League Division Two · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Gainsborough Trinity
3–1
Manchester United beat Gainsborough Trinity 3–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 3rd January 1903 in the League Division Two. Alexander Downie (??'), Jack Peddie (??') and Ernest Pegg (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Alexander Downie
- — Jack Peddie
- — Ernest Pegg
- — Edwin Greensill
- Full Time 3–1
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
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
James West
Manchester United
OPP
Gainsborough Trinity Committee
Gainsborough Trinity
United vs Gainsborough Trinity History
Meeting 14 of 20
20
Played
13
Won
5
Drawn
2
Lost
36
Goals For
14
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 1st September 1896. After this match United had played Gainsborough Trinity 14 times: 9W 3D 2L.
7 Sep 1901 W 3–0 D2 4 Jan 1902 D 1–1 D2 6 Sep 1902 W 1–0 D2
3 Jan 1903 W 3–1 This match
19 Dec 1903 W 4–2 D2 16 Apr 1904 W 1–0 D2 10 Dec 1904 W 3–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 80.0 |
| Away | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 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 →