League Division Two · Matchday 25
Manchester United v Leicester City
5–1
Manchester United beat Leicester City 5–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 21st March 1903 in the League Division Two. John Fitchett (??'), William Griffiths (??'), Thomas Morrison (??'), Ernest Pegg (??') and Lawrence Smith (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — John Fitchett
- — William Griffiths
- — Thomas Morrison
- — Ernest Pegg
- — Lawrence Smith
- — Tommy Fletcher
- Full Time 5–1
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
- United's biggest win over Leicester City at the time, in their 17th meeting.
- John Fitchett made his Manchester United debut.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
James West
Manchester United
OPP
George Johnson
Leicester City
United vs Leicester City History
Meeting 17 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 17 times: 7W 3D 7L.
30 Nov 1901 L 2–3 D2 29 Mar 1902 W 2–0 D2 22 Nov 1902 D 1–1 D2
21 Mar 1903 W 5–1 This match
2 Apr 1904 W 1–0 D2 30 Apr 1904 W 5–2 D2 22 Oct 1904 W 3–0 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 →