1932–33 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1932–33 season was Manchester United's 37th season in the Football League. They improved on the previous season's 12th-place finish, but sixth in the final table was not enough for promotion from the Second Division.[1]

Manchester United

1932–33 season
Chairman	James W. Gibson
Manager	Scott Duncan
Second Division	6th
FA Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Bill Ridding (11) All: Bill Ridding (11)
Highest home attendance	65,988 vs Swansea Town (6 May 1933)
Lowest home attendance	9,480 vs Charlton Athletic (7 September 1932)
Average home league attendance	23,478
Home colours Away colours

Second Division

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
27 August 1932	Stoke City	H	0 – 2		24,996
29 August 1932	Charlton Athletic	A	1 – 0	Spence	12,946
3 September 1932	Southampton	A	2 – 4	Reid, own goal	7,978
7 September 1932	Charlton Athletic	H	1 – 1	McLenahan	9,480
10 September 1932	Tottenham Hotspur	A	1 – 6	Ridding	23,333
17 September 1932	Grimsby Town	H	1 – 1	Brown	17,662
24 September 1932	Oldham Athletic	A	1 – 1	Spence	14,403
1 October 1932	Preston North End	H	0 – 0		20,800
8 October 1932	Burnley	A	3 – 2	Brown, Gallimore, Spence	5,314
15 October 1932	Bradford Park Avenue	H	2 – 1	Reid (2)	18,918
22 October 1932	Millwall	H	7 – 1	Reid (3), Brown (2), Gallimore, Spence	15,860
29 October 1932	Port Vale	A	3 – 3	Ridding (2), Brown	7,138
5 November 1932	Notts County	H	2 – 0	Gallimore, Ridding	24,178
12 November 1932	Bury	A	2 – 2	Brown, Ridding	21,663
19 November 1932	Fulham	H	4 – 3	Gallimore (2), Brown, Ridding	28,803
26 November 1932	Chesterfield	A	1 – 1	Ridding	10,277
3 December 1932	Bradford City	H	0 – 1		28,513
10 December 1932	West Ham United	A	1 – 3	Ridding	13,435
17 December 1932	Lincoln City	H	4 – 1	Reid (3), own goal	18,021
24 December 1932	Swansea Town	A	1 – 2	Brown	10,727
26 December 1932	Plymouth Argyle	A	3 – 2	Spence (2), Reid	33,776
31 December 1932	Stoke City	A	0 – 0		14,115
2 January 1933	Plymouth Argyle	H	4 – 0	Ridding (2), Chalmers, Spence	30,257
7 January 1933	Southampton	H	1 – 2	McDonald	21,364
21 January 1933	Tottenham Hotspur	H	2 – 1	Frame, McDonald	20,661
31 January 1933	Grimsby Town	A	1 – 1	Stewart	4,020
4 February 1933	Oldham Athletic	H	2 – 0	Ridding, Stewart	15,275
11 February 1933	Preston North End	A	3 – 3	Dewar, Hopkinson, Stewart	15,662
22 February 1933	Burnley	H	2 – 1	McDonald, Warburton	18,533
4 March 1933	Millwall	A	0 – 2		22,587
11 March 1933	Port Vale	H	1 – 1	Hine	24,690
18 March 1933	Notts County	A	0 – 1		13,018
25 March 1933	Bury	H	1 – 3	McLenahan	27,687
1 April 1933	Fulham	A	1 – 3	Dewar	21,477
5 April 1933	Bradford Park Avenue	A	1 – 1	Vincent	6,314
8 April 1933	Chesterfield	H	2 – 1	Dewar, Frame	16,031
14 April 1933	Nottingham Forest	A	2 – 3	Brown, Dewar	12,963
15 April 1933	Bradford City	A	2 – 1	Brown, Hine	11,195
17 April 1933	Nottingham Forest	H	2 – 1	Hine, McDonald	16,849
22 April 1933	West Ham United	H	1 – 2	Dewar	14,958
29 April 1933	Lincoln City	A	2 – 3	Dewar, Hine	8,507
6 May 1933	Swansea Town	H	1 – 1	Hine	65,988

Pos	Club	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Nottingham Forest	42	17	15	10	67	59	+8	49
6	Manchester United	42	15	13	14	71	68	+3	43
7	Millwall	42	16	11	15	59	57	+2	43

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

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
14 January 1933	Round 3	Middlesbrough	H	1 – 4	Spence	36,991

Squad statistics

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	John Moody	42	0	1	0	43	0
FB	Tommy Frame	33	2	1	0	34	2
FB	Tom Jones	10	0	0	0	10	0
FB	Jack Mellor	40	0	1	0	41	0
FB	Jack Silcock	27	0	1	0	28	0
FB	Henry Topping	5	0	0	0	5	0
HB	George McLachlan	17	0	0	0	17	0
HB	Hugh McLenahan	24	2	1	0	25	2
HB	Tom Manley	19	0	0	0	19	0
HB	Ernest Vincent	40	1	1	0	41	1
FW	Dick Black	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Jim Brown	25	10	0	0	25	10
FW	Stewart Chalmers	22	1	1	0	23	1
FW	Neil Dewar	15	6	0	0	15	6
FW	Arthur Fitton	4	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Stanley Gallimore	12	5	0	0	12	5
FW	Herbert Heywood	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Ernie Hine	14	5	0	0	14	5
FW	Samuel Hopkinson	6	1	0	0	6	1
FW	Willie McDonald	21	4	0	0	21	4
FW	Andy Mitchell	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Louis Page	3	0	0	0	3	0
FW	Tommy Reid	11	10	1	0	12	10
FW	Bill Ridding	23	11	1	0	24	11
FW	Joe Spence	19	7	1	1	20	8
FW	William Stewart	21	3	1	0	22	3
FW	Arthur Warburton	6	1	0	0	6	1
–	Own goals	–	2	–	0	–	2

References

1. "Manchester United Season 1932/33". StretfordEnd.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.