League Division Two · Matchday 04
Blackpool v Manchester United
2–4
Manchester United beat Blackpool 4–2 at Bloomfield Road on Saturday 28th September 1901 in the League Division Two. Stephen Preston (1', 90') and Alf Schofield (5') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 1' Stephen Preston
- 5' Alf Schofield
- 6' Geordie Anderson
- 7' Alf Schofield OG
- Half Time
- 90' Stephen Preston
- Minute not recorded
- — Geordie Anderson pen
- Full Time 2–4
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
Blackpool Committee
Blackpool
United vs Blackpool History
Meeting 12 of 89
89
Played
49
Won
18
Drawn
22
Lost
173
Goals For
114
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 5th December 1891. After this match United had played Blackpool 12 times: 9W 1D 2L.
3 Apr 1899 W 1–0 D2 26 Dec 1900 W 4–0 D2 23 Mar 1901 W 2–1 D2
28 Sep 1901 W 4–2 This match
25 Jan 1902 L 0–1 D2 26 Dec 1902 D 2–2 D2 14 Feb 1903 L 0–2 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 44 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 95 | 43 | 63.6 |
| Away | 44 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 74 | 69 | 45.5 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 100.0 |
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 →