League Division One · Matchday 21
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on Thursday 25th December 1930 in the League Division One. Thomas Reid (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Thomas Reid
- — Harold Blackmore
- — Harold Blackmore
- — George Gibson
- Full Time 3–1
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
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Charles Foweraker
Bolton Wanderers
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 39 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 39 times: 11W 11D 17L.
16 Mar 1929 D 1–1 D1 7 Dec 1929 D 1–1 D1 1 Mar 1930 L 1–4 D1
25 Dec 1930 L 1–3 This match
26 Dec 1930 D 1–1 D1 9 Sep 1933 L 1–5 D2 20 Jan 1934 L 1–3 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →