# 1931–32 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1931–32 season was Manchester United's 36th season in the Football League.
The season saw Herbert Bamlett sacked as manager on 9 November 1931 after a dismal run of form in the league, and Walter Crickmer recruited as his successor on the same day. United recovered well in the league after his appointment and finished 12th, banishing fears of a second successive relegation which would have pushed them into the Third Division North for the first time. At the end of the season Scott Duncan replaced Walter Crickmer as the full-time manager.

## Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 29 August 1931 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1–3 | Reid | 16,239 |
| 2 September 1931 | Southampton | H | 2–3 | Ferguson, Johnston | 3,507 |
| 5 September 1931 | Swansea Town | H | 2–1 | Hopkinson, Reid | 6,763 |
| 7 September 1931 | Stoke City | A | 0–3 | | 10,518 |
| 12 September 1931 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 1–1 | Johnston | 9,557 |
| 16 September 1931 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | Spence | 5,025 |
| 19 September 1931 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–2 | Gallimore | 10,166 |
| 26 September 1931 | Chesterfield | H | 3–1 | Warburton (2), Johnston | 10,834 |
| 3 October 1931 | Burnley | A | 0–2 | | 9,719 |
| 10 October 1931 | Preston North End | H | 3–2 | Gallimore, Johnston, Spence | 8,496 |
| 17 October 1931 | Barnsley | A | 0–0 | | 4,052 |
| 24 October 1931 | Notts County | H | 3–3 | Gallimore, Mann, Spence | 6,694 |
| 31 October 1931 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | Johnston | 22,555 |
| 7 November 1931 | Leeds United | H | 2–5 | Spence (2) | 9,512 |
| 14 November 1931 | Oldham Athletic | A | 5–1 | Johnston (2), Spence (2), Mann | 10,922 |
| 21 November 1931 | Bury | H | 1–2 | Spence | 11,745 |
| 28 November 1931 | Port Vale | A | 2–1 | Spence (2) | 6,955 |
| 5 December 1931 | Millwall | H | 2–0 | Gallimore, Spence | 6,396 |
| 12 December 1931 | Bradford City | A | 3–4 | Spence (2), Johnston | 13,215 |
| 19 December 1931 | Bristol City | H | 0–1 | | 4,697 |
| 25 December 1931 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 3–2 | Hopkinson, Reid, Spence | 33,123 |
| 26 December 1931 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–7 | | 37,207 |
| 2 January 1932 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 0–2 | | 6,056 |
| 16 January 1932 | Swansea Town | A | 1–3 | Warburton | 5,888 |
| 23 January 1932 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1–4 | Reid | 19,139 |
| 30 January 1932 | Nottingham Forest | H | 3–2 | Reid (3) | 11,152 |
| 6 February 1932 | Chesterfield | A | 3–1 | Reid (2), Spence | 9,457 |
| 17 February 1932 | Burnley | H | 5–1 | Johnston (2), Ridding (2), Gallimore | 11,036 |
| 20 February 1932 | Preston North End | A | 0–0 | | 13,353 |
| 27 February 1932 | Barnsley | H | 3–0 | Hopkinson (2), Gallimore | 18,223 |
| 5 March 1932 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | Hopkinson, Reid | 10,817 |
| 12 March 1932 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 2–1 | Spence (2) | 24,827 |
| 19 March 1932 | Leeds United | A | 4–1 | Reid (2), Johnston, Ridding | 13,644 |
| 25 March 1932 | Charlton Athletic | H | 0–2 | | 37,012 |
| 26 March 1932 | Oldham Athletic | H | 5–1 | Reid (3), Fitton, Spence | 17,886 |
| 28 March 1932 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | | 16,256 |
| 2 April 1932 | Bury | A | 0–0 | | 12,592 |
| 9 April 1932 | Port Vale | H | 2–0 | Reid, Spence | 10,916 |
| 16 April 1932 | Millwall | A | 1–1 | Reid | 9,087 |
| 23 April 1932 | Bradford City | H | 1–0 | Fitton | 17,765 |
| 30 April 1932 | Bristol City | A | 1–2 | Black | 5,874 |
| 7 May 1932 | Southampton | A | 1–1 | Black | 6,128 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 0.924 | 43 |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 72 | 1.069 | 42 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 42 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 75 | 77 | 0.974 | 42 |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 66 | 77 | 0.857 | 41 |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 9 January 1932 | Round 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–4 | Reid | 28,000 |