League Division One · Matchday 05
Preston North End v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Preston North End 3–2 at Deepdale on Saturday 13th September 1919 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (??') and ??',Thomas Meehan (90') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 90' ??',Thomas Meehan
- Minute not recorded
- — Joe Spence
- — Roland Woodhouse
- — Thomas Broome pen
- Full Time 2–3
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
10 Thomas Meehan 90'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
Vincent Hayes
Preston North End
United vs Preston North End History
Meeting 26 of 76
76
Played
32
Won
22
Drawn
22
Lost
125
Goals For
104
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 18th January 1890. After this match United had played Preston North End 26 times: 8W 5D 13L.
16 Mar 1912 D 0–0 D1 18 Oct 1913 W 3–0 D1 5 Mar 1914 L 2–4 D1
13 Sep 1919 W 3–2 This match
20 Sep 1919 W 5–1 D1 23 Oct 1920 W 1–0 D1 30 Oct 1920 D 0–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 51.4 |
| Away | 39 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 64 | 66 | 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 →