League Division Two · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Lincoln City
3–1
Manchester United beat Lincoln City 3–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 12th September 1896 in the League Division Two. Bob Donaldson (??') and Joe Cassidy (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Bob Donaldson
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Joe Cassidy pen
- — Jimmy Lynes
- Full Time 3–1
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
Alf Martin
Lincoln City
United vs Lincoln City History
Meeting 5 of 29
29
Played
13
Won
4
Drawn
12
Lost
47
Goals For
42
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd December 1894. After this match United had played Lincoln City 5 times: 2W 1D 2L.
29 Dec 1894 L 0–3 D2 16 Nov 1895 D 5–5 D2 11 Apr 1896 L 0–2 D2
12 Sep 1896 W 3–1 This match
1 Apr 1897 W 3–1 D2 4 Sep 1897 W 5–0 D2 6 Nov 1897 L 0–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 66.7 |
| Away | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 21.4 |
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 →