League Division One · Matchday 04
Liverpool v Manchester United
2–2
Manchester United drew 2–2 with Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday 3rd September 1947 in the League Division One. Charlie Mitten (2') and Stan Pearson (15') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Charlie Mitten 0–1
- 15' Stan Pearson 0–2
- Half Time
- 48' Albert Stubbins 1–2
- 67' Jack Balmer pen 2–2
- Full Time 2–2
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
10 Stan Pearson 15'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
George Kay
Liverpool
United vs Liverpool History
Meeting 54 of 218
218
Played
85
Won
61
Drawn
72
Lost
296
Goals For
294
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 54 times: 18W 13D 23L.
11 Sep 1946 W 5–0 D1 3 May 1947 L 0–1 D1 27 Aug 1947 W 2–0 D1
3 Sep 1947 D 2–2 This match
24 Jan 1948 W 3–0 FAC 25 Dec 1948 D 0–0 D1 27 Dec 1948 W 2–0 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 53 | 32 | 20 | 176 | 111 | 50.5 |
| Away | 100 | 27 | 25 | 48 | 105 | 168 | 27.0 |
| Neutral | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 38.5 |
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 →