Athletic Bilbao 5 v 3 Manchester United, European Cup, Quarter-Final - 1st Leg (agg 3-5), 16th January 1957, Season 1956-1957, Venue: Estadio San Mames
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Wednesday 16th January 1957


Quarter-Final - 1st Leg (agg 3-5)
1956-1957
A
Estadio San Mames
60000
Match 1 of 4 vs Athletic Bilbao

Spain
Busby, Matt Daucik, Ferdinand
Red Card
Portrait Player Name RED CARD
Portrait Player Name Kept Clean Sheets
Athletic Bilbao
HAN P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 0.50
A 2 0 0 2 4 7 -3 0.00
Totals 4 1 0 3 9 10 -1 0.25
EVERY GAME VS Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao 5
Ignacio Uribe 2', 28', Felix Marcaida 43', Armando Merodio 73', Jose Luis Arteche 78'
Manchester United 3
Tommy Taylor 48', Dennis Viollet 54', Billy Whelan 85'
MATCH (1)
Chairman Harold Hardman suffers from Hypothermia as the flight to Bilbao onboard was in freezing temperatures, he was rushed to hospital & also missed the scheduled flight home. Utd play on a snow covered Estadio San Mames in Bilbao. Billy Whelan scores a late goal in similar vain to Ryan Giggs' Villa Park Goal in 1999.

Wood, Ray

Foulkes, William

Byrne, Roger

Colman, Eddie

Jones, Mark

Edwards, Duncan

Berry, Johnny

Whelan, William 85'

Taylor, Tommy 48'

Viollet, Dennis 54'

Pegg, David
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