League Division One · Matchday 19

Manchester United v Middlesbrough

3–2

Saturday 6th December 1952 · Old Trafford · Att: 27,617

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 6th December 1952 in the League Division One. Stan Pearson (7', 32') and John Aston Snr (23') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
7' Stan Pearson 1–0
23' John Aston Snr 2–0
32' Stan Pearson 3–0
35' Wilf Mannion 3–1
42' Lloyd Delapenha pen 3–2
Full Time 3–2

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 John Aston Snr 23'

10 Stan Pearson 7', 32'

11 David Pegg

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Walter Rowley

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 57 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 57 times: 27W 9D 21L.

3 Feb 1951 W 1–0 D1 22 Aug 1951 W 4–2 D1 29 Aug 1951 W 4–1 D1

6 Dec 1952 W 3–2 This match

25 Apr 1953 L 0–5 D1 9 Sep 1953 D 2–2 D1 16 Sep 1953 W 4–1 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →