League Division One · Matchday 26
Manchester United v Arsenal
1–1
Manchester United drew 1–1 with Arsenal at Maine Road on Saturday 17th January 1948 in the League Division One. Jack Rowley (27') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 18' Reg Lewis 0–1
- 27' Jack Rowley 1–1
- Full Time 1–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 15 matches in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Maine Road at the time: 81,962.
- John Aston Snr made his 50th appearance for United in all competitions.
- Jack Rowley's 19th goal of 1947-1948, and his 62nd for United.
Starting XI
Player
9 Jack Rowley 27'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Tom Whittaker
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 62 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
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 62 times: 25W 9D 28L.
28 Sep 1946 W 5–2 D1 1 Feb 1947 L 2–6 D1 6 Sep 1947 L 1–2 D1
17 Jan 1948 D 1–1 This match
28 Aug 1948 W 1–0 D1 6 Oct 1948 L 3–4 CS 1 Jan 1949 W 2–0 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 |
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 →