FA Cup · 3rd Round - 2nd Replay
Manchester United v Reading
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Reading at Villa Park (N) on Monday 17th January 1927 in the FA Cup. Francis McPherson (44') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 44' Francis McPherson 1–0
- Half Time
- 49' Frank Richardson (pen) 1–1
- 89' Bill Johnstone 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Clarence Hilditch
Manchester United
OPP
Andrew Wylie
Reading
United vs Reading History
Meeting 5 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 5 times: 1W 3D 1L.
29 Feb 1912 W 3–0 FAC 8 Jan 1927 D 1–1 FAC 12 Jan 1927 D 2–2 FAC
17 Jan 1927 L 1–2 This match
11 Jan 1936 W 3–1 FAC 16 Jan 1937 W 1–0 FAC 8 Jan 1955 D 1–1 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →