League Division One · Matchday 10
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Maine Road on Saturday 25th September 1948 in the League Division One. Charlie Mitten (20', ??') and Stan Pearson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 3' George Edwards
- 20' Charlie Mitten pen
- Minute not recorded
- — Charlie Mitten
- — Stan Pearson
- Full Time 3–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
11 Charlie Mitten ??, ??
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Alex Massie
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 54 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 54 times: 23W 6D 25L.
25 Oct 1947 W 2–0 D1 10 Jan 1948 W 6–4 FAC 22 Mar 1948 W 1–0 D1
25 Sep 1948 W 3–1 This match
19 Feb 1949 L 1–2 D1 15 Oct 1949 W 4–0 D1 8 Mar 1950 W 7–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| 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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →