League Division Two · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Wolverhampton Wanderers
3–2
Manchester United beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 at Old Trafford on Friday 25th December 1931 in the League Division Two. Samuel Hopkinson (??'), Thomas Reid (??') and Joe Spence (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Samuel Hopkinson
- — Thomas Reid
- — Joe Spence
- — Billy Bottrill
- — Charlie Phillips
- Full Time 3–2
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
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Buckley
Wolverhampton Wanderers
United vs Wolverhampton Wanderers History
Meeting 8 of 116
116
Played
57
Won
21
Drawn
38
Lost
195
Goals For
157
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 15th October 1892. After this match United had played Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 times: 6W 1D 1L.
16 Sep 1922 W 1–0 D2 25 Oct 1924 D 0–0 D2 28 Feb 1925 W 3–0 D2
25 Dec 1931 W 3–2 This match
26 Dec 1931 L 0–7 D2 29 Aug 1936 D 1–1 D1 26 Dec 1936 L 1–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 102 | 53 | 64.3 |
| Away | 58 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 92 | 102 | 36.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 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 →