FA Cup · 3rd Round
Manchester United v Oldham Athletic
4–1
Manchester United beat Oldham Athletic 4–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 6th January 1951 in the FA Cup. Stan Pearson (28'), John Aston Snr (42') and Brian Birch (73') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 28' Stan Pearson 1–0
- 42' John Aston Snr 2–0
- 43' Les Smith 2–1
- Half Time
- 49' Archie Whyte OG 3–1
- 73' Brian Birch 4–1
- Full Time 4–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
George Hardwick
Oldham Athletic
United vs Oldham Athletic History
Meeting 31 of 44
44
Played
21
Won
12
Drawn
11
Lost
91
Goals For
54
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1910. After this match United had played Oldham Athletic 31 times: 12W 10D 9L.
10 Feb 1934 L 2–3 D2 13 Oct 1934 W 4–0 D2 23 Feb 1935 L 1–3 D2
6 Jan 1951 W 4–1 This match
28 Dec 1974 L 0–1 D2 31 Mar 1975 W 3–2 D2 8 Apr 1990 D 3–3 FAC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 61.9 |
| Away | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 26 | 31.6 |
| Neutral | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 50.0 |
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 →