League Division One · Matchday 29

Manchester United v Aston Villa

2–1

Saturday 8th March 1947 · Maine Road · Att: 36,965

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2–1 at Maine Road on Saturday 8th March 1947 in the League Division One. Ronald Burke (61') and Stan Pearson (63') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
36' Richard Dorsett 0–1
Half Time
61' Ronald Burke 1–1
63' Stan Pearson 2–1
Full Time 2–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

9 Ronald Burke 61'

10 Stan Pearson 63'

11 Jack Rowley

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Alex Massie

Aston Villa

United vs Aston Villa History

Meeting 50 of 203

203

Played

108

Won

Drawn

Lost

376

Goals For

263

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 50 times: 19W 6D 25L.

5 Nov 1938 W 2–0 D1 11 Mar 1939 D 1–1 D1 2 Nov 1946 D 0–0 D1

8 Mar 1947 W 2–1 This match

25 Oct 1947 W 2–0 D1 10 Jan 1948 W 6–4 FAC 22 Mar 1948 W 1–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	101	69	19	13	218	91	68.3
Away	99	38	24	37	154	166	38.4
Neutral	3	1	0	2	4	6	33.3

All 203 meetings with Aston Villa →

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 →