League Division One · Matchday 31
Manchester United v Aston Villa
7–0
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 7–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 8th March 1950 in the League Division One. Charlie Mitten (40', 47', 48', 88'), Jack Rowley (68') and John Downie (69', 75') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 40' Charlie Mitten pen 1–0
- Half Time
- 47' Charlie Mitten pen 2–0
- 48' Charlie Mitten 3–0
- 68' Jack Rowley 4–0
- 69' John Downie 5–0
- 75' John Downie 6–0
- 88' Charlie Mitten pen 7–0
- Full Time 7–0
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Aston Villa at the time, in their 57th meeting.
- Charlie Mitten scored 4 goals in this match.
- Charlie Mitten's 4 goals took him to 19 in 1949-1950 and 59 for United.
- Jack Rowley's 19th goal of 1949-1950, and his 120th for United.
- John Downie's brace took him to 3 in 1949-1950 and 8 for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Alex Massie
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 57 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 57 times: 25W 6D 26L.
25 Sep 1948 W 3–1 D1 19 Feb 1949 L 1–2 D1 15 Oct 1949 W 4–0 D1
8 Mar 1950 W 7–0 This match
4 Sep 1950 W 3–1 D1 13 Sep 1950 D 0–0 D1 13 Oct 1951 W 5–2 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 →