FA Cup · 3rd Round - Replay
Manchester United v Reading
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Reading at Old Trafford on Wednesday 12th January 1927 in the FA Cup. Joe Spence (34') and Eric Sweeney (49') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 30' Frank Richardson 0–1
- 34' Joe Spence 1–1
- 35' Frank Richardson pen 1–2
- Half Time
- 49' Eric Sweeney 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Clarence Hilditch
Manchester United
OPP
Andrew Wylie
Reading
United vs Reading History
Meeting 4 of 22
22
Played
14
Won
7
Drawn
1
Lost
46
Goals For
20
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th February 1912. After this match United had played Reading 4 times: 1W 3D 0L.
24 Feb 1912 D 1–1 FAC 29 Feb 1912 W 3–0 FAC 8 Jan 1927 D 1–1 FAC
12 Jan 1927 D 2–2 This match
17 Jan 1927 L 1–2 FAC 11 Jan 1936 W 3–1 FAC 16 Jan 1937 W 1–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 75.0 |
| Away | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 55.6 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 |
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 →