FA Cup · 1st Round
Manchester United v Stoke City
2–3
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Stoke City at Bank Street on Saturday 2nd February 1895 in the FA Cup. Richard Smith (??') and James Peters (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 1' Sammy Meston
- Minute not recorded
- — Richard Smith
- — James Peters
- — Sammy Meston
- — Jimmy Robertson
- Full Time 2–3
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Arthur Reeves
Stoke City
United vs Stoke City History
Meeting 5 of 108
108
Played
44
Won
36
Drawn
28
Lost
166
Goals For
127
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 5 times: 2W 0D 3L.
31 Mar 1893 W 1–0 D1 23 Mar 1894 W 6–2 D1 31 Mar 1894 L 1–3 D1
2 Feb 1895 L 2–3 This match
27 Apr 1895 L 0–3 TM 6 Oct 1906 W 2–1 D1 9 Feb 1907 W 4–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 101 | 43 | 54.7 |
| Away | 53 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 79 | 26.4 |
| Neutral | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 50.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →