League Division One · Matchday 02
Leicester City v Manchester United
4–1
Manchester United lost 1–4 to Leicester City at Filbert Street on Monday 2nd September 1929 in the League Division One. Harry Rowley (87') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 87' Harry Rowley
- Minute not recorded
- — Ernie Hine
- — Ernie Hine
- — George Carr
- — Arthur Chandler
- — Charlie Moore
- Full Time 4–1
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
10 Harry Rowley 87'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
William Orr
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 40 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 40 times: 22W 5D 13L.
11 Feb 1928 W 5–2 D1 25 Aug 1928 D 1–1 D1 29 Dec 1928 L 1–2 D1
2 Sep 1929 L 1–4 This match
11 Sep 1929 W 2–1 D1 8 Nov 1930 L 4–5 D1 25 Mar 1931 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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 →