League Division Two · Matchday 01
Manchester United v Gainsborough Trinity
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Gainsborough Trinity at Bank Street on Saturday 2nd September 1899 in the League Division Two. Joe Cassidy (??') and Edwin Lee (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Cassidy
- — Edwin Lee
- — Arthur Radford
- — E.Cooper
- 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.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Gainsborough Trinity Committee
Gainsborough Trinity
United vs Gainsborough Trinity History
Meeting 7 of 20
20
Played
13
Won
5
Drawn
2
Lost
36
Goals For
14
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Tuesday 1st September 1896. After this match United had played Gainsborough Trinity 7 times: 4W 1D 2L.
8 Apr 1898 W 1–0 D2 3 Sep 1898 W 2–0 D2 31 Dec 1898 W 6–1 D2
2 Sep 1899 D 2–2 This match
30 Dec 1899 W 1–0 D2 13 Oct 1900 W 1–0 D2 16 Feb 1901 D 0–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 80.0 |
| Away | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 50.0 |
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 →