League Division Two · Matchday 30
Manchester United v Darwen
3–2
Manchester United beat Darwen 3–2 at Bank Street on Saturday 23rd April 1898 in the League Division Two. Willie Bryant (??') and James Collinson (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Willie Bryant
- — James Collinson
- — James Collinson
- — D.Blake
- — D.Blake
- 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
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Darwen Committee
Darwen
United vs Darwen History
Meeting 10 of 12
12
Played
6
Won
3
Drawn
3
Lost
27
Goals For
13
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 30th September 1893. After this match United had played Darwen 10 times: 5W 2D 3L.
2 Mar 1897 W 3–1 D2 13 Mar 1897 W 2–0 D2 19 Mar 1898 W 3–2 D2
23 Apr 1898 W 3–2 This match
24 Dec 1898 W 9–0 D2 22 Apr 1899 D 1–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Away | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 33.3 |
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 →