FA Cup · 4th Round
Arsenal v Manchester United
5–0
Manchester United lost 0–5 to Arsenal at Highbury on Saturday 30th January 1937 in the FA Cup.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 17' Cliff Bastin 1–0
- 22' James Brown OG 2–0
- 25' Alf Kirchen 3–0
- 38' Bobby Davidson 4–0
- Half Time
- 80' Ted Drake 5–0
- Full Time 5–0
Match Facts
- United's heaviest defeat to Arsenal at the time, in their 55th meeting.
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Substitutes were not permitted
Managers
MUFC
Scott Duncan
Manchester United
OPP
George Allison
Arsenal
United vs Arsenal History
Meeting 55 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 55 times: 23W 7D 25L.
18 Oct 1930 L 1–2 D1 21 Feb 1931 L 1–4 D1 3 Oct 1936 W 2–0 D1
30 Jan 1937 L 0–5 This match
6 Feb 1937 D 1–1 D1 10 Dec 1938 W 1–0 D1 15 Apr 1939 L 1–2 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 →