Burton Swifts 3 v 5 Manchester United, League Division Two, Matchday 02, 5th September 1896, Season 1896-1897, Venue: Peel Croft
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Starting 11 & match stats of Manchester United football club first team League Division Two match v opponent Burton Swifts football club, played on Saturday 5th September 1896 at Peel Croft stadium during the 1896-1897 season.
Scoreboard
Burton Swifts 3
A.Lenton ??', R.Cotton ??', Arthur Chadwick ??'
Manchester United 5
William Brown 1', William Bryant 25', Levi Draycott ??', James McNaught ??', Joe Cassidy ??'
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Misc match information
Burton Swifts Leigh misses a penalty during this fixture

The Managers Match details Head to head record
Albut, Alf Burton Swifts Committee
Albut, Alf Burton Swifts Committee
Saturday 5th September 1896
League Division Two
1896-1897
Matchday 02
League Division Two Trophy
Venue: Peel Croft (A)
Attendance: 3000
Match 5 of 14 vs Burton Swifts
Burton Swifts


Burton Swifts
  P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 7 4 3 0 22 5 +17 57.14
A 7 3 1 3 14 16 -2 42.86
  14 7 4 3 36 21 +15 50.00
Manchester United Starting 11
Manchester United shirt number Manchester United portraits Manchester United player name Manchester United red cards Manchester United National flag Manchester United substitutes Goal Goal time
Manchester United squad number 1 Manchester United player portrait of Ridgway, Joseph Ridgway, Joseph Flag
Manchester United squad number 2 Manchester United player portrait of Stafford, Harry Stafford, Harry Flag
Manchester United squad number 3 Manchester United player portrait of Erentz, Fredrick Erentz, Fredrick Flag
Manchester United squad number 4 Manchester United player portrait of Draycott, Levi Draycott, Levi Flag Goal ??'
Manchester United squad number 5 Manchester United player portrait of Jenkyns, Ceaser Jenkyns, Ceaser Flag
Manchester United squad number 6 Manchester United player portrait of Cartwright, Walter Cartwright, Walter Flag
Manchester United squad number 7 Manchester United player portrait of Bryant, Willie Bryant, Willie Flag Goal ??'
Manchester United squad number 8 Manchester United player portrait of Donaldson, Robert Donaldson, Robert Flag
Manchester United squad number 9 Manchester United player portrait of Brown, William Brown, William Flag Goal ??'
Manchester United squad number 10 Manchester United player portrait of McNaught, James McNaught, James Flag Goal ??'
Manchester United squad number 11 Manchester United player portrait of Cassidy, Joe Cassidy, Joe Flag Goal ??'
Newspaper Match Report
Match shirt
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Manchester United shirt worn for game v Burton Swifts played on Saturday 5th September 1896 at Peel Croft stadium during the 1896-1897 season.

EVERY GAME VS Burton Swifts

No Date WDL F-A Competition
1. 20/10/1894 W 2-1 Div 2
2. 08/12/1894 W 5-1 Div 2
3. 21/09/1895 W 5-0 Div 2
4. 08/02/1896 L 1-4 Div 2
5. 05/09/1896 W 5-3 Div 2
6. 09/01/1897 D 1-1 Div 2
7. 11/09/1897 W 4-0 Div 2
8. 01/01/1898 W 4-0 Div 2
9. 01/10/1898 L 1-5 Div 2
10. 02/01/1899 D 2-2 Div 2
11. 23/09/1899 D 0-0 Div 2
12. 20/01/1900 W 4-0 Div 2
13. 27/10/1900 L 1-3 Div 2
14. 02/03/1901 D 1-1 Div 2

 

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