FA Cup · 4th Round - Replay
Bradford Park Avenue v Manchester United
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Bradford Park Avenue at Park Avenue on Saturday 5th February 1949 in the FA Cup. Charlie Mitten (31') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 31' Charlie Mitten 0–1
- 33' Arthur Farrell pen 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 16 matches in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Park Avenue at the time: 30,000.
- John Aston Snr made his 100th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Charlie Mitten's 15th goal of 1948-1949, and his 32nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Bradford Park Avenue Committee
Bradford Park Avenue
United vs Bradford Park Avenue History
Meeting 21 of 22
22
Played
10
Won
3
Drawn
9
Lost
40
Goals For
38
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 1st January 1915. After this match United had played Bradford Park Avenue 21 times: 9W 3D 9L.
23 Apr 1938 W 3–1 D2 11 Jan 1947 W 3–0 FAC 29 Jan 1949 D 1–1 FAC
5 Feb 1949 D 1–1 This match
7 Feb 1949 W 5–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 54.5 |
| Away | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 25 | 36.4 |
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 →