League Division Two · Matchday 41

Manchester United v Port Vale

4–0

Saturday 25th April 1925 · Old Trafford · Att: 33,500

Manchester United beat Port Vale 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 25th April 1925 in the League Division Two. Arthur Lochhead (3'), Joe Spence (10'), Thomas Smith (46') and Francis McPherson (62') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
3' Arthur Lochhead 1–0
10' Joe Spence 2–0
Half Time
46' Thomas Smith 3–0
62' Francis McPherson 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Alfred Steward

2 Charlie Moore

3 Thomas (1924-1937) Jones

4 Samuel Bennion

5 Frank Barson

6 John Grimwood

7 Joe Spence 10'

8 Thomas Smith 46'

9 Albert Pape

10 Arthur Lochhead 3'

11 Frank McPherson 62'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

John Chapman

Manchester United

OPP

Joe Schofield

Port Vale

United vs Port Vale History

Meeting 27 of 45

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 24th December 1894. After this match United had played Port Vale 27 times: 15W 3D 9L.

15 Dec 1923 W 1–0 D2 22 Dec 1923 W 5–0 D2 20 Dec 1924 L 1–2 D2

25 Apr 1925 W 4–0 This match

9 Jan 1926 W 3–2 FAC 12 Jan 1929 W 3–0 FAC 28 Nov 1931 W 2–1 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

All 45 meetings with Port Vale →

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 →