League Division Two · Matchday 35

Manchester United v Burnley

3–4

Wednesday 27th March 1935 · Old Trafford · Att: 10,247

Manchester United lost 3–4 to Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday 27th March 1935 in the League Division Two. William Boyd (70'), Walter McMillen (77') and Jack Cape (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
51' George Brown 0–1
59' George Brown 0–2
70' William Boyd 1–2
74' Ron Hornby 1–3
77' Walter McMillen 2–3
80' Frank Rayner 2–4
89' Jack Cape 3–4
Full Time 3–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

1 Leonard Langford

2 John "Jack" Griffiths

7 Jack Cape 89'

9 William Boyd 70'

11 Walter McMillen 77'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Scott Duncan

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Bromilow

Burnley

United vs Burnley History

Meeting 52 of 139

139

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

240

Goals For

195

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 52 times: 24W 3D 25L.

23 Sep 1933 W 5–2 D2 3 Feb 1934 W 4–1 D2 6 Oct 1934 W 2–1 D2

27 Mar 1935 L 3–4 This match

10 Apr 1936 D 2–2 D2 13 Apr 1936 W 4–0 D2 15 Apr 1938 L 0–1 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	41	14	14	151	82	59.4
Away	70	27	12	31	89	113	38.6

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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 →