Manchester United Data
League Division One · Matchday 02

Aston Villa v Manchester United

0–1
Wednesday 21st August 1991 · Villa Park · Att: 39,995

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1–0 at Villa Park on Wednesday 21st August 1991 in the League Division One. Steve Bruce (38') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score
  1. Kick Off
  2. 38' Steve Bruce pen 0–1
  3. Full Time 0–1

Match Facts

Starting XI

Managers

MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Atkinson
Aston Villa

United vs Aston Villa History

Meeting 129 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 129 times: 58W 28D 43L.
All-timePWDLFAWin%
Home 100691813 2148769.0
Away 99382437 15416638.4
Neutral 3102 4633.3
All 202 meetings with Aston Villa →

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 →