League Division Two · Matchday 19
Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United
2–4
Manchester United beat Bolton Wanderers 4–2 at Burnden Park on Tuesday 3rd January 1905 in the League Division Two. Jack Allan (??', ??'), Jack Peddie (??') and Henry Williams (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Jack Allan
- — Jack Allan
- — Jack Peddie
- — Henry Williams
- — Albert Shepherd
- — Samuel Marsh
- Full Time 2–4
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
- A 14th consecutive win in all competitions.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
John Somerville
Bolton Wanderers
United vs Bolton Wanderers History
Meeting 8 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 8 times: 1W 3D 4L.
7 Nov 1903 D 0–0 D2 25 Apr 1904 D 0–0 D2 17 Sep 1904 L 1–2 D2
3 Jan 1905 W 4–2 This match
22 Sep 1906 L 1–2 D1 26 Jan 1907 W 1–0 D1 26 Oct 1907 W 2–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 109 | 61 | 56.7 |
| Away | 58 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 84 | 92 | 32.8 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →