League Division Two · Matchday 26
Grimsby Town v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Grimsby Town 3–1 at Abbey Park on Saturday 2nd April 1898 in the League Division Two. Joe Cassidy (??', ??') and Henry Boyd (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Joe Cassidy pen
- — Henry Boyd
- — Thomas Blythe
- Full Time 1–3
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
Grimsby Town Committee
Grimsby Town
United vs Grimsby Town History
Meeting 8 of 38
38
Played
16
Won
7
Drawn
15
Lost
66
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 17th November 1894. After this match United had played Grimsby Town 8 times: 5W 0D 3L.
19 Sep 1896 L 0–2 D2 7 Nov 1896 W 4–2 D2 27 Nov 1897 W 2–1 D2
2 Apr 1898 W 3–1 This match
5 Nov 1898 W 3–2 D2 4 Mar 1899 L 0–3 D2 26 Dec 1899 W 7–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 66.7 |
| Away | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 20.0 |
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 →