Follow us on Blue Sky Join us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Follow us on X
Please support MUFCINFO
MUFC Logo

NEWTON HEATH/
MANCHESTER UNITED SEASON
1968-1969

Manchester United season stats A statistical compilation of all Newton Heath/Manchester United matches during the 1968-1969 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 1968-1969.
Useful Links
Home
Season main

Season selected

Newton Heath/Manchester United 1968-1969 Season Record

Manchester United club crest PWDLFA
P W D L F A Diff Win%
H 29 18 7 4 60 24 +36 62.07
A 29 5 9 15 30 45 -15 17.24
Total 58 23 16 19 90 69 +21 39.66
 
First Match Played: 10 Aug 1968 Everton W 2-1 League Division One @ Old Trafford  
Last Match Played: 17 May 1969 Leicester City W 3-2 League Division One @ Old Trafford
Highest Attendance: (80000) 23 Apr 1969 AC Milan L 0-2 European Cup @ Stadio San Siro
Most Goals scored in a Match: (8) 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. Law, Denis 30 45
2. Best, George 22 55
3. Morgan, Willie 9 40
4. Charlton, Bobby 7 48
5. Fitzpatrick, John 4 40
6. Kidd, Brian 4 42
7. Aston Jnr, John 2 13
8. Crerand, Pat 2 49
9. Stiles, Nobby 2 56
10. Ryan, Jimmy 1 7
11. Sartori, Carlo 1 18
12. Burns, Francis 1 22
13. James, Steve 1 29
No Player Name Apps Goals
1. Stiles, Nobby 56 2
2. Best, George 55 22
3. Stepney, Alex 51 0
4. Crerand, Pat 49 2
5. Charlton, Bobby 48 7
6. Dunne, Tony 47 0
7. Law, Denis 45 30
8. Kidd, Brian 42 4
9. Fitzpatrick, John 40 4
10. Morgan, Willie 40 9
11. Sadler, David 37 0
12. James, Steve 29 1
13. Burns, Francis 22 1
14. Foulkes, William 20 0
15. Sartori, Carlo 18 1
16. Brennan, Shay 17 0
17. Aston Jnr, John 13 2
18. Kopel, Frank 10 0
19. Rimmer, Jimmy 8 0
20. Ryan, Jimmy 7 1
21. Gowling, Alan 2 0
No Opponent Manager Count
1. Catterick, Harry 3
2. McGarry, Bill 3
3. Ashman, Alan 2
4. Mercer, Joe 2
5. Cantwell, Noel 2
6. Sexton, Dave 2
7. Nicholson, Bill 2
8. Marshall, Jack 2
9. Greenwood, Ron 2
10. Potts, Harry 2
11. Maguire, Vinny 2
12. Harvey, Joe 2
13. Zubeldia, Osvaldo 2
14. Mee, Bertie 2
15. Shankly, Bill 2
16. Bates, Ted 2
17. Revie, Don 2
18. Brown, Alan 2
19. Hofling, Norberto 2
20. Waddington, Tony 2
21. O'Farrell, Frank 2
22. Furphy, Ken 2
23. Cullis, Stan 2
24. Decker, Karl 2
25. Gillies, Matt 2
26. Rocco, Nereo 2
27. Dodgin, Bill 1
28. Broome, Frank 1
29. Robson, Bobby 1
30. Allen, Les 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 29
2. Anfield 1
3. Boleyn Ground 1
4. City Ground, Nottingham 1
5. Elland Road 1
6. Emile Verse Stadium 1
7. Ernst Happel Stadion 1
8. Filbert Street 1
9. Goodison Park 1
10. Highbury 1
11. Highfield Road 1
12. Hillsborough 1
13. La Bombonera 1
14. Lansdowne Road 1
15. Loftus Road 1
16. Maine Road 1
17. Molineux 1
18. Portman Road 1
19. Roker Park 1
20. St Andrews 1
21. St James Park, Exeter 1
22. St James Park, Newcastle 1
23. Stadio San Siro 1
24. Stamford Bridge 1
25. The Dell 1
