League Division Two · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Bristol City
5–1
Manchester United beat Bristol City 5–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 2nd September 1905 in the League Division Two. Charlie Sagar (25', ??', ??'), Jack Picken (??') and Clem Beddow (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 25' Charlie Sagar
- Minute not recorded
- — Charlie Sagar
- — Charlie Sagar
- — Jack Picken
- — Clem Beddow
- — Willie Maxwell
- Full Time 5–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Bristol City at the time, in their 9th meeting.
- Jack Picken made his Manchester United debut.
- Charles Sagar made his Manchester United debut.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
Harry Thickett
Bristol City
United vs Bristol City History
Meeting 9 of 36
36
Played
15
Won
10
Drawn
11
Lost
49
Goals For
41
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 21st September 1901. After this match United had played Bristol City 9 times: 3W 3D 3L.
2 Jan 1904 D 1–1 D2 10 Sep 1904 W 4–1 D2 7 Jan 1905 D 1–1 D2
2 Sep 1905 W 5–1 This match
30 Dec 1905 D 1–1 D2 1 Sep 1906 W 2–1 D1 29 Dec 1906 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 52.9 |
| Away | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 27.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →