1905–06 Manchester United F.C. season
24th season in existence of Manchester United
Manchester United 1905–06 football season
The 1905–06 season was Manchester United's 14th season in the Football League .[ 1] United finished second in the Second Division and gained promotion to the Football League First Division for the 1906–07 season . In the FA Cup, United reached the fourth round, where they were defeated by Woolwich Arsenal .
Second Division
Date
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
2 September 1905
Bristol City
H
5–1
Sagar (3), Beddow , Picken
25,000
4 September 1905
Blackpool
H
2–1
Peddie (2)
7,000
9 September 1905
Grimsby Town
A
1–0
Sagar
6,000
16 September 1905
Glossop
A
2–1
Bell , Beddow
7,000
23 September 1905
Stockport County
H
3–1
Peddie (2), Sagar
15,000
30 September 1905
Blackpool
A
1–0
Roberts
7,000
7 October 1905
Bradford City
H
0–0
17,000
14 October 1905
West Bromwich Albion
A
0–1
15,000
21 October 1905
Leicester Fosse
H
3–2
Peddie (2), Sagar
12,000
25 October 1905
Gainsborough Trinity
A
2–2
Bonthron (2)
4,000
28 October 1905
Hull City
A
1–0
Picken
14,000
4 November 1905
Lincoln City
H
2–1
Picken , Roberts
15,000
11 November 1905
Chesterfield
A
0–1
15,000
18 November 1905
Burslem Port Vale
H
3–0
Beddow , Peddie , own goal
8,000
25 November 1905
Barnsley
A
3–0
Beddow , Picken , own goal
3,000
2 December 1905
Clapton Orient
H
4–0
Peddie (2), Picken (2)
12,000
9 December 1905
Burnley
A
3–1
Beddow , Peddie , Picken
8,000
23 December 1905
Burton United
A
2–0
Schofield (2)
5,000
25 December 1905
Chelsea
H
0–0
35,000
30 December 1905
Bristol City
A
1–1
Roberts
18,000
6 January 1906
Grimsby Town
H
5–0
Beddow (3), Picken (2)
10,000
15 January 1906
Leeds City
H
0–3
6,000
20 January 1906
Glossop
H
5–2
Picken (2), Beddow , Peddie , Williams
7,000
27 January 1906
Stockport County
A
1–0
Peddie
15,000
10 February 1906
Bradford City
A
5–1
Beddow (2), Roberts , Schofield , Wombwell
8,000
17 February 1906
West Bromwich Albion
H
0–0
30,000
3 March 1906
Hull City
H
5–0
Picken (2), Peddie , Sagar , Schofield
30,000
17 March 1906
Chesterfield
H
4–1
Picken (3), Sagar
16,000
24 March 1906
Burslem Port Vale
A
0–1
3,000
29 March 1906
Leicester Fosse
A
5–2
Peddie (3), Picken , Sagar
5,000
31 March 1906
Barnsley
H
5–1
Sagar (3), Bell , Picken
15,000
7 April 1906
Clapton Orient
A
1–0
Wall
8,000
13 April 1906
Chelsea
A
1–1
Sagar
60,000
14 April 1906
Burnley
H
1–0
Sagar
12,000
16 April 1906
Gainsborough Trinity
H
2–0
Allan (2)
20,000
21 April 1906
Leeds City
A
3–1
Allan , Peddie , Wombwell
15,000
25 April 1906
Lincoln City
A
3–2
Allan (2), Wall
1,500
28 April 1906
Burton United
H
6–0
Sagar (2), Picken (2), Peddie , Wall
16,000
^ a b New club in the league.
FA Cup
Manchester United entered the 1905–06 FA Cup at the first round proper stage and were drawn at home to Staple Hill on 13 January 1906. United dominated the match, winning 7–2 with a hat-trick from Clem Beddow and two goals from Jack Picken ; Jack Allan and Harry Williams scored the other two goals. In the second round, United were drawn at home to Norwich City on 3 February 1906. Harry Moger kept the Canaries off the score sheet, while United saw goals from Alex Downie , Jack Peddie and Charlie Sagar . The Reds then faced Aston Villa at home in the third round stage on 24 February. 35,500 fans watched United defeat Villa 5–1 to reach the fourth round for the first time in their history; Picken scored a hat-trick for United, while Sagar scored two goals. United were drawn at home to Woolwich Arsenal in the fourth round. The match was played on 10 March, but goals by Peddie and Sagar would not be enough, as Arsenal advanced the next round with three goals of their own.[ 2]
Date
Round
Opponents
H / A
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
13 January 1906
First round
Staple Hill
H
7–2
Beddow (3), Picken (2), Allan , Williams
7,560
3 February 1906
Second round
Norwich City
H
3–0
Downie , Peddie , Sagar
10,000
24 February 1906
Third round
Aston Villa
H
5–1
Picken (3), Sagar (2)
35,500
10 March 1906
Fourth round
Woolwich Arsenal
H
2–3
Peddie , Sagar
26,500
Squad statistics
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