League Division Two · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Loughborough Town
5–1
Manchester United beat Loughborough Town 5–1 at Bank Street on Tuesday 29th March 1898 in the League Division Two. Joe Cassidy (1', ??') and Henry Boyd (2', ??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 1' Joe Cassidy
- 2' Henry Boyd
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Henry Boyd
- — Henry Boyd
- — Tich Smith
- 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.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Henry Boyd 2'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Loughborough Town Committee
Loughborough Town
United vs Loughborough Town History
Meeting 5 of 10
10
Played
7
Won
2
Drawn
1
Lost
29
Goals For
7
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 14th September 1895. After this match United had played Loughborough Town 5 times: 3W 1D 1L.
4 Apr 1896 W 2–0 D2 6 Feb 1897 W 6–0 D2 10 Apr 1897 L 0–2 D2
29 Mar 1898 W 5–1 This match
16 Apr 1898 D 0–0 D2 22 Oct 1898 W 6–1 D2 18 Feb 1899 W 1–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 40.0 |
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 →