League Division One · Matchday 42

Manchester United v Arsenal

6–1

Saturday 26th April 1952 · Old Trafford · Att: 53,651

Manchester United beat Arsenal 6–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 26th April 1952 in the League Division One. Jack Rowley (8', 74', 82'), Stan Pearson (40', 89') and Roger Byrne (44') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
8' Jack Rowley 1–0
40' Stan Pearson 2–0
44' Roger Byrne 3–0
Half Time
74' Jack Rowley 4–0
76' Freddie Cox 4–1
82' Jack Rowley pen 5–1
89' Stan Pearson 6–1
Full Time 6–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Jack Rowley 8', 74', 82'

10 Stan Pearson 40', 89'

11 Roger Byrne 44'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Whittaker

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 72 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 72 times: 32W 10D 30L.

10 Feb 1951 W 1–0 FAC 3 Mar 1951 W 3–1 D1 8 Dec 1951 W 3–1 D1

26 Apr 1952 W 6–1 This match

27 Aug 1952 L 1–2 D1 3 Sep 1952 D 0–0 D1 7 Nov 1953 D 2–2 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

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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 →