League Division One · Matchday 01
Arsenal v Manchester United
3–0
Manchester United lost 0–3 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 25th August 1973 in the League Division One.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Sammy McIlroy for Daly
- Half Time
- 48' Ray Kennedy 1–0
- 50' John Radford 2–0
- 88' Alan Ball 3–0
- Full Time 3–0
Match Facts
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Sammy McIlroy
45' for Daly
Managers
MUFC
Tommy Docherty
Manchester United
OPP
Bertie Mee
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 116 of 245
245
Played
100
Won
55
Drawn
90
Lost
368
Goals For
349
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 13th October 1894. After this match United had played Arsenal 116 times: 50W 20D 46L.
25 Apr 1972 L 0–3 D1 26 Aug 1972 D 0–0 D1 6 Jan 1973 L 1–3 D1
25 Aug 1973 L 0–3 This match
19 Jan 1974 D 1–1 D1 18 Oct 1975 W 3–1 D1 22 Nov 1975 L 1–3 D1 | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 117 | 66 | 30 | 21 | 211 | 104 | 56.4 |
| Away | 117 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 146 | 230 | 26.5 |
| Neutral | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 27.3 |
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 →