League Division Two · Matchday 02
Burton Swifts v Manchester United
0–4
Manchester United beat Burton Swifts 4–0 at Peel Croft on Saturday 11th September 1897 in the League Division Two. Henry Boyd (20', ??', ??') and Joe Cassidy (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 20' Henry Boyd
- Minute not recorded
- — Henry Boyd
- — Henry Boyd pen
- — Joe Cassidy
- Full Time 0–4
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
Player
9 Henry Boyd 20', ??', ??', ??'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Burton Swifts Committee
Burton Swifts
United vs Burton Swifts History
Meeting 7 of 14
14
Played
7
Won
4
Drawn
3
Lost
36
Goals For
21
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 20th October 1894. After this match United had played Burton Swifts 7 times: 5W 1D 1L.
8 Feb 1896 L 1–4 D2 5 Sep 1896 W 5–3 D2 9 Jan 1897 D 1–1 D2
11 Sep 1897 W 4–0 This match
1 Jan 1898 W 4–0 D2 1 Oct 1898 L 1–5 D2 2 Jan 1899 D 2–2 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 57.1 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 42.9 |
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 →