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 | Aston Villa | 38 | 2.00 | 53 | D1-1 | L2-3 | |
| 2 | Liverpool | 38 | 1.37 | 48 | W2-1 | W4-1 | |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 1.33 | 45 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 1.25 | 45 | L0-2 | L0-1 | |
| 5 | Manchester United | 38 | 1.13 | 45 | W3-0 | L0-2 | |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 38 | 1.51 | 42 | W1-0 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 38 | 1.36 | 42 | W3-0 | L1-3 | |
| 8 | Sunderland | 38 | 1.29 | 41 | |||
| 9 | Notts County | 38 | 1.14 | 40 | L0-3 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Everton | 38 | 0.91 | 40 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 0.95 | 39 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 38 | 0.90 | 35 | W2-1 | L0-1 | |
| 13 | Bury | 38 | 0.94 | 33 | L2-3 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 0.75 | 33 | W2-1 | W3-1 | |
| 15 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 0.77 | 32 | W3-1 | L1-5 | |
| 16 | Bristol City | 38 | 0.75 | 32 | W4-0 | W3-2 | |
| 17 | Middlesbrough | 38 | 0.77 | 31 | D2-2 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Arsenal | 38 | 0.55 | 31 | W6-2 | W2-1 | |
| 19 | Chelsea | 38 | 0.67 | 29 | W4-0 | W4-1 | |
| 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 0.62 | 24 | W3-0 | L1-2 | |
| Sunderland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 8th | 6th | 10th |
| Played | 38 | 19 | 19 |
| Won | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Drawn | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Lost | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 19th | 10th | 8th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-1-4 | 3-2-1 | 2-0-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 5-7 | 8-4 | 8-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 7th | 6th |
| Goals scored | 66 | 40 | 26 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 4th | 4th | 5th |
| Goals conceded | 51 | 18 | 33 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 6th | 6th | 7th |
| Goal difference | +15 | +22 | -7 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 12th | 11th | 11th |
| Goal total | 117 | 58 | 59 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-1-3 | 5-1-1 | 2-1-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-4 | 6-2 | 2-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 L0-1 |
W2-1 W3-0 |
L0-1 |
| Occurence | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Sunderland | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One (old) | 8th | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 66 | 51 | +15 | .539 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 41 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 70 | 54 | +16 | .549 | |