League Division One · Matchday 38
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
3–5
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 5–3 at Burnden Park on Saturday 10th April 1920 in the League Division One. George Bissett (??', ??'), Billy Meredith (??'), William Toms (??') and Wilfred Woodcock (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — George Bissett
- — George Bissett
- — Billy Meredith
- — William Toms
- — Wilfred Woodcock
- — Billy Herbert
- — Joe Smith
- — Frank Roberts
- Full Time 3–5
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
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
Charles Foweraker
Bolton Wanderers
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 24 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 24 times: 9W 6D 9L.
12 Sep 1914 L 0–3 D1 16 Jan 1915 W 4–1 D1 3 Apr 1920 D 1–1 D1
10 Apr 1920 W 5–3 This match
28 Aug 1920 L 2–3 D1 4 Sep 1920 D 1–1 D1 1 Apr 1922 L 0–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →