League Division One · Matchday 10

Manchester United v Birmingham City

1–0

Saturday 20th October 1928 · Old Trafford · Att: 17,522

Manchester United beat Birmingham City 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 20th October 1928 in the League Division One. William Johnston (5') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
5' William Johnston 1–0
Full Time 1–0

Match Facts

William Johnston's 3rd goal of 1928-1929, and his 11th for United.

Starting XI

Player

10 William Johnston 5'

11 David "Rees" Williams

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Leslie Knighton

Birmingham City

United vs Birmingham City History

Meeting 32 of 106

106

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

164

Goals For

114

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 32 times: 12W 9D 11L.

3 Sep 1927 D 0–0 D1 7 Jan 1928 D 1–1 D1 18 Feb 1928 W 1–0 FAC

20 Oct 1928 W 1–0 This match

2 Mar 1929 D 1–1 D1 25 Dec 1929 D 0–0 D1 26 Dec 1929 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	50	32	9	9	85	37	64.0
Away	51	14	21	16	67	72	27.5
Neutral	5	3	2	0	12	5	60.0

All 106 meetings with Birmingham City →

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 →