37 years without a trophy

[Bill]

This is off a lad I know who bothered to research it.

'Between the 1911/12 and 1947/48 Football League campaigns there was 26 seasons of football played.

During this time Manchester United spent 9 seasons in Division 2 while Manchester City spent 4.

In this 26 year trophy-less time period for Manchester United, Manchester City won the Division 1 title once and the FA Cup twice.

Both United and City’s highest attendances came in the 1947/48 season while both played at Maine Road; City averaged 42,725 and United averaged 53,624. Pre-World War II City’s highest attendance was 37,468 when they won Division 2 in the 1927/28 season. That same season United averaged 25,218 and finished in 18th position in Division 1. United’s highest pre-World War II attendance was 37,072 in the 1920/21 campaign which saw the Reds finish 13th in Division. City finished 2nd that same year and got an average gate of 31,120.

United’s lowest attendance was 11,685 in the 1930/31 season where we finished rock bottom of Division 1. City finished 8th and averaged 26,849.
In 1936/37 City won the league and brought in an average of 35,872, contrarily United were relegated in 21st place out of 22 but still brought in 32,332. City were relegated as defending league champions and in the 1938/39 season averaged 31,291 in Division 2, still respectable considering United averaged 30,369 as we finished 14th in Division 1 but still 1,041 shy of our last outing in the second tier.

In the 1930/31 season the lowest attendance throughout our barren period was recorded when 3,679 people saw United draw 0-0 with Leicester City on March 25th 1931.

I make that 672 more people than 3,007.

In this overall period City got the bigger attendances with an average gate of 29,368 to United’s 25,617. However to state that United fans “weren’t there” is a somewhat liberal use of facts because during the 26 seasons in focus the average Division 1 attendance in England was 23,411 – a whole 2,206 less than United’s average gate, despite United playing 9 of those campaigns in the second tier.

So in other words, it was 26 years and we were still there.'

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

 

[KenTheLandlord]

This is off a lad I know who bothered to research it.

'Between the 1911/12 and 1947/48 Football League campaigns there was 26 seasons of football played.

During this time Manchester United spent 9 seasons in Division 2 while Manchester City spent 4.

In this 26 year trophy-less time period for Manchester United, Manchester City won the Division 1 title once and the FA Cup twice.

Your mate aint a very good researcher. What did you win in 1912?

No wonder you are in debt. 48 - 11 = 37. Not 26.

Your banner, not ours, yours, says years, my factually challenged retarded soup kitchen botherer, it is 37 years. End of.


In the 1930/31 season the lowest attendance throughout our barren period was recorded when 3,679 people saw United draw 0-0 with Leicester City on March 25th 1931. I make that 672 more people than 3,007.

However, when compared like with like its less than half the 8015 we had for a division 2 match.

 

[urmstonlad]

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

 

[u2fme2]

and i am still here

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

you know what? we're fine, whilst you lot live in your precious, money orientated "we can't dare lose" shiny pot sad existences we've been to hell and back and we've loved it, wouldn't swap it for the world and it's actually made me appreciate football rather than the elite.

what's more is it makes us better people.

 

[mcfcliam]

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

Another red who doesn't 'get it'

 

[Bill]

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

suffering? it has always been an absolute joy to be a city fan. we are not plastic, we are not fickle, our support does'nt depend on winning, cheating and whinging, we are fans and proper fans at that.
i dont expect you to understand, you are a rag, a gloryhunter by nature, a plastic by choice.

i truly pity you.

 

[squirtyflower]

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

suffering? it has always been an absolute joy to be a city fan. we are not plastic, we are not fickle, our support does'nt depend on winning, cheating and whinging, we are fans and proper fans at that.
i dont expect you to understand, you are a rag, a gloryhunter by nature, a plastic by choice.

i truly pity you.

good call

 

[Bluemoon115]

lol desperate.

your team was wank, get over it.
37 years.

I think I'll live with it because I wasn't around then to experience us 'being wank' (lol).

But you're living in your drought right now, so I'll just have soldier on and enjoy that.

Think what you think lads, whatever makes the suffering easier.

Hahaha.

Someone who supports a franchise like United could never comprehend what being being Blue is all about.

"It requires more courage to suffer than to die."

And United are dying.

 

[friend]

I'm picturing a few people flicking through Rothmans, The Guinness Book Of Records, searching Wikipedia. Many of you are frothing at the mouth.
Lots of waffling about highest attendances, lowest attendances, ignoring wars. It's got the lot. All this and yet it has no point.