League Division One · Matchday 28

Arsenal v Manchester United

0–3

Saturday 21st February 1920 · Highbury · Att: 25,000

Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–0 at Highbury on Saturday 21st February 1920 in the League Division One. Joe Spence (23', 75') and Fredrick Hopkin (60') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Joe Spence 0–1
Half Time
60' Fredrick Hopkin 0–2
75' Joe Spence 0–3
Full Time 0–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Joe Spence 23', 75'

10 Thomas Meehan

11 Fred Hopkin 60'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

John Robson

Manchester United

OPP

Leslie Knighton

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 36 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 36 times: 17W 5D 14L.

5 Apr 1912 L 1–2 D1 2 Sep 1912 D 0–0 D1 21 Mar 1913 W 2–0 D1

21 Feb 1920 W 3–0 This match

28 Feb 1920 L 0–1 D1 30 Aug 1920 L 0–2 D1 6 Sep 1920 D 1–1 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

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 →