League Division Two · Matchday 20
Manchester United v Burton Swifts
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Burton Swifts at Bank Street on Saturday 9th January 1897 in the League Division Two. Bob Donaldson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 46' Thomas Leigh
- Minute not recorded
- — Bob Donaldson
- Full Time 1–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Burton Swifts Committee
Burton Swifts
United vs Burton Swifts History
Meeting 6 of 14
14
Played
7
Won
4
Drawn
3
Lost
36
Goals For
21
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 20th October 1894. After this match United had played Burton Swifts 6 times: 4W 1D 1L.
21 Sep 1895 W 5–0 D2 8 Feb 1896 L 1–4 D2 5 Sep 1896 W 5–3 D2
9 Jan 1897 D 1–1 This match
11 Sep 1897 W 4–0 D2 1 Jan 1898 W 4–0 D2 1 Oct 1898 L 1–5 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 57.1 |
| Away | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 42.9 |
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 →