League Division One · Matchday 20
Aston Villa v Manchester United
3–4
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 4–3 at Villa Park on Saturday 25th December 1920 in the League Division One. William Harrison (20'), John Grimwood (??', ??') and Edward Partridge (85') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 5' Billy Walker
- 20' William Harrison
- Half Time
- 85' Edward Partridge
- Minute not recorded
- — John Grimwood
- — John Grimwood
- — Clement Stephenson
- — Clement Stephenson
- Full Time 3–4
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
John Robson
Manchester United
OPP
George Ramsay
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 29 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 29 times: 12W 1D 16L.
6 Dec 1919 L 0–2 D1 13 Dec 1919 L 1–2 D1 31 Jan 1920 L 1–2 FAC
25 Dec 1920 W 4–3 This match
27 Dec 1920 L 1–3 D1 19 Nov 1921 L 1–3 D1 26 Nov 1921 W 1–0 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 →