| Div 2 | 4th |
| FA Cup | R3 |
| Attendance | 24,427 |
| Chairman | J Lunn |
| Manager | T Mather |
| Trainer | J McPherson jnr |
| Captain | H McMenemy |
| Top Scorer | J Smith (24) |
United lost their star man, Sammy Weaver, to Chelsea during the summer.
There were a number of new faces with Bob Ancell taking over at left-back and Tommy Mooney and Archie Livingstone supplementing the side's attacking options.
In the first half of the season they enjoyed some big victories (Doncaster were beaten 7-0 and both Norwich and Swansea were seen off by 5-1) but they still lost 9 times and were in 6th place.
Once again United seemed to either win or lose with only five drawn games all season. Five defeats in a row in January and February including a 4-0 thrashing by Chesterfield saw the team tumbling down the League.
Coupled with their Third Round Cup defeat against Preston this represented - up until that time - United's longest losing streak.
They redeemed themselves with eight wins in the last ten games which was enough for a fourth place finish.
Despite the fact that the average attendance went up there were some disastrous turn outs at the turnstiles. Most notable was the midweek fixture against Nottingham Forest which was witnessed by approximately 4,000 people.
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| 02/5 | A | Plymouth | L | 0-1 | ||
| 29/8 | H | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | ||
| 31/8 | A | WHU | W | 2-0 | ||
| 05/9 | A | Sheff Utd | L | 1-2 | ||
| 09/9 | H | WHU | W | 5-3 | ||
| 12/9 | H | Tottenham | L | 0-1 | ||
| 14/9 | A | Bradford PA | W | 3-0 | ||
| 19/9 | A | Blackpool | L | 0-3 | ||
| 26/9 | H | Blackburn | W | 2-0 | ||
| 03/10 | A | Bury | W | 2-1 | ||
| 10/10 | H | Leicester | W | 1-0 | ||
| 17/10 | H | Chesterfield | L | 1-2 | ||
| 24/10 | A | Nottm F | W | 2-0 | ||
| 31/10 | H | Plymouth | D | 1-1 | ||
| 07/11 | A | Coventry | D | 2-2 | ||
| 14/11 | H | Doncaster | W | 7-0 | ||
| 21/11 | A | Fulham | W | 4-3 | ||
| 28/11 | H | Burnley | W | 3-0 | ||
| 05/12 | A | Southampton | L | 0-2 | ||
| 12/12 | H | Swansea | W | 5-1 | ||
| 19/12 | A | Bradford | L | 0-2 | ||
| 25/12 | H | Norwich | L | 0-1 | ||
| 26/12 | A | Barnsley | L | 0-1 | ||
| 28/12 | A | Norwich | W | 5-1 | ||
| 01/1 | H | Bradford PA | D | 1-1 | ||
| 02/1 | H | Sheff Utd | W | 4-0 | ||
| 09/1 | A | Tottenham | W | 1-0 | ||
| 23/1 | H | Blackpool | L | 1-2 | ||
| 30/1 | A | Blackburn | L | 1-6 | ||
| 06/2 | H | Bury | L | 1-3 | ||
| 13/2 | A | Leicester | L | 2-3 | ||
| 20/2 | A | Chesterfield | L | 0-4 | ||
| 06/3 | A | Plymouth | D | 1-1 | ||
| 13/3 | H | Coventry | W | 4-2 | ||
| 17/3 | H | Nottm F | W | 3-2 | ||
| 20/3 | A | Doncaster | W | 2-1 | ||
| 26/3 | H | Aston Villa | L | 0-2 | ||
| 27/3 | H | Fulham | D | 1-1 | ||
| 30/3 | A | Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | ||
| 03/4 | A | Burnley | W | 3-0 | ||
| 10/4 | H | Southampton | W | 3-0 | ||
| 17/4 | A | Swansea | W | 2-1 | ||
| 24/4 | H | Bradford | W | 2-0 |
| W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| 02 | Leicester | 24 | 8 | 10 | 89 | 57 | 56 |
| 03 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 55 |
| 04 | Bury | 22 | 8 | 12 | 74 | 55 | 52 |
| 05 | Newcastle | 22 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | 49 |
| 06 | Plymouth | 18 | 13 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 49 |
| 07 | West Ham | 19 | 11 | 12 | 73 | 55 | 49 |
| 08 | Sheff Utd | 18 | 10 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 46 |
| 09 | Coventry | 17 | 11 | 14 | 66 | 54 | 45 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 16 | 12 | 14 | 82 | 70 | 44 |
| 11 | Tottenham | 17 | 9 | 16 | 88 | 66 | 43 |
| 12 | Fulham | 15 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 61 | 43 |
| 13 | Blackburn | 16 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 62 | 42 |
| 14 | Burnley | 16 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 61 | 42 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 16 | 9 | 17 | 50 | 64 | 41 |
| 16 | Chesterfield | 16 | 8 | 18 | 84 | 89 | 40 |
| 17 | Swansea | 15 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 37 |
| 18 | Norwich | 14 | 8 | 20 | 63 | 71 | 36 |
| 19 | Nottm Forest | 12 | 10 | 20 | 68 | 90 | 34 |
| 20 | Southampton | 11 | 12 | 19 | 53 | 77 | 34 |
| 21 | Bradford PA | 12 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 88 | 33 |
| 22 | Bradford C | 9 | 12 | 21 | 54 | 94 | 30 |
| 23 | Doncaster | F |
| R3 | 16/1 | A | Preston | L | 0-2 |
| Player | A | G |
|---|---|---|
| Ancell B | 26 | |
| Cairns B | 19 | 16 |
| Carver J | 37 | |
| Connelly E | 1 | |
| Davidson D | 6 | |
| Docking S | 7 | 2 |
| Fairhurst D | 14 | |
| Forster W | 2 | |
| Garnham A | 15 | 1 |
| Gordon J | 41 | |
| Grundy A | 1 | |
| Imrie B | 31 | 5 |
| Leighton B | 16 | 6 |
| Livingstone A | 15 | 1 |
| McMememy H | 10 | 4 |
| McPhillips B | 8 | |
| Mooney T | 21 | 2 |
| Park J | 9 | 2 |
| Pearson T | 38 | 7 |
| Richardson Joe | 41 | |
| Rogers E | 39 | 10 |
| Smith J | 29 | 24 |
| Tapken N | 35 | |
| Ware H | 12 |
Total Number of games: nn
Total Number of players used: 24
01: Tapken
02: Richardson J
03: Ancell
04: Gordon
05: Carver
06: Imrie
07: Rogers/Park
08: Ware > Leighton
09: Cairns > Smith
10: McMenemy/Pearson/Livingstone
11: Pearson/Mooney
| Name | Date | From | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carver Jesse | 06/36 | 24 | Blackburn Rovers | £2,000 |
| Rogers Ehud | 06/36 | 26 | Arsenal | £2,500 |
| Ancell Robert | 08/36 | 25 | St Mirren | £2,750 |
| Pears William | 0 9/36 | 17 | Crook Town | £50 |
| Mooney Thomas | 10/36 | 25 | Airdrie | £2,650 |
| Shiel J | 12/36 | 19 | Professional | £10 |
| Name | Date | To | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Michael | 07/36 | 28 | Preston | £400 |
| Leach Thomas | 07/36 | 32 | Stockport | £300 |
| Weaver Sam | 08/36 | 27 | Chelsea | £4,166 |
| Bulloch Hugh | 09/36 | 28 | New Brighton | Free |
| Murray John | 11/36 | 28 | Albion Rovers | £300 |
| Hall Ernest | 05/37 | 20 | Brighton | £100 |
| Russell Thomas | 05/37 | 25 | Horden CW | Free |
| Ware Harry | 05/37 | 25 | Sheff Wed | £1,700 |