League Division One · Matchday 38

Bury v Manchester United

4–3

Saturday 14th April 1928 · Gigg Lane · Att: 17,440

Manchester United lost 3–4 to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday 14th April 1928 in the League Division One. William Johnston (70'), Hugh McLenanhan (73') and Rees Williams (85') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' Jack Ball 1–0
35' John.R.Smith 2–0
Half Time
67' Frank Mann OG 3–0
70' William Johnston 3–1
73' Hugh McLenanhan 3–2
80' Norman Bullock 4–2
85' Rees Williams 4–3
Full Time 4–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Lancelot Richardson

2 Thomas (1924-1937) Jones

3 Jack Silcock

4 Samuel Bennion

5 Frank Mann 67'

6 Hugh McLenahan 73'

7 David "Rees" Williams 85'

8 Daniel Ferguson

9 William Rawlings

10 William Johnston 70'

11 Frank McPherson

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Percy Smith

Bury

United vs Bury History

Meeting 26 of 44

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 12th April 1895. After this match United had played Bury 26 times: 11W 6D 9L.

3 Dec 1927 L 0–1 D1 28 Jan 1928 D 1–1 FAC 1 Feb 1928 W 1–0 FAC

14 Apr 1928 L 3–4 This match

26 Jan 1929 L 0–1 FAC 29 Mar 1929 W 3–1 D1 1 Apr 1929 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	24	13	2	9	31	25	54.2
Away	20	10	6	4	35	24	50.0

All 44 meetings with Bury →

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 →