League Division Two · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Barnsley
1–0
Manchester United beat Barnsley 1–0 at Bank Street on Wednesday 13th March 1901 in the League Division Two. Thomas Leigh (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Thomas Leigh
- Full Time 1–0
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
James West
Manchester United
OPP
Arthur Fairclough
Barnsley
United vs Barnsley History
Meeting 5 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 5 times: 3W 2D 0L.
4 Apr 1899 W 2–0 D2 11 Nov 1899 D 0–0 D2 17 Mar 1900 W 3–0 D2
13 Mar 1901 W 1–0 This match
9 Apr 1901 L 2–6 D2 23 Nov 1901 W 1–0 D2 22 Mar 1902 L 2–3 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 78.9 |
| Away | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 40.0 |
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 →