League Division One · Matchday 05
Middlesbrough v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–2 at Ayresome Park on Saturday 14th September 1929 in the League Division One. William Rawlings (15', 69', 80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' William Rawlings 0–1
- Half Time
- 51' Billy Pease 1–1
- 61' Bobby Bruce 2–1
- 69' William Rawlings 2–2
- 80' William Rawlings 2–3
- Full Time 2–3
Match Facts
- William Rawlings scored a hat-trick.
- A record crowd for a United match at Ayresome Park at the time: 26,428.
- William Rawlings' 3 goals took him to 3 in 1929-1930 and 15 for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 William Rawlings 15', 69', 80'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Peter McWilliam
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 36 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 36 times: 14W 6D 16L.
26 Dec 1924 W 2–0 D2 27 Aug 1927 W 3–0 D1 31 Dec 1927 W 2–1 D1
14 Sep 1929 W 3–2 This match
18 Jan 1930 L 0–3 D1 3 Sep 1930 L 1–3 D1 2 May 1931 D 4–4 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →