League Division One · Matchday 24
Arsenal v Manchester United
0–0
Manchester United drew 0–0 with Arsenal at Highbury on Tuesday 27th December 1949 in the League Division One.
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Highbury at the time: 65,133.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Whittaker
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 67 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
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 67 times: 28W 10D 29L.
6 Oct 1948 L 3–4 CS 1 Jan 1949 W 2–0 D1 26 Dec 1949 W 2–0 D1
27 Dec 1949 D 0–0 This match
14 Oct 1950 L 0–3 D1 10 Feb 1951 W 1–0 FAC 3 Mar 1951 W 3–1 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 |
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 →