League Division One · Matchday 05
Arsenal v Manchester United
2–1
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 6th September 1947 in the League Division One. Johnny Morris (43') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Ronnie Rooke 1–0
- 43' Johnny Morris 1–1
- Half Time
- 65' Reg Lewis 2–1
- Full Time 2–1
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Highbury at the time: 64,905.
- Johnny Morris' 3rd goal of 1947-1948, and his 11th for United.
Starting XI
Player
8 Johnny Morris 43'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Whittaker
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 61 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
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 61 times: 25W 8D 28L.
15 Apr 1939 L 1–2 D1 28 Sep 1946 W 5–2 D1 1 Feb 1947 L 2–6 D1
6 Sep 1947 L 1–2 This match
17 Jan 1948 D 1–1 D1 28 Aug 1948 W 1–0 D1 6 Oct 1948 L 3–4 CS | 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 |
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 →