League Division Two · Matchday 39

Manchester United v Burnley

4–0

Monday 18th April 1938 · Old Trafford · Att: 35,808

Manchester United beat Burnley 4–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 18th April 1938 in the League Division Two. William Bryant (47'), Harry Baird (77') and William McKay (85', 86') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
47' William Bryant 1–0
77' Harry Baird 2–0
85' William McKay 3–0
86' William McKay 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Thomas Breen

2 Hubert Redwood

3 William Roughton

4 James (1935-1939) Brown

5 George Vose

6 William McKay 85', 86'

7 William Bryant 47'

8 Harry Baird 77'

9 John "Jack" Smith

10 Stan Pearson

11 Jack Rowley

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Walter Crickmer

Manchester United

OPP

Alf Boland

Burnley

United vs Burnley History

Meeting 56 of 139

139

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

240

Goals For

195

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 56 times: 26W 4D 26L.

10 Apr 1936 D 2–2 D2 13 Apr 1936 W 4–0 D2 15 Apr 1938 L 0–1 D2

18 Apr 1938 W 4–0 This match

8 Sep 1947 D 0–0 D1 1 Jan 1948 W 5–0 D1 23 Oct 1948 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	41	14	14	151	82	59.4
Away	70	27	12	31	89	113	38.6

All 139 meetings with Burnley →

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 →