League Division One · Matchday 23
Aston Villa v Manchester United
7–0
Manchester United lost 0–7 to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 27th December 1930 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 7' John Mandley 1–0
- 22' Eric Houghton pen 2–0
- 33' Eric Houghton pen 3–0
- Half Time
- 57' George Brown 4–0
- 67' John Mandley 5–0
- 70' George Brown 6–0
- 76' Joe Beresford 7–0
- Full Time 7–0
Match Facts
- United's heaviest defeat to Aston Villa at the time, in their 44th meeting.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
W J Smith
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 44 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 44 times: 16W 4D 24L.
2 Nov 1929 L 0–1 D1 8 Mar 1930 L 2–3 D1 30 Aug 1930 L 3–4 D1
27 Dec 1930 L 0–7 This match
20 Nov 1937 W 3–1 D2 2 Apr 1938 L 0–3 D2 5 Nov 1938 W 2–0 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 →