FA Cup · 3rd Round
Reading v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Reading 3–1 at Elm Park on Saturday 11th January 1936 in the FA Cup. Thomas Manley (8') and George Mutch (40', 87') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 8' Thomas Manley 0–1
- 40' George Mutch 0–2
- Half Time
- 47' Jim Paterson 1–2
- 87' George Mutch 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 George Mutch 40', 87'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Scott Duncan
Manchester United
OPP
Billy Butler
Reading
United vs Reading History
Meeting 6 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 6 times: 2W 3D 1L.
8 Jan 1927 D 1–1 FAC 12 Jan 1927 D 2–2 FAC 17 Jan 1927 L 1–2 FAC
11 Jan 1936 W 3–1 This match
16 Jan 1937 W 1–0 FAC 8 Jan 1955 D 1–1 FAC 12 Jan 1955 W 4–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 →