League Division Two · Matchday 02
Burton Swifts v Manchester United
3–5
Manchester United beat Burton Swifts 5–3 at Peel Croft on Saturday 5th September 1896 in the League Division Two. William Brown (1'), William Bryant (25'), Levi Draycott (??'), James McNaught (??') and Joe Cassidy (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 1' William Brown
- 25' William Bryant
- Minute not recorded
- — Levi Draycott
- — James McNaught
- — Joe Cassidy
- — A.Lenton
- — R.Cotton
- — Arthur Chadwick
- Full Time 3–5
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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Burton Swifts Committee
Burton Swifts
United vs Burton Swifts History
Meeting 5 of 14
14
Played
7
Won
4
Drawn
3
Lost
36
Goals For
21
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 20th October 1894. After this match United had played Burton Swifts 5 times: 4W 0D 1L.
8 Dec 1894 W 5–1 D2 21 Sep 1895 W 5–0 D2 8 Feb 1896 L 1–4 D2
5 Sep 1896 W 5–3 This match
9 Jan 1897 D 1–1 D2 11 Sep 1897 W 4–0 D2 1 Jan 1898 W 4–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 57.1 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 42.9 |
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 →