Manchester United Data
League Division Two · Matchday 02

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United

2–1
Saturday 9th September 1899 · Burnden Park · Att: 5,000

Manchester United lost 1–2 to Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park on Saturday 9th September 1899 in the League Division Two. Alf Ambler (??') scored for United.

Timeline

  1. Kick Off
  2. Minute not recorded
  3. — Alf Ambler
  4. — Laurie Bell
  5. — Laurie Bell
  6. Full Time 2–1

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

Managers

MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
John Somerville
Bolton Wanderers

United vs Bolton Wanderers History

Meeting 3 of 119
119
Played
53
Won
25
Drawn
41
Lost
193
Goals For
155
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 9th December 1893. After this match United had played Bolton Wanderers 3 times: 0W 1D 2L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 60341016 1096156.7
Away 58191524 849232.8
Neutral 1001 020.0
All 119 meetings with Bolton Wanderers →

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 →