League Division One · Matchday 38

Manchester United v Liverpool

4–0

Saturday 12th April 1952 · Old Trafford · Att: 42,970

Manchester United beat Liverpool 4–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 12th April 1952 in the League Division One. Roger Byrne (26', 53'), John Downie (51') and Jack Rowley (59') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
26' Roger Byrne pen 1–0
Half Time
51' John Downie 2–0
53' Roger Byrne 3–0
59' Jack Rowley 4–0
Full Time 4–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 John Downie 51'

9 Jack Rowley 59'

10 Stan Pearson

11 Roger Byrne 26', 53'

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Don Welsh

Liverpool

United vs Liverpool History

Meeting 63 of 218

218

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

296

Goals For

294

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 28th April 1894. After this match United had played Liverpool 63 times: 22W 17D 24L.

23 Aug 1950 L 1–2 D1 30 Aug 1950 W 1–0 D1 24 Nov 1951 D 0–0 D1

12 Apr 1952 W 4–0 This match

13 Dec 1952 W 2–1 D1 20 Apr 1953 W 3–1 D1 22 Aug 1953 D 4–4 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	53	32	20	176	111	50.5
Away	100	27	25	48	105	168	27.0
Neutral	13	5	4	4	15	15	38.5

All 218 meetings with Liverpool →

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 →