League Division Two · Matchday 18
Arsenal v Manchester United
5–1
Manchester United lost 1–5 to Arsenal at Manor Field on Saturday 8th January 1898 in the League Division Two. Fred Erentz (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Fred Erentz pen
- — Fergus Hunt
- — John Anderson
- — William White
- — James Brock
- — David Hannah
- Full Time 5–1
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
- United's heaviest defeat to Arsenal at the time, in their 7th meeting.
- Henry "Harry" Erentz made his Manchester United debut.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Thomas Mitchell
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 7 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
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 7 times: 2W 2D 3L.
30 Nov 1895 W 5–1 D2 22 Mar 1897 D 1–1 D2 3 Apr 1897 W 2–0 D2
8 Jan 1898 L 1–5 This match
26 Feb 1898 W 5–1 D2 3 Dec 1898 L 1–5 D2 1 Apr 1899 D 2–2 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 |
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 →