League Division One · Matchday 37

Middlesbrough v Manchester United

2–4

Saturday 9th April 1921 · Ayresome Park · Att: 15,000

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 4–2 at Ayresome Park on Saturday 9th April 1921 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (10', 63'), John Grimwood (12') and George Bissett (35') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' Joe Spence 0–1
12' John Grimwood 0–2
22' Wille Carr 1–2
33' George Carr 2–2
35' George Bissett 2–3
Half Time
63' Joe Spence 2–4
Full Time 2–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

5 John Grimwood 12'

8 George Bissett 35'

9 Joe Spence 10', 63'

10 Edward Partridge

11 Fred Hopkin

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

John Robson

Manchester United

OPP

James Howie

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 28 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 28 times: 10W 5D 13L.

10 Apr 1915 D 2–2 D1 27 Sep 1919 D 1–1 D1 4 Oct 1919 D 1–1 D1

9 Apr 1921 W 4–2 This match

16 Apr 1921 L 0–1 D1 5 Nov 1921 L 3–5 D1 12 Nov 1921 L 0–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →