League Division One · Matchday 31

Manchester United v Arsenal

3–1

Saturday 3rd March 1951 · Old Trafford · Att: 46,202

Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 3rd March 1951 in the League Division One. John Downie (14') and John Aston Snr (16', 32') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
14' John Downie 1–0
16' John Aston Snr 2–0
32' John Aston Snr 3–0
39' Cliff Holton 3–1
Full Time 3–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 John Aston Snr 16', 32'

10 John Downie 14'

11 Jack Rowley

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Whittaker

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 70 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

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 70 times: 30W 10D 30L.

27 Dec 1949 D 0–0 D1 14 Oct 1950 L 0–3 D1 10 Feb 1951 W 1–0 FAC

3 Mar 1951 W 3–1 This match

8 Dec 1951 W 3–1 D1 26 Apr 1952 W 6–1 D1 27 Aug 1952 L 1–2 D1

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

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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 →