League Division Two · Matchday 04
Manchester United v Port Vale
4–0
Manchester United beat Port Vale 4–0 at Bank Street on Saturday 22nd September 1900 in the League Division Two. John Grundy (??'), Thomas Leigh (??'), Alf Schofield (??') and Richard Smith (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — John Grundy
- — Thomas Leigh
- — Alf Schofield
- — Richard Smith
- Full Time 4–0
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
- United's biggest win over Port Vale at the time, in their 9th meeting.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
James West
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Gleaves
Port Vale
United vs Port Vale History
Meeting 9 of 45
45
Played
30
Won
5
Drawn
10
Lost
97
Goals For
42
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 24th December 1894. After this match United had played Port Vale 9 times: 6W 0D 3L.
4 Feb 1899 L 0–1 D2 2 Dec 1899 W 3–0 D2 7 Apr 1900 L 0–1 D2
22 Sep 1900 W 4–0 This match
19 Jan 1901 L 0–2 D2 21 Dec 1901 W 1–0 D2 19 Apr 1902 D 1–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 10 | 90.5 |
| Away | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 45.8 |
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 →