League Division One · Matchday 05
Manchester United v Huddersfield Town
4–1
Manchester United beat Huddersfield Town 4–1 at Maine Road on Saturday 4th September 1948 in the League Division One. Charlie Mitten (1'), Stan Pearson (32', 74') and Jimmy Delaney (35') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 1' Charlie Mitten pen 1–0
- 32' Stan Pearson 2–0
- 35' Jimmy Delaney 3–0
- Half Time
- 74' Stan Pearson 4–0
- 78' Peter Doherty 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
George Stephenson
Huddersfield Town
United vs Huddersfield Town History
Meeting 27 of 50
50
Played
23
Won
16
Drawn
11
Lost
95
Goals For
68
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th January 1912. After this match United had played Huddersfield Town 27 times: 9W 11D 7L.
29 Mar 1947 D 2–2 D1 8 Nov 1947 D 4–4 D1 27 Mar 1948 W 2–0 D1
4 Sep 1948 W 4–1 This match
6 Apr 1949 L 1–2 D1 5 Nov 1949 W 6–0 D1 25 Mar 1950 L 1–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 59 | 26 | 57.7 |
| Away | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 42 | 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 →