League Division Two · Matchday 12
Leicester City v Manchester United
3–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Leicester City at Filbert Street on Saturday 30th November 1901 in the League Division Two. Walter Cartwright (??') and Stephen Preston (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Walter Cartwright
- — Stephen Preston
- — Arthur Marshall
- — Charles Richards
- — Charles Webb
- Full Time 3–2
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
James West
Manchester United
OPP
George Johnson
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 14 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 14 times: 5W 2D 7L.
13 Apr 1900 W 3–2 D2 29 Sep 1900 L 0–1 D2 20 Mar 1901 L 2–3 D2
30 Nov 1901 L 2–3 This match
29 Mar 1902 W 2–0 D2 22 Nov 1902 D 1–1 D2 21 Mar 1903 W 5–1 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 →