FA Cup · 5th Qualifying Round - Replay

Blackpool v Manchester United

1–2

Wednesday 20th January 1897 · Raikes Hall Gardens · Att: 1,500

Manchester United beat Blackpool 2–1 at Raikes Hall Gardens on Wednesday 20th January 1897 in the FA Cup. Henry Boyd (7') and Joe Cassidy (81') scored for United.

Timeline

Kick Off
7' Henry Boyd
Half Time
81' Joe Cassidy
Minute not recorded
— Jack Parkinson
Full Time 1–2

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 7'

11 Joe Cassidy 81'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Alf Albut

Manchester United

OPP

Blackpool Committee

Blackpool

United vs Blackpool History

Meeting 5 of 89

Played

Won

Drawn

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 5 times: 2W 1D 2L.

17 Oct 1896 L 2–4 D2 26 Dec 1896 W 2–0 D2 15 Jan 1897 D 2–2 FAC

20 Jan 1897 W 2–1 This match

25 Sep 1897 W 1–0 D2 15 Jan 1898 W 4–0 D2 10 Dec 1898 W 3–1 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

All 89 meetings with Blackpool →

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 →