League Division One · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
2–3
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday 28th August 1920 in the League Division One. Thomas Meehan (??') and Fredrick Hopkin (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Thomas Meehan
- — Fredrick Hopkin pen
- — Frank Roberts
- — Frank Roberts
- — George Guy
- Full Time 2–3
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
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
Charles Foweraker
Bolton Wanderers
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 25 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 25 times: 9W 6D 10L.
16 Jan 1915 W 4–1 D1 3 Apr 1920 D 1–1 D1 10 Apr 1920 W 5–3 D1
28 Aug 1920 L 2–3 This match
4 Sep 1920 D 1–1 D1 1 Apr 1922 L 0–1 D1 8 Apr 1922 L 0–1 D1 | 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 →