FA Cup · 3rd Round - 2nd Replay

Manchester United v Stoke City

4–2

Monday 19th January 1931 · Anfield · Att: 11,788

Manchester United beat Stoke City 4–2 at Anfield (N) on Monday 19th January 1931 in the FA Cup. Joe Spence (63'), Stanley Gallimore (73') and Samuel Hopkinson (78', 80') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
18' Bobby Archibald 0–1
Half Time
62' Bobby Liddle 0–2
63' Joe Spence 1–2
73' Stanley Gallimore 2–2
78' Samuel Hopkinson 3–2
80' Samuel Hopkinson 4–2
Full Time 4–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

7 Joe Spence 63'

10 Stanley Gallimore 73'

11 Samuel Hopkinson 78', 80'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Mather

Stoke City

United vs Stoke City History

Meeting 15 of 108

108

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

166

Goals For

127

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 15 times: 6W 4D 5L.

3 Jan 1925 W 2–0 D2 10 Jan 1931 D 3–3 FAC 14 Jan 1931 D 0–0 FAC

19 Jan 1931 W 4–2 This match

7 Sep 1931 L 0–3 D2 16 Sep 1931 D 1–1 D2 27 Aug 1932 L 0–2 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	53	29	17	7	101	43	54.7
Away	53	14	19	20	61	79	26.4
Neutral	2	1	0	1	4	5	50.0

All 108 meetings with Stoke City →

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 →