Charity Shield · Final
Manchester United v Swindon Town
8–4
Manchester United beat Swindon Town 8–4 at Stamford Bridge (N) on Monday 25th September 1911 in the Charity Shield. Sandy Turnbull (8'), Harold Halse (20', 30', ??', ??', ??', 60') and George Wall (85') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 6' Harold Fleming
- 8' Sandy Turnbull
- 15' Freddie Wheatcroft
- 20' Harold Halse
- 30' Harold Halse
- 45' Billy Tout (pen)
- Half Time
- 60' Harold Halse
- 85' George Wall
- Minute not recorded
- — Harold Halse
- — Harold Halse
- — Harold Halse
- — Bob Jefferson
- Full Time 8–4
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
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Allen
Swindon Town
United vs Swindon Town History
Meeting 1 of 6
6
Played
3
Won
1
Drawn
2
Lost
16
Goals For
12
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th September 1911. After this match United had played Swindon Town 1 time: 1W 0D 0L.
| All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Away | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 100.0 |
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 →