26. The Hawthorns 1
27. Turf Moor 1
28. Vicarage Road 1
29. Victoria Ground 1
30. White Hart Lane 1
No Competition Count
1. League Division One 42
2. European Cup 8
3. FA Cup 6
4. Intercontinental Cup 2
No Opponent Count
1. Everton 3
2. AC Milan 2
3. Anderlecht 2
4. Arsenal 2
5. Birmingham City 2
6. Burnley 2
7. Chelsea 2
8. Coventry City 2
9. Estudiantes De La Plata 2
10. Ipswich Town 2
11. Leeds United 2
12. Leicester City 2
13. Liverpool 2
14. Manchester City 2
15. Newcastle United 2
16. Nottingham Forest 2
17. Queens Park Rangers 2
18. Rapid Vienna 2
19. Sheffield Wednesday 2
20. Southampton 2
21. Stoke City 2
22. Sunderland 2
23. Tottenham Hotspur 2
24. Waterford 2
25. Watford 2
26. West Bromwich Albion 2
27. West Ham United 2
28. Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
29. Exeter City 1
No Opponent Nationality Count
1. England 48
2. Argentina 2
3. Austria 2
4. Belgium 2
5. Ireland 2
6. Italy 2
Manchester United red cards Manchester United Cup Finals
No Date Player Opponent
1. 25-09-1968 Stiles, Nobby Estudiantes De La Plata
2. 16-10-1968 Best, George Estudiantes De La Plata
3. 23-04-1969 Fitzpatrick, John AC Milan
No Date WDL F-A Opponent Competition
1. 25-09-1968 L 0-1 Estudiantes De La Plata Intercontinental Cup
2. 16-10-1968 D 1-1 Estudiantes De La Plata Intercontinental Cup
Manchester United penalties scored Manchester United penalties conceded
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 07-12-1968 Law, Denis 1 Leicester City
2. 24-02-1969 Law, Denis 1 Birmingham City
3. 15-03-1969 Law, Denis 1 Chelsea
4. 31-03-1969 Best, George 1 Nottingham Forest
Date Opponent No F-A Scorer
07-12-1968 Leicester City 1 1-2 David Nish 17' (pen), Rodney Fern 50'
11-02-1969 Birmingham City 1 2-2 Malcolm Beard 66', Dave Robinson 86' (pen)
12-04-1969 Newcastle United 1 0-2 Pop Robson 8' (pen), *Alan Foggon 84'
Manchester United own goals for Manchester United own goals against
Date No F-A Opponents Scorers
28-08-1968 1 3-1 Tottenham Hotspur John Fitzpatrick 14', 48', Phil Beal 65' (o.g.)
09-11-1968 1 1-1 Sunderland Charley Hurley 88' (o.g.)
04-01-1969 1 3-1 Exeter City John Fitzpatrick 44', Johnny Newman 60' (o.g.), Brian Kidd 61'
19-04-1969 1 2-0 Burnley George Best 56', *Colin Waldron 59' (o.g.)
Date No F-A Player Name Opponent
31-08-1968 1 4-5 Stiles, Nobby Sheffield Wednesday
01-02-1969 1 0-1 Dunne, Tony Ipswich Town
Manchester United most goals scored Manchester United most goals conceded
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
19-03-1969 Queens Park Rangers W 8-1 H League Division One
Date Opponent WDL F-A HAN Competition
31-08-1968 Sheffield Wednesday L 4-5 A League Division One
Manchester United Hat-tricks  
No Date Player Name No Opponent
1. 18-09-1968 Law, Denis 3 Waterford
2. 02-10-1968 Law, Denis 4 Waterford
3. 18-01-1969 Law, Denis 3 Sunderland
4. 24-02-1969 Law, Denis 3 Birmingham City
5. 19-03-1969 Morgan, Willie 3 Queens Park Rangers
 
