FA Cup · 5th Qualifying Round
Manchester United v Blackpool
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Blackpool at Bank Street on Friday 15th January 1897 in the FA Cup. Matthew Gillespie (??') and Bob Donaldson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 12' Harry Stirzaker
- Minute not recorded
- — Matthew Gillespie
- — Bob Donaldson
- — Robert Norris
- Full Time 2–2
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
Blackpool Committee
Blackpool
United vs Blackpool History
Meeting 4 of 89
89
Played
49
Won
18
Drawn
22
Lost
173
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th December 1891. After this match United had played Blackpool 4 times: 1W 1D 2L.
5 Dec 1891 L 3–4 FAC 17 Oct 1896 L 2–4 D2 26 Dec 1896 W 2–0 D2
15 Jan 1897 D 2–2 This match
20 Jan 1897 W 2–1 FAC 25 Sep 1897 W 1–0 D2 15 Jan 1898 W 4–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 95 | 43 | 63.6 |
| Away | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 45.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →