League Division One · Matchday 33

Manchester United v Everton

3–0

Saturday 17th March 1951 · Old Trafford · Att: 29,317

Manchester United beat Everton 3–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th March 1951 in the League Division One. John Aston Snr (1'), John Downie (11') and Stan Pearson (37') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
1' John Aston Snr 1–0
11' John Downie 2–0
37' Stan Pearson 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Stan Pearson 37'

9 John Aston Snr 1'

10 John Downie 11'

11 Jack Rowley

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Cliff Britton

Everton

United vs Everton History

Meeting 54 of 216

216

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

326

Goals For

292

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 24th September 1892. After this match United had played Everton 54 times: 20W 13D 21L.

12 Nov 1949 D 0–0 D1 1 Apr 1950 D 1–1 D1 28 Oct 1950 W 4–1 D1

17 Mar 1951 W 3–0 This match

14 Feb 1953 L 1–2 FAC 30 Oct 1954 L 2–4 D1 19 Mar 1955 L 1–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	105	59	26	20	183	98	56.2
Away	105	36	23	46	140	189	34.3
Neutral	6	2	1	3	3	5	33.3

All 216 meetings with Everton →

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 →