League Division One · Matchday 41

Manchester United v Chelsea

3–0

Monday 21st April 1952 · Old Trafford · Att: 37,436

Manchester United beat Chelsea 3–0 at Old Trafford on Monday 21st April 1952 in the League Division One. Stan Pearson (23'), Johnny Carey (44') and Phillip McKnight (o.g.) (48') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
23' Stan Pearson 1–0
44' Johnny Carey 2–0
Half Time
48' Phillip McKnight (o.g.) 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

4 Johnny Carey 44'

10 Stan Pearson 23'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Billy Birrell

Chelsea

United vs Chelsea History

Meeting 42 of 199

199

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

312

Goals For

238

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Monday 25th December 1905. After this match United had played Chelsea 42 times: 20W 13D 9L.

11 Nov 1950 L 0–1 D1 31 Mar 1951 W 4–1 D1 10 Nov 1951 L 2–4 D1

21 Apr 1952 W 3–0 This match

23 Aug 1952 W 2–0 D1 20 Dec 1952 W 3–2 D1 19 Aug 1953 D 1–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	94	42	32	20	148	88	44.7
Away	94	37	25	32	149	136	39.4
Neutral	11	3	4	4	15	14	27.3

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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 →