League Division Two · Matchday 09
Manchester United v Liverpool
5–2
Manchester United beat Liverpool 5–2 at Bank Street on Saturday 2nd November 1895 in the League Division Two. James Peters (15', ??', ??'), Richard Smith (60') and John Clarkin (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 4' Frank Becton
- 10' Jimmy Ross
- 15' James Peters
- Half Time
- 60' Richard Smith
- Minute not recorded
- — James Peters
- — James Peters
- — John Clarkin
- Full Time 5–2
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
Starting XI
Player
11 James Peters 15', ??, ??, ??'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
John McKenna
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 3 of 218
218
Played
85
Won
61
Drawn
72
Lost
296
Goals For
294
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 3 times: 1W 0D 2L.
28 Apr 1894 L 0–2 TM 12 Oct 1895 L 1–7 D2
2 Nov 1895 W 5–2 This match
12 Feb 1898 D 0–0 FAC 16 Feb 1898 L 1–2 FAC 7 Feb 1903 W 2–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 176 | 111 | 50.5 |
| Away | 100 | 27 | 25 | 48 | 105 | 168 | 27.0 |
| Neutral | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38.5 |
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 →