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NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1967-1968

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1967-1968 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 1967-1968.
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Newton Heath/Manchester United 1967-1968 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 27 19 4 4 63 27 +36 70.37
A 26 9 9 8 43 39 +4 34.62
N 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Total 54 29 13 12 110 67 +43 53.70
 
First Match Played: 12 Aug 1967 Tottenham Hotspur D 3-3 Charity Shield @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 29 May 1968 Benfica W 4-1 European Cup @ Wembley
Highest Attendance: (125000) 15 May 1968 Real Madrid D 3-3 European Cup @ Bernabeu Stadium
Most Goals scored in a Match: (6) See table below
Most Goals Conceded in a Match: (6) See table below
Other information
Goals scored Appearances Opponent Manager Club Manager
No Player Name Goals Apps
1. Best, George 32 53
2. Charlton, Bobby 20 53
3. Kidd, Brian 17 50
4. Aston Jnr, John 11 46
5. Law, Denis 10 28
6. Sadler, David 6 52
7. Ryan, Jimmy 2 9
8. Foulkes, William 2 31
9. Burns, Francis 2 45
10. Gowling, Alan 1 5
11. Herd, David 1 8
12. Brennan, Shay 1 17
13. Dunne, Tony 1 49
14. Crerand, Pat 1 53
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Best, George 53 32
2. Charlton, Bobby 53 20
3. Crerand, Pat 53 1
4. Stepney, Alex 53 0
5. Sadler, David 52 6
6. Kidd, Brian 50 17
7. Dunne, Tony 49 1
8. Aston Jnr, John 46 11
9. Burns, Francis 45 2
10. Foulkes, William 31 2
11. Law, Denis 28 10
12. Stiles, Nobby 28 0
13. Fitzpatrick, John 21 0
14. Brennan, Shay 17 1
15. Ryan, Jimmy 9 2
16. Herd, David 8 1
17. Gowling, Alan 5 1
18. Kopel, Frank 2 0
19. Rimmer, Jimmy 1 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Nicholson, Bill 5
2. Brown, Alan 3
3. Catterick, Harry 2
4. Revie, Don 2
5. Gillies, Matt 2
6. Greenwood, Ron 2
7. Potts, Harry 2
8. Tagliaferro & Bugeja 2
9. Mercer, Joe 2
10. Mee, Bertie 2
11. Harris, John 2
12. Cantwell, Noel 2
13. Carey, Johnny 2
14. Waddington, Tony 2
15. Shankly, Bill 2
16. Geogradlic, Ibro 2
17. Bates, Ted 2
18. Sexton, Dave 2
19. Harvey, Joe 2
20. Allen, Ronnie 2
21. Kalocsay, Geza 2
22. Robson, Bobby 2
23. Munoz, Miguel 2
24. McColl, Ian 1
25. Hagan, Jimmy 1
26. Ashman, Alan 1
27. Gloria, Otto 1
No MUFC Managers Count
1. Busby, Matt 54
Stadiums Manchester United have played at Manchester United by competition Manchester United opponents Manchester United opponent nationality
No Stadium Count
1. Old Trafford 27
2. White Hart Lane 2
3. Anfield 1
4. Bernabeu Stadium 1
5. Boleyn Ground 1
6. Bramall Lane 1
7. City Ground, Nottingham 1
8. Craven Cottage 1
9. Elland Road 1
10. Empire Stadium 1
11. Filbert Street 1
12. Goodison Park 1
13. Highbury 1
14. Highfield Road 1
15. Hillsborough 1
16. Maine Road 1
17. Molineux 1
18. Roker Park 1
19. St James Park, Newcastle 1
20. Stadion Kosevo 1
21. Stadion Slaski 1
22. Stamford Bridge 1
23. The Dell 1
24. The Hawthorns 1
25. Turf Moor 1
26. Victoria Ground 1
27. Wembley 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. European Cup 9
3. FA Cup 2
4. Charity Shield 1
No Opponent Count
1. Tottenham Hotspur 5
2. Arsenal 2
3. Burnley 2
