League Record
| Division | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Points | Finish | English top-flight champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Div 1 | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 81 | 48 | 52 | 1st | Manchester United |
Cups And Honours
| FA Cup | League Cup | Community Shield | Europe / world | Archive honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R4 | Not contested | Winners | Not contested | English league title; Community Shield (winners) |
People and Context
Top scorer: Sandy Turnbull (27 goals in all competitions). [3]
Season in focus
United won the First Division title for the first time, finishing nine points clear of Aston Villa. Sandy Turnbull’s 27 goals were decisive, and the club also won the Charity Shield. The change from the Newton Heath name had come six years earlier, with promotion following in 1906; this title confirmed the speed and scale of the transformation. [3]
The championship in numbers
United won 23 of 38 league matches, a win rate of 60.5%. Their 81 goals amounted to 2.13 per match, while 48 conceded left a goal difference of +33. These rates are calculated from the league table above; Sandy Turnbull’s all-competition scoring total covers a different set of matches.
The 52 points came from two points per win and one per draw. Comparing that total directly with a modern Premier League season would obscure both the scoring system and the number of fixtures. The Records Lab compares goals and wins per match across selected campaigns.