Charity Shield · Final

Arsenal v Manchester United

4–3

Wednesday 6th October 1948 · Highbury · Att: 31,000

Manchester United lost 3–4 to Arsenal at Highbury on Wednesday 6th October 1948 in the Charity Shield. Jack Rowley (12') and Ronald Burke (42') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
2' Bryn Jones 1–0
3' Reg Lewis 2–0
6' Ronnie Rooke 3–0
12' Jack Rowley 3–1
34' Reg Lewis 4–1
42' Ronald Burke 4–2
Half Time
60' Lionel Smith OG 4–3
Full Time 4–3

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Ronald Burke 42'

10 Jack Rowley 12'

11 Charlie Mitten

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Tom Whittaker

Arsenal

United vs Arsenal History

Meeting 64 of 245

245

Played

100

Won

Drawn

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 64 times: 26W 9D 29L.

6 Sep 1947 L 1–2 D1 17 Jan 1948 D 1–1 D1 28 Aug 1948 W 1–0 D1

6 Oct 1948 L 3–4 This match

1 Jan 1949 W 2–0 D1 26 Dec 1949 W 2–0 D1 27 Dec 1949 D 0–0 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

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Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →