League Division One · Matchday 23

Manchester United v Charlton Athletic

4–1

Saturday 4th January 1947 · Maine Road · Att: 43,406

Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 4–1 at Maine Road on Saturday 4th January 1947 in the League Division One. Ronald Burke (17', 37'), Stan Pearson (46') and Edward Buckle (89') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
17' Ronald Burke 1–0
37' Ronald Burke 2–0
Half Time
46' Stan Pearson 3–0
80' Chris Duffy 3–1
89' Edward Buckle pen 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Ronald Burke 17', 37'

10 Stan Pearson 46'

11 Edward Buckle 89'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Jimmy Seed

Charlton Athletic

United vs Charlton Athletic History

Meeting 12 of 60

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

126

Goals For

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Friday 25th March 1932. After this match United had played Charlton Athletic 12 times: 4W 3D 5L.

8 Oct 1938 L 0–2 D1 11 Feb 1939 L 1–7 D1 7 Sep 1946 W 3–1 D1

4 Jan 1947 W 4–1 This match

30 Aug 1947 W 6–2 D1 3 Jan 1948 W 2–1 D1 7 Feb 1948 W 2–0 FAC

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	32	24	5	3	78	25	75.0
Away	28	15	6	7	48	36	53.6

All 60 meetings with Charlton Athletic →

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 →