League Division Two · Matchday 35
Aston Villa v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 2nd April 1938 in the League Division Two.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 25' Frank Broome 1–0
- Half Time
- 50' John Maund 2–0
- 71' Eric Houghton pen 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
- A record crowd for a United match at Villa Park at the time: 54,654.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Jimmy Hogan
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 46 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 46 times: 17W 4D 25L.
30 Aug 1930 L 3–4 D1 27 Dec 1930 L 0–7 D1 20 Nov 1937 W 3–1 D2
2 Apr 1938 L 0–3 This match
5 Nov 1938 W 2–0 D1 11 Mar 1939 D 1–1 D1 2 Nov 1946 D 0–0 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 →