League Division Two · Matchday 04

Manchester United v Barnsley

1–0

Monday 8th September 1924 · Old Trafford · Att: 9,500

Manchester United beat Barnsley 1–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 8th September 1924 in the League Division Two. William Henderson (30') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
30' William Henderson 1–0
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

William Henderson's 1st goal of 1924-1925, and his 4th for United.

Starting XI

Player

9 William Henderson 30'

10 Arthur Lochhead

11 Frank McPherson

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

John Chapman

Manchester United

OPP

Peter Sant

Barnsley

United vs Barnsley History

Meeting 21 of 39

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1898. After this match United had played Barnsley 21 times: 12W 5D 4L.

28 Apr 1923 D 2–2 D2 25 Dec 1923 L 1–2 D2 26 Dec 1923 L 0–1 D2

8 Sep 1924 W 1–0 This match

2 May 1925 D 0–0 D2 17 Oct 1931 D 0–0 D2 27 Feb 1932 W 3–0 D2

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	19	15	3	1	51	8	78.9
Away	20	8	8	4	32	19	40.0

All 39 meetings with Barnsley →

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 →