League Division Two · Matchday 09
Manchester United v Grimsby Town
3–2
Manchester United beat Grimsby Town 3–2 at Bank Street on Saturday 5th November 1898 in the League Division Two. Joe Cassidy (??'), William Brooks (??') and Matthew Gillespie (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Cassidy pen
- — William Brooks
- — Matthew Gillespie
- — Thomas Jenkinson
- — George Ratcliffe
- Full Time 3–2
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
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Grimsby Town Committee
Grimsby Town
United vs Grimsby Town History
Meeting 9 of 38
38
Played
16
Won
7
Drawn
15
Lost
66
Goals For
66
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 17th November 1894. After this match United had played Grimsby Town 9 times: 6W 0D 3L.
7 Nov 1896 W 4–2 D2 27 Nov 1897 W 2–1 D2 2 Apr 1898 W 3–1 D2
5 Nov 1898 W 3–2 This match
4 Mar 1899 L 0–3 D2 26 Dec 1899 W 7–0 D2 3 Mar 1900 W 1–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 66.7 |
| Away | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 20.0 |
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 →