League Division One · Matchday 40
Manchester United v Aston Villa
3–1
Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3–1 at Old Trafford on Saturday 29th April 1967 in the League Division One. John Aston Jnr (56'), Denis Law (62') and George Best (80') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 15' William Anderson 0–1
- Half Time
- 56' John Aston Jnr 1–1
- 62' Denis Law 2–1
- 80' George Best 3–1
- Full Time 3–1
Match Facts
- United extended an unbeaten run to 12 matches in all competitions.
- John Aston Jnr's 5th goal of 1966-1967, and his 9th for United.
- Denis Law's 23rd goal of 1966-1967, and his 160th for United.
- George Best's 9th goal of 1966-1967, and his 45th for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
No substitutes recorded
Managers
MUFC
Matt Busby
Manchester United
OPP
Dick Taylor
Aston Villa
United vs Aston Villa History
Meeting 92 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 92 times: 42W 16D 34L.
6 Apr 1966 D 1–1 D1 9 May 1966 W 6–1 D1 3 Dec 1966 L 1–2 D1
29 Apr 1967 W 3–1 This match
16 Dec 1970 D 1–1 LC 23 Dec 1970 L 1–2 LC 16 Nov 1974 W 2–1 D2 | 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 →