Manchester United Data
League Division Two · Matchday 06

Walsall v Manchester United

2–3
Monday 21st September 1896 · Fellows Park · Att: 7,000

Manchester United beat Walsall 3–2 at Fellows Park on Monday 21st September 1896 in the League Division Two. William Brown (20'), James McNaught (??') and Levi Draycott (??') scored for United.

Timeline

  1. Kick Off
  2. 20' William Brown
  3. Half Time
  4. 48' Jack Aston
  5. Minute not recorded
  6. — James McNaught
  7. — Levi Draycott
  8. — George Lewis
  9. Full Time 2–3

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

Managers

MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
A E Parsloe
Walsall

United vs Walsall History

Meeting 4 of 17
17
Played
10
Won
5
Drawn
2
Lost
40
Goals For
12
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Wednesday 26th December 1894. After this match United had played Walsall 4 times: 4W 0D 0L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 10820 31280.0
Away 7232 91028.6
All 17 meetings with Walsall →

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 →