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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1965-1966

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1965-1966 season including RESULTS, STATS and HISTORY. Navigate page below for a statistical breakdown unrivalled by other sites, as we are proud to showcase the club’s entire history of first team games offering stats on appearances, goals, opponent manager, club manager, stadium, competition, opponents, opponent nationality, red cards, cup finals, penalties for, penalties against, own goals for, own goals against, most goals scored, most goals conceded, hat-tricks and a chronological list of all matches played in 1965-1966.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1965-1966 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 28 17 10 1 68 26 +42 60.71
A 29 12 8 9 55 49 +6 41.38
N 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0.00
Total 58 29 18 11 123 76 +47 50.00
 
First Match Played: 14 Aug 1965 Liverpool D 2-2 Charity Shield @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 19 May 1966 Leeds United D 1-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (75000) 09 Mar 1966 Benfica W 5-1 European Cup @ Estadio da Luz
Most Goals scored in a Match: (6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (5) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Herd, David 33 52
2. Law, Denis 24 49
3. Charlton, Bobby 18 54
4. Best, George 17 43
5. Connelly, John 13 46
6. Sadler, David 4 10
7. Aston Jnr, John 4 28
8. Stiles, Nobby 3 55
9. Cantwell, Noel 2 29
10. Ryan, Jimmy 1 4
11. Foulkes, William 1 48
12. Crerand, Pat 1 56
13. Dunne, Tony 1 56
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Crerand, Pat 56 1
2. Dunne, Tony 56 1
3. Stiles, Nobby 55 3
4. Charlton, Bobby 54 18
5. Herd, David 52 33
6. Law, Denis 49 24
7. Foulkes, William 48 1
8. Connelly, John 46 13
9. Best, George 43 17
10. Brennan, Shay 39 0
11. Gregg, Harry 38 0
12. Cantwell, Noel 29 2
13. Aston Jnr, John 28 4
14. Dunne, Patrick 11 0
15. Sadler, David 10 4
16. Anderson, William 9 0
17. Gaskell, David 9 0
18. Fitzpatrick, John 5 0
19. Ryan, Jimmy 4 1
20. Noble, Bobby 2 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Shankly, Bill 3
2. Catterick, Harry 3
3. Brown, Alan 2
4. Carey, Johnny 2
5. Bowen, Dave 2
6. Waddington, Tony 2
7. Harvey, Joe 2
8. Potts, Harry 2
9. Docherty, Tommy 2
10. Rytkonen, Aulis 2
11. Wright, Billy 2
12. Nicholson, Bill 2
13. Buckingham, Vic 2
14. Suart, Ron 2
15. Marshall, Jack 2
16. Gillies, Matt 2
17. Eilitz, Werner 2
18. Harris, John 2
19. Greenwood, Ron 2
20. McColl, Ian 2
21. Hagan, Jimmy 2
22. Revie, Don 2
23. Guttmann, Bela 2
24. Mansell, Jack 2
25. Milne, Jimmy 2
26. Taylor, Dick 2
27. Gegic, Abdulah 2
28. Ward, Tim 1
29. Allen, Ronnie 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Busby, Matt 58
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 28
2. Anfield 1
3. Baseball Ground 1
4. Bloomfield Road 1
5. Boleyn Ground 1
6. Bramall Lane 1
7. Burnden Park 1
8. City Ground, Nottingham 1
9. County Ground, Northampton 1
10. Craven Cottage 1
11. Deepdale 1
12. Elland Road 1
13. Estadio da Luz 1
14. Ewood Park 1
15. Filbert Street 1
16. Goodison Park 1
17. Highbury 1
18. Hillsborough 1
19. Millmoor 1
20. Molineux 1
21. Olympic Stadium, Helsinki 1
22. Roker Park 1
23. St James Park, Newcastle 1
24. Stadion JNA 1
25. Stamford Bridge 1
26. The Hawthorns 1
27. Turf Moor 1
28. Victoria Ground 1
29. Villa Park 1
30. Walter Ulbricht Stadium 1
31. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. European Cup 8
3. FA Cup 7
4. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Everton 3
