# 1935–36 Manchester United F.C. season

The 1935–36 season was Manchester United's 40th season in the Football League.
At the end of the season, United finished champions and were promoted back to the First Division after five years away.

## Second Division

| Date | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 31 August 1935 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1–3 | Bamford | 22,366 |
| 4 September 1935 | Charlton Athletic | H | 3–0 | Bamford, Cape, Chester | 21,211 |
| 7 September 1935 | Bradford City | H | 3–1 | Bamford (2), Mutch | 30,754 |
| 9 September 1935 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–0 | | 13,178 |
| 14 September 1935 | Newcastle United | A | 2–0 | Bamford, Rowley | 28,520 |
| 18 September 1935 | Hull City | H | 2–0 | Bamford (2) | 15,739 |
| 21 September 1935 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 0–0 | | 34,718 |
| 28 September 1935 | Southampton | A | 1–2 | Rowley | 17,678 |
| 5 October 1935 | Port Vale | A | 3–0 | Mutch (2), Bamford | 9,703 |
| 12 October 1935 | Fulham | H | 1–0 | Rowley | 22,723 |
| 19 October 1935 | Sheffield United | H | 3–1 | Cape, Mutch, Rowley | 18,636 |
| 26 October 1935 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 0–1 | | 12,216 |
| 2 November 1935 | Leicester City | H | 0–1 | | 39,074 |
| 9 November 1935 | Swansea Town | A | 1–2 | Bamford | 9,731 |
| 16 November 1935 | West Ham United | H | 2–3 | Rowley (2) | 24,440 |
| 23 November 1935 | Norwich City | A | 5–3 | Rowley (3), Manley (2) | 17,266 |
| 30 November 1935 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 0–0 | | 23,569 |
| 7 December 1935 | Blackpool | A | 1–4 | Mutch | 13,218 |
| 14 December 1935 | Nottingham Forest | H | 5–0 | Bamford (2), Manley, Mutch, Rowley | 15,284 |
| 26 December 1935 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 | Mutch | 20,993 |
| 28 December 1935 | Plymouth Argyle | H | 3–2 | Mutch (2), Manley | 20,894 |
| 1 January 1936 | Barnsley | A | 3–0 | Gardner, Manley, Mutch | 20,957 |
| 4 January 1936 | Bradford City | A | 0–1 | | 11,286 |
| 18 January 1936 | Newcastle United | H | 3–1 | Mutch (2), Rowley | 22,968 |
| 1 February 1936 | Southampton | H | 4–0 | Mutch (2), Bryant, own goal | 23,205 |
| 5 February 1936 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 0–0 | | 20,085 |
| 8 February 1936 | Port Vale | H | 7–2 | Manley (4), Rowley (2), Mutch | 22,265 |
| 22 February 1936 | Sheffield United | A | 1–1 | Manley | 25,852 |
| 29 February 1936 | Blackpool | H | 3–2 | Bryant, Manley, Mutch | 18,423 |
| 7 March 1936 | West Ham United | A | 2–1 | Bryant, Mutch | 29,684 |
| 14 March 1936 | Swansea Town | H | 3–0 | Manley, Mutch, Rowley | 27,580 |
| 21 March 1936 | Leicester City | A | 1–1 | Bryant | 18,200 |
| 28 March 1936 | Norwich City | H | 2–1 | Rowley (2) | 31,596 |
| 1 April 1936 | Fulham | A | 2–2 | Bryant, Griffiths | 11,137 |
| 4 April 1936 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–0 | | 13,474 |
| 10 April 1936 | Burnley | A | 2–2 | Bamford (2) | 27,245 |
| 11 April 1936 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4–0 | Mutch (2), Bamford, Bryant | 33,517 |
| 13 April 1936 | Burnley | H | 4–0 | Bryant (2), Rowley (2) | 39,855 |
| 18 April 1936 | Nottingham Forest | A | 1–1 | Bamford | 12,156 |
| 25 April 1936 | Bury | H | 2–1 | Lang, Rowley | 35,027 |
| 29 April 1936 | Bury | A | 3–2 | Manley (2), Mutch | 31,562 |
| 2 May 1936 | Hull City | A | 1–1 | Bamford | 4,540 |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C, P) | 42 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 85 | 43 | 1.977 | 56 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic (P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 85 | 58 | 1.466 | 55 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 52 | |
| 4 | West Ham United | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 90 | 68 | 1.324 | 52 | |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 55 | 1.655 | 49 | |
| 6 | Leicester City | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 79 | 57 | 1.386 | 48 | |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 71 | 57 | 1.246 | 48 | |
| 8 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 79 | 1.114 | 46 | |
| 9 | Fulham | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 76 | 52 | 1.462 | 44 | |
| 10 | Blackpool | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 93 | 72 | 1.292 | 43 | |
| 11 | Norwich City | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 72 | 65 | 1.108 | 43 | |
| 12 | Bradford City | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 55 | 65 | 0.846 | 43 | |
| 13 | Swansea Town | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 67 | 76 | 0.882 | 39 | |
| 14 | Bury | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 66 | 84 | 0.786 | 38 | |
| 15 | Burnley | 42 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 59 | 0.847 | 37 | |
| 16 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 62 | 84 | 0.738 | 37 | |
| 17 | Southampton | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 0.723 | 37 | |
| 18 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 71 | 0.718 | 37 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 69 | 76 | 0.908 | 35 | |
| 20 | Barnsley | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 54 | 80 | 0.675 | 33 | |
| 21 | Port Vale (R) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 106 | 0.528 | 32 | Relegation to the Third Division North |
| 22 | Hull City (R) | 42 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 47 | 111 | 0.423 | 20 | Relegation to the Third Division North |

## FA Cup

| Date | Round | Opponents | H / A | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 11 January 1936 | Round 3 | Reading | A | 3–1 | Mutch (2), Manley | 25,844 |
| 25 January 1936 | Round 4 | Stoke City | A | 0–0 | | 32,286 |
| 29 January 1936 | Round 4 Replay | Stoke City | H | 0–2 | | 34,440 |