League Division One · Matchday 20
Manchester United v Middlesbrough
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Middlesbrough at Old Trafford on Saturday 24th December 1938 in the League Division One. Jackie Wassall (29') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 29' Jackie Wassall
- Minute not recorded
- — Cliff Chadwick
- Full Time 1–1
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
8 Jackie Wassall 29'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Wilf Gillow
Middlesbrough
United vs Middlesbrough History
Meeting 44 of 127
127
Played
64
Won
30
Drawn
33
Lost
220
Goals For
169
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 44 times: 15W 8D 21L.
12 Dec 1936 L 2–3 D1 17 Apr 1937 W 2–1 D1 27 Aug 1938 L 1–3 D1
24 Dec 1938 D 1–1 This match
14 Sep 1946 W 1–0 D1 18 Jan 1947 W 4–2 D1 23 Aug 1947 D 2–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 68 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 129 | 72 | 60.3 |
| Away | 59 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 91 | 97 | 39.0 |
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 →