League Division Two · Matchday 21
Manchester United v Arsenal
5–1
Manchester United beat Arsenal 5–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 26th February 1898 in the League Division Two. James Collinson (??'), Joe Cassidy (??'), Henry Boyd (??') and Willie Bryant (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — James Collinson
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Henry Boyd
- — Willie Bryant
- — Willie Bryant
- — Fergus Hunt
- Full Time 5–1
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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Thomas Mitchell
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 8 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 8 times: 3W 2D 3L.
22 Mar 1897 D 1–1 D2 3 Apr 1897 W 2–0 D2 8 Jan 1898 L 1–5 D2
26 Feb 1898 W 5–1 This match
3 Dec 1898 L 1–5 D2 1 Apr 1899 D 2–2 D2 4 Nov 1899 W 2–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 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 →