League Division One · Matchday 20
Aston Villa v Manchester United
5–1
Manchester United lost 1–5 to Aston Villa at Perry Bar on Saturday 3rd February 1894 in the League Division One. William Mathieson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — William Mathieson
- — John Devey
- — John Devey
- — John Devey
- — Dennis Hodgetts
- — John Reynolds
- 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 heaviest defeat to Aston Villa at the time, in their 4th meeting.
- William "Hugh" Douglas made his Manchester United debut.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Alf Albut
Manchester United
OPP
George Ramsay
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 4 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
Lost
376
Goals For
263
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 4 times: 1W 0D 3L.
19 Nov 1892 W 2–0 D1 6 Mar 1893 L 0–2 D1 16 Dec 1893 L 1–3 D1
3 Feb 1894 L 1–5 This match
24 Feb 1906 W 5–1 FAC 26 Dec 1906 L 0–2 D1 1 Jan 1907 W 1–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 218 | 91 | 68.3 |
| Away | 99 | 38 | 24 | 37 | 154 | 166 | 38.4 |
| Neutral | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33.3 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →