League Division Two · Matchday 34
Manchester United v Leicester City
5–2
Manchester United beat Leicester City 5–2 at Bank Street on Saturday 30th April 1904 in the League Division Two. Robert Bonthron (??'), William Griffiths (??'), Sandy Robertson (??') and Alfred Schofield (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Robert Bonthron pen
- — William Griffiths
- — Sandy Robertson
- — Alfred Schofield
- — Alfred Schofield
- — George Warren
- — George Warren
- Full Time 5–2
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
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
George Johnson
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 19 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 19 times: 9W 3D 7L.
22 Nov 1902 D 1–1 D2 21 Mar 1903 W 5–1 D2 2 Apr 1904 W 1–0 D2
30 Apr 1904 W 5–2 This match
22 Oct 1904 W 3–0 D2 18 Feb 1905 W 4–1 D2 21 Oct 1905 W 3–2 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 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 →