League Division One · Matchday 15
Manchester United v Aston Villa
1–0
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 1–0 at Old Trafford on Saturday 24th October 1953 in the League Division One. Johnny Berry (70') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- Half Time
- 70' Johnny Berry 1–0
- Full Time 1–0
Starting XI
Player
7 Johnny Berry 70'
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Eric Houghton
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 64 of 203
203
Played
108
Won
43
Drawn
52
Lost
376
Goals For
263
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 19th November 1892. After this match United had played Aston Villa 64 times: 29W 9D 26L.
1 Mar 1952 D 1–1 D1 20 Sep 1952 D 3–3 D1 7 Feb 1953 W 3–1 D1
24 Oct 1953 W 1–0 This match
13 Mar 1954 D 2–2 D1 27 Dec 1954 L 0–1 D1 28 Dec 1954 L 1–2 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 101 | 69 | 19 | 13 | 218 | 91 | 68.3 |
| 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 9 November 2026. How we compile this data →