4. Chelsea 2
5. Coventry City 2
6. Everton 2
7. Fulham 2
8. Gornik Zabrze 2
9. Hibernians 2
10. Leeds United 2
11. Leicester City 2
12. Liverpool 2
13. Manchester City 2
14. Newcastle United 2
15. Nottingham Forest 2
16. Real Madrid 2
17. Sarajevo 2
18. Sheffield United 2
19. Sheffield Wednesday 2
20. Southampton 2
21. Stoke City 2
22. Sunderland 2
23. West Bromwich Albion 2
24. West Ham United 2
25. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
26. Benfica 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 45
2. Malta 2
3. Poland 2
4. Spain 2
5. Yugoslavia 2
6. Portugal 1
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 07-10-1967 Law, Denis Arsenal
2. 31-01-1968 Kidd, Brian Tottenham Hotspur
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 12-08-1967 D 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur Charity Shield
2. 29-05-1968 W 4-1 Benfica European Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 14-10-1967 Law, Denis 1 Sheffield United
2. 29-04-1968 Law, Denis 1 West Bromwich Albion
3. 04-05-1968 Best, George 2 Newcastle United
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
27-03-1968 Manchester City 1 1-3 Colin Bell 18', George Heslop 57', Francis Lee 82' (pen)
29-04-1968 West Bromwich Albion 1 3-6 Jeff Astle 10', 59', 75', Ronnie Rees 39', Tony Brown 58' (pen), Asa Hartford 70'
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
24-02-1968 1 2-0 Arsenal Peter Storey 23' (o.g.), George Best 56'
28-02-1968 1 2-0 Gornik Zabrze Stefan Florenski 60' (o.g.), Brian Kidd 89'
15-05-1968 1 3-3 Real Madrid Ignacio Zoco 43' (o.g.), David Sadler 75', Bill Foulkes 78'
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
No own goals against recorded.
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
04-05-1968 Newcastle United W 6-0 H League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
29-04-1968 West Bromwich Albion L 3-6 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 04-05-1968 Best, George 3 Newcastle United
 
Matches played in 1967-1968
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 12-08-1967 CS D 3-3 H Bobby Charlton 18', 20', Denis Law 72' Jimmy Robertson 2', Pat Jennings 8', Frank Saul 49'
2. 19-08-1967 Div 1 L 1-3 A Bobby Charlton 86' Alan Ball 13', 66', Alex Young 68'
3. 23-08-1967 Div 1 W 1-0 H Bobby Charlton 60'
4. 26-08-1967 Div 1 D 1-1 H Bill Foulkes 63' Mike Stringfellow 54'
5. 02-09-1967 Div 1 W 3-1 A Brian Kidd 54', David Sadler 59', Jim Ryan 82' Martin Peters 79'
6. 06-09-1967 Div 1 D 1-1 A Brian Kidd 5' Colin Suggett 6'
7. 09-09-1967 Div 1 D 2-2 H Francis Burns 86', Pat Crerand 90' Andy Lochhead 44', 61'
8. 16-09-1967 Div 1 D 1-1 A George Best 75' Brian Usher 32'
9. 20-09-1967 EC/UCL W 4-0 H David Sadler 12', 58', Denis Law 42', 62'
10. 23-09-1967 Div 1 W 3-1 H George Best 6', 87', Denis Law 85' Alan Gilzean 1'
11. 27-09-1967 EC/UCL D 0-0 A
12. 30-09-1967 Div 1 W 2-1 A Bobby Charlton 22', 35' Colin Bell 5'
13. 07-10-1967 Div 1 W 1-0 H John Aston Jnr 76'
14. 14-10-1967 Div 1 W 3-0 A Brian Kidd 64', John Aston Jnr 75', Denis Law 87' (pen)
15. 25-10-1967 Div 1 W 4-0 H John Aston Jnr 31', 58', George Best 33', Bobby Charlton 68'
16. 28-10-1967 Div 1 L 1-3 A George Best 71' Joe Baker 26', 40', Frank Wignall 59'
