Eric Sweeney

Position: forward

England

HAN	P	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Win%
H	19	9	5	5	37	23	+14	47.37
A	12	3	3	6	14	20	-6	25.00
N	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0.00
TOTALS	32	12	8	12	52	45	+7	37.50

Name: Eric Edwin Sweeney

Birthdate: 03-10-1903

Age: 122

Birthplace: Birkenhead, England

Height: 5' 10" (1.78m)

Weight: 10st 10lbs (68.4kg)

Years at Club: 1925-1930

Signing Info: Signed Trainee: 04/1925. Signed Professional: 05/1925

Previous Clubs:

Debut: 13/02/1926 v Leeds United (H) 2-1 (League Division One)

Farewell: Transferred to Charlton Athletic, 06/1930, £

Passed Away: 10/1968

Biography

Fact: Eric was born in Liverpool and is one of only a handful of Liverpool born players to play for Manchester United,
the others are Alfred Schofield, William Anderson, Louis Antonio Page, Albert Kinsey, John Gidman & Wayne Rooney.



		League		League Cup		FA Cup		Charity Shield		European Cup		Europa League		Super Cup		Cup Winners Cup		Inter-cont Cup		World Clubs Cup

No	Season																					Season Goals	Season Apps
1.	1925-1926	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
2.	1926-1927	3	13	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16
3.	1927-1928	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
4.	1928-1929	1	6	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
5.	1929-1930	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
TOTALS		6	27	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	32

Detailed Match & Performance Charts

No	Opponent

1.	West Bromwich Albion	2	2
2.	Leeds United	2	3
3.	Cardiff City	1	3
4.	Sheffield United	1	3
5.	Reading	1	3

No	Opponent

1.	Leeds United	3	2
2.	Cardiff City	3	1
3.	Sheffield United	3	1
4.	Reading	3	1
5.	Leicester City	3	0
6.	West Bromwich Albion	2	2
7.	Bury	2	0
8.	Tottenham Hotspur	2	0
9.	Birmingham City	1	0
10.	Liverpool	1	0
11.	Burnley	1	0
12.	Newcastle United	1	0
13.	West Ham United	1	0
14.	Huddersfield Town	1	0
15.	Derby County	1	0
16.	Everton	1	0
17.	Portsmouth	1	0
18.	Aston Villa	1	0
19.	Port Vale	1	0

No	Opponent Manager	No

1.	Stewart, Fred	3
2.	Nicholson, John	3
3.	Wylie, Andrew	3
4.	Orr, William	3
5.	Fairclough, Arthur	2
6.	Everiss, Fred	2
7.	McWilliam, Peter	2
8.	Hunter - Thompson, James	1
9.	Beer, Billy	1
10.	McQueen, Matt	1
11.	Pickles, Albert	1
12.	Watt, Frank	1
13.	King, Syd	1
14.	Chaplin, Jack	1
15.	Jobey, George	1
16.	McIntosh, Thomas	1
17.	Tinn, Jack	1
18.	Smith, W J	1
19.	Schofield, Joe	1
20.	Ray, Dick	1
21.	Smith, Percy	1

No	MUFC Managers	Count

1.	Hilditch, Clarence	15
2.	Bamlett, Herbert	14
3.	Chapman, John	3

No	Opponent	Count

1.	Leeds United	3
2.	Cardiff City	3
3.	Sheffield United	3
4.	Reading	3
5.	Leicester City	3
6.	West Bromwich Albion	2
7.	Bury	2
8.	Tottenham Hotspur	2
9.	Birmingham City	1
10.	Liverpool	1
11.	Burnley	1
12.	Newcastle United	1
13.	West Ham United	1
14.	Huddersfield Town	1
15.	Derby County	1
16.	Everton	1
17.	Portsmouth	1
18.	Aston Villa	1
19.	Port Vale	1

No	Opponent Nationality	Count

1.	England	29
2.	Wales	3

No	Competition	Count

1.	League Division One	27
2.	FA Cup	5

No	Stadium	Count

1.	Old Trafford	19
2.	Bramall Lane	2
3.	Filbert Street	2
4.	Elland Road	1
5.	Elm Park	1
6.	Fratton Park	1
7.	Gigg Lane	1
8.	Leeds Road	1
9.	Old Recreation Ground	1
10.	Turf Moor	1
11.	Villa Park	1
12.	White Hart Lane	1

No	Date	Opponent	Competition

Player has never been sent off during a match.

No	Date	Opponent	WDL	F-A	Competition

Player never featured in a Cup Final.

