League Division One · Matchday 18

Manchester United v Birmingham City

3–0

Saturday 20th November 1948 · Maine Road · Att: 45,482

Manchester United beat Birmingham City 3–0 at Maine Road on Saturday 20th November 1948 in the League Division One. Stan Pearson (22'), Jack Rowley (33') and Johnny Morris (44') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
22' Stan Pearson 1–0
33' Jack Rowley 2–0
44' Johnny Morris 3–0
Full Time 3–0

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Johnny Morris 44'

9 Jack Rowley 33'

10 Stan Pearson 22'

11 Charlie Mitten

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

Harry Storer

Birmingham City

United vs Birmingham City History

Meeting 42 of 106

106

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

164

Goals For

114

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 22nd April 1893. After this match United had played Birmingham City 42 times: 16W 14D 12L.

10 Apr 1937 D 2–2 D1 3 Sep 1938 W 4–1 D1 31 Dec 1938 D 3–3 D1

20 Nov 1948 W 3–0 This match

19 Mar 1949 L 0–1 D1 7 Apr 1950 L 0–2 D1 10 Apr 1950 D 0–0 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	50	32	9	9	85	37	64.0
Away	51	14	21	16	67	72	27.5
Neutral	5	3	2	0	12	5	60.0

All 106 meetings with Birmingham City →

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 →