League Division Two · Matchday 22
Manchester United v Leicester City
2–1
Manchester United beat Leicester City 2–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 20th February 1897 in the League Division Two. Henry Boyd (23') and Bob Donaldson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 23' Henry Boyd
- Half Time
- 62' Albert Carnelly
- Minute not recorded
- — Bob Donaldson
- Full Time 2–1
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
9 Henry Boyd 23'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
William Clark
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 5 of 140
140
Played
74
Won
30
Drawn
36
Lost
283
Goals For
182
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd September 1894. After this match United had played Leicester City 5 times: 3W 0D 2L.
4 Jan 1896 L 0–3 D2 3 Feb 1896 W 2–0 D2 28 Dec 1896 L 0–1 D2
20 Feb 1897 W 2–1 This match
2 Oct 1897 W 2–0 D2 20 Nov 1897 D 1–1 D2 17 Dec 1898 L 0–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 161 | 65 | 69.6 |
| Away | 69 | 24 | 16 | 29 | 117 | 115 | 34.8 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 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 →