League Division Two · Matchday 14
Burton United v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Burton United at Peel Croft on Saturday 26th December 1903 in the League Division Two. Thomas Arkesden (??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Thomas Arkesden
- — Thomas Arkesden
- — E.H.King
- — Leonard Gilchrist
- Full Time 2–2
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
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
W Clark
Burton United
United vs Burton United History
Meeting 7 of 12
12
Played
8
Won
3
Drawn
1
Lost
29
Goals For
10
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th October 1901. After this match United had played Burton United 7 times: 3W 3D 1L.
13 Dec 1902 D 1–1 FAC 17 Dec 1902 W 3–1 FAC 10 Jan 1903 L 1–3 D2
26 Dec 1903 D 2–2 This match
23 Apr 1904 W 2–0 D2 17 Dec 1904 W 3–2 D2 15 Apr 1905 W 5–0 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 83.3 |
| Away | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 50.0 |
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 →