League Division Two · Matchday 23

Manchester United v Chelsea

1–0

Thursday 1st January 1925 · Old Trafford · Att: 30,500

Manchester United beat Chelsea 1–0 at Old Trafford on Thursday 1st January 1925 in the League Division Two. John Grimwood (30') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
30' John Grimwood 1–0
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

John Grimwood's 1st goal of 1924-1925, and his 6th for United.

Starting XI

Player

1 Alfred Steward

2 Charlie Moore

6 John Grimwood 30'

9 William Henderson

10 Fredrick Kennedy

11 Frank McPherson

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

John Chapman

Manchester United

OPP

David Calderhead (Snr)

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 22 of 199

199

Played

82

Won

61

Drawn

56

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 22 times: 11W 7D 4L.

18 Sep 1920 W 2–1 D1 10 Sep 1921 D 0–0 D1 17 Sep 1921 D 0–0 D1

1 Jan 1925 W 1–0 This match

13 Apr 1925 D 0–0 D2 6 Sep 1930 L 2–6 D1 3 Jan 1931 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

All 199 meetings with Chelsea →

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 →