League Division Two · Matchday 15
Oldham Athletic v Manchester United
1–5
Manchester United beat Oldham Athletic 5–1 at Boundary Park on Saturday 14th November 1931 in the League Division Two. William Johnston (??', ??'), Herbert Mann (??') and Joe Spence (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — William Johnston
- — William Johnston
- — Herbert Mann
- — Joe Spence
- — Joe Spence
- — Bill Johnstone
- Full Time 1–5
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Oldham Athletic at the time, in their 23rd meeting.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Robert Mellor
Oldham Athletic
United vs Oldham Athletic History
Meeting 23 of 44
44
Played
21
Won
12
Drawn
11
Lost
91
Goals For
54
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1910. After this match United had played Oldham Athletic 23 times: 8W 9D 6L.
13 Oct 1923 W 2–0 D2 20 Sep 1924 W 3–0 D2 24 Jan 1925 L 0–1 D2
14 Nov 1931 W 5–1 This match
26 Mar 1932 W 5–1 D2 24 Sep 1932 D 1–1 D2 4 Feb 1933 W 2–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 61.9 |
| Away | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 31.6 |
| Neutral | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 50.0 |
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 →