FA Cup · Final
Manchester United v Aston Villa
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Aston Villa at Wembley (N) on Saturday 4th May 1957 in the FA Cup. Tommy Taylor (83') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 68' Peter McParland 0–1
- 73' Peter McParland 0–2
- 83' Tommy Taylor 1–2
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
9 Tommy Taylor 83'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 72 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 72 times: 31W 12D 29L.
25 Feb 1956 W 1–0 D1 8 Dec 1956 W 3–1 D1 9 Mar 1957 D 1–1 D1
4 May 1957 L 1–2 This match
5 Oct 1957 W 4–1 D1 22 Oct 1957 W 4–0 CS 31 Mar 1958 L 2–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| 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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →