League Division Two · Matchday 16
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 20th November 1937 in the League Division Two. Thomas Manley (15'), Thomas Bamford (41') and Stan Pearson (65') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' Thomas Manley 1–0
- 41' Thomas Bamford 2–0
- Half Time
- 65' Stan Pearson 3–0
- 83' Bob Iverson 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Walter Crickmer
Manchester United
OPP
Jimmy Hogan
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 45 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 45 times: 17W 4D 24L.
8 Mar 1930 L 2–3 D1 30 Aug 1930 L 3–4 D1 27 Dec 1930 L 0–7 D1
20 Nov 1937 W 3–1 This match
2 Apr 1938 L 0–3 D2 5 Nov 1938 W 2–0 D1 11 Mar 1939 D 1–1 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 →