League Division Two · Matchday 24
Manchester United v Birmingham City
2–0
Manchester United beat Birmingham City 2–0 at Bank Street on Saturday 25th February 1899 in the League Division Two. Henry Boyd (??') and W.A.Roberts (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Henry Boyd
- — W.A.Roberts
- Full Time 2–0
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
Alfred Jones
Birmingham City
United vs Birmingham City History
Meeting 8 of 106
106
Played
49
Won
32
Drawn
25
Lost
164
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 8 times: 3W 2D 3L.
23 Oct 1897 L 1–2 D2 9 Apr 1898 W 3–1 D2 15 Oct 1898 L 1–4 D2
25 Feb 1899 W 2–0 This match
14 Oct 1899 L 0–1 D2 18 Feb 1900 W 3–2 D2 1 Dec 1900 L 0–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 50 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 85 | 37 | 64.0 |
| Away | 51 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 72 | 27.5 |
| Neutral | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 60.0 |
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 →