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 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 1.40 | 49 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 2 | Everton | 38 | 1.09 | 46 | W3-0 | D1-1 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 38 | 1.28 | 44 | L2-4 | D1-1 | |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 1.26 | 43 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 1.41 | 41 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 38 | 1.21 | 41 | L1-2 | L1-6 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 1.24 | 40 | W2-0 | L0-3 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 1.14 | 39 | D0-0 | L2-4 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | 0.92 | 39 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 38 | 0.93 | 38 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 0.92 | 38 | W3-0 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 1.00 | 37 | W2-1 | L0-4 | |
| 13 | Manchester United | 38 | 0.75 | 37 | D2-2 | L1-3 | |
| 14 | Sheffield United | 38 | 1.12 | 36 | L2-3 | L0-4 | |
| 15 | Manchester City | 38 | 0.97 | 35 | W4-1 | W3-1 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 38 | 0.73 | 35 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Liverpool | 38 | 0.89 | 34 | L0-1 | L0-1 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 0.85 | 34 | |||
| 19 | Preston North End | 38 | 0.70 | 33 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Bury | 38 | 0.54 | 21 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 18th | 15th | 17th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Drawn | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Lost | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 20th | 14th | 10th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-1-4 | 3-1-2 | 0-4-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 4-8 | 6-4 | 4-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 13th | 12th | 18th |
| Goals scored | 46 | 32 | 14 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 4 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 11th | 9th | 13th |
| Goals conceded | 54 | 19 | 35 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 16th | 13th | 15th |
| Goal difference | -8 | +13 | -21 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 14th | 9th | 14th |
| Goal total | 100 | 51 | 49 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 4 |
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| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 6 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-2-4 | 3-2-1 | 1-3-7 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 12-8 | 7-3 | 5-11 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 D1-1 |
W1-0 W2-0 W3-0 more |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Oldham Athletic | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 18th | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 54 | -8 | .447 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .625 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 49 | 57 | -8 | .464 | |