League Division Two · Matchday 17

Port Vale v Manchester United

2–3

Saturday 2nd December 1933 · Old Recreation Ground · Att: 10,316

Manchester United beat Port Vale 3–2 at Old Recreation Ground on Saturday 2nd December 1933 in the League Division Two. James Brown (10'), Neil Dewar (66') and Dick Black (78') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' James Brown 0–1
42' Wilf Nolan 1–1
Half Time
46' William Rhodes 2–1
66' Neil Dewar 2–2
78' Dick Black 2–3
Full Time 2–3

Match Facts

James Brown's 3rd goal of 1933-1934, and his 11th for United.

Starting XI

Player

1 John "Jack" (1932-1936) Hall

2 Thomas (1924-1937) Jones

7 James (1932-1934) Brown 10'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Scott Duncan

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Morgan

Port Vale

United vs Port Vale History

Meeting 34 of 45

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 24th December 1894. After this match United had played Port Vale 34 times: 20W 5D 9L.

9 Apr 1932 W 2–0 D2 29 Oct 1932 D 3–3 D2 11 Mar 1933 D 1–1 D2

2 Dec 1933 W 3–2 This match

14 Apr 1934 W 2–0 D2 15 Sep 1934 L 2–3 D2 6 Feb 1935 W 2–1 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	21	19	1	1	58	10	90.5
Away	24	11	4	9	39	32	45.8

All 45 meetings with Port Vale →

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 →