League Division One · Matchday 20
Aston Villa v Manchester United
1–3
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Villa Park on Saturday 8th December 1956 in the League Division One. Tommy Taylor (42', 49') and Dennis Viollet (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 42' Tommy Taylor 0–1
- Half Time
- 49' Tommy Taylor 0–2
- 73' Dennis Viollet 0–3
- 78' Pat Saward 1–3
- Full Time 1–3
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Tommy Taylor 42', 49'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 70 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
Lost
376
Goals For
263
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 70 times: 31W 11D 28L.
28 Dec 1954 L 1–2 D1 15 Oct 1955 D 4–4 D1 25 Feb 1956 W 1–0 D1
8 Dec 1956 W 3–1 This match
9 Mar 1957 D 1–1 D1 4 May 1957 L 1–2 FAC 5 Oct 1957 W 4–1 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 218 | 91 | 68.3 |
| 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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →