League Division Two · Matchday 24
Darwen v Manchester United
0–2
Manchester United beat Darwen 2–0 at Barley Bank on Saturday 13th March 1897 in the League Division Two. Matthew Gillespie (??') and Joe Cassidy (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Matthew Gillespie
- — Joe Cassidy
- Full Time 0–2
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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Darwen Committee
Darwen
United vs Darwen History
Meeting 8 of 12
12
Played
6
Won
3
Drawn
3
Lost
27
Goals For
13
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 30th September 1893. After this match United had played Darwen 8 times: 3W 2D 3L.
21 Dec 1895 L 0–3 D2 3 Apr 1896 W 4–0 D2 2 Mar 1897 W 3–1 D2
13 Mar 1897 W 2–0 This match
19 Mar 1898 W 3–2 D2 23 Apr 1898 W 3–2 D2 24 Dec 1898 W 9–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Away | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33.3 |
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 →