League Division Two · Matchday 29

Arsenal v Manchester United

0–2

Saturday 3rd April 1897 · Manor Field · Att: 6,000

Manchester United beat Arsenal 2–0 at Manor Field on Saturday 3rd April 1897 in the League Division Two. Henry Boyd (15') and Bob Donaldson (49') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
15' Henry Boyd 0–1
Half Time
49' Bob Donaldson pen 0–2
Full Time 0–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Robert Donaldson 49'

9 Henry Boyd 15'

10 Matthew Gillespie

11 Joe Cassidy

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Alf Albut

Manchester United

OPP

Sam Hollis

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 6 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

Lost

368

Goals For

349

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 6 times: 2W 2D 2L.

9 Nov 1895 L 1–2 D2 30 Nov 1895 W 5–1 D2 22 Mar 1897 D 1–1 D2

3 Apr 1897 W 2–0 This match

8 Jan 1898 L 1–5 D2 26 Feb 1898 W 5–1 D2 3 Dec 1898 L 1–5 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	117	66	30	21	211	104	56.4
Away	117	31	21	65	146	230	26.5
Neutral	11	3	4	4	11	15	27.3

All 245 meetings with Arsenal →

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 →