League Division Two · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Barnsley
5–1
Manchester United beat Barnsley 5–1 at Bank Street on Saturday 31st March 1906 in the League Division Two. Alex Bell (??'), Jack Picken (??') and Charles Sagar (??', ??', ??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Alex Bell
- — Jack Picken
- — Charles Sagar
- — Charles Sagar
- — Charles Sagar
- — George Wall
- 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.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
Arthur Fairclough
Barnsley
United vs Barnsley History
Meeting 16 of 39
39
Played
23
Won
11
Drawn
5
Lost
83
Goals For
27
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 12th November 1898. After this match United had played Barnsley 16 times: 10W 4D 2L.
29 Oct 1904 W 4–0 D2 25 Feb 1905 D 0–0 D2 25 Nov 1905 W 3–0 D2
31 Mar 1906 W 5–1 This match
1 Jan 1923 W 1–0 D2 28 Apr 1923 D 2–2 D2 25 Dec 1923 L 1–2 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 8 | 78.9 |
| Away | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 40.0 |
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 →