FA Cup · 4th Round
Barnsley v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday 22nd January 1938 in the FA Cup. Johnny Carey (11') and Harry Baird (43') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Johnny Carey 0–1
- 13' Frank Bokas 1–1
- 43' Harry Baird 1–2
- Half Time
- 55' Fred Fisher 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Oakwell at the time: 35,549.
- Johnny Carey's 3rd goal of 1937-1938, and his 3rd for United.
- Harry Baird's 6th goal of 1937-1938, and his 9th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Angus Seed
Barnsley
United vs Barnsley History
Meeting 30 of 39
39
Played
23
Won
11
Drawn
5
Lost
83
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1898. After this match United had played Barnsley 30 times: 17W 9D 4L.
26 Dec 1935 D 1–1 D2 1 Jan 1936 W 3–0 D2 11 Sep 1937 W 4–1 D2
22 Jan 1938 D 2–2 This match
26 Jan 1938 W 1–0 FAC 2 Feb 1938 D 2–2 D2 15 Feb 1964 W 4–0 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 78.9 |
| Away | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 40.0 |
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 →