League Division Two · Matchday 06
Walsall v Manchester United
2–3
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
- Kick Off
- 20' William Brown
- Half Time
- 48' Jack Aston
- Minute not recorded
- — James McNaught
- — Levi Draycott
- — George Lewis
- 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.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
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.
26 Dec 1894 W 2–1 D2 3 Apr 1895 W 9–0 D2 7 Sep 1896 W 2–0 D2
21 Sep 1896 W 3–2 This match
30 Oct 1897 W 6–0 D2 11 Dec 1897 D 1–1 D2 29 Jan 1898 W 1–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 80.0 |
| Away | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 28.6 |
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 →