League Division One · Matchday 08
Burnley v Manchester United
3–4
Manchester United beat Burnley 4–3 at Turf Moor on Saturday 6th October 1928 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (5', 42') and James Hanson (??', 35') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 5' Joe Spence
- 35' James Hanson pen
- 42' Joe Spence
- Half Time
- 83' Andy McCluggage pen
- Minute not recorded
- — James Hanson
- — Andy McCluggage pen
- — George Beel
- Full Time 3–4
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
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Albert Pickles
Burnley
United vs Burnley History
Meeting 41 of 139
139
Played
68
Won
26
Drawn
45
Lost
240
Goals For
195
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 41 times: 16W 3D 22L.
5 Feb 1927 L 0–1 D1 26 Nov 1927 L 0–4 D1 7 Apr 1928 W 4–3 D1
6 Oct 1928 W 4–3 This match
16 Feb 1929 W 1–0 D1 23 Nov 1929 W 1–0 D1 29 Mar 1930 L 0–4 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 41 | 14 | 14 | 151 | 82 | 59.4 |
| Away | 70 | 27 | 12 | 31 | 89 | 113 | 38.6 |
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 →