Roy Keane own goal v Real Madrid Old Trafford 2000

No	Date	Opponents	Competition	Penaltys

Player has never scored a penalty for the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Own Goals
Player has never scored an own goal against the club.

No	Date	Opponent	Competition	Goals

Player has never scored a hat-trick or better during a game.

All Matches played

No	Date ▲	Opponent	F-A	HAN		Scorers	Opponent scorers
1.	13-02-1926	Leeds United	2-1	H	1	Francis McPherson 1', Eric Sweeney 86'	Tom Jennings 17'
2.	28-04-1926	Cardiff City	1-0	H	0	William Inglis 88' (pen)
3.	01-05-1926	West Bromwich Albion	3-2	H	0	Chris Taylor 8', 17', 55'	George James 60', Tommy Magee 70'
4.	16-10-1926	Bury	3-0	A	0	Francis McPherson ??', Joe Spence ??', ??'
5.	23-10-1926	Birmingham City	0-1	H	0		Wallace Harris 30'
6.	18-12-1926	West Bromwich Albion	2-0	H	2	Eric Sweeney 10', 20'
7.	25-12-1926	Tottenham Hotspur	1-1	A	0	Joe Spence 40'	Jimmy Dimmock 75'
8.	27-12-1926	Tottenham Hotspur	2-1	H	0	Francis McPherson 12', 83'	Charlie Handley 60'
9.	01-01-1927	Sheffield United	5-0	H	1	Clatworthy Rennox 48', Eric Sweeney 50', Frank Barson 60', Francis McPherson 72', 74'
10.	08-01-1927	Reading	1-1	A	0	Samuel Bennion 87'	Frank Richardson 67'
11.	12-01-1927	Reading	2-2	H	1	Joe Spence 34', Eric Sweeney 49'	Frank Richardson 30', 35' (pen)
12.	15-01-1927	Liverpool	0-1	H	0		Dick Forshaw 57'
13.	17-01-1927	Reading	1-2	N	0	Francis McPherson 44'	Frank Richardson (pen) 49', Bill Johnstone 89'
14.	22-01-1927	Leeds United	3-2	A	0	Clatworthy Rennox 28', Francis McPherson 72' (pen), Joe Spence 76'	Tom Jennings 23', 82' (pen)
15.	05-02-1927	Burnley	0-1	A	0		Jack Bruton 44'
16.	09-02-1927	Newcastle United	3-1	H	0	Joe Spence 5', Thomas Harris 70', James Hanson 75'	Tom McDonald 20'
17.	12-02-1927	Cardiff City	1-1	H	0	James Hanson 30'	Hugh Ferguson 39'
18.	19-03-1927	West Ham United	0-3	H	0		Victor Watson 30', 77', Joseph Johnson 88'
19.	23-04-1927	Huddersfield Town	0-0	A	0
20.	01-10-1927	Leicester City	0-1	A	0		Hugh Adcock 30'
21.	15-10-1927	Cardiff City	2-2	H	1	Eric Sweeney 10', Joe Spence 82'	Billy Thirlaway 15', Ernie Curtis 77'
22.	22-10-1927	Derby County	5-0	H	0	William Johnston 47', Francis McPherson 56', Joe Spence 58', 61', 65'
23.	11-02-1928	Leicester City	5-2	H	0	James Hanson 18', George Nicol 43', 46', Joe Spence 60', 62'	Arthur Chandler 30', Johnny Duncan 80'
24.	15-12-1928	Everton	1-1	H	0	James Hanson 80'	Alec Troup 32'
25.	22-12-1928	Portsmouth	0-3	A	0		Jack Smith 26', 38', Johnny McNeil 81'
26.	26-12-1928	Sheffield United	1-6	A	0	William Rawlings 35'	Fred Tunstall 9', Harry Johnson 10', 31', 88', Sid Gibson 47', Tom Phillipson 59'
27.	29-12-1928	Leicester City	1-2	A	0	James Hanson 38' (pen)	*Ernie Hine 15', 29'
28.	01-01-1929	Aston Villa	2-2	H	0	Clarence Hilditch 1', Harry Rowley 76'	Thomas Waring 31', 33'
29.	12-01-1929	Port Vale	3-0	A	0	Joe Spence 2', James Hanson 25', Chris Taylor 38'
30.	19-01-1929	Leeds United	1-2	H	1	Eric Sweeney 5'	Charlie Keetley 70', Ernie Hart 85'
31.	26-01-1929	Bury	0-1	H	0		Wally Amos 67'
32.	07-10-1929	Sheffield United	1-3	A	0	Thomas Boyle 40'	Jimmy Dunne 30', Tom Phillipson 34', Billy Gillespie 87'

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