FA Cup · 3rd Round

Bradford Park Avenue v Manchester United

0–3

Saturday 11th January 1947 · Park Avenue · Att: 26,990

Manchester United beat Bradford Park Avenue 3–0 at Park Avenue on Saturday 11th January 1947 in the FA Cup. Edward Buckle (11') and Jack Rowley (43', 85') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
11' Edward Buckle 0–1
43' Jack Rowley 0–2
Half Time
85' Jack Rowley 0–3
Full Time 0–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Jack Rowley 43', 85'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Edward Buckle 11'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Bradford Park Avenue Committee

Bradford Park Avenue

United vs Bradford Park Avenue History

Meeting 19 of 22

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 1st January 1915. After this match United had played Bradford Park Avenue 19 times: 9W 1D 9L.

11 Apr 1936 W 4–0 D2 11 Dec 1937 L 0–4 D2 23 Apr 1938 W 3–1 D2

11 Jan 1947 W 3–0 This match

29 Jan 1949 D 1–1 FAC 5 Feb 1949 D 1–1 FAC 7 Feb 1949 W 5–0 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	11	6	1	4	23	13	54.5
Away	11	4	2	5	17	25	36.4

All 22 meetings with Bradford Park Avenue →

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 →