Family death triggered Ferguson exit
Sir Alex Ferguson says he would have continued as Manchester United manager but for the death of his wife's twin sister.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division One (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.84 | 60 | L1-3 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Derby County | 42 | 1.10 | 50 | D2-2 | L0-4 | |
| 3 | Manchester City | 42 | 1.12 | 47 | L0-2 | W2-1 | |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 42 | 1.11 | 47 | |||
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.25 | 46 | L3-4 | L1-4 | |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 1.06 | 45 | W3-0 | L0-2 | |
| 7 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.09 | 43 | L2-3 | L2-5 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 42 | 0.96 | 43 | W3-0 | L3-4 | |
| 9 | Sunderland | 42 | 0.95 | 43 | W2-1 | L1-4 | |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 0.91 | 43 | W5-3 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 42 | 1.08 | 41 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Liverpool | 42 | 0.80 | 41 | L2-3 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 42 | 1.06 | 40 | L0-1 | W2-1 | |
| 14 | Arsenal | 42 | 1.18 | 39 | W5-2 | W4-2 | |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 1.00 | 39 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 16 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 0.98 | 38 | W4-2 | W3-2 | |
| 17 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.76 | 38 | W1-0 | W3-2 | |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.82 | 37 | W4-1 | W2-0 | |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 42 | 0.77 | 37 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 42 | 0.95 | 36 | W5-1 | D3-3 | |
| 21 | Burnley | 42 | 0.81 | 36 | L1-2 | W4-1 | |
| 22 | Everton | 42 | 0.87 | 35 | W5-2 | W4-3 | |
| Aston Villa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 4th | 12th | 2nd |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Drawn | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Lost | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 6th | 11th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 4-0-2 | 3-1-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 13-10 | 17-10 | 12-12 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 6th | 3rd |
| Goals scored | 92 | 54 | 38 |
| Failed to score | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 13th | 13th | 11th |
| Goals conceded | 83 | 33 | 50 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 5th | 8th | 4th |
| Goal difference | +9 | +21 | -12 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 5th | 6th | 4th |
| Goal total | 175 | 87 | 88 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | lost last 2 | ||
| Away | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-1-4 | 5-1-3 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-5 | 5-3 | 4-4 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-0 W2-1 W3-0 more |
W2-1 W3-2 L0-2 more |
| Occurence | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Aston Villa | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 4th | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 92 | 83 | +9 | .560 |
| English FA Cup | Sixth Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | .750 |
| TOTAL | 46 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 105 | 88 | +17 | .576 | |