League Division One · Matchday 28

Manchester United v Burnley

3–2

Saturday 4th February 1950 · Old Trafford · Att: 46,702

Manchester United beat Burnley 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 4th February 1950 in the League Division One. Charlie Mitten (48') and Jack Rowley (64', 70') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
Half Time
48' Charlie Mitten 1–0
58' Harry Potts 1–1
64' Jack Rowley 2–1
70' Jack Rowley 3–1
87' Johnny Carey OG 3–2
Full Time 3–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

2 Johnny Carey 87'

9 Jack Rowley 64', 70'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Charlie Mitten 48'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Frank Hill

Burnley

United vs Burnley History

Meeting 62 of 139

139

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

240

Goals For

195

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 10th September 1892. After this match United had played Burnley 62 times: 29W 6D 27L.

23 Oct 1948 D 1–1 D1 16 Apr 1949 W 2–0 D1 24 Sep 1949 L 0–1 D1

4 Feb 1950 W 3–2 This match

4 Nov 1950 D 1–1 D1 24 Mar 1951 W 2–1 D1 11 Apr 1952 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	69	41	14	14	151	82	59.4
Away	70	27	12	31	89	113	38.6

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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 →