On This Day: January 17th On This Day by Daniel Hayes - 17th January 201931st December 2018 Manchester United came to town on this day in 1950 for a Lancashire Senior Cup second round tie. SOUTHPORT 1 - 0 MANCHESTER UNITED Competition: Lancashire Senior Cup / 2Date: 17/01/1950 Southport Line-Up: Wilf Birkett, Jimmy Cookson, Bill Bellas, Alan Ball, Jimmy Cummins, Jimmy Meadows, Ken Powell, Bernard Ross, Bob Hardy, Cec Wyles, Trevor Hitchen, Goals: Jimmy Meadows, Liverpool Echo - Tuesday 17 January 1950