# 1912–13 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1912–13 season was Manchester United's 21st season in the Football League and sixth in the First Division.

## First Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 2 September 1912 | Woolwich Arsenal | A | 0–0 | | 11,000 |
| 7 September 1912 | Manchester City | H | 0–1 | | 40,000 |
| 14 September 1912 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 2–1 | Livingstone, Turnbull | 25,000 |
| 21 September 1912 | Everton | H | 2–0 | West (2) | 40,000 |
| 28 September 1912 | The Wednesday | A | 3–3 | West (2), Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 5 October 1912 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 1–1 | Wall | 45,000 |
| 12 October 1912 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | Turnbull | 15,000 |
| 19 October 1912 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–0 | Turnbull, West | 12,000 |
| 26 October 1912 | Middlesbrough | A | 2–3 | Nuttall (2) | 10,000 |
| 2 November 1912 | Notts County | H | 2–1 | Anderson, Meredith | 12,000 |
| 9 November 1912 | Sunderland | A | 1–3 | West | 20,000 |
| 16 November 1912 | Aston Villa | A | 2–4 | Wall, West | 20,000 |
| 23 November 1912 | Liverpool | H | 3–1 | Anderson (2), Wall | 8,000 |
| 30 November 1912 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | Wall | 25,000 |
| 7 December 1912 | Sheffield United | H | 4–0 | Anderson, Turnbull, Wall, West | 12,000 |
| 14 December 1912 | Newcastle United | A | 3–1 | West (3) | 20,000 |
| 21 December 1912 | Oldham Athletic | H | 0–0 | | 30,000 |
| 25 December 1912 | Chelsea | A | 4–1 | West (2), Anderson, Whalley | 33,000 |
| 26 December 1912 | Chelsea | H | 4–2 | Turnbull (2), Anderson, Wall | 20,000 |
| 28 December 1912 | Manchester City | A | 2–0 | West (2) | 38,000 |
| 1 January 1913 | Bradford City | H | 2–0 | Anderson (2) | 30,000 |
| 4 January 1913 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1–1 | Roberts | 25,000 |
| 18 January 1913 | Everton | A | 1–4 | Hamill | 20,000 |
| 25 January 1913 | The Wednesday | H | 2–0 | West, Whalley | 45,000 |
| 8 February 1913 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 38,000 |
| 15 February 1913 | Derby County | H | 4–0 | West (2), Anderson, Turnbull | 30,000 |
| 1 March 1913 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–3 | Meredith, Whalley | 15,000 |
| 8 March 1913 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | Anderson, Turnbull | 10,000 |
| 15 March 1913 | Sunderland | H | 1–3 | Sheldon | 15,000 |
| 21 March 1913 | Woolwich Arsenal | H | 2–0 | Anderson, Whalley | 20,000 |
| 22 March 1913 | Aston Villa | H | 4–0 | Stacey, Turnbull, Wall, West | 30,000 |
| 25 March 1913 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | 25,000 |
| 29 March 1913 | Liverpool | A | 2–0 | Wall, West | 12,000 |
| 31 March 1913 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–1 | Blott | 12,000 |
| 5 April 1913 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 2–1 | Anderson, Wall | 30,000 |
| 12 April 1913 | Sheffield United | A | 1–2 | Wall | 12,000 |
| 19 April 1913 | Newcastle United | H | 3–0 | Hunter (2), West | 10,000 |
| 26 April 1913 | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 3,000 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Relegation |
| 1 | Sunderland (C) | 38 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 86 | 43 | 2.000 | 54 | |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 86 | 52 | 1.654 | 50 | |
| 3 | The Wednesday | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 75 | 55 | 1.364 | 49 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 43 | 1.605 | 46 | |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 79 | 43 | 1.837 | 45 | |
| 6 | Manchester City | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 1.432 | 44 | |
| 7 | Derby County | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 1.045 | 42 | |
| 8 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 63 | 0.984 | 42 | |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 42 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 1.140 | 38 | |
| 11 | Everton | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 54 | 0.889 | 37 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 61 | 71 | 0.859 | 37 | |
| 13 | Bradford City | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 60 | 0.833 | 35 | |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 1.000 | 34 | |
| 15 | Sheffield United | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 56 | 70 | 0.800 | 34 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55 | 69 | 0.797 | 32 | |
| 17 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 72 | 0.625 | 30 | |
| 18 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 51 | 73 | 0.699 | 28 | |
| 19 | Notts County (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 56 | 0.500 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Woolwich Arsenal (R) | 38 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 74 | 0.351 | 18 | Relegation to the Second Division |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1913 | First Round | Coventry City | H | 1–1 | Wall | 11,500 |
| 16 January 1913 | First Round Replay | Coventry City | A | 2–1 | Anderson, Roberts | 20,042 |
| 1 February 1913 | Second Round | Plymouth Argyle | A | 2–0 | Anderson, Wall | 21,700 |
| 22 February 1913 | Third Round | Oldham Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 26,932 |
| 26 February 1913 | Third Round Replay | Oldham Athletic | H | 1–2 | West | 31,180 |