League Division One · Matchday 21
Arsenal v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–1 at Highbury on Saturday 8th December 1951 in the League Division One. Jack Rowley (11') and Stan Pearson (30') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 11' Jack Rowley 0–1
- 30' Stan Pearson 0–2
- Half Time
- 77' Ray Daniel OG 0–3
- 85' Jimmy Logie 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Whittaker
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 71 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 71 times: 31W 10D 30L.
14 Oct 1950 L 0–3 D1 10 Feb 1951 W 1–0 FAC 3 Mar 1951 W 3–1 D1
8 Dec 1951 W 3–1 This match
26 Apr 1952 W 6–1 D1 27 Aug 1952 L 1–2 D1 3 Sep 1952 D 0–0 D1 | 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 →