League Division Two · Matchday 33
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Leicester City at Bank Street on Saturday 15th April 1899 in the League Division Two. Joe Cassidy (??') and Matthew Gillespie (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Matthew Gillespie
- — Tom Bradshaw
- — Johnny McMillan
- Full Time 2–2
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
George Johnson
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 9 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 9 times: 4W 2D 3L.
2 Oct 1897 W 2–0 D2 20 Nov 1897 D 1–1 D2 17 Dec 1898 L 0–1 D2
15 Apr 1899 D 2–2 This match
24 Mar 1900 L 0–2 D2 13 Apr 1900 W 3–2 D2 29 Sep 1900 L 0–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →