League Division One · Matchday 02
Manchester United v Bolton Wanderers
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Wednesday 31st August 1938 in the League Division One. Charlie Craven (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 5' Harry Hubbick OG
- Minute not recorded
- — Charlie Craven
- — George Hunt
- — George Hunt
- Full Time 2–2
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
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Charles Foweraker
Bolton Wanderers
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 47 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 47 times: 13W 13D 21L.
12 Sep 1934 L 0–3 D2 25 Dec 1936 W 1–0 D1 28 Dec 1936 W 4–0 D1
31 Aug 1938 D 2–2 This match
29 Apr 1939 D 0–0 D1 25 Dec 1946 D 2–2 D1 26 Dec 1946 W 1–0 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 →