League Division One · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Aston Villa
5–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 5–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 19th November 1927 in the League Division One. Edward Partridge (??', ??'), Joe Spence (??'), William Johnston (??') and Francis McPherson (??') scored for United.
Timeline
- Kick Off
- Minute not recorded
- — Edward Partridge
- — Edward Partridge
- — Joe Spence
- — William Johnston
- — Francis McPherson
- — George Cook
- Full Time 5–1
Running score not shown: the recorded goals for this match don’t include every minute, or don’t reconcile with the final score.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Herbert Bamlett
Manchester United
OPP
W J Smith
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 37 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 37 times: 16W 2D 19L.
7 Sep 1925 D 2–2 D1 2 Oct 1926 W 2–1 D1 19 Feb 1927 L 0–2 D1
19 Nov 1927 W 5–1 This match
31 Mar 1928 L 1–3 D1 27 Aug 1928 D 0–0 D1 1 Jan 1929 D 2–2 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 →