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
 Spain Primera Division
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Valencia | 38 | +24 | 75 | L0-2 | L1-2 | |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruna | 38 | +24 | 68 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | +25 | 66 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 4 | Barcelona | 38 | +28 | 64 | D1-1 | L1-5 | |
| 5 | Celta Vigo | 38 | +18 | 60 | D2-2 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Real Betis | 38 | +8 | 59 | W3-2 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | Alaves | 38 | -3 | 54 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | -12 | 53 | L1-2 | L2-3 | |
| 9 | Seville | 38 | +11 | 53 | L1-3 | W2-0 | |
| 10 | Malaga | 38 | 0 | 53 | |||
| 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | -6 | 49 | D0-0 | L0-3 | |
| 12 | Real Valladolid | 38 | -13 | 48 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 38 | -6 | 47 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Espanyol | 38 | -9 | 47 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 15 | Villarreal | 38 | -9 | 43 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 16 | Mallorca | 38 | -12 | 43 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Osasuna | 38 | -13 | 42 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| 18 | Las Palmas | 38 | -10 | 40 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 19 | Tenerife | 38 | -26 | 38 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 20 | Real Zaragoza | 38 | -19 | 37 | W2-1 | W2-0 | |
| Malaga | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 9th | 10th | 8th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Drawn | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Lost | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 9th | 10th | 4th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 3-2-1 | 3-1-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-7 | 6-4 | 10-10 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 13th | 12th | 9th |
| Goals scored | 44 | 24 | 20 |
| Failed to score | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 6th | 9th | 6th |
| Goals conceded | 44 | 20 | 24 |
| Clean sheets | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 8th | 13th | 6th |
| Goal difference | 0 | +4 | -4 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 16th | 12th | 15th |
| Goal total | 88 | 44 | 44 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-4-2 | 3-2-2 | 2-2-2 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-6 | 12-5 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
D1-1 |
W2-0 D0-0 D1-1 |
| Occurence | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Malaga | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Primera Division | 10th | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | .526 |
| TOTAL | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 0 | .526 | |