League Division Two · Matchday 23
Darwen v Manchester United
2–3
Manchester United beat Darwen 3–2 at Barley Bank on Saturday 19th March 1898 in the League Division Two. Henry Boyd (30', ??') and James McNaught (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 30' Henry Boyd
- Minute not recorded
- — Henry Boyd
- — James McNaught
- — George Barnes
- — A.J.Crook
- 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.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Henry Boyd 30', ??', ??'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Darwen Committee
Darwen
United vs Darwen History
Meeting 9 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 9 times: 4W 2D 3L.
3 Apr 1896 W 4–0 D2 2 Mar 1897 W 3–1 D2 13 Mar 1897 W 2–0 D2
19 Mar 1898 W 3–2 This match
23 Apr 1898 W 3–2 D2 24 Dec 1898 W 9–0 D2 22 Apr 1899 D 1–1 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 →