League Division One · Matchday 22
Newcastle United v Manchester United
6–3
Manchester United lost 3–6 to Newcastle United at St James Park, Newcastle on Saturday 1st January 1921 in the League Division One. Jack Silcock (15'), Fredrick Hopkin (??') and Edward Partridge (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 1' Neil Harris
- 15' Jack Silcock
- Half Time
- 65' Stan Seymour
- Minute not recorded
- — Fredrick Hopkin
- — Edward Partridge
- — Neil Harris
- — Tom Phillipson
- — Stan Seymour
- — Andrew Smailes
- Full Time 6–3
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
3 Jack Silcock 15'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Watt
Newcastle United
United vs Newcastle United History
Meeting 31 of 183
183
Played
93
Won
41
Drawn
49
Lost
351
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 6th April 1895. After this match United had played Newcastle United 31 times: 16W 3D 12L.
20 Dec 1919 W 2–1 D1 27 Dec 1919 L 1–2 D1 18 Dec 1920 W 2–0 D1
1 Jan 1921 L 3–6 This match
31 Dec 1921 L 0–3 D1 14 Jan 1922 L 0–1 D1 10 Oct 1925 W 2–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 90 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 205 | 100 | 62.2 |
| Away | 88 | 32 | 19 | 37 | 133 | 158 | 36.4 |
| Neutral | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 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 →