League Division One · Matchday 04

Middlesbrough v Manchester United

1–4

Wednesday 29th August 1951 · Ayresome Park · Att: 44,212

Manchester United beat Middlesbrough 4–1 at Ayresome Park on Wednesday 29th August 1951 in the League Division One. Stan Pearson (25', 66') and Jack Rowley (58', 90') scored for United.

Timeline

Running score

Kick Off
25' Stan Pearson 0–1
Half Time
58' Jack Rowley 0–2
66' Stan Pearson 0–3
85' Lloyd Delapenha pen 1–3
90' Jack Rowley 1–4
Full Time 1–4

Match Facts

Starting XI

Player

8 Stan Pearson 25', 66'

9 Jack Rowley 58', 90'

10 John Downie

11 James "Ernie" Bond

Substitutes

Substitutes were not permitted

Managers

MUFC

Matt Busby

Manchester United

OPP

David Jack

Middlesbrough

United vs Middlesbrough History

Meeting 56 of 127

127

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

220

Goals For

169

Goals Against

All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 27th January 1894. After this match United had played Middlesbrough 56 times: 26W 9D 21L.

23 Sep 1950 W 2–1 D1 3 Feb 1951 W 1–0 D1 22 Aug 1951 W 4–2 D1

29 Aug 1951 W 4–1 This match

6 Dec 1952 W 3–2 D1 25 Apr 1953 L 0–5 D1 9 Sep 1953 D 2–2 D1

All-time	P	W	D	L	F	A	Win%
Home	68	41	14	13	129	72	60.3
Away	59	23	16	20	91	97	39.0

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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 →