League Division Two · Matchday 22
Burnley v Manchester United
6–3
Manchester United lost 3–6 to Burnley at Turf Moor on Monday 7th March 1898 in the League Division Two. Willie Bryant (46', ??') and James Collinson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 6' Wilf Toman
- 15' Jimmy Ross
- 22' Wilf Toman
- Half Time
- 46' Willie Bryant
- 60' Jimmy Ross
- 70' Unknown
- 85' William Ferguson
- Minute not recorded
- — Willie Bryant
- — James Collinson
- Full Time 6–3
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
Harry Bradshaw
Burnley
United vs Burnley History
Meeting 8 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 8 times: 2W 2D 4L.
19 Apr 1897 L 0–2 TM 21 Apr 1897 W 2–0 TM 12 Jan 1898 D 0–0 D2
7 Mar 1898 L 3–6 This match
15 Sep 1900 L 0–1 D2 12 Jan 1901 L 0–1 D2 9 Feb 1901 D 0–0 FAC | 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 →