League Division One · Matchday 10
Everton v Manchester United
5–2
Manchester United lost 2–5 to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday 8th October 1927 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (44') and Samuel Bennion (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Dixie Dean 1–0
- 8' Dixie Dean 2–0
- 29' Dixie Dean 3–0
- 44' Joe Spence 3–1
- 44' Dixie Dean 4–1
- Half Time
- 65' Dixie Dean 5–1
- 83' Samuel Bennion 5–2
- Full Time 5–2
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Goodison Park at the time: 40,080.
- David "Rees" Williams made his Manchester United debut.
- Joe Spence's 7th goal of 1927-1928, and his 88th for United.
- Samuel Bennion's 1st goal of 1927-1928, and his 2nd for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Thomas McIntosh
Everton
United vs Everton History
Meeting 35 of 216
216
Played
97
Won
50
Drawn
69
Lost
326
Goals For
292
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 35 times: 12W 6D 17L.
20 Mar 1926 D 0–0 D1 20 Nov 1926 W 2–1 D1 9 Apr 1927 D 0–0 D1
8 Oct 1927 L 2–5 This match
14 Mar 1928 W 1–0 D1 15 Dec 1928 D 1–1 D1 27 Apr 1929 W 4–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 59 | 26 | 20 | 183 | 98 | 56.2 |
| Away | 105 | 36 | 23 | 46 | 140 | 189 | 34.3 |
| Neutral | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 33.3 |
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 →