NUFC 1932/33 - Season Review

NUFC Squad 1932/33

Div 1	5th
FA Cup	R3
Attendance	25,992
Chairman	J Lunn
Manager	A Cunningham
Trainer	J McPherson jnr
Captain	J Nelson
Top Scorer	J Allen (19)

The confidence gained from the Cup victory carried through to the next campaign as a virtually unchanged United side reached their highest league position since the Championship winning season of 1926/27.

After a disappointing run during the Autumnal months when they lost five games out of seven the Magpies gradually ascended the table until they reached 3rd by the beginning of April. At that point they were four points behind leaders Arsenal with a game in hand.

An end of season collapse which brought five defeats in the last seven games put an end to any hopes of more glory

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Competitions

League Division 1

27/8	A	Bolton	D	2-2
31/8	H	Middlesbrough	W	5-1
03/9	H	Liverpool	W	4-3
10/9	A	Leicester	W	3-0
17/9	H	Portsmouth	D	1-1
24/9	A	Chelsea	W	1-0
01/10	H	Huddersfield	L	0-4
08/10	A	Sheff Utd	L	1-3
15/10	H	Wolves	W	3-2
22/10	H	WBA	W	3-0
29/10	A	Sheff Wed	L	0-2
05/11	H	Everton	L	1-2
12/11	A	Arsenal	L	0-1
19/11	H	Man City	W	2-0
26/11	A	Sunderland	W	2-0
03/12	H	Leeds Utd	W	3-1
10/12	A	Blackburn	L	1-2
17/12	H	Derby	D	0-0
24/12	A	Blackpool	W	4-0
26/12	H	Birmingham	W	2-1
27/12	A	Birmingham	W	2-1
31/12	H	Bolton	W	3-1
02/1	A	Middlesbrough	W	3-2
07/1	A	Liverpool	L	0-3
21/1	H	Leicester	W	2-1
28/1	A	Portsmouth	L	0-2
04/2	H	Chelsea	W	2-0
11/2	A	Huddersfield	L	0-4
18/2	H	Sheff Utd	W	2-0
04/3	A	WBA	L	2-3
06/3	A	Wolves	D	1-1
11/3	H	Sheff Wed	W	3-1
25/3	H	Arsenal	W	2-1
01/4	A	Man City	W	2-1
05/4	A	Everton	D	0-0
08/4	H	Sunderland	L	0-1
15/4	A	Leeds Utd	L	1-6
17/4	H	Aston Villa	W	3-1
18/4	A	Aston Villa	L	0-3
22/4	H	Blackburn	W	2-1
29/4	A	Derby	L	2-3
06/5	H	Blackpool	L	1-2

		W	D	L	F	A	Pts
01	Arsenal	25	8	9	118	61	58
02	Aston Villa	23	8	11	92	67	54
03	Sheff Wed	21	9	12	80	68	51
04	West Brom	20	9	13	83	70	49
05	Newcastle	22	5	15	71	63	49
06	Huddersfield	18	11	13	66	53	47
07	Derby	15	14	13	76	69	44
08	Leeds	15	14	13	59	62	44
09	Portsmouth	18	7	17	74	76	43
10	Sheff Utd	17	9	16	74	80	43
11	Everton	16	9	17	81	74	41
12	Sunderland	15	10	17	63	80	40
13	Birmingham	14	11	17	57	57	39
14	Liverpool	14	11	17	79	84	39
15	Blackburn	14	10	18	76	102	38
16	Man City	16	5	21	68	71	37
17	Middlesbrough	14	9	19	63	73	37
18	Chelsea	14	7	21	63	73	35
19	Leicester	11	13	18	75	89	35
20	Wolves	13	9	20	80	96	35
21	Bolton	12	9	21	78	92	33
22	Blackpool	14	5	23	69	85	33

FA Cup

R3	14/1	H	Leeds Utd	L	0-3

R3: United were hit by injuries and flu and were up against the meanest defence in the League, but it was still a major shock that the holders were beaten so comprehensively.

Squad and Team

Player	A	G
Allen J	37	19
Bell D	5	1
Betton A	35	1
Boyd J	38	14
Burns M	18
Cape J	10	3
Davidson D	10
Dennison B	2
Dryden J	5	1
Fairhurst D	43
Gallantree W	1
Heward H	5
Lang T	38	9
Leighton B	1
MacKenzie R	33
Mathison G	3
McInroy A	25
McMenemy H	40	11
Murray J	27	1
Nelson J	41
Richardson JR	35	10
Richardson Joe	2
Weaver S	19	3
own goals		1

Total Number of games: nn

Total Number of players used: 23

01: McInroy/Burns

02: Nelson

03: Fairhurst

04: MacKenzie

05: Betton

06: Weaver/Murray

07: Boyd

08: Richardson JR

09: Allen

10: McMenemy

11: Lang

Player Moves

Toon In

Name	Date	Age	From	Fee
Murray John	07/32	23	Rangers	£2,500
Tapken Norman	05/33	20	Professional	£25
Dryden John	09/32	24	Ashington	£175
Forster William	11/32	23	Professional	£25
Pearson Thomas	03/33	20	Hearts	£35
Kelly John	04/33	20	Burnley	cash-ex
Cairns William	05/33	18	Stargate Rovers	£25

Toon Out

Name	Date	Age	To	Fee
Feeney Wilfred	06/32	21	Notts County	£500
Starling Ronald	06/32	22	Sheff Wed	£3,250
Wilkinson Jack	09/32	24	Lincoln City	£600
Mcbain Thomas	10/32	30	Carlisle
Naylor James	10/32	31	Man City	£500
Mathison George	03/33	23	Lincoln City	£675

1930s Seasons

1930/31 1931/32 1932/33 1933/34 1934/35 1935/36 1936/37 1937/38 1938/39