League Division One · Matchday 18
Chelsea v Manchester United
1–4
Manchester United beat Chelsea 4–1 at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 25th December 1912 in the League Division One. George Anderson (15'), Enoch West (??', ??') and Arthur Whalley (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 15' George Anderson
- Minute not recorded
- — Enoch West
- — Enoch West
- — Arthur Whalley
- — Harry Ford
- Full Time 1–4
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
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Bentley
Manchester United
OPP
David Calderhead (Snr)
Chelsea
United vs Chelsea History
Meeting 10 of 199
199
Played
82
Won
61
Drawn
56
Lost
312
Goals For
238
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 10 times: 5W 4D 1L.
13 Mar 1909 D 1–1 D1 13 Nov 1909 W 2–0 D1 26 Mar 1910 D 1–1 D1
25 Dec 1912 W 4–1 This match
26 Dec 1912 W 4–2 D1 20 Sep 1913 W 2–0 D1 17 Jan 1914 L 0–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 94 | 42 | 32 | 20 | 148 | 88 | 44.7 |
| Away | 94 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 149 | 136 | 39.4 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 27.3 |
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 →