League Division One · Matchday 35

Bury v Manchester United

1–3

Friday 29th March 1929 · Gigg Lane · Att: 27,167

Manchester United beat Bury 3–1 at Gigg Lane on Friday 29th March 1929 in the League Division One. Thomas Reid (16', 18') and Henry Thomas (79') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
16' Thomas Reid 0–1
18' Thomas Reid 0–2
Half Time
48' David Robbie 1–2
79' Henry Thomas 1–3
Full Time 1–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Thomas Reid 16', 18'

10 Harry Rowley

11 Harry Thomas 79'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Percy Smith

Bury

United vs Bury History

Meeting 28 of 44

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 12th April 1895. After this match United had played Bury 28 times: 12W 6D 10L.

1 Feb 1928 W 1–0 FAC 14 Apr 1928 L 3–4 D1 26 Jan 1929 L 0–1 FAC

29 Mar 1929 W 3–1 This match

1 Apr 1929 W 1–0 D1 21 Nov 1931 L 1–2 D2 2 Apr 1932 D 0–0 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	24	13	2	9	31	25	54.2
Away	20	10	6	4	35	24	50.0

All 44 meetings with Bury →

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 →