League Division One · Matchday 08
Aston Villa v Manchester United
3–1
Manchester United lost 1–3 to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday 17th September 1960 in the League Division One. Dennis Viollet (56') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 33' Harry Burrows 1–0
- Half Time
- 53' Bobby Thomson 2–0
- 56' Dennis Viollet 2–1
- 69' James MacEwan 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Starting XI
Player
9 Dennis Viollet 56'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 78 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
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 78 times: 35W 12D 31L.
31 Mar 1958 L 2–3 D1 26 Dec 1958 W 2–1 D1 27 Dec 1958 W 2–0 D1
17 Sep 1960 L 1–3 This match
4 Feb 1961 D 1–1 D1 18 Sep 1961 D 1–1 D1 15 Jan 1962 W 2–0 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 |
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 →