League Division Two · Matchday 17
Manchester United v Burton Swifts
4–0
Manchester United beat Burton Swifts 4–0 at Bank Street on Saturday 1st January 1898 in the League Division Two. Willie Bryant (??'), James Carman (??'), Henry Boyd (??') and James McNaught (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Willie Bryant
- — James Carman
- — Henry Boyd
- — James McNaught
- Full Time 4–0
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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Burton Swifts Committee
Burton Swifts
United vs Burton Swifts History
Meeting 8 of 14
14
Played
7
Won
4
Drawn
3
Lost
36
Goals For
21
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 20th October 1894. After this match United had played Burton Swifts 8 times: 6W 1D 1L.
5 Sep 1896 W 5–3 D2 9 Jan 1897 D 1–1 D2 11 Sep 1897 W 4–0 D2
1 Jan 1898 W 4–0 This match
1 Oct 1898 L 1–5 D2 2 Jan 1899 D 2–2 D2 23 Sep 1899 D 0–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 57.1 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 42.9 |
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 →