17. 04-11-1967 Div 1 W 1-0 H Bobby Charlton 75'
18. 08-11-1967 Div 1 L 0-1 A *Jimmy Greenhoff 25'
19. 11-11-1967 Div 1 W 2-1 A George Best 18', 40' Roger Hunt 83'
20. 15-11-1967 EC/UCL D 0-0 A
21. 18-11-1967 Div 1 W 3-2 H John Aston Jnr 15', Brian Kidd 26', Bobby Charlton 41' *Ron "Tudor" Davies 35', Martin Chivers 57'
22. 25-11-1967 Div 1 D 1-1 A Brian Kidd 35' *Tommy Baldwin 21'
23. 29-11-1967 EC/UCL W 2-1 H John Aston Jnr 14', George Best 63' Salih Delalic 87'
24. 02-12-1967 Div 1 W 2-1 H George Best 21', 26' John Kaye 75'
25. 09-12-1967 Div 1 D 2-2 A Brian Kidd 82', Tony Dunne 89' James Iley 47', Thomas Robson 57'
26. 16-12-1967 Div 1 W 3-1 H David Sadler 3', John Aston Jnr 52', Denis Law 64' Alex Young 75'
27. 23-12-1967 Div 1 D 2-2 A Bobby Charlton 60', Denis Law 69' John Sjoberg 52', Alan Tewley 87'
28. 26-12-1967 Div 1 W 4-0 H George Best 10', 42', Brian Kidd 30', Bobby Charlton 50'
29. 30-12-1967 Div 1 W 3-2 A Bobby Charlton 46', John Aston Jnr 50', Brian Kidd 60' Pat Buckley 1', Mike Bailey 67'
30. 06-01-1968 Div 1 W 3-1 H Bobby Charlton 11', George Best 51', John Aston Jnr 77' Trevor Brooking 22'
31. 20-01-1968 Div 1 W 4-2 H George Best 16', 56', Bobby Charlton 64', Brian Kidd 67' Jack Whitham 77', 88'
32. 27-01-1968 FAC D 2-2 H George Best 4', Bobby Charlton 73' Martin Chivers 2', 89'
33. 31-01-1968 FAC L 0-1 A Jimmy Robertson 104'
34. 03-02-1968 Div 1 W 2-1 A George Best 18', Bobby Charlton 88' Martin Chivers 2'
35. 17-02-1968 Div 1 L 1-2 A George Best 8' Brian O'Neill 61', Martin Dobson 68'
36. 24-02-1968 Div 1 W 2-0 A Peter Storey 23' (o.g.), George Best 56'
37. 28-02-1968 EC/UCL W 2-0 H Stefan Florenski 60' (o.g.), Brian Kidd 89'
38. 02-03-1968 Div 1 L 1-3 H Brian Kidd 52' Bobby Tambling 16', *Tommy Baldwin 59', Peter Osgood 79'
39. 13-03-1968 EC/UCL L 0-1 A Wlodzimierz Lubanski 72'
40. 16-03-1968 Div 1 L 0-2 A Ernie Machin 34', *Maurice Setters 52'
41. 23-03-1968 Div 1 W 3-0 H David Herd 15', Shay Brennan 29', Francis Burns 69'
42. 27-03-1968 Div 1 L 1-3 H George Best 1' Colin Bell 18', George Heslop 57', Francis Lee 82' (pen)
43. 30-03-1968 Div 1 W 4-2 A George Best 2', Alan Gowling 23', John Aston Jnr 69', Jim Ryan 78' George Eastham 9', Peter Dobing 37'
44. 06-04-1968 Div 1 L 1-2 H George Best 2' Ron Yeats 9', Roger Hunt 17'
45. 12-04-1968 Div 1 W 4-0 A George Best 20', 34', Brian Kidd 40', Denis Law 50'
46. 13-04-1968 Div 1 D 2-2 A Bobby Charlton 42', George Best 44' Terry Paine 13', *Ron "Tudor" Davies 34'
47. 15-04-1968 Div 1 W 3-0 H Bobby Charlton 12', George Best 35', John Aston Jnr 86'
48. 20-04-1968 Div 1 W 1-0 H Denis Law 5'
49. 24-04-1968 EC/UCL W 1-0 H George Best 36'
50. 29-04-1968 Div 1 L 3-6 A Denis Law 60' (pen), Brian Kidd 80' 88' Jeff Astle 10', 59', 75', Ronnie Rees 39', Tony Brown 58' (pen), Asa Hartford 70'
51. 04-05-1968 Div 1 W 6-0 H Brian Kidd 10', 60', George Best 23', 27' (pen), 55' (pen), David Sadler 65'
52. 11-05-1968 Div 1 L 1-2 H George Best 44' Colin Suggett 14', George Mulhall 32'
53. 15-05-1968 EC/UCL D 3-3 A Ignacio Zoco 43' (o.g.), David Sadler 75', Bill Foulkes 78' Pirri 32', Francisco Gento 41', Amancio Amaro 45'
54. 29-05-1968 EC/UCL W 4-1 N Bobby Charlton 53', 99', George Best 92', Brian Kidd 93' Jaime Graca 80'
 

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