League Division One · Matchday 13
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 14th October 1950 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 16' Henry Cockburn OG 1–0
- Half Time
- 60' Doug Lishman 2–0
- 71' Peter Goring 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Highbury at the time: 66,150.
Starting XI
Player
6 Henry Cockburn 16'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Whittaker
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 68 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 68 times: 28W 10D 30L.
1 Jan 1949 W 2–0 D1 26 Dec 1949 W 2–0 D1 27 Dec 1949 D 0–0 D1
14 Oct 1950 L 0–3 This match
10 Feb 1951 W 1–0 FAC 3 Mar 1951 W 3–1 D1 8 Dec 1951 W 3–1 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 →