A
ScorersAttendance
31 March 1917 Stoke A1 – 2Ellis
7 April 1917 Manchester City H5 – 1 Anderson (3), Woodcock (2)
9 April 1917 Port Vale H5 – 1 Anderson (3), Travis (2)
14 April 1917 Stoke H1 – 0 Woodcock
21 April 1917 Manchester City A1 – 0 Anderson
28 April 1917 Port Vale A2 – 5McMenemy, Woodcock
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGAvPts
1 Manchester United 64021591.6678
2 Stoke 63031161.8336
3 Port Vale 62139120.7505
4 Manchester City 62133110.2735
Source: [ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Manchester United In War League 1916/17". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. "England 1916/17". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  3. "Oscar Linkson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Retrieved 30 December 2011.
  4. "Alexander "Sandy" Turnbull". Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC). Retrieved 30 December 2011.