League Division One · Matchday 33

Sunderland v Manchester United

1–2

Saturday 8th March 1952 · Roker Park · Att: 48,078

Manchester United beat Sunderland 2–1 at Roker Park on Saturday 8th March 1952 in the League Division One. Jack Rowley (88') and Henry Cockburn (90') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
14' Trevor Ford pen 1–0
Half Time
88' Jack Rowley 1–1
90' Henry Cockburn 1–2
Full Time 1–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

6 Henry Cockburn 90'

11 Jack Rowley 88'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Bill Murray

Sunderland

United vs Sunderland History

Meeting 60 of 147

147

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

254

Goals For

208

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 4th March 1893. After this match United had played Sunderland 60 times: 22W 9D 29L.

25 Dec 1950 L 1–2 D1 26 Dec 1950 L 3–5 D1 20 Oct 1951 L 0–1 D1

8 Mar 1952 W 2–1 This match

27 Sep 1952 L 0–1 D1 18 Feb 1953 D 2–2 D1 10 Oct 1953 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	73	43	18	12	150	77	58.9
Away	73	23	20	30	99	130	31.5
Neutral	1	1	0	0	5	1	100.0

All 147 meetings with Sunderland →

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 →