League Division Two · Matchday 15

Manchester United v Liverpool

3–1

Saturday 24th December 1904 · Bank Street · Att: 40,000

Manchester United beat Liverpool 3–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 24th December 1904 in the League Division Two. Harry Williams (40'), Charlie Roberts (50') and Thomas Arkesden (80') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
40' Harry Williams 1–0
43' Jack Parkinson 1–1
Half Time
50' Charlie Roberts 2–1
80' Thomas Arkesden pen 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

A 10th consecutive win in all competitions.
Harry Williams' 2nd goal of 1904-1905, and his 2nd for United.
Charlie Roberts' 2nd goal of 1904-1905, and his 2nd for United.
Thomas Arkesden's 6th goal of 1904-1905, and his 10th for United.

Starting XI

Player

5 Charlie Roberts 50'

10 Thomas Arkesden 80'

11 Henry Williams 40'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Ernest Mangnall

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Watson

Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 7 of 218

218

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

296

Goals For

294

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 7 times: 3W 1D 3L.

12 Feb 1898 D 0–0 FAC 16 Feb 1898 L 1–2 FAC 7 Feb 1903 W 2–1 FAC

24 Dec 1904 W 3–1 This match

22 Apr 1905 L 0–4 D2 25 Dec 1906 D 0–0 D1 1 Apr 1907 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	53	32	20	176	111	50.5
Away	100	27	25	48	105	168	27.0
Neutral	13	5	4	4	15	15	38.5

All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

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 →