League Division One · Matchday 16
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday 27th November 1926 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Spence
- — Ted Harper
- — Ted Harper
- Full Time 2–1
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
Clarence Hilditch
Manchester United
OPP
Jack Carr
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 37 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 37 times: 11W 10D 16L.
25 Mar 1922 L 0–3 D1 28 Nov 1925 W 2–0 D1 10 Apr 1926 L 0–7 D1
27 Nov 1926 L 1–2 This match
16 Apr 1927 W 2–0 D1 19 Sep 1927 L 0–3 D1 26 Dec 1927 D 1–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →