League Division One · Matchday 40

Manchester United v Arsenal

4–1

Saturday 20th April 1929 · Old Trafford · Att: 22,858

Manchester United beat Arsenal 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 20th April 1929 in the League Division One. Thomas Reid (10', 18'), Henry Thomas (23') and James Hanson (39') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
10' Thomas Reid 1–0
18' Thomas Reid 2–0
23' Henry Thomas 3–0
39' James Hanson 4–0
Half Time
89' David Jack 4–1
Full Time 4–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 James Hanson 39'

9 Thomas Reid 10', 18'

10 Harry Rowley

11 Harry Thomas 23'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Herbert Bamlett

Manchester United

OPP

Herbert Chapman

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 49 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

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 49 times: 21W 7D 21L.

17 Dec 1927 W 4–1 D1 28 Apr 1928 W 1–0 D1 8 Dec 1928 L 1–3 D1

20 Apr 1929 W 4–1 This match

26 Oct 1929 W 1–0 D1 12 Mar 1930 L 2–4 D1 18 Oct 1930 L 1–2 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

All 245 meetings with Arsenal →

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 →