Matches played in 1968-1969
No Date Comp WDL F-A HAN Scorers Opp Scorers
1. 10-08-1968 Div 1 W 2-1 H George Best 21', Bobby Charlton 28' Alan Ball 25'
2. 14-08-1968 Div 1 L 1-3 A Bobby Charlton 42' Jeff Astle 5', 18', Tony Brown 8'
3. 17-08-1968 Div 1 D 0-0 A
4. 21-08-1968 Div 1 W 1-0 H Jim Ryan 16'
5. 24-08-1968 Div 1 L 0-4 H *Tommy Baldwin 1', 38', Bobby Tambling 13', Alan Birchenall 65'
6. 28-08-1968 Div 1 W 3-1 H John Fitzpatrick 14', 48', Phil Beal 65' (o.g.) Jimmy Greaves 58'
7. 31-08-1968 Div 1 L 4-5 A George Best 10', Denis Law 12', 26', Bobby Charlton 36' Jack Whitham 2', 45', 72', John Ritchie 15', Nobby Stiles 47' (o.g.)
8. 07-09-1968 Div 1 D 1-1 H Denis Law 59' Geoff Hurst 67'
9. 14-09-1968 Div 1 L 0-1 A Brian O'Neill 88'
10. 18-09-1968 EC/UCL W 3-1 A Denis Law 8', 41', 55' John Matthews 65'
11. 21-09-1968 Div 1 W 3-1 H George Best 16', 17', Denis Law 28' Tommy Gibb 70'
12. 25-09-1968 ICC L 0-1 A Marcos Conigliaro 27'
13. 02-10-1968 EC/UCL W 7-1 H Nobby Stiles 37', Denis Law 41', 47', 60', 71', Francis Burns 68', Bobby Charlton 84' Alexander Casey 69'
14. 05-10-1968 Div 1 D 0-0 H
15. 09-10-1968 Div 1 D 2-2 A Pat Crerand 35', Denis Law 53' Cliff Jones 9', Alan Gilzean 21'
16. 12-10-1968 Div 1 L 0-2 A Ian St John 14', Alun Evans 82'
17. 16-10-1968 ICC D 1-1 H Willie Morgan 89' Juan Ramon Veron 7'
18. 19-10-1968 Div 1 L 1-2 H George Best 27' Frank Saul 18', *Ron "Tudor" Davies 49'
19. 26-10-1968 Div 1 W 3-2 A George Best 26', 57', Denis Law 84' Mick Leach 58', Alan Wilks 88'
20. 02-11-1968 Div 1 D 0-0 H
21. 09-11-1968 Div 1 D 1-1 A Charley Hurley 88' (o.g.) Gordon Harris 22'
22. 13-11-1968 EC/UCL W 3-0 H Brian Kidd 52', Denis Law 70', 78'
23. 16-11-1968 Div 1 D 0-0 H
24. 23-11-1968 Div 1 D 0-0 A
25. 27-11-1968 EC/UCL L 1-3 A Carlo Sartori 8' Jan Mulder 18', Gerard Bergholtz 38', 78'
26. 30-11-1968 Div 1 W 2-0 H George Best 59', Denis Law 80'
27. 07-12-1968 Div 1 L 1-2 A Denis Law 15' (pen) David Nish 17' (pen), Rodney Fern 50'
28. 14-12-1968 Div 1 W 1-0 H Denis Law 53'
29. 21-12-1968 Div 1 L 0-2 A *Ron "Tudor" Davies 5', Mick Channon 6'
30. 26-12-1968 Div 1 L 0-3 A George Armstrong 60', David Court 61', John Radford 77'
31. 04-01-1969 FAC W 3-1 A John Fitzpatrick 44', Johnny Newman 60' (o.g.), Brian Kidd 61' Alan Banks 15'
32. 11-01-1969 Div 1 L 1-2 A Bobby Charlton 52' Mick Jones 28', Mike O'Grady 75'
33. 18-01-1969 Div 1 W 4-1 H Denis Law 23', 48', 53', George Best 88' George Mulhall 72'
34. 25-01-1969 FAC D 1-1 H Denis Law 60' Stewart Scullion 3'
35. 01-02-1969 Div 1 L 0-1 A Tony Dunne 80' (o.g.)
36. 03-02-1969 FAC W 2-0 A Denis Law 31', 87'
37. 11-02-1969 FAC D 2-2 A Denis Law 61', George Best 80' Malcolm Beard 66', Dave Robinson 86' (pen)
38. 15-02-1969 Div 1 D 2-2 A Bobby Charlton 46', George Best 68' Derek Dougan 29', Hugh Curran 44'
39. 24-02-1969 FAC W 6-2 H Denis Law 16' (pen), 26', 74', Pat Crerand 22', Brian Kidd 75', Willie Morgan 85' *Jimmy Greenhoff 4', Phil Summerill 80'
40. 26-02-1969 EC/UCL W 3-0 H George Best 44', 70', Willie Morgan 67'
41. 01-03-1969 FAC L 0-1 H Joe Royle 77'
42. 05-03-1969 EC/UCL D 0-0 A
43. 08-03-1969 Div 1 L 0-1 H Mike Summerbee 38'
44. 10-03-1969 Div 1 D 0-0 A
45. 15-03-1969 Div 1 L 2-3 A Steve James 31', Denis Law 62' (pen) David Webb 1', Ian Hutchinson 28', Bobby Tambling 54'
46. 19-03-1969 Div 1 W 8-1 H Willie Morgan 30', 75', 86', George Best 47', 67', Nobby Stiles 85', Brian Kidd 88', John Aston Jnr 89' Rodney Marsh 62'
47. 22-03-1969 Div 1 W 1-0 H George Best 33'
48. 24-03-1969 Div 1 D 1-1 H John Aston Jnr 38' Willie Stevenson 85'
49. 29-03-1969 Div 1 D 0-0 A
50. 31-03-1969 Div 1 W 1-0 A George Best 50' (pen)
51. 02-04-1969 Div 1 W 2-1 H George Best 66', 89' Jeff Astle 51'
52. 05-04-1969 Div 1 W 3-1 H Willie Morgan 11', 63', George Best 52' David Hilley 41'
53. 08-04-1969 Div 1 L 1-2 A John Fitzpatrick 69' George Curtis 3', Neil Martin 48'
54. 12-04-1969 Div 1 L 0-2 A Pop Robson 8' (pen), *Alan Foggon 84'
55. 19-04-1969 Div 1 W 2-0 H George Best 56', *Colin Waldron 59' (o.g.)
56. 23-04-1969 EC/UCL L 0-2 A Angelo Sormani 33', Kurt Hamrin 49'
57. 15-05-1969 EC/UCL W 1-0 H Bobby Charlton 70'
58. 17-05-1969 Div 1 W 3-2 H George Best 3', Willie Morgan 4', Denis Law 47' David Nish 1', Rodney Fern 71'
 

About this site

 West Cumbria Reds Branch Flag

 
MUFCINFO.com is not an official Manchester United website.
All pages are designed, maintained and copyright © Mark Graham.
Email: mufcinfo@sky.com