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 October 1908 in the League Division One. Harold Halse (42') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- 7' George Reeves
- 35' Harry Hampton
- 42' Harold Halse
- Minute not recorded
- — George Reeves
- Full Time 3–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
9 Harold Halse 42'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Ernest Mangnall
Manchester United
OPP
George Ramsay
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 11 of 202
202
Played
108
Won
42
Drawn
52
Lost
372
Goals For
259
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 11 times: 5W 0D 6L.
2 Sep 1907 W 4–1 D1 22 Feb 1908 W 2–0 FAC 20 Apr 1908 L 1–2 D1
17 Oct 1908 L 1–3 This match
31 Mar 1909 L 0–2 D1 16 Oct 1909 W 2–0 D1 26 Feb 1910 L 1–7 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 100 | 69 | 18 | 13 | 214 | 87 | 69.0 |
| 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 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →