League Division Two · Matchday 19
Bradford City v Manchester United
4–3
Manchester United lost 3–4 to Bradford City at Valley Parade on Saturday 12th December 1931 in the League Division Two. William Johnston (??') and Joe Spence (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 7' Charlie Moore
- Half Time
- 75' Harold Peel
- Minute not recorded
- — William Johnston
- — Joe Spence pen
- — Joe Spence
- — Charlie Moore
- — Stan Alexander
- Full Time 4–3
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
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Jack Peart
Bradford City
United vs Bradford City History
Meeting 35 of 51
51
Played
24
Won
15
Drawn
12
Lost
86
Goals For
41
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 26th September 1903. After this match United had played Bradford City 35 times: 14W 13D 8L.
5 Jan 1924 W 3–0 D2 13 Dec 1924 W 3–0 D2 18 Apr 1925 W 1–0 D2
12 Dec 1931 L 3–4 This match
23 Apr 1932 W 1–0 D2 3 Dec 1932 L 0–1 D2 15 Apr 1933 W 2–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 68.0 |
| Away | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 26.9 |
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 →