League Division Two · Matchday 13
Manchester United v Arsenal
5–1
Manchester United beat Arsenal 5–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 30th November 1895 in the League Division Two. Walter Cartwright (??', ??'), John Clarkin (??'), William Kennedy (??') and James Peters (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Walter Cartwright
- — Walter Cartwright
- — John Clarkin
- — William Kennedy
- — James Peters
- — Charlie Hare
- Full Time 5–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Arsenal at the time, in their 4th meeting.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
Sam Hollis
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 4 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 4 times: 1W 1D 2L.
13 Oct 1894 D 3–3 D2 30 Mar 1895 L 2–3 D2 9 Nov 1895 L 1–2 D2
30 Nov 1895 W 5–1 This match
22 Mar 1897 D 1–1 D2 3 Apr 1897 W 2–0 D2 8 Jan 1898 L 1–5 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →