Manchester United Data
League Division Two · Matchday 32

Barnsley v Manchester United

6–2
Tuesday 9th April 1901 · Oakwell · Att: 3,000

Manchester United lost 2–6 to Barnsley at Oakwell on Tuesday 9th April 1901 in the League Division Two. William Jackson (??') and William Morgan (??') scored for United.

Timeline

  1. Kick Off
  2. Minute not recorded
  3. — William Jackson
  4. — William Morgan
  5. — Joe Halliwell
  6. — Joe Halliwell
  7. — Jack Carlin
  8. — Frank Mawson
  9. — Andrew Swan
  10. — Don Lees
  11. Full Time 6–2

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

  • United's heaviest defeat to Barnsley at the time, in their 6th meeting.

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
James West
Manchester United
OPP
John McCartney
Barnsley

United vs Barnsley History

Meeting 6 of 39
39
Played
23
Won
11
Drawn
5
Lost
83
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1898. After this match United had played Barnsley 6 times: 3W 2D 1L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 191531 51878.9
Away 20884 321940.0
All 39 meetings with Barnsley →

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 →