League Division One · Matchday 29

Manchester United v Stoke City

3–0

Saturday 12th March 1949 · Maine Road · Att: 55,949

Manchester United beat Stoke City 3–0 at Maine Road on Saturday 12th March 1949 in the League Division One. Jack Rowley (45'), John Downie (57') and Charlie Mitten (71') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
45' Jack Rowley 1–0
Half Time
57' John Downie 2–0
71' Charlie Mitten 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 John Downie 57'

9 Jack Rowley 45'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Charlie Mitten 71'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Bob McGrory

Stoke City

United vs Stoke City History

Meeting 31 of 108

108

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

166

Goals For

127

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 7th January 1893. After this match United had played Stoke City 31 times: 9W 10D 12L.

4 Oct 1947 D 1–1 D1 21 Feb 1948 W 2–0 D1 16 Oct 1948 L 1–2 D1

12 Mar 1949 W 3–0 This match

17 Sep 1949 D 2–2 D1 21 Jan 1950 L 1–3 D1 18 Nov 1950 D 0–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	53	29	17	7	101	43	54.7
Away	53	14	19	20	61	79	26.4
Neutral	2	1	0	1	4	5	50.0

All 108 meetings with Stoke City →

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 →