League Division One · Matchday 38

Manchester United v Sunderland

3–0

Saturday 6th April 1929 · Old Trafford · Att: 27,772

Manchester United beat Sunderland 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 6th April 1929 in the League Division One. Thomas Reid (7'), Frank Mann (37') and James Hanson (40') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Thomas Reid 1–0
37' Frank Mann 2–0
40' James Hanson 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 Frank Mann 37'

8 James Hanson 40'

9 Thomas Reid 7'

10 Harry Rowley

11 Harry Thomas

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Johnny Cochrane

Sunderland

United vs Sunderland History

Meeting 40 of 147

147

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

254

Goals For

208

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 40 times: 16W 5D 19L.

12 Nov 1927 L 1–4 D1 25 Apr 1928 W 2–1 D1 24 Nov 1928 L 1–5 D1

6 Apr 1929 W 3–0 This match

30 Nov 1929 W 4–2 D1 5 Apr 1930 W 2–1 D1 29 Nov 1930 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	73	43	18	12	150	77	58.9
Away	73	23	20	30	99	130	31.5
Neutral	1	1	0	0	5	1	100.0

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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 →