League Division One · Matchday 18
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
4–1
Manchester United lost 1–4 to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday 6th December 1930 in the League Division One. Harry Rowley (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Harry Rowley pen
- — Les Bruton ??' (pen)
- — Syd Puddlefoot
- — Tom Turner
- Full Time 4–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
Bob Crompton
Blackburn Rovers
United vs Blackburn Rovers History
Meeting 46 of 113
113
Played
52
Won
29
Drawn
32
Lost
211
Goals For
165
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 3rd September 1892. After this match United had played Blackburn Rovers 46 times: 14W 11D 21L.
13 Apr 1929 W 3–0 D1 7 Sep 1929 W 1–0 D1 4 Jan 1930 L 4–5 D1
6 Dec 1930 L 1–4 This match
11 Apr 1931 L 0–1 D1 16 Oct 1937 D 1–1 D2 26 Feb 1938 W 2–1 D2 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 118 | 62 | 56.4 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 103 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 |
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 →