League Division Two · Matchday 12
Manchester United v Gainsborough Trinity
4–2
Manchester United beat Gainsborough Trinity 4–2 at Bank Street on Saturday 19th December 1903 in the League Division Two. Thomas Arkesden (??'), Dick Duckworth (??'), William Grassam (??') and Sandy Robertson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Thomas Arkesden
- — Dick Duckworth
- — William Grassam
- — Sandy Robertson
- — Thomas Jacklin
- — Thomas Jacklin
- Full Time 4–2
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
Gainsborough Trinity Committee
Gainsborough Trinity
United vs Gainsborough Trinity History
Meeting 15 of 20
20
Played
13
Won
5
Drawn
2
Lost
36
Goals For
14
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 1st September 1896. After this match United had played Gainsborough Trinity 15 times: 10W 3D 2L.
4 Jan 1902 D 1–1 D2 6 Sep 1902 W 1–0 D2 3 Jan 1903 W 3–1 D2
19 Dec 1903 W 4–2 This match
16 Apr 1904 W 1–0 D2 10 Dec 1904 W 3–1 D2 8 Apr 1905 D 0–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 80.0 |
| Away | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 50.0 |
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 →