League Division Two · Matchday 28
Barnsley v Manchester United
3–2
Manchester United lost 2–3 to Barnsley at Oakwell on Saturday 22nd March 1902 in the League Division Two. Walter Cartwright (??') and James Higson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Walter Cartwright
- — James Higson
- — Benny Green
- — James Carroll
- — Herbert Dartnell
- Full Time 3–2
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
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
James West
Manchester United
OPP
John McCartney
Barnsley
United vs Barnsley History
Meeting 8 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 8 times: 4W 2D 2L.
13 Mar 1901 W 1–0 D2 9 Apr 1901 L 2–6 D2 23 Nov 1901 W 1–0 D2
22 Mar 1902 L 2–3 This match
27 Dec 1902 W 2–1 D2 25 Apr 1903 D 0–0 D2 10 Oct 1903 W 4–0 D2 | 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 →