United won the First Division for the second time in the 1910–11 season. They then went trophyless again
in the 1911–12 season, which not only proved to be the last with Mangnall in charge (he moved to Manchester
City after ten years with United), but also the last time the club won the First Division for 41 years,
the longest they have gone without winning the league in their history. For the next ten years, the club went
into a state of gradual decline before being relegated back down to Division Two in 1922. They were promoted
again in 1925, but struggled to get into the top half of the table, and were relegated again in 1931. In the
eight years leading up to the Second World War, the club became somewhat of a yo-yo club, reaching their all
time lowest position of 20th in Division Two in 1934. They were promoted and relegated once again before
being promoted in the penultimate season before the Second World War. They guaranteed their place in the
top flight after the war by finishing in 14th in the 1938–39 season.


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