2. Liverpool 3
3. Arsenal 2
4. ASK Vorwarts 2
5. Aston Villa 2
6. Benfica 2
7. Blackburn Rovers 2
8. Blackpool 2
9. Burnley 2
10. Chelsea 2
11. Fulham 2
12. Hjk Helsinki 2
13. Leeds United 2
14. Leicester City 2
15. Newcastle United 2
16. Northampton Town 2
17. Nottingham Forest 2
18. Partizan Belgrade 2
19. Preston North End 2
20. Rotherham United 2
21. Sheffield United 2
22. Sheffield Wednesday 2
23. Stoke City 2
24. Sunderland 2
25. Tottenham Hotspur 2
26. West Bromwich Albion 2
27. West Ham United 2
28. Derby County 1
29. Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 50
2. Finland 2
3. Germany 2
4. Portugal 2
5. Yugoslavia 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 06-11-1965 Gregg, Harry Blackburn Rovers
2. 20-04-1966 Crerand, Pat Partizan Belgrade
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 14-08-1965 D 2-2 Liverpool Charity Shield
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 27-12-1965 Law, Denis 1 West Bromwich Albion
2. 22-01-1966 Law, Denis 1 Derby County
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
11-09-1965 Burnley 1 0-3 Gordon Harris 6', 47', Alex Elder 89' (pen)
15-09-1965 Newcastle United 1 1-1 Ronald McGarry 42' (pen)
06-11-1965 Blackburn Rovers 1 2-2 Mike Harrison 83' (pen), 90'
22-01-1966 Derby County 1 5-2 John Richardson 29' (pen), Frank Upton 42'
05-03-1966 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 4-2 Terry Wharton 2' (pen), 9' (pen)
30-04-1966 West Ham United 1 2-3 Geoff Hurst 28', 73', Johnny Byrne 42' (pen)
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
18-12-1965 1 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur Bobby Charlton 20', Denis Law 21', 81', Phil Beal 36' (o.g.), David Herd 49'
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
09-03-1966 1 5-1 Brennan, Shay Benfica
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
06-10-1965 Hjk Helsinki W 6-0 H European Cup
05-02-1966 Northampton Town W 6-2 H League Division One
09-05-1966 Aston Villa W 6-1 H League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
16-10-1965 Tottenham Hotspur L 1-5 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 18-09-1965 Law, Denis 3 Chelsea
2. 06-10-1965 Connelly, John 3 Hjk Helsinki
3. 23-10-1965 Herd, David 3 Fulham
4. 01-12-1965 Herd, David 3 ASK Vorwarts
5. 05-02-1966 Charlton, Bobby 3 Northampton Town
6. 26-02-1966 Herd, David 3 Burnley
 
Matches played in 1965-1966
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 14-08-1965 CS D 2-2 H George Best 29', David Herd 82' Willie Stevenson 38', Ron Yeats 86'
2. 21-08-1965 Div 1 W 1-0 H David Herd 23'
3. 24-08-1965 Div 1 L 2-4 A John Aston Jnr 66', George Best 80' Frank Wignall 8', Colin Addison 28', 44', Alan Hinton 63'
4. 28-08-1965 Div 1 D 1-1 A John Connelly 10' Bobby Hunt 83'
5. 01-09-1965 Div 1 D 0-0 H
6. 04-09-1965 Div 1 D 1-1 H David Herd 73' Peter Dobing 42'
7. 08-09-1965 Div 1 W 2-1 A David Herd 25', Denis Law 68' Trevor Hockey 85'
8. 11-09-1965 Div 1 L 0-3 A Gordon Harris 6', 47', Alex Elder 89' (pen)
9. 15-09-1965 Div 1 D 1-1 H Nobby Stiles 85' Ronald McGarry 42' (pen)
10. 18-09-1965 Div 1 W 4-1 H Bobby Charlton 25', Denis Law 61', 73', 78' Terry Venables 22'
11. 22-09-1965 EC/UCL W 3-2 A David Herd 1', John Connelly 15', Denis Law 36' Kai Pahlman 30', Markku Peltoniemi 71'
12. 25-09-1965 Div 1 L 2-4 A Bobby Charlton 25', John Aston Jnr 68' Joe Baker 29', John Radford 42', George Armstrong 58', George Eastham 77'
13. 06-10-1965 EC/UCL W 6-0 H John Connelly 15', 47', 73', George Best 44', 50', Bobby Charlton 60'
14. 09-10-1965 Div 1 W 2-0 H George Best 18', Denis Law 37'
15. 16-10-1965 Div 1 L 1-5 A Bobby Charlton 74' Alan Gilzean 25', Neil Johnson 38', Jimmy Greaves 58', Eddie Clayton 60', Jimmy Robertson 77'
16. 23-10-1965 Div 1 W 4-1 H David Herd 24', 59', 89', Bobby Charlton 88' John Dempsey 51'
17. 30-10-1965 Div 1 W 2-1 A David Herd 75', 89' Alan Ball 33'
18. 06-11-1965 Div 1 D 2-2 H Bobby Charlton 38', Denis Law 88' Mike Harrison 83' (pen), 90'
19. 13-11-1965 Div 1 W 5-0 A John Connelly 11', David Herd 31', 44', Bobby Charlton 70', George Best 73'
20. 17-11-1965 EC/UCL W 2-0 A Denis Law 72', John Connelly 80'
21. 20-11-1965 Div 1 W 3-1 H George Best 8', 38', Denis Law 88' Mick Jones 22'
22. 01-12-1965 EC/UCL W 3-1 H David Herd 12', 40', 90' Jurgen Piepenburg 86'
23. 04-12-1965 Div 1 D 0-0 H
24. 11-12-1965 Div 1 W 3-2 A George Best 15', 35', David Herd 59' Neil Martin 7', 75'
25. 15-12-1965 Div 1 W 3-0 H George Best 30', David Herd 50', Bobby Charlton 52'
26. 18-12-1965 Div 1 W 5-1 H Bobby Charlton 20', Denis Law 21', 81', Phil Beal 36' (o.g.), David Herd 49' Cliff Jones 47'
27. 27-12-1965 Div 1 D 1-1 H Denis Law 60' (pen) Ray Crawford 65'
28. 01-01-1966 Div 1 L 1-2 A Denis Law 2' Tommy Smith 39', Gordon Milne 88'
29. 08-01-1966 Div 1 D 1-1 H George Best 7' John O'Hare 61'
30. 12-01-1966 Div 1 D 1-1 A David Herd 60' Jim Storrie 23'
31. 15-01-1966 Div 1 W 1-0 A Bobby Charlton 27'
32. 22-01-1966 FAC W 5-2 A Denis Law 13', 73' (pen) George Best 16', 25', David Herd 76' John Richardson 29' (pen), Frank Upton 42'
33. 29-01-1966 Div 1 D 0-0 A
34. 02-02-1966 EC/UCL W 3-2 H David Herd 37', Denis Law 42', Bill Foulkes 60' Jose Augusto 30', Jose Augusto Torres 70'
35. 05-02-1966 Div 1 W 6-2 H Denis Law 6', 46', John Connelly 10', Bobby Charlton 27', 31', 84' *Graham Moore 22', Don Martin 75'
36. 12-02-1966 FAC D 0-0 H
37. 15-02-1966 FAC W 1-0 A John Connelly 115'
38. 19-02-1966 Div 1 D 2-2 A David Herd 39', John Connelly 58' John Ritchie 64', Roy Vernon 70'
39. 26-02-1966 Div 1 W 4-2 H Bobby Charlton 3', David Herd 40', 63', 67' Andy Lochhead 8', Willie Irvine 50'
40. 05-03-1966 FAC W 4-2 A Denis Law 22', 61', George Best 72', David Herd 87' Terry Wharton 2' (pen), 9' (pen)
41. 09-03-1966 EC/UCL W 5-1 A George Best 6', 13', John Connelly 16', Pat Crerand 80', Bobby Charlton 89' Shay Brennan 52' (o.g.)
42. 12-03-1966 Div 1 L 0-2 A Bobby Tambling 1', *George Graham 5'
43. 19-03-1966 Div 1 W 2-1 H Denis Law 2', Nobby Stiles 29' Tom Walley 88'
44. 26-03-1966 FAC D 1-1 A David Herd 47' *Alex Dawson 40'
45. 30-03-1966 FAC W 3-1 H Denis Law 30', 87', John Connelly 89' Tony Singleton 69'
46. 06-04-1966 Div 1 D 1-1 A Noel Cantwell 63' James MacEwan 64'
47. 09-04-1966 Div 1 L 1-2 H John Connelly 81' Mike Stringfellow 24', 25'
48. 13-04-1966 EC/UCL L 0-2 A Mustafa Hasanagic 46', Rodaslav Becejac 59'
49. 16-04-1966 Div 1 L 1-3 A David Sadler 71' Tom Fenoughty 23', Alan Birchenall 67', Alan Woodward 79'
50. 20-04-1966 EC/UCL W 1-0 H Nobby Stiles 72'
51. 23-04-1966 FAC L 0-1 N Colin Harvey 78'
52. 25-04-1966 Div 1 D 0-0 A
53. 27-04-1966 Div 1 W 2-1 H Denis Law 18', Bobby Charlton 30' Alan Ball 80'
54. 30-04-1966 Div 1 L 2-3 A Noel Cantwell 63', John Aston Jnr 78' Geoff Hurst 28', 73', Johnny Byrne 42' (pen)
55. 04-05-1966 Div 1 D 3-3 A David Herd 27', John Aston Jnr 49', Tony Dunne 70' Clive Clark 30', Graham Lovett 55', John Kaye 88'
56. 07-05-1966 Div 1 W 4-1 A David Herd 3', 27', Bobby Charlton 31', David Sadler 70' Mike Harrison 36'
57. 09-05-1966 Div 1 W 6-1 H David Herd 12', 73', David Sadler 15', 55', Jim Ryan 18', Bobby Charlton 83' Phillip Woosnam 77'
58. 19-05-1966 Div 1 D 1-1 H David Herd 50' Paul Reaney 55'
 

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