League Division One · Matchday 03

Manchester United v Birmingham City

4–1

Saturday 3rd September 1938 · Old Trafford · Att: 22,228

Manchester United beat Birmingham City 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd September 1938 in the League Division One. Jack Smith (4', 25'), Charlie Craven (8') and William Bryant (34') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
4' Jack Smith 1–0
8' Charlie Craven 2–0
25' Jack Smith 3–0
34' William Bryant 4–0
44' Fred Harris 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Jack Breedon

2 John "Jack" Griffiths

7 William Bryant 34'

8 Charles Craven 8'

9 John "Jack" Smith 4', 25'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Jack Rowley

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Walter Crickmer

Manchester United

OPP

George Liddell

Birmingham City

United vs Birmingham City History

Meeting 40 of 106

106

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

164

Goals For

114

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 40 times: 15W 13D 12L.

7 Mar 1931 D 0–0 D1 5 Dec 1936 L 1–2 D1 10 Apr 1937 D 2–2 D1

3 Sep 1938 W 4–1 This match

31 Dec 1938 D 3–3 D1 20 Nov 1948 W 3–0 D1 19 Mar 1949 L 0–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	50	32	9	9	85	37	64.0
Away	51	14	21	16	67	72	27.5
Neutral	5	3	2	0	12	5	60.0

All 106 meetings with Birmingham